FAQ
Here you can find most common questions asked about using Acter App.
How secure is Acter?
Acter offers end-to-end encryption, limited metadata collection, a decentralized model, and a low data mode for those with slow internet connections, ensuring secure and private access to organize change. Find more in our dedicated article about 🔐 Security.
However, security means different things to different individuals and organizing groups. It's important to note that no app can guarantee absolute security in every threat and scenario. Security threats can vary based on your own identity, regional factors, specific and unique organising circumstances. We strongly recommend that you evaluate your own security needs and consider any regional threats or scenarios that might affect your organization and activism. As we are aware that we at Acter do not possess all answers, we are always looking for improving the ways to optimise security.
How is Acter different from other platforms?
Overall in two areas; 1. security and 2. organizing capacity.
We believe that to claim civic space, we must also take back ownership of the digital space, dominated by big tech. We are working to transform digital organizing by providing a secure, decentralized, and mobile-first platform designed to empower people and organizers. Unlike profit-driven Big Tech, Acter prioritizes privacy and user control, offering a safe space for organizing without surveillance risks. Comparison chart to other messaging tools:
Furthermore, we acknowledge that you need more than just chat to organise your community. That's why in Acter you can create events, create resource libraries, create task lists and also organize in spaces. In messaging app such as WhatsApp, everything tends to disappear in chat.
Beyond just a tool, Acter fosters a supportive community through training, peer-to-peer learning, and a resilient network that activists can rely on in times of crisis. By addressing the barriers to effective organizing and offering both a practical tool as well as direct movement support, Acter is cultivating a new era of activism—one that is secure, connected, and unstoppable.
How often to you update the app?
At the moment, we update the app weekly for fixes and updates. If you have installed it Acter via any app store, it should automatically update, unless you deactivated auto-updating. However we recommend keeping it on because we are actively fixing bugs and other functionalities of the app.
What languages are currently available?
Currently we support English, German, Polish, French, Spanish, Arabic and Swahili! If you would like to support us with translating the app to your language, please contact us!