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Threema vs Antox

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When comparing Threema vs Antox, the Slant community recommends Threema for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for Android?” Threema is ranked 6th while Antox is ranked 28th. The most important reason people chose Threema is:

Registration is handled by random generated IDs. No phone number needed.

Specs

Audio recordingYes

End-to-end encryptionYes

File Size15M

GroupsYes

In-App PurchasesNone

LocationsharingYes

Mediaimages / video / audio

Messaging systemsData

PlatformsAndroid / iOS / WP

PublisherThreema GmbH

Required Android Version4.0 and up

Video recordingNo

VideoconferencingNo

VoIPNo

Cloud syncNo

Message DeletionNo

MultideviceNo

Server stored messagesTransitory

Audio recordingNo

End-to-end encryptionYes

File SizeN/A

GroupsNo

In-App PurchasesNone

LocationsharingNo

Mediaimages

Messaging systemsData

PlatformsAndroid

Publisherim.tox.antox

Required Android VersionN/A

Video recordingNo

VideoconferencingNo

VoIPYes

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Pros

Pro
Registration without phone number

Registration is handled by random generated IDs. No phone number needed.

Pro
Encrypted communication

Provides complete end-to-end encryption.

Pro
Company behind Threema is based in Switzerland

Pro
Servers in Switzerland

Privacy laws protect the data Threema has.

Pro
Supports encrypted group chats

Pro
Provides a web client

You can control and message with friends via Threema Web, the official web client for Threema.

Pro
Ability to send pics and videos

Threema supports sending media messages such as video, pics and even voice messages.

Pro
Group chat polls

Pro
Allows verification of contacts identity via QR Code

Pro
Free, open source

Antox is licensed under Creative Commons with source code available on GitHub. Being open source makes it possible to make sure your messaging are not controlled by a corporation.

Pro
Peer-to-peer

There is no middleman, all communication happens between the users.

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Cons

Con
Not free

Unlike many other options Threema is not free as it costs $1.99 for the app.

Con
Single device only

You cannot use multiple devices to send messages. However, it does have message mirroring on a web client.

Con
No cloud sync

E2E encryption means no cloud syncing of messages.

Con
High data usage

Antox uses the Tox protocol which is Peer to Peer, so there will be high data usage and battery drain. WiFi only mode is currently recommended for now.