---
title: "Signal - Private Messenger - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in South Africa | Apple App Store"
description: "Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.  • Send texts, voice messages, photo"
---

# Signal - Private Messenger — South Africa
> Say “hello” to privacy.

![Signal App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/ec/b6/f1/ecb6f1ff-7adc-1c3b-f0d3-d5496423d2fa/AppIcon-0-1x_U007epad-0-0-0-1-0-0-sRGB-0-85-220-0.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Signal Messenger](https://apptail.io/developer/signal-messenger-DWwb) (United States)
**Category:** Social Networking
**Rating:** 4.7/5 (10,707 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** org.whispersystems.signal
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** South Africa
**Version:** 8.16 (released 2026-06-17)
**Original Release:** 2014-07-29
**Languages:** English, Arabic, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Gujarati, Hebrew (modern), Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/za/app/app/id874139669)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/south-africa](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/south-africa)

## Signal Description
Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.

• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.

• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.

• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.

• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.

• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises. 

• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors. 

• For support, questions, or more information please visit 

To check out our source code, visit  

Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app

## Signal Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/8c/e2/99/8ce29918-9be3-1edf-6eb7-93e7964bdf1e/6.5_Privacy.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/f7/8a/78/f78a784c-7be7-3453-e7cf-05277b78ff6e/6.5_DisappearingMessages.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/4b/1f/a3/4b1fa356-99f5-461b-bcd9-56367b555bdd/6.5_VideoCalling.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/88/55/47/8855470b-d0b6-fb8e-c3be-c6be17e02d87/6.5_Stories.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/94/94/1e/94941eca-3f6c-8a02-114d-a5d1a4c74420/6.5_Multimedia.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/85/3b/3d/853b3daf-0ff5-a824-0578-766e057887ce/6.5_GroupChats.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/ef/90/a3/ef90a38d-b8f6-c1f3-518b-fdba67350d2a/6.5_Usernames.png/1284x2778.png)

## Signal Rating Breakdown in South Africa
- 5 stars: 8,559 (80%)
- 4 stars: 1,322 (12%)
- 3 stars: 503 (5%)
- 2 stars: 112 (1%)
- 1 stars: 211 (2%)

## Signal Reviews in South Africa

### ***-- "Update issue"
I’ve opened my Signal app, and it then said I needed to do a update, once updated the app didn’t want to open and gave me a message saying “ Couldn’t open signal, submit debug log” please assist with the issue…
-- Leovdv, 2024-12-14

### ***** "Private"
The feature I love most is it’s privacy so way better than WhatsApp & Telegram… wish more people used Signal!
-- Shalae29031972, 2024-11-17

### ***** "Signal is amazing"
Thank you for an amazing service!
-- Brucewane91@, 2024-10-18

### ****- "Excellence"
Signal works just as well as WhatsApp if not better. Good interface, user friendly and safe.  Thanks signal
-- Jamesjerry147, 2024-09-24

### **--- "Always considered this a better app than WhatsApp"
The reason I can't recommend the app any more as there seems to be a constant need to update the app. The updates may not be very large, but that every other day the app needs has a update, and the description given as the reason for the update is constantly the same. The question needs to be asked, if the reason given is always the same, was there really any change in the first update or is it just poor release of update after the next, never really having been tested properly. Seems like the new features are just been released and added without testing (appears to be a Microsoft implementation, which just throws things out there hoping to get something to stick). Really becoming poor quality
-- Getlostusername, 2024-09-06

### ***** "Allivia"
ce
-- fxnrbme, 2024-08-31

### *---- "Enhancing Signal: A Call for Seamless Message Management""
No CarPlay thanks.
-- Graham.E, 2024-05-09

### ***** "Standard App"
The classic app. I’m loving it
-- The Big Bright, 2024-02-25

[View all Signal reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews)


## Signal Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Germany | Social Networking | #3 |
| Top Free | Finland | Social Networking | #4 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Social Networking | #4 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Social Networking | #4 |
| Top Free | Austria | Social Networking | #4 |
| Top Free | Norway | Social Networking | #4 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Social Networking | #5 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Social Networking | #7 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Social Networking | #7 |
| Top Free | Australia | Social Networking | #8 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Social Networking | #9 |
| Top Free | Poland | Social Networking | #9 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Social Networking | #9 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Social Networking | #9 |
| Top Free | Canada | Social Networking | #9 |
| Top Free | Greece | Social Networking | #9 |
| Top Free | France | Social Networking | #9 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Social Networking | #9 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Social Networking | #10 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Social Networking | #10 |
| Top Free | Romania | Social Networking | #10 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Social Networking | #10 |
| Top Free | United States | Social Networking | #11 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Social Networking | #12 |
| Top Free | Italy | Social Networking | #12 |
| Top Grossing | Ukraine | Social Networking | #17 |
| Top Free | India | Social Networking | #18 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Social Networking | #18 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Social Networking | #18 |
| Top Free | Spain | Social Networking | #19 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Social Networking | #19 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Social Networking | #20 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Social Networking | #21 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Social Networking | #21 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Social Networking | #22 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Social Networking | #22 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Social Networking | #23 |
| Top Free | Chile | Social Networking | #24 |
| Top Free | Israel | Social Networking | #24 |
| Top Free | Japan | Social Networking | #25 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Social Networking | #25 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Social Networking | #27 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Social Networking | #29 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Social Networking | #30 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Social Networking | #30 |
| Top Grossing | Finland | Social Networking | #30 |
| Top Grossing | Poland | Social Networking | #30 |
| Top Free | Peru | Social Networking | #31 |
| Top Free | Russia | Social Networking | #31 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Social Networking | #31 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Social Networking | #32 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Social Networking | #34 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Social Networking | #34 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Social Networking | #36 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Social Networking | #36 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Social Networking | #40 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Social Networking | #42 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Social Networking | #44 |
| Top Grossing | Norway | Social Networking | #45 |
| Top Grossing | Netherlands | Social Networking | #46 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Social Networking | #49 |
| Top Grossing | Czechia | Social Networking | #50 |
| Top Grossing | Austria | Social Networking | #54 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Overall | #54 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Social Networking | #55 |
| Top Grossing | Hong Kong SAR China | Social Networking | #58 |
| Top Grossing | Denmark | Social Networking | #60 |
| Top Grossing | Germany | Social Networking | #62 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Social Networking | #62 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Social Networking | #64 |
| Top Grossing | Switzerland | Social Networking | #65 |
| Top Grossing | Philippines | Social Networking | #66 |
| Top Grossing | Hungary | Social Networking | #72 |
| Top Grossing | Kazakhstan | Social Networking | #77 |
| Top Grossing | Romania | Social Networking | #78 |
| Top Grossing | Belgium | Social Networking | #79 |
| Top Grossing | Sweden | Social Networking | #81 |
| Top Free | Germany | Overall | #86 |
| Top Grossing | Colombia | Social Networking | #87 |
| Top Grossing | South Africa | Social Networking | #92 |
| Top Grossing | New Zealand | Social Networking | #92 |
| Top Grossing | Lebanon | Social Networking | #94 |
| Top Grossing | France | Social Networking | #99 |
| Top Free | Austria | Overall | #101 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Overall | #111 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Overall | #121 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Overall | #121 |
| Top Free | Finland | Overall | #125 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Overall | #126 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Overall | #129 |
| Top Free | Greece | Overall | #132 |
| Top Free | Norway | Overall | #138 |
| Top Free | Canada | Overall | #151 |
| Top Free | Australia | Overall | #170 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Overall | #172 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Overall | #175 |
| Top Free | France | Overall | #176 |
| Top Free | United States | Overall | #183 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Overall | #192 |
| Top Free | Poland | Overall | #207 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Overall | #218 |
| Top Free | Italy | Overall | #248 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Overall | #258 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Overall | #281 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Overall | #282 |
| Top Free | Romania | Overall | #290 |
| Top Free | India | Overall | #328 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Overall | #336 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Overall | #370 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Overall | #381 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Overall | #383 |
| Top Free | Spain | Overall | #416 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Overall | #422 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Overall | #466 |

## Signal Discovered Keywords
- chat app
- groups
- private messenger
- chat stories
- video-chat
- group voice chat
- calling
- privacy
- signals
- group message

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## Signal Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/united-states)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/germany)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/hong-kong)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/france)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/ukraine)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/canada)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/united-kingdom)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/russia)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/netherlands)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/australia)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/nigeria)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/india)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/poland)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/austria)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/japan)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/switzerland)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/brazil)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/colombia)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/spain)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/italy)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/vietnam)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/mexico)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/turkey)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/sweden)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/saudi-arabia)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/czechia)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/belgium)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/hungary)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/romania)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/indonesia)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/taiwan)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/philippines)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/norway)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/slovakia)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/ghana)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/south-korea)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/finland)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/south-africa)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/denmark)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/dominican-republic)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/kazakhstan)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/united-arab-emirates)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/portugal)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/new-zealand)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/malaysia)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/singapore)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/ecuador)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/greece)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/egypt)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/croatia)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/israel)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/thailand)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/chile)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/bulgaria)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/lithuania)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/ireland)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/panama)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/pakistan)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/kenya)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/argentina)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/peru)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/estonia)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/latvia)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/slovenia)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/paraguay)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/honduras)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/belarus)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/senegal)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/luxembourg)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/lebanon)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/sri-lanka)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/armenia)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/jordan)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/qatar)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/algeria)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/uganda)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/kuwait)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/nepal)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/oman)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/north-macedonia)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/cyprus)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/azerbaijan)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/macau)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/bahrain)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/uruguay)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/malta)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/tunisia)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/iceland)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/mali)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/angola)
- [Jamaica](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/jamaica)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/mauritius)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/uzbekistan)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/suriname)
- [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/namibia)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/madagascar)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/barbados)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/cayman-islands)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/belize)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/bermuda)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/brunei)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/signal-private-messenger-OWe/grenada)

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