Olvid

Actually does

• ✓Messaging70% of reviews
• ✓End-to-end encryption20% of reviews
• ✓Voice calls30% of reviews
• ✓No account required10% of reviews
• ✓Subscription(bonus)30% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

• ⚠Group chats

Common complaints

• ✗Voice calls available only with subscription30% of mentions

  «You can only make calls with a subscription. What's this nonsense? This is the main feature of a messenger.»

• ✗Groups freeze, malfunction, and cannot be deleted10% of mentions

  «A created group freezes, doesn't work, and can't be deleted. This also corrupts the configuration even when created by users on other platforms.»

• ✗Doesn't work over mobile internet10% of mentions

  «hasn't worked over mobile internet for two weeks, only over WiFi»

• ✗Russian language missing40% of mentions

  «Add Russian»

• ✗Bugs closing screenshots and videos (requires two fingers or restart)10% of mentions

  «when I tap the cross to close a screenshot, it doesn't close it. I have to use two fingers to close the image or screenshot»

What people praise

• ★Reliable E2E encryption and privacy

  «I love using Olvid for secure messaging!»

• ★No spam and no ads

  «No spam, no ads. You finally get full control over your communications.»

• ★Good messenger for private communication

  «The app is awesome!»

• ★Control over contacts and no unwanted messages

  «You control communication: you choose who you want to talk to»

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