I use Wire and Signal. Honestly, there’s no point even comparing Signal with Telegram. The Signal client and the platform are abysmal — slow, unreliable (can’t

I use Wire and Signal. Honestly, there’s no point even comparing Signal with Telegram. The Signal client and the platform are abysmal — slow, unreliable (can’t say if the message will get delivered and when), generates device change notifications at random when nothing has changed, still can’t backup and restore chats on iOS, changing a device means jumping through hoops to join groups again, etc. In my usage, Signal is the antithesis of chat UX, though it has been improving very slowly over time. Wire is a decent alternative since it also syncs chats across devices, but its clients are slow. Any chat with images will usually crawl when you scroll. The company also doesn’t care about free users (not that it should) and so it probably makes sense only for people who’re willing to pay. WhatsApp shares metadata with Facebook. So it’s a complete non-starter.