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| SimpleX Chat | Ghost Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | tools | tools |
| Subcategory | Messaging | Messaging |
| Grade | A | A |
| Editor's Pick | ★ yes | ★ yes |
| Tagline | Decentralised messenger with no user IDs at all. The only major messenger that doesn't identify users. | End-to-end encrypted messaging over Nostr relays. PGP-encrypted payloads, no accounts, no servers, no logs. |
| Fees | Free · open-source · self-hostable relays | Free · MacOS/Win/Linux/Web · PGP over Nostr |
| KYC posture | anonymous_signup | anonymous_signup |
| Highlight tags | NO-IDOPEN-SOURCESELF-HOST | PGPNOSTRNO-ACCOUNT |
| Feature tags | non_custodialopen_sourceself_hostedtor_supportedno_js_supported | non_custodialopen_sourcepgp_supportedself_hostedno_js_supported |
| Web | https://simplex.chat | https://walls.rip/comms |
| Tor | — | — |
| Last verified | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-13 |