Communication and Social Media Apps - Editable List

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(do not list productivity apps or authentication tools here, use this entry instead)

How to edit:

• In the top right of the table, click the pencil to edit directly in the table editor. This is recommended to add or edit an entry in the table.
• Please keep apps sorted in alphabetic order.
• Please make sure before adding an app to the incompatible section (red circle) that it also doesn’t work with the iodé blocker deactivated for this app.

Compatible options:

• - works normally with no issues
• - mostly works with some caveats (see comments)
• - not working

App	Developer	Category	Compatible?	Comment
ALDI TALK	Aldi	communication
Beeper	Beeper, Inc.	Communication		From Aurora / Play Store
BeReal. Your friends for real.	BeReal	Social media		Google Play Store
blabber.im	blabber.im	Communication		F-Droid Store =
Celebrate		Social Media (?)		Sharing picture/videos
Chunghwa Telecom	中華電信個人家庭分公司	Communication
Congstar	congstar GmbH	Communication
Digipost	Posten & Bring	Communication, Security
Element Messenger	Vector Creations Limited	Communication		F-Droid Store =
Facebook Lite	Meta Platforms, Inc.	Social media
Facebook	Meta Platforms, Inc.	Social media
FairEmail	Marcel Bokhorst	Communication		F-Droid Store =
Fedilab	tom79	Social media		F-Droid Store =
fraenk: Die Mobilfunk App	congstar GmbH	Communication		german carrier, requires microG without logging in
FreeScout	FreeScout	Communication		Ticketing
Gmail	Google	Communication
Google Translator	Google	Communication		“no connection”
GPS Test	barbeau	Communication		F-Droid Store =
ikMail	Infomaniak	Communication
Instagram	Meta Platforms, Inc.	Social media
Jitsi Meet	Jitsi	Communication		F-Droid Store =
K-9 Mail	The K-9 Dog Walkers	Communication
Klapp school communication	Klapp GmbH	Communication
kMeet	Infomaniak	Communication
Langis	Thoughtcrime	Communication		Signal without Google Play Services support
LBRY		Communication		(WiFi network scanner) F-Droid Store =
lemmur	LemmurOrg	Social media		F-Droid Store =
LINE	LINE (LY Corporation)	Communication
Mastodon	Mastodon	Social media		F-Droid Store =
Mein A1	A1 Telekom Austria AG	Communication
MessagEase Keyboard	Exideas	Communication
Molly (Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal	Oscar Mira	Communication		F-Droid Store = Repository: Molly F-Droid Repo (FOSS)
Molly-JW (Enhanced, security-focused and feature-rich fork of Signal	Johan Wevers	Communication		Get it from GitHub
Nine - Email & Calendar	9folders.com	Communication		Exchange Mail Client - email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes - purchase via website
Ning		Communication		F-Droid Store =
Outlook Lite	Microsoft	Communication
Outlook	Microsoft	Communication
Proton Mail	Proton AG	Communication
Reddit	reddit Inc.	Social media
Satellite	sipgate	Communication		Real cell phone num-ber without SIM card; only for users residing in
Session - Private Messenger	Sessions Technology Foundation	Communication		F-Droid Store = Repository: Session F-Droid
Signal	Signal	Communication
Snapchat	Snap Inc.	Social media		no preview for front camera photos, storys and spotlight not loading. (Works perfectly fine on Fairphone 5)
Sunrise Smart Wi-Fi	Plume Design Inc.	Communication
Talkmore	Talkmore	Communication
Teams	Microsoft	Communication
Telegram	Telegram FZ-LLC	Communication		Tested with their apk for sideloading
TeleGuard	Swisscows AG	Communication		Secure Messenger + IP-Telephony. No connection to a telephone num-ber and no collection of user identification data. APK file
Threema Libre	Threema GmbH	Communication		Full Independence from Google Services
Thunderbird		Communication		Former K9-Mail
Tinder	Tinder	Social media
Tusky	Team Tusky	Social media		Mastodon client F-Droid Store =
Tuta	Tutao GmbH	Communication		Encrypted email & calendar service
Twitter	Twitter Inc.	Social media
uTag	KieronQuinn	Communication		mod for Samsung SmartThings which allows the use of Samsung SmartTags on non-Samsung Android devices
WG Tunnel		Communication		Wireguard
WhatsApp	WhatsApp LLC	Communication