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Best Messaging Apps for iPhone

Compare rankings, user ratings, and pricing charts for iOS mobile applications matching "messaging app", with free ASO keyword analytics.

This page lists the apps the App Store returns for messaging app, with each one's average rating, number of ratings, price, category and position in the result. Right now that is 12 apps, all free, averaging 4.5 stars, mostly in Social Networking and Business.

7 of the 12 rated apps hold 4.5 stars or better, the median app has 608.9K ratings, and releases span 2009 to 2021.

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Each pick is a fact about the apps on this page — most ratings, best rating on 1,000+ ratings, latest release — not an endorsement.

Top Messaging Apps Compared

Feature your messaging app here
AppRatingRating CountPriceCategory
Telegram MessengerTelegram Messenger
4.0
283.1KFreeSocial Networking
Signal - Private MessengerSignal - Private Messenger
4.7
1.1MFreeSocial Networking
WhatsApp MessengerWhatsApp Messenger
4.7
18.8MFreeSocial Networking
MessagesMessages
4.1
39.0KFreeSocial Networking
GroupMeGroupMe
4.7
1.6MFreeSocial Networking
Kik Messaging & Chat AppKik Messaging & Chat App
4.3
485.4KFreeSocial Networking
MessengerMessenger
4.7
13.8MFreeSocial Networking
Google ChatGoogle Chat
4.6
306.6KFreeBusiness

Showing 12 apps for query "messaging app" in 🇺🇸 United States

#N is the App Store's own order; ~#N is below Apple's first page, and approximate.

  1. #1Telegram Messenger

    Telegram Messenger

    Telegram FZ-LLC 4.0 (283.1K)Social NetworkingFree13y
  2. #2Signal - Private Messenger

    Signal - Private Messenger

    Signal Messenger, LLC 4.7 (1.1M)Social NetworkingFree12y
  3. #3WhatsApp Messenger

    WhatsApp Messenger

    WhatsApp Inc. 4.7 (18.8M)Social NetworkingFree17y
  4. #4Messages

    Messages

    Apple 4.1 (39.0K)Social NetworkingFree4y
  5. #5GroupMe

    GroupMe

    Skype Communications S.a.r.l 4.7 (1.6M)Social NetworkingFree16y
  6. #6Kik Messaging & Chat App

    Kik Messaging & Chat App

    Medialab - Kik 4.3 (485.4K)Social NetworkingFree16y
  7. #7Messenger

    Messenger

    Meta Platforms, Inc. 4.7 (13.8M)Social NetworkingFree15y
  8. #8Google Chat

    Google Chat

    Google 4.6 (306.6K)BusinessFree8y
  9. #9Session - Private Messenger

    Session - Private Messenger

    The Loki Project 4.4 (5.2K)Social NetworkingFree6y
  10. #10Zangi - Private Messenger

    Zangi - Private Messenger

    Secret Phone, Inc 4.0 (10.6K)Social NetworkingFree14y
  11. #11Text Free: Second Phone Number

    Text Free: Second Phone Number

    Pinger, Inc. 4.7 (608.9K)Social NetworkingFree15y
  12. ~#12Rakuten Viber Messenger

    Rakuten Viber Messenger

    Viber Media SARL. 4.6 (831.2K)Social NetworkingFree15y

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best messaging app for iPhone?
The best messaging app depends on your specific requirements. The list on this page shows what the App Store returns for "messaging app", with each app's average rating, number of ratings, price and category so you can compare them side by side.
How is this messaging list ordered?
Apps are listed in the order the App Store returns them for the search "messaging app", and can be re-sorted by rating, number of ratings, price or release date. The figures come from Apple's public App Store data.
Can my messaging app be featured on this page?
Yes. Each page has one featured card above the comparison, marked Sponsored, with the app's icon, a line of the developer's own copy and a link to the App Store. The list itself is never reordered for a sponsor: it stays the order the App Store returns. Rates and how it works.