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Ricochet Refresh vs Night Drop: catalog facts
Ricochet Refresh	Night Drop
Free Free and open source, supported by a not-for-profit.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Android
No central server and minimal metadata Hides IP address and location from contacts	No phone number, email or account; identity is a local keypair End-to-end encrypted messages sent peer to peer over Tor
Both contacts must be online at the same time Desktop only, no mobile apps	One-to-one chats only, no groups New project with a small user base
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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