Cord - Private Messaging
Mads Schmidt Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Cord - Private Messaging is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by Mads Schmidt. Requires iOS 15.6. Updated October 20, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 44 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Oct 20
- 2026 · v5.0.3
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About Cord - Private Messaging
Cord is a privacy-first messaging app with end-to-end encryption and minimal identity requirements—no phone number, no email, no contact upload. Chat history stays on your device. End-to-End Encryption End-to-end encryption for messages Forward secrecy Cryptographic message authentication Minimal Identity by Design No phone number required No email required No contact list uploads Join cords via code/QR History Stays on Your Phone Chat history is stored in an encrypted database on your device Cord does not upload that history An app update does not delete your chats Move to a new phone on the same Wi-Fi. Chats copy directly between the phones, encrypted for the transfer, and are not uploaded After the move, messaging continues on the new phone. The previous phone can still be opened to read Key Features Create or join secure cords (group chats) Real-time encrypted messaging Move chats, including photos and files, to a new phone Message expiration options Dark and light themes Push notifications (no message content) Privacy-First No ads or trackers Built on open cryptographic standards Designed to minimize stored data Why Choose Cord? Cord focuses on private communication without tying your account to personal identifiers. Your messages are end-to-end encrypted so only participants can read them. History stays on the device, and you move it yourself when you change phones. For App Store Connect, the promotional text is 145 characters: Privacy-first messaging with end-to-end encryption—no phone number, no email. Move chats to a new phone over Wi-Fi. History stays on your device. What's New: Chat history stays in an encrypted database on your device. Updating the app does not delete your chats. Move to a new phone on the same Wi-Fi. Chats copy directly between the phones and are not uploaded. After the move, messaging continues on the new phone. The move is described as a handoff, not a backup and not a second active phone. Chat history is copied on the local network and is not uploaded. After the move, messaging continues on the new phone, and the previous phone can still be opened to read.
What’s new
Version 5.0.3 · Updated October 20, 2026
Added an option to set an app wallpaper. Efficiency upgrades and UI improvements including in-chat notices when screenshots are taken.
App privacy
The developer, Mads Schmidt, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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