August 14, 2020
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6Clash of The Titans: Telegram vs WhatsApp vs Utopia
Once again Pavel Durov (the creator of the Telegram app) has criticized WhatsApp messenger. He stated that the messenger is obviously vulnerable. In his opinion, the company specifically leaves “backdoors”, or tech holes in the protection layer, for the authorities and special services.
Durov claimed that Facebook was part of government surveillance programs even before it bought WhatsApp. So, it would be naive to believe that this fact would later change.
In the past year, WhatsApp has been at the center of two high-profile smartphone hacking scandals. The first one gave open access to devices on a call via WhatsApp. The second, which served as the reason for Durov’s attack, allowed attackers to install spyware by merely sending a video.
We’ve written more about Another Privacy Issue of Facebook. You can read about the current situation and possible forecasts for the future.
The “WhatsApp vs Telegram” battle has been going on for several years. In this period, developers blamed each other for technical problems and weak functionality. However, it was not possible to decide which messenger was better.
During this time, a new encrypted and anonymous ecosystem has joined to this battle -Utopia – which positions itself as much more technologically advanced and secure than Telegram and WhatsApp.
In this regard, we decided to compare Telegram, WhatsApp, and Utopia and choose the best tool for daily secure and protected communication.
Telegram review
Telegram is a free, cross-platform messenger for mobile and other devices that allows exchange of text messages, as well as various media files (pictures, videos, audio, etc).
This messenger was presented to the public on August 14, 2013 by Pavel Durov, who is also the founder of Vkontakte. In 2016 the number of active Telegram users was more than 100 million. Telegram has become one of the fastest and safest apps in the world.
Immediately after publication, the messenger began to succumb to harsh criticism among experts. They claimed it was pure plagiarism of the already well-known WhatsApp. Of course, at first glance, it seems that these messengers are almost identical to each other.
However, if you look closely, you can find not a few differences. Pavel Durov’s messenger has been improved in many ways, and it has also been supplemented with more new useful features.
For example, in addition to sending images in different formats (even gifs), video, and audio files, Telegram can exchange various stickers that allow the user to express their ideas or emotions more clearly.
It is possible to delete your sent messages if the message has not yet been read, however, after deleting the message.
In addition, many experts have proven that Telegram is currently a more secure messenger than WhatsApp, since a Protocol called MTProto was created specifically for it, which involves the use of several encryption protocols at once.
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Features |
Telegram |
| End-to-end encryption Secure cloud storage Anonymous usage Sending voice and text messages Support media files Stickers, gifs, emoticons ‘Delete messages’ function Phone and desktop version Channels and private chats Messages timer | ✔ ✔/✖ with tech holes ✖ ✔/✖ with limits ✔/✖ with limits ✔ built-in stickers ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ |
WhatsApp review
WhatsApp is a popular free instant messaging system for text messages, images, videos, and audio for mobile and other platforms. It also supports voice communication over the internet. This messenger was created by Jan Koum in 2009.
On February 19, 2014, it was announced that Facebook bought WhatsApp for $16 billion. In August 2013, the number of WhatsApp users exceeded 300 million people. In March 2015, the number of users using WhatsApp on Android devices alone exceeded 1 billion. Currently, the number of active daily users is about 2 billion.
WhatsApp uses standard end-to-end encryption for everything. Whether it’s chats, audio or video calls, documents, photos, or voice messages. So, it is difficult for third parties to hack into the device and copy all transmitted details.
WhatsApp also succeeds in allowing its users to back up their data in various locations easily. It has a simple interface and is user-friendly for beginners to start messaging.
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Features |
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| End-to-end encryption Secure cloud storage Anonymous usage Sending voice and text messages Support media files Stickers, gifs, emoticons ‘Delete messages’ function Phone and desktop version Channels and private chats Messages timer | ✔/✖ ✖ ✖ ✔/✖ with limits ✔/✖ only standards ✔/✖ with limits ✔ ✔/✖ only chats ✔ ✔ |
Is WhatsApp safe and secure? Read more information on this topic and make the right choice.
Utopia review
Utopia is a blockchain ecosystem based on decentralization and peer-to-peer architecture. There is no single data storage server. Instead, it created an individual one for each client. Such a feature reduces the risk of data leakage.
Utopia’s developers are a team of enthusiasts who still hide their identities. This anonymity means that no one can influence the developers, and all data remains with the rightful owners.
Unlike WhatsApp or Telegram, Utopia has not been implicated in any international scandal. Experts have found no technical holes or drawbacks in the system, or functional inconsistencies.
In addition, registering in Utopia does not require entering a phone number, address, or name. The user can remain anonymous and come up with a nickname.
Today, the number of active users is about 100K people. However, this number is increasing, and new people are joining the ecosystem daily.
Utopia is an anonymous ecosystem that has a wide range of built-in tools for stable internet work. It includes an instant messenger, file transferring, crypto container, anonymous browser, etc. When choosing Utopia, the user does not need to search for additional tools to work in the network.
Instant messenger has all the standard features. However, it differs in sophisticated encryption method. There, Utopia implements a multi-level encryption built on elliptic curve25519 and 256-bit AES. This encryption prevents leaks and hacks.
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Features |
Utopia |
| End-to-end encryption Secure cloud storage Anonymous usage Sending voice and text messages Support media files Stickers, gifs, emoticons ‘Delete messages’ function Phone and desktop version Channels and private chats Messages timer | ✖ sophisticated ✔ Separate storage ✔ ✔ ✔ built-in stickers ✔ ✔/✖ only ✔ ✔ ✖ |
What is more reliable: Telegram, WhatsApp, or Utopia?
The most important question is, who is the winner and what should the ordinary user choose if they, in addition to functional perks, want to have high communication security and data storage level?
Telegram and Utopia are messenger apps similar to WhatsApp on the functional side. But the first two are more secure in terms of encryption and protection of users’ data. WhatsApp has many tech drawbacks. And the encryption, like Telegram, hasn’t been used for many years. We can also add many scandals connected to data leakage and cooperation of the company with state authorities.
What about Telegram? This is a popular messaging service among young people that can be used both on the phone and on PC. In addition, Pavel Durov has repeatedly claimed a high degree of security for this messenger. However, recently there was a serious data leak of the Telegram user base.
Unlike its competitors, Utopia has never had a data leak scandal. In addition, the user needs to enter personal data during registration. So, the usage process takes place in anonymous mode. Utopia has many updated functions like a browser, email, crypto container, etc. You can make payments via Utopia. It is convenient and absolutely secure.
The choice is up to you. We only wish you to make the right choice!
utopia just have desktop version.
Good afternoon, dear user! Soon, developers will announce a mobile app’s release date that will greatly facilitate working with the ecosystem. The mobile app is expected to include the same functionality as the desktop app.
Utopia no APP, hard to use.
Good afternoon! You’re right. The desktop version binds the user to a specific location where he can use a laptop or PC. But, the desktop version has several advantages. For example, it is more convenient. You can use several functions at once in one open window. In addition, you control the process of working on the big screen. And for mining Cryptons, you need high computing power.
However, developers are working on releasing a mobile version of the ecosystem.
different arguments are being forwarded by various persons putting in their respective arguments
Good afternoon! Thank you for your feedback. However, all the arguments that we gave in our article were previously checked. When writing and preparing the article, we studied each of the messengers in detail.