Silence encrypted SMS app
Shares rank 34 of 48 messaging apps by recommenders
Encrypted SMS app that some people recommend for private texting and automatic call rejection. Common caveat: encrypted messages can be lost after a phone change or reinstall.
Encrypted SMS app that some people recommend for private texting and automatic call rejection. Common caveat: encrypted messages can be lost after a phone change or reinstall.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Messages lost after phone change or reinstall
“when you changed phone / reinstalled you would receive the encrypted message”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Ekko – PQC encryption inside of your keyboard” F-Droid source code no longer available
“I stopped using it when f-droid said the source code was no longer available.”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs” Not recommended for regular people
“Both are not something I'd recommend to regular people”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Microsoft Can't Keep EU Data Safe from US Authorities” Lack of interop forces everyone to switch
“the lack of interop and needing to make everyone move again soured me on the whole thing”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs”
Other messaging apps people recommend
The four most recommended other messaging apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 48 messaging apps, rankedWhat people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Following is a great movie on that topic.”
“Silence for automatic call rejection”
“I stopped using it when f-droid said the source code was no longer available.”
“the lack of interop and needing to make everyone move again soured me on the whole thing”
“when you changed phone / reinstalled you would receive the encrypted message”
“One of my favorite tunes ever is from Northern Exposure: Expeditions”
“My favorite Japanese book in a long time.”
“Both are not something I'd recommend to regular people”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.