Secret Messaging Apps: 9 Apps That Look Like Games

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Learn about secret messaging apps that look like games commonly used by cheaters
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Are you concerned that your significant other might be using secret messaging apps to cheat? Or perhaps you're a parent concerned that your child might be using these types of apps to talk to people they don't know. Regardless of your reason, there are a few apps out there that look like games but also have messaging functions, hide messages, or just don't look like messaging apps at all. Because these apps don't look like traditional messaging apps, they may be used to hide cheating and other secret communications. In this article, we have gathered 9 apps that may go under the radar as messaging apps.

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Hago

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  1. While the main focus of this app is playing games, it does have a chat function. The chat function isn't private, but the app may not immediately seem like an app with messaging functionality. The app's icon, a yellow background with a white and black smiling face, also doesn't make it seem like a messaging app.
    • Hago is available on iOS and Android. [1]
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Yubo

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  1. While this app isn't a game, it does have messaging functionality. It also doesn't readily look like a messaging app as the app icon is yellow with a black grinning mouth on it, which makes it look like a game. Because of Yubo's game-like icon, people may use it to hide their cheating .
    • Yubo is available on iOS and Android. [2]
3

Calculator#/Calculator Pro+

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  1. While this isn't a game, these apps are very popular as they actually hide messages behind a PIN. Both of these apps look like a calculator, but if you input a PIN into the calculator it will open up the secret messaging app.
    • Calculator# is for iOS [3] , and Calculator Pro+ is for Android. [4]
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4

NetSfere Secure Messaging

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  1. This is because NetSfere's app icon doesn't look like a messaging app—it's simply a white sphere with two red lines going through it.
    • NetSfere is available on both iOS and Android. [5]
5

Dust

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  1. The app's purpose is to give you a safer way to message people, but some may use it to send secret messages because it doesn't look like a texting app. The app's icon is black with two white squares on it.
    • Dust, formerly called Cyber Dust, is available on iOS and Android. [6]
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6

Gem4Me

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  1. It's not necessarily a secret app, but as the app icon doesn't look like a texting app, it may go unnoticed. The app's icon is red-orange with an image of a diamond with a circle swirling around it.
    • Gem4Me is available on iOS and Android. [7]
7

Secret Messenger

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  1. While it doesn't require a PIN or passcode to access, the app itself doesn't look like a messaging app. The icon has a white background with a black drawing of a ghost with horns on it, which makes it look like a game. This makes the app popular with people who might use it to hide their cheating.
    • Secret Messenger is available on iOS and Android. [8]
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8

magicApp

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  1. The app allows you to get a second number that you can use to call or text other people. While this is not an uncommon type of app, magicApp is different in that the app icon doesn't look like a texting or calling app icon—it is simply a blue icon with a white "M" on it.
    • MagicApp is available on iOS and Android. [9]
9

MySudo

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  1. It allows you to privately access the web, shop, as well as call and text. There is no password to access the app so it's not secret, but the app doesn't look like a messaging app. The app's icon has a purple to blue gradient background and has white text with the word "SUDO".
    • MySudo is available on iOS and Android. [10]
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    My girl is playing all these games, and I see all encrypted letters, but she tells me she is not doing anything, but my gut tells me different. What should I do without making assumptions?
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    Look at her phone, and check if she has the apps or if she has ever downloaded the apps.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.ihago.net/m/?lang=en#/home
      2. ↑ https://www.yubo.live
      3. ↑ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calculator-hide-photos-videos/id1165276801
      4. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.privatesmsbox.calc&hl=en_US&gl=US
      5. ↑ https://www.netsfere.com
      6. ↑ https://usedust.com
      7. ↑ https://gem4me.com/?lang=en
      8. ↑ https://secret.chat
      9. ↑ https://www.magicjack.com/account/mjLandingpages.do?page=magicApp
      1. ↑ https://mysudo.com

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