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Result of this scoring algorithm:
COMPLETE MESSAGING APP PRIVACY & SECURITY SCORES (Updated Tiers)
| Rank | App Name | Score | Percentage | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SimpleX Chat | 23.0/23 | 100.0% | Excellent |
| 2 | Briar | 17.0/20 | 85.0% | Very Good |
| 3 | Cwtch | 17.0/21 | 81.0% | Very Good |
| 4 | Cabal | 13.0/18 | 72.2% | Good |
| 5 | Signal | 16.0/23 | 69.6% | Good |
| 6 | Status | 12.3/20 | 61.5% | Good |
| 7 | Wire | 13.0/23 | 56.5% | Fair |
| 8 | Session | 12.7/23 | 55.2% | Fair |
| 9 | Matrix | 12.0/23 | 52.2% | Fair |
| 10 | IRC | 10.5/22 | 47.7% | Fair |
| 11 | Threema | 10.7/23 | 46.5% | Fair |
| 12 | iMessage | 10.0/23 | 43.5% | Poor |
| 13 | XMPP | 9.5/23 | 41.3% | Poor |
| 14 | Revolt | 9.0/23 | 39.1% | Poor |
| 15 | Mattermost | 7.5/23 | 32.6% | Poor |
| 16 | 7.5/23 | 32.6% | Poor | |
| 17 | Dust | 5.0/22 | 22.7% | Bad |
| 18 | Amino | 5.0/23 | 21.7% | Bad |
| 19 | Google Messages | 5.0/23 | 21.7% | Bad |
| 20 | GroupMe | 5.0/23 | 21.7% | Bad |
| 21 | Telegram | 4.8/23 | 20.9% | Bad |
| 22 | Instagram DMs | 4.5/23 | 19.6% | Very Bad |
| 23 | FB Messenger | 4.5/23 | 19.6% | Very Bad |
| 24 | Teams | 4.5/23 | 19.6% | Very Bad |
| 25 | LINE | 4.0/23 | 17.4% | Very Bad |
| 26 | SMS | 4.0/23 | 17.4% | Very Bad |
| 27 | Twitch DMs | 4.0/23 | 17.4% | Very Bad |
| 28 | Discord | 3.0/23 | 13.0% | Very Bad |
| 29 | Zoom | 3.0/23 | 13.0% | Very Bad |
| 30 | New ICQ | 2.5/23 | 10.9% | Very Bad |
| 31 | Snapchat | 2.5/23 | 10.9% | Very Bad |
| 32 | Grindr DMs | 2.0/23 | 8.7% | Very Bad |
| 33 | Kik | 2.0/23 | 8.7% | Very Bad |
| 34 | Tinder DMs | 2.0/23 | 8.7% | Very Bad |
| 35 | Twitter DMs | 1.8/23 | 7.8% | Very Bad |
| 36 | Xbox Live | 1.5/22 | 6.8% | Very Bad |
| 37 | 0.5/23 | 2.2% | Very Bad |
Total Apps Analyzed: 37
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