Briar vs ZOLEO

Side-by-side comparison of features, reviews, pricing and more

Briar

Category: Communication Tools
Industries: Business, Education

Pricing

Free

ZOLEO

Category: Communication Tools
Industries: Business, Education

Pricing

Free

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5/5

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Briar reviews

Probably the most secure messaging app out of any available, great idea! Unfortunately it will not be a good replacement for more popular messaging apps anytime soon. There is no way to send a video. Pictures are possible, but only in a chat with one other person and they get massively compressed. Pretty crazy in 2022. I love the idea of my messages not being routed through a central server, but it's not ready to replace my messaging app of choice. I'll check back in a few years.

- Richard

I would like to see a pop-up chat head. If I'm not looking at the screen I will miss the flash notification across the top. I have missed a reply for hours. I like adding the contact without using my phone number. I was using TextNow and Text free but the constant ads drove me crazy! I think this is a good app.

- Arthur Brenneman

This is probably one of the best messaging apps ever. I didn't even know a messaging app ever existed without using data . I installed this app into two phones and turned off Wi-Fi off for both of them and only left Bluetooth on. The app worked perfectly and no delayed text messages. I never knew that text messaging apps existed without ever having to use data or a Wi-Fi connection. I'm glad this technology exists because this would be very good in an emergency situations. Love this technology.

- WESTCOAST RONNIE

ZOLEO reviews

Great app and product. App has a few minor bugs but overall is pretty stable. One thing I am struggling with is notifications coming through when people send me messages. Message notifications often don't show on the android notifications bar but appear in the app after opening. This requires opening the app often and has led to a few missed/late messages. Running s20fe android 12.

- Chris Miller

App will not load on Galaxy S10. Get to phone # verification screen then it crashes. Tried everything, including 1+hr with tech support, who was great, but couldn't fix it. Works on my old iPhone, so I carried that + S10 on a solo backpack trip recently. Found out mid trip that the iPhone no longer holds a charge. So I had extra weight, 2 phones, and still no way to message from the field. Check-in worked from device, but Zoleo's big selling point is msg ability. Zoleo needs to fix this!

- Pat Ortmeyer

In general it works great. I can send texts to my wife when in nature. She can also see where I am, and I can send SOS in case something goes wrong (not used fortunately). Recently it turned off for no reason. It had enough charge and turning on and off is hard because it is a small button and you have to press for a few seconds, so it is weird that it was suddenly turned off, and dangerous when you suddenly need it in case of emergency. They want user's feedback. I said I want to download my tracks so I can check it out on Google Maps. This is easy to program for them. They were very unresponsive to this idea. I could do this with my SPOT communicator 10 years ago already.

- Vincent van Rooijen

Pros & cons

Briar

Pros
Briar eliminates the danger of metadata spying
Multiple connection options bring versatility
No servers to shut down

Cons
Audits aren’t a guarantee
Could alienate the general populace
Tough to popularize

ZOLEO

Pros
Coverage everywhere via satellite, cellular or Wi-Fi
With 24/7 emergency response coordination partner
Share GPS coordinates

Cons
Message notifications often don't show on the android notifications
Cant manage contacts in the app
Short battery life

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