Based on our record, Conversations.im seems to be a lot more popular than yaxim. While we know about 34 links to Conversations.im, we've tracked only 1 mention of yaxim. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
XMPP messengers (e.g. Yaxim are distributed along lots of servers, so there's one entity who can decrypt your data. However, encryption takes a few extra steps (unlike Signal, which is automatic). Most people don't use XMPP apps, so it won't serve to contact most people. Source: 11 months ago
AFAIK Conversations is one of the best, if not the best. On F-Droid it’s gratis, on Google Play it costs something. Source: 12 months ago
Conversations (version 2.12.3): Encrypted, easy-to-use XMPP instant messenger for your mobile device. Source: 12 months ago
Conversations [1] is the best Android XMPP client I know. IIRC they pushed the adoption of OMEMO and implemented it first, before the desktop clients could catch up. [1] https://conversations.im/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
Maybe have a look at Briar or good old Jabber (XMPP) with OTR or OMEMO, e.g. Implemented in Conversations. Source: over 1 year ago
Conversations (version 2.11.0+free): An encrypted, user friendly XMPP instant messaging client optimized for mobile. Source: over 1 year ago
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