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title: "Softtalk: Messaging App"
description: "Chat, make free voice/video calls and sell in-app without sharing your phone number. Encrypted DMs, file sharing, groups up to 500,000."
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published_at: "2026-09-22T14:27:13.892Z"
updated_at: "2026-09-28T05:11:09.099Z"
---

# Softtalk: Messaging App

Chat, make free voice/video calls and sell in-app without sharing your phone number. Encrypted DMs, file sharing, groups up to 500,000.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Communication & Social](/categories/communication-social)
- [SoftTalk Messenger](/softtalk-messenger)

## Summary

Chat, call, and trade without sharing your phone number

An encrypted messaging app for Africans and global users that supports text chat, free voice and video calls, group chats, document sharing, and a built-in marketplace.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://softtalk.me/ |
| Tagline | Chat, call, and trade without sharing your phone number |
| Primary country | Nigeria |
| Platforms | Web, Android, iOS |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

SoftTalk Messenger is an encrypted messaging app for Africans and global users who want to chat, place calls, and buy or sell products and services in one place.

Key capabilities include:
- **Text messaging and large group chats**, with support for groups of up to **500,000 members** for communities, families, and co-workers
- **Free voice and video calling**, including HD face-to-face video calls
- **Privacy features**, including **encrypted communications** and the ability to **chat and make calls without sharing a phone number**
- **Document sharing**, sending files such as PDFs, spreadsheets, audio files, and images without switching to email
- **In-app marketplace and stores**, letting users create a store to sell goods and services or buy from sellers
- **Airtime and data purchases**, offering data bundles for supported networks (as listed in-app)
- **Creator/group monetization**, where eligible creator groups can earn monthly income based on active engagements

Available on **Web**, **Android**, and **iOS**.

Built for **B2C users**, with a **B2B2C** angle for creators and community admins who want to monetize group engagement and sell through the marketplace.

Notable in an African context for combining encrypted chat and calling with **creator monetization** and commerce features, and for being operated by **SoftTalk Communication Ltd** in Lagos, Nigeria, with monetization eligibility referenced across multiple African markets.

## Features

- [Communication & Social](/categories/communication-social): Category
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Community Platform](/tags/community-platform): Product feature or technology
- [Marketplace](/tags/marketplace): Product feature or technology
- [Messaging](/tags/messaging): Product feature or technology
- [Social Networking](/tags/social-networking): Product feature or technology
- [Nigeria](/countries/nigeria): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/softtalk-messenger/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/softtalk-messenger/reviews)
- [Transparency](/softtalk-messenger/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/softtalk-messenger)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)