Skip to main content
Messenger

Messenger

Meta Platforms, Inc.

4.6(9,307,594)

Download / Open

iOSFreeAndroidFree

About

Messenger is a free messaging app for connecting with friends and family through text and voice calls without needing a phone number. Send high-definition photos, share files up to 100MB, create shared albums, and customize chats with themes and animated stickers. Features include disappearing end-to-end encrypted messages, message editing up to 15 minutes after sending, QR code connection, and Stories that vanish after 24 hours. Meta AI is available as an assistant for answering questions and creative tasks like image generation and editing in select languages and countries.

Highlights

  • Send and receive high-definition photos and videos in chats
  • Share files up to 100MB directly in conversations
  • End-to-end encrypted disappearing messages with customizable duration
  • Edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending or unsend them
  • Create and organize shared photo and video albums with groups
  • Meta AI assistant for answering questions and generating images

Best for

People staying connected with friends and family across distances, groups organizing shared memories through albums, and users seeking a messaging platform with creative expression tools like themes, stickers, and AI-powered image generation.

At a glance

Messenger is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 9,307,594 ratings and is available on iOS and Android — all free to download.

It is developed by Meta Platforms, Inc..

Similar Apps

Famzam

Famzam is a group expense splitter for managing shared costs with friends, family, and roommates without ads, subscriptions, or limits. The standout feature is email sync: connect your inbox to automa

SafeTalk

SafeTalk is an end-to-end encrypted instant messaging app for sharing messages, photos, audio, and video with friends, family, and contacts worldwide. The app supports one-on-one and group chats, HD v

Google Meet

Google Meet is a video calling app for one-on-one calls, group meetings, and asynchronous video messages with friends, family, colleagues, and classmates. Free users can make one-on-one calls up to 24

Gmail - Email by Google

Gmail is Google's official email app for iPhone and iPad, offering AI-powered features, robust security, and intelligent organization. Use Gemini to summarize emails, craft responses, and search your

Threads

Threads is a social networking app for discovering new perspectives and joining conversations on topics you care about. Share your thoughts through text, images, polls, and other formats, then jump in