Wickr is a messaging platform that enables its users to exchange top-secret messages and files. The company provides its users with a secure and easy way to exchange private messages with anyone, as content exchanged through Wickr is encrypted end-to-end and expires after a certain amount of time. The company was launched in 2011 and has been downloaded thousands of times in more than 113 countries.
Alternatives to Wickr
Whatsapp
Company: Facebook Inc. | Founder: Brian Acton, Jan Koum | CEO: Jan Koum | Since: 2009
Whatsapp is a free mobile messaging application that enables users to chat, make phone calls and send files through their smartphones. Additionally, the application gives users the functionality to create group chats, change their status and upload photos or videos…
Slingshot
Company: Facebook, Inc. | Founder: Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes | CEO: Mark Zuckerberg | Since: 2014
Slingshot was a photo-sharing application developed by Facebook. The platform enabled users to share expiring photos and videos with their friends. Additionally, the platform featured editing functionalities such as filters and drawing tools. The application was launched in 2014 and…
Snapchat
Company: Snap Inc. | Founder: Bobby Murphy, Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown | CEO: Evan Spiegel | Since: 2011
Snapchat is a social mobile application that provides its users with photo, text, video, and audio sharing features. Snapchat has several functionalities that had made the app enormously popular among millennials. Amon them: the photo processing tools that enable users…
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