Text Torch vs ThreatScoopOnionChat
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Text Torch
Text Torch analyzes your SMS and MMS messages and tells you how you compare to each person you message in several ways: • what percent of the time each of you starts conversations with the other • what percent of the texts each of you has sent • how the average length of your texts compares to theirs Sentry is used (opt-in) for analytics and crash reporting. Permissions: • READ_SMS to get SMS and MMS message data • READ_CONTACTS to display contacts' names • INTERNET and ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE for Sentry
ThreatScoopOnionChat
# ThreadScoopOnionChat This version is a fork from " https://github.com/session-foundation/session-android ", enfocado en la privacidad. ## How Did ThreadScoopOnionChat Come About? I have always been a fan of privacy and security in communications, and I am constantly researching potential security breaches in messaging applications. ThreadScoopOnionChat emerged after the analysis of this blog "https://soatok.blog/2025/01/14/dont-use-session-signal-fork/", in which several aspects are described as to why using Session is not recommended, and I wondered how it is possible that a foundation focused on privacy—with the grants and support it receives—has not been able to improve this protocol. I still do not understand the answer, since my resources are much smaller than those of a foundation compared to that of a person who is simply a fan of privacy and security. In this blog, certain problems were described: 1> "https://soatok.blog/2025/01/14/dont-use-session-signal-fork/#insufficient-entropy-ed25519" 2> "https://soatok.blog/2025/01/14/dont-use-session-signal-fork/#in-band-negotiation" 3> "https://soatok.blog/2025/01/14/dont-use-session-signal-fork/#public-keys-aes-gcm" This is a forked version privacy focussed from Session. Go Github to check all features implemented.
| Feature | Text Torch | ThreatScoopOnionChat |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | SMSMessaging | SMSMessagingBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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