ThreatScoopOnionChat vs WiVeWa
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
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.
WiVeWa
To use this Application, you need a subscription for the proprietary wivewa.de server component This is the Android client for WiVeWa. It is mainly a Browser that opens WiVeWa, but there is more: - the App uses a private key that is generated and stored in your hardware for the authentication - the App downloads the addressbook and provides it as "Wontakte" - the App can show caller details (name + last ticket) when using Welefon or another compatible App - the App can upload incoming and outgoing call details to the WiVeWa phone system ("Korrespondenzliste" extension)
| Feature | ThreatScoopOnionChat | WiVeWa |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-Droid |
| Categories | SMSMessagingBrowser | SMSMessagingBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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