Clipchat (iOS/Android): This app ensures safety of content by allowing a user to send five second videos that disappear immediately after it’s viewed
Wickr (iOS/Android): Wickr is a self-destructing app that boasts of ‘military grade’ encryption for better security of the data shared
TigerText (iOS/Android): Designed for businesses, TigerText is a multiplatform service that allows a user to connect to others without having to exchange numbers. Also the manufacturer offers a $1 million guarantee against data security
Slingshot (iOS/Android): Slingshot is an application a lot like Snapchat, however, the content shared on this app sticks around for 24 hours or until it is swiped away
Silent Text (iOS/Android): Unlike the other self-destructive apps, Silent Text gives an option to its user to schedule an expiration date of the content or delete it manually
Sicher (iOS/Android/Windows Phone): With anonymous push notifications and the ability to set a timer for the message or media to destruct, this app boasts of end-to-end encryption
Privatext (iOS/Android): This app is a text messaging app that secures and locks the text sent out from a user’s device
Frankly Chat (iOS/Android): This app is a good alternative to Snapchat. Much like the latter, the content appears in this app only when tapped on the screen. Additionally, it keeps the recipients from taking a screenshot of the program
Cyber Dust (iOS/Android): This app is much like a regular online chat messenger, but with the ability to self-destruct the content shared. Cyber Dust allows a user to share texts, images, sticker and location, which disappear in 30 seconds after
Confide (iOS/Android): Confide is different from the other self-destructing apps as it claims to destruct messages forever once they are read, and it prevents screenshots to be taken