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Briar

Briar Project
★ 3.3 (4,693 ratings)
⬇ 1,000,000+ downloads
Est. actual: 4,439,514
Free
Released: Apr 29, 2018
No in-app purchases
No ads
Rated: Everyone

Signals

4 this week · 3 positive All of this week's signals →
  • 📈Last 7 days +29K installs — 301% faster than the week before (+7.2K) · 1.4K/day since Sep 30
  • 🏆Among Communication apps top 1% by installs gained this week (172 peers growing)
  • ⭐Rating steady at ★ 3.33 since Sep 30
  • 🛠Updates actively updated · updated 12 days ago · every ~15 days (3 updates tracked)
Installs since launch
0 2.2M 4.4M 4.4M Apr 29, 2018 today
+57,759 installs · +60 ratings since Sep 30
Update history
1.5.24 Oct 30, 2026
* Upgrade Tor to 0.4.9.15
1.5.22 Oct 13, 2026 · seen Oct 21, 2026
* Upgrade Tor to 0.4.9.14
1.5.21 Sep 30, 2026
* Upgrade Tor to 0.4.9.13
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Briar is a communication app by Briar Project with 1,000,000+ downloads (about 4.4M estimated). +29K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 3.3 from 4.7K ratings. Released Apr 29, 2018. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate. Unlike traditional messaging apps, Briar doesn't rely on a central server - messages are synchronized directly between the users' devices. If the Internet's down, Briar can sync via…”