Close to being great but needs a few things – Wire • Secure Messenger Review

I’m in the process of evaluating this app and considering leaving my current app. I like Wire a lot but there are a few things that keep me from full adoption. Here is my list: The two most important things: 1) I need a visual cue showing me what I’ve listened to vs unheard. Hard to believe it doesn’t have that yet. Every major messaging app has that. 2) there are TOO MANY icons in the taskbar. There is a general principle in mobile ux that says you never have more than 5 icons in the taskbar (just look at other popular apps). This one has seven which makes the icons way too small. I’ve heard 3 people I’ve shown it to all say that without my prompting. I don’t use most of them so move them to the second level or let me configure Other things that would make this even better: 1) autoplay next message. If I have three messages and click the first, play the second and third ones automatically as each finishes. Voxer does that and it’s awesome. 2) support including for Apple Watch including audio that’s most of my feedback. Do the above and you’ll absolutely dominate. I’d be happy to pay $2-3 a month for this if it had the above.
Review by Buddhastyle on Wire • Secure Messenger.