Tech riderRev. 15 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onMac, iOS
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Encryption coveragemixed
- 4Desktop appYes
- 5Voice and video callsYes
- 6Disappearing messagesYes
5 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: monal-im.org
Overview
Monal is ranked #26 of 43 in encrypted messaging apps on Specifiction. It runs on macOS, iOS.
Compared on encrypted messaging apps
- Free plan
- Yesmonal-im.org
- Encryption coverage
- mixedmonal-im.org
- Desktop app
- Yesmonal-im.org
- Voice and video calls
- Yesmonal-im.org
- Disappearing messages
- Yesmonal-im.org
Company
- Founded
- 2002monal-im.org · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Bürstadt, Germanymonal-im.org · 28 Sept 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Encrypted Messaging Apps in 2026#26 of 43
- Best Secure Messaging Apps in 2026#24 of 36
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Sources
- monal-im.org· checked 28 Sept 2026