When comparing Nimbuzz Messenger vs StealthChat, the Slant community recommends StealthChat for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for iOS?” StealthChat is ranked 9th while Nimbuzz Messenger is ranked 28th. The most important reason people chose StealthChat is:
Messages can be set to self-destruct after a set time.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Regular calls
You can buy Nimbuzz Credit and make calls at a reduced price.
Pro Chat rooms
Nimbuzz has public chat rooms that can be created or accessed by anyone.
Pro Video, audio and photo sharing
Nimbuzz can share media files.
Pro Social messaging integration
Allows talking to GTalk, Yahoo, MSN and Facebook users.
Pro Group messages
You can create groups of people to send messages to.
Pro Video calls
Nimbuzz can make one-to-one video calls.
Pro Can send self-destructing messages
Messages can be set to self-destruct after a set time.
Pro Offers 3 types of encryption
The app claims to be the only communication app that encrypts data in transit, on disk and on screen. Encryption in transit is used to make sure no-one can listen in on your conversations even if the traffic is going through their servers, encryption on disk is used to make sure that even if someone gets ahold of your phone and is capable of extracting your messages from it they won't be able to read them and screen encryption is essentially a lock screen that sets in after a set amount of time used to make prevent "shoulder surfing".
Cons
Con Many people have difficulty registering the app
Multiple people have reported not being able to receive the activation code required to register the app.
Con Code is not verified
Con Poor support
Con Lacks group chat
Con Closed source
No way to verify security practices.
