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Communication

Zangi - Private Messenger

Secret Phone, Inc

4.2 ★ 255,678 ratings 50,000,000+ installs
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Our take

The phone-number-free registration is real and unusual, most “private” messengers still tie your identity to a SIM. Whether the no-data-collection claims hold up the way Signal’s do is hard to know from the store listing, and getting friends to switch is always the real barrier.

About Zangi - Private Messenger

PRIVATE REGISTRATION No SIM card required. Registration without a phone number & without sharing personal contacts. Your privacy messenger for private texting. Designed to protect from stalking, surveillance and account hacking.

NO UNSOLICITED CONTACTS Share your Zangi Number only with those you trust. Other users can’t find your profile if they don’t know your exact Zangi number. Chat, call, video chat, share files and media with your friends, family and colleagues safely, without being exposed to unknown users.

NO DATA COLLECTION Your data is stored ONLY on your phone, making Zangi a safe and secure messenger for friends chat and family messenger use. Zangi does not collect, analyze, or store your personal messages on servers. Your conversations, files, and private chat history remain under your control.

END-TO-END ENCRYPTION Zangi operates as a secure messenger that applies strong cryptographic standards to all communication layers. Texts, media, files, voice & video calls are encrypted with End-to-End AES-GCM 256 algorithm, so every call, secret message, and chat session stays private and protected.

QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE Zangi works where other messenger apps struggle. Minimized dependency on the speed of your internet connection.

Google Play rating
4.2
255,678 reviews on Google Play ↗
Our editorial score
6.8 /10
Our independent opinion — not affiliated with Google.

Rating breakdown

5 ★
67%
4 ★
12%
3 ★
6%
2 ★
4%
1 ★
11%
Our Editorial Score 6.8 /10 Our independent editorial opinion.

What we like

  • Registration without a phone number or contact sharing is a genuine privacy differentiator
  • Stated no-data-collection policy with messages stored only on-device
  • End-to-end encryption across chat, calls, and file sharing

Watch out for

  • Privacy claims from a lesser-known messenger are hard for an average user to independently verify
  • Smaller network effect than Signal or WhatsApp means fewer contacts are likely on it
Verdict: A legitimate niche option for privacy-focused messaging, worth it for people who specifically distrust mainstream messengers' data practices.

Additional information

Developer
Secret Phone, Inc
Updated on
Jul 2, 2026
Version
6.5.5
Downloads
50,000,000+
Content rating
Everyone
Requires Android
6.0
Released on
Nov 18, 2014
Category
Communication
Offered by
Free (with ads / in-app items)