Published 19:40 IST, January 11th 2021

Hike vs Signal app rankings: Here are the reasons as to why users choose Signal over Hike

In the comparison of Hike vs Signal, the ranking shows that Signal is on the 2nd rank while Hike is ranked 29th in the most used app's ranking. Read on.

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Hike Messenger is also kwn as Hike Sticker Chat and it is an Indian freeware, cross-platform instant messaging, Voice over IP application which was launched on 12 December 2012 by Kavin Bharti Mittal and currently it is w owned by Hike Private Limited. Hike app can work offline through SMS and has multi-platform support. Continue reing this article to kw about signal app and WhatsApp alternative.

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Hike vs Signal

When comparing Signal vs Hike, most of communities and forums show that Signal is used by most people. When searched for queries like which ones are  best messaging apps for Android? Signal is on 2nd rank while Hike is ranked 29th in  most used app's ranking. Some of main reason as to why people choose Signal are mentioned below:

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  • Audio recording - Yes
  • DIY integrations - Yes
  • Decentralized -
  • End-to-end encryption - Yes
  • Mediaims / audio / video / files / contacts / GIFs / location
  • Open Source - Yes
  • Open source - All
  • Platforms - Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
  • Proprietary Dependencies - Yes
  • Publisher -  Open Whisper Systems
  • VoIP - Yes

Whatsapp Privacy Policy

latest tification that is showing up on everybody's WhatsApp which tells that  terms and policies are being updated. end date to accept se new terms is by 8th of February 8. All users who do t accept se new terms and agreements will t be able to access ir WhatsApp accounts. 

Whatsapp is owned by Facebook and newly updated policy states that app may share your information with its family of companies in order to facilitate, support and integrate ir activities and improve ir services. So this means that any of information that WhatsApp automatically collects from you is going to be shared with Facebook. All this will also include mobile phone number and basic information of users.

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Or than all things mentioned above, WhatsApp also collects and shares user activity, like how much you use WhatsApp, features you use, your profile photo, your status and ‘about’ information, device-level information like what device you use, your mobile network, IP dress, among ors, precise location information from your device, but with permission of user. Some of alternatives for Whatsapp are as follows:

  • Telegram Messenger.
  • Signal Private Messenger.
  • Discord.
  • Bridgefy.
  • Kik.
  • Snapchat.
  • Skype.
  • Keybase.

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19:39 IST, January 11th 2021