Wire • Secure Messenger

Name: Wire • Secure Messenger
Rating: 3.1 (899 reviews)
Author: Wire Swiss GmbH

Secure Business Collaboration

Free

899 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Business
Developer

Wire Swiss GmbH
Language

EN
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Size

119.6
MB

Communicate and collaborate securely and easily. From anywhere. Always. Wire is secured with end-to-end encryption and makes life easier. Get everything done in one app. • Simple to use and beautifully designed • A single tool to make small teams and complex organizations more productive • Security and privacy at the core Wire offers a free version for friends and family. Work securely, wherever you are • Communicate and share information easily – call, chat, send pictures and files, audio and video messages – and be protected by the industry's most secure end-to-end encryption • Stay in control of your data • Increase privacy through self-deleting messages for sensitive information, device fingerprints, and guest links with passwords • Eliminate risks with constant bitrate in calls Stay connected and work productively • Communicate with your teams through private or group conversations to bring the right people together • Share and collaborate with files, documents, and links • Enjoy high-quality calls and video conferences • Invite partners, customers, and suppliers to collaborate through the unique guest rooms – perfect for one-time conversations • Set up meetings quickly • Use formatting options to write clear and structured messages • Collaborate smoothly with the help of mentions, replies, and reactions • Send a ping to get someone's attention • Use QR codes to connect with people • Share your location in a conversation • Add conversations to a custom folder helps you organize your conversations by topics • Archive conversations to keep your list clean • Rely on full administrative controls Get things done and enjoy it • Customize the app to your needs: choose your favorite color, theme, and suitable text size • Draw a sketch in any conversation • Send audio messages if you are on the go or too busy to type • Use animated GIFs – text, select, share • Use emojis to make your messages more fun • History backup lets you take all the conversations, pictures, videos, and files when upgrading to a new phone • Use Wire on up to 8 devices. Messages are separately end-to-end encrypted for each device. Your conversations are in sync across devices. • Use up to 3 different Wire accounts on your device simultaneously — all without logging in and out wire.com

Ratings & Reviews

3.1

out of 5

899 Ratings

Needs more independent third-party expert analysis
08/24/2021

mm21mmtravelreviewer
This has been an interesting app so far. I can’t say one way or another if it is good or bad in terms of privacy and security, so I think their product team should do more to seek out third-party experts to do a more thorough review as to the claims being made about security and privacy for Wire. The reviews here so far seem mixed and inconsistent. Or maybe some of the reviews are not truthful and may be put here by govt or competitors who don’t like Wire(?) One thing that is fairly obvious, however, is that they need to work on their UI/UX to make it easier and more intuitive to use. This seems to be a common theme for app developers in places like Switzerland and Germany. They know how to build things, but in terms of user empathy—a big question mark. I think the one privacy issue they do have is in showing so many users in the Search function when trying to connect with friends, etc. That feature alone should go. Not necessary and potentially intrusive, as some here have already shown by getting spammed with job scams, etc. Hope they will continue to make improvements.
Needs more independent third-party expert analysis
08/24/2021

mm21mmtravelreviewer

This has been an interesting app so far. I can’t say one way or another if it is good or bad in terms of privacy and security, so I think their product team should do more to seek out third-party experts to do a more thorough review as to the claims being made about security and privacy for Wire. The reviews here so far seem mixed and inconsistent. Or maybe some of the reviews are not truthful and may be put here by govt or competitors who don’t like Wire(?) One thing that is fairly obvious, however, is that they need to work on their UI/UX to make it easier and more intuitive to use. This seems to be a common theme for app developers in places like Switzerland and Germany. They know how to build things, but in terms of user empathy—a big question mark. I think the one privacy issue they do have is in showing so many users in the Search function when trying to connect with friends, etc. That feature alone should go. Not necessary and potentially intrusive, as some here have already shown by getting spammed with job scams, etc. Hope they will continue to make improvements.
Major new accessibility problem, used to be great.
Feb 17

Ifupfpjcpydos
I am a blind user of the app. I used to use it for work back until February, and I uninstalled cause I didn’tt hink it was needed anymore. In the last few days, i had to redownload and connect to a new team. Some time in the last month there ws an update that changed the messages part of the app. My screenreader (voiceover on apple ipad and iphone) doesn’t read the messages anymore. When I open a team or group or personal chat with a coworker, voiceover will read who sent the message, what time it was sent, that I can tripple tap to add reactions, but it will no longer read the actual messages. As you can tell, this is a huge problem. Thankfully the website version still works though it is majorly inconvenient. If this can be fixed, I’ll put my rating on five stars because in terms of security and overall past function, that’s what this app is. *February 2026 update*: this voiceover has been fixed, and as promised, I improved the rating to five stars.

Developer Response
We are so sorry for this inconvenience. We have passed this issue on to our developers and will provide a resolution ASAP!
Major new accessibility problem, used to be great.
Feb 17

Ifupfpjcpydos

I am a blind user of the app. I used to use it for work back until February, and I uninstalled cause I didn’tt hink it was needed anymore. In the last few days, i had to redownload and connect to a new team. Some time in the last month there ws an update that changed the messages part of the app. My screenreader (voiceover on apple ipad and iphone) doesn’t read the messages anymore. When I open a team or group or personal chat with a coworker, voiceover will read who sent the message, what time it was sent, that I can tripple tap to add reactions, but it will no longer read the actual messages. As you can tell, this is a huge problem. Thankfully the website version still works though it is majorly inconvenient. If this can be fixed, I’ll put my rating on five stars because in terms of security and overall past function, that’s what this app is. *February 2026 update*: this voiceover has been fixed, and as promised, I improved the rating to five stars.
Developer Response 04/25/2025
We are so sorry for this inconvenience. We have passed this issue on to our developers and will provide a resolution ASAP!
Would be great if
07/25/2022

Talan Roj
I won’t talk about privacy features but the overall user experience. I have been using this platform for nearly two years along side Signal. I even encouraged a lot of my friends and acquaintances to download it if they needed to contact me. I was really disappointed with the amount of negative complaints they had about the general user experience and “bizarre laggy UI where simple tasks like sending a voice message would be like a puzzle”. That was the reason most of them uninstalled Wire. My point is the majority of people are seeking simplicity and would undoubtedly favor it over their own security and privacy and that’s why they use Whatsapp simply because it is user friendly not because they think it is secure and safe. For Wire developer team, please please please improve the user interface, at least make sending a voice message simple not laggy.Edited;Please please please fix notifications issue. I have been missing all notification and tried every possible solution and still not fixed
Would be great if
07/25/2022

Talan Roj

I won’t talk about privacy features but the overall user experience. I have been using this platform for nearly two years along side Signal. I even encouraged a lot of my friends and acquaintances to download it if they needed to contact me. I was really disappointed with the amount of negative complaints they had about the general user experience and “bizarre laggy UI where simple tasks like sending a voice message would be like a puzzle”. That was the reason most of them uninstalled Wire. My point is the majority of people are seeking simplicity and would undoubtedly favor it over their own security and privacy and that’s why they use Whatsapp simply because it is user friendly not because they think it is secure and safe. For Wire developer team, please please please improve the user interface, at least make sending a voice message simple not laggy.Edited;Please please please fix notifications issue. I have been missing all notification and tried every possible solution and still not fixed
Very Good but with one key issue
10/02/2021

Rrfghgfeaqfhcddehyr
This app is the perfect messaging app with the ability to draw images, send text, ping, and many more cool stuff. The problem though is that sometimes when you write a very very long message then it kicks you out of the app and you have to wait for your phone to start working again. Then when you re-open the app then it deleted the draft you had. To the Developers: Please fix this bug. I love to chat with my friends and family with Wire but this one problem is too much to handle. I have gotten frustrated several times by this bug so please fix it soon. It really is probably the only problem so keep up the great work!!
Very Good but with one key issue
10/02/2021

Rrfghgfeaqfhcddehyr

This app is the perfect messaging app with the ability to draw images, send text, ping, and many more cool stuff. The problem though is that sometimes when you write a very very long message then it kicks you out of the app and you have to wait for your phone to start working again. Then when you re-open the app then it deleted the draft you had. To the Developers: Please fix this bug. I love to chat with my friends and family with Wire but this one problem is too much to handle. I have gotten frustrated several times by this bug so please fix it soon. It really is probably the only problem so keep up the great work!!

New: • Wire Drive feature: • Share multiple files (like pictures, documents, or videos) at once with a message to add context • Let your team collaborate and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations together in real time • Keep everything organized with folders, tags, and a recycle bin in the Shared Drive in your conversations • Find any of these shared files in your Drive section • Ringtone for incoming calls Improvement: • Call handling when changing networks • Overall quality & stability of the app Fixes: • Login issue with SSO • In some cases, the UI froze and the app crashed when opening a picture • Issue with the order of a conversation after restoring a backup • Accidentally unarchiving a conversation when viewing it • Several minor UI issues

Version 4.15.0

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