Skype may be on its way out, but GroupMe — once purchased by Skype — is still going strong. Microsoft just announced a new ...

You can try it out free for two weeks to see if it’ll be a good fit. The last app I recommend is not so much a messaging app as it is a journaling app, but it deserves an honorable mention ...

And Signal is absolutely free, and it supports secure voice calls ... The key thing to look for out there are messaging apps that support end-to-end encryption. Now what does that actually mean?