Pros
- End-to-end encryption
- Auto-delete function
- Group chat option for group play
- No long-distance charges
Cons
- Cannot be used for sexting with people who don’t know or who have not given you their signal profile info
If you’re looking for a private online space to get down and dirty, there is no better option than Signal. The app itself looks like any other messaging app, however it has state of the art end-to-end-encryption—that’s tech-speak for “ain’t nobody reading messages you don’t want them to read.”
Signal does not store your messages anywhere in the back-end, which means the only person who can listen to your calls or audio-notes, see the photos you send and receive, or read your texts and sexts is the person on the receiving end.
You can also set the messages you send and receive to auto-delete after a certain period of time. So, if you don’t want that dope photo of your dong hanging out in the ether for eternity, just tell Signal to delete it.
Platform: iOS & Android
Connected to sex toy: No
Free Trial: No
Price: Free
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Best for Long-Distance Couples
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Best for Long-Distance Couples
We-Vibe AppCredit: We-VibePros
- App functions as a remote control and chat dashboard
- Has voice-message and video-capabilities for real-life connections
- You can have multiple connected users and only you can see all your own connections
- App enabled a limitless number of vibration patterns
Cons
- Can only chat with one person at a time
- App is free, but toys that you connect will cost you
- Users *can* take screenshots on iOS
- You cannot connect with users you do not know through the app
We-Vibe, the luxury sex toy company responsible for one of Men’s Health’s favorite prostate massagers (Vector) and panty vibrators (Moxie), has app connectivity. The company has an app by its same name, which functions like a remote control, DJ mixing console, and instant messenger all in one.
When you buy a We-Vibe sex toy that’s compatible with the We-Vibe toy (listed here), you can connect your toy to your We-Vibe app, and/or the app on your partner(s) smart device. This in turn allows you or them to control the toy when it is in use through the app, modulating intensity and coming up with new vibrational patterns. There is also an in-app messaging platform that allows you to dirty talk with your partner(s) with the help of audio, video, and/or text.
The main downside of this app is that you cannot connect and have your sex toy app-controlled by people you do not personally know—the app doesn’t have a chat room function that allows you to connect with other users anonymously,