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Should I Use Conversations: the very last word in instant messaging?

conversations.im·Analyzed 2 hours ago··Based on 5 sources

An open source instant messaging client. Easy to use, reliable, battery friendly. With built-in support for e2e encryption, group chats and media transfer.

Depends

Depends

Choose this if you are an Android user comfortable with XMPP who wants a free messenger with audited end-to-end encryption.

Free open-source Android XMPP client with audited e2e encryption — great for privacy-minded users, wrong for turnkey team chat.

Confidence: Low

Free

Starting price

Open source client

Yes

Free tier

Entire client is open source

Android

Platform

XMPP/Jabber client

OMEMO e2e

Encryption

Published crypto analysis report

Value for money5

Free and open source, zero cost.

Ease of use3

Self-reported easy, but needs XMPP setup.

Feature depth4

E2E encryption, groups, media per official site.

Security posture4

OMEMO encryption has published crypto analysis.

Pros

  • Free, open source XMPP/Jabber client¹
  • Built-in end-to-end encryption, group chats, media transfer¹
  • Battery friendly and reliable, per the project's own site¹
  • OMEMO encryption has a published cryptographic analysis report²
  • Open XMPP protocol means no vendor lock-in³

Cons

  • Android only — no iOS or desktop app³
  • Requires an XMPP/Jabber account and a chosen server³
  • Open source project: community support, not vendor support¹

Gotchas

  • highAndroid-only client — iPhone or desktop users need an entirely different app³
  • mediumYou must pick or self-run an XMPP server; this app is a client only¹
  • mediumSources show no vendor pricing or support pages; expect community-only support¹

Best for

  • Privacy-focused Android users
  • Existing XMPP/Jabber users
  • Self-hosters and open source fans

Not for

  • Teams wanting Slack-style workplace chat
  • Anyone on iPhone or desktop only
  • Non-technical users unwilling to pick an XMPP server

Pricing

Open source client

Free

  • Full XMPP/Jabber messaging client
  • OMEMO end-to-end encryption
  • Works with an XMPP server you choose

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No independent user reviews surfaced in the sources reviewed; claims come from the project's own site and repositories.

Alternatives

Compare Conversations: the very last word in instant messaging with each alternative.

Signal

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Element (Matrix)

Cross-platform federated chat with self-hosting options.

Full analysis

Based on 5 usable public sources; most search results were unrelated noise and no independent user reviews were found.

Sources

  1. Conversations: the very last word in instant messagingconversations.im
    official
  2. OMEMO: Cryptographic Analysis Reportconversations.im
    security
  3. Conversations is an open source XMPP/Jabber client (Codeberg)codeberg.org
    official
  4. Conversations is an open source XMPP/Jabber client (GitHub mirror)github.com
    official
  5. privacy-tools.md - CloudBook.wikicloudbook.wiki
    review

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