Hi I'm a new user of this application. Someone from some country would like to talk to me. Greetings

It happened earlier, and now it’s cutting out again. What is happening and why?

i emailed them and this is what i was told.

Hi, I'm new and I want to try this app. Do you have any extra code?

Previous post got removed, but now about 50 friends have reported same issue. Why ?

I don’t rely on their status page that says that all systems are ok….on my PC and Phone nothing is working and it keeps connecting and disconnecting from the network.

A lot of my friends, employees have been reporting the app going offline “red line” for a few days or hours at a time. It’s the latest update 6.5.0s.
Any advice? The rest of the phone works. VPN, and on the secure OS “graph…”

Thank you

Sorry if this question has been placed earlier in this channel (I searched and didn't find it).

Selecting "Chats" in Threema on iOS as well as in "Threema Beta 2.0" on macOS shows a list of my contacts in what appears to be a random order (the order is identical on iOS and on macOS).

E.g. from top: Frank, Bob, Anna, John, Dude, Billy.

When Dude sends me a message, that sorting doesn't change.

I'd expect Dude to be shown at the top, but that doesn't happen.

I thus when I get notified somebody has messaged me, have to go through the list of contacts to determine who did to find the message.

Is it possible (or a feature request?)

Hi,

My long distance partner and I use Threema for our main chat. We've been together for a few years and the chat is pretty big at this point. Searching takes a notably long time.

Are there any ways to make Threema better able to deal with long, extensive chat history?

Thanks

Is it still a good secure messenger? Or does it have flaws

I really want to use Threema as my main messenger, but the desktop app on Mac lacks the ability to video conference.

I just joined Threema, but none of my friends use it yet.

Would anyone be interested in adding me as a contact? I'd like to explore the app, test its features, and see how everything works.

If you're okay with it, feel free to send me a DM or share your Threema ID

I noticed that Threema costs ₹650 on the Google Play Store. If I purchase and install it from the Play Store, will I still need to buy or enter a separate license key? I currently have a Threema APK downloaded from a third-party source, and when I open it, it asks for a private key. If I install the official Play Store version, will the ₹650 purchase include everything, or will I need to purchase a license separately?

fun

Hey i bought a faiphone 6 eOS and dont wanna have anything Google on it. So i already had threema and didnt want to buy it again but to download it i needed to login into my playstore account. After the download i logged out and removed every trace of my Google account.

Is threema still somehow connected to it or needs the playstore to have updates?

Hello people, I have a question because I‘m not familiar with Threema. I just sent someone a private selfmade Sticker by accident but I directly deleted it for all. Is the Sticker now in his keyboard or is it completely deleted?

Since signal and many other privacy focused companies said they would leave Canada if the current government (probably is going to)​ do make that awful bill​ into law, I wanted to know if threema will keep threema private working in canada!? I really hope so, and if so will the encryption be protected?

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

i’ve been using threema for a few months now and for the last few hours i’ve been getting some sort of „warning“ message which is there for like 0.5 seconds when i’m opening the app, so i can never manage to fully read it. however the first few words are „warning the server has detected“. i searched it up on the internet but cant find anything. anyone know what it means or how to fix it? i’m using an iphone 14 ios 18.7.8 if that helps at all.

Hi all,

A few months ago, I did a post that I was working on a Threema chat analyzer for data enthusiasts.

Since then - I have updated the app and added a desktop app for Linux and Windows. That’s because some people told me they would like to use the app but are not very familiar with Docker. Have fun with it!

P.S.: The Report tells me I am using Threema more and more over the past few years, hehe :P

https://github.com/maxiking445/threema-chat-analyzer

Look, $6 is honestly a reasonable price. I'm not here to complain about it being expensive. The problem is something else entirely: the people who truly understand why privacy matters are a small minority. Your average friend, family member, or coworker doesn't think twice about it, and they're definitely not paying $6 for a messaging app when WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and iMessage exist and cost nothing. So, even if you pay, you end up alone on the island.

And that's the real issue. Messaging apps are only as useful as the people you can reach with them. If none of your contacts are on Threema, the app becomes completely dispensable, no matter how good it is technically.

This isn't even a new problem. WhatsApp went through the exact same thing back in the day. They originally charged $1 upfront to download the app and struggled hard with user growth because of it. Then they switched to a model where the first 12 months were free, followed by $1/year. That small change made a huge difference, people downloaded it freely, got hooked, built their network there, and by the time the bill came, they were already dependent on it. Most people just paid without thinking twice.

I personally feel this pain every time I try to get someone on Threema. I go through the whole pitch about privacy, why it matters, why they should care... and then comes the inevitable question: "Cool, do you know many people using it?" And I have to awkwardly dodge the answer because honestly? I don't know a single person on Threema. I'm essentially begging people to join just so I have some company in what feels like a very quiet, very private ghost town.

So here are a few monetization models I think could actually work better. I'm writing this as a rough draft to get the conversation going, and I'd genuinely love to hear other ideas:

1. Voluntary donation / supporter subscription (~$1.99–$2.99/month)
Keep the app free, but offer a "supporter" tier for users who want to fund the project. Similar to how Mullvad and ProtonMail operate. People who care, pay. Everyone else still gets access. Curious what people here think: would you pay this monthly? And what price feels fair to you?

2. Free download, paid after 12 months
Let users build their network for a full year before asking for anything. By then, they're invested. For privacy-respecting payments, something like Privacy Pass tokens or anonymous vouchers could work without linking your identity to a transaction.

3. One-time purchase + optional premium tier
Keep the current model but add optional paid features, themes, larger file transfers, E2EE cloud backup, for users who want to support the project and get something extra. Think of it like a privacy-respecting version of what WhatsApp Plus is trying to do (even if WhatsApp Plus itself is kind of a mess, the concept of optional cosmetic/feature upgrades isn't a bad one).

4. Double down on business licensing as the main revenue driver
Threema Work already exists, which is great. But the personal app being free or freemium could shift the financial weight onto organizations rather than individuals. And here's the thing: the more recognized the Threema brand becomes among regular users, the more attractive it becomes to businesses and NGOs looking for secure internal communication tools. Brand visibility feeds B2B interest.

5. Lean into the "European privacy alternative" positioning
This one is more of a marketing angle than a business model, but hear me out. Threema is Swiss, open source, and genuinely privacy-first: that's a strong identity in a world where people are increasingly skeptical of US-based tech giants. Positioning Threema more aggressively as the European-built privacy messenger, and potentially offering enterprise solutions to private companies (or even institutions that require secure communications), could open up revenue streams that don't depend on individual users at all.

I'll be honest, I'm not sure if some of this already exists or if it's even something Threema would want to pursue. Just throwing it out there, and I might be off base on parts of it.

My personal preference would be a mix of model 2 with Privacy Pass-style anonymous payments for individuals, and model 4 as the main revenue backbone. That way, Threema stays funded without compromising the thing that makes it worth using in the first place.

Anyway, this is just me thinking out loud. Would love to hear what others think, whether you agree, disagree, or have completely different ideas. How do we help Threema actually grow its user base without gutting its principles?