Threema
Swiss encrypted messaging app requiring no phone number or email to register. End-to-end encrypted messages, calls, and groups. One-time purchase of CHF 4.99, with no subscription, no ads, and no data mining. Used by Swiss government and military.
Quick facts
- Headquarters
- Pfäffikon, Switzerland
- Hosting
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Company
- Threema GmbH
- Founded
- 2012
- Ownership
- Independent
- Infrastructure
- Own infrastructure
- Open source
- Partial
- GDPR
- Compliant
- Pricing
- Paid · from CHF 4.99
- Free tier
- No
- Platforms
- Ios, Android, Desktop
95 · Certified European
Get Threema Why does it score 95?
Legal jurisdiction
EFTA country HQ
25/30Ownership & control
Independent ownership
25/25Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30Accountability & trust
Partially open source + GDPR
10/15Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5EuroPoints total
95/100
Pricing & availability
Pricing modelPaid
Starting priceCHF 4.99
Free tierNo
PlatformsiOSAndroidDesktop
Languages
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