What we don't realize is that anything on our phones is subject to someone's ability to hack into it. Text messages we think are deleted forever are actually maintained on a phone for years. This app, designed by two former Navy SEALs, stops all of this.

The app mostly does what your phone already does—places calls, sends texts and emails, shares photos. But it does so under heavy encryption which is unmatched by nearly every facet of the iPhone's default security measures (iMessage is hardware encrypted FWIW). Using the ZRTP encryption technology developed by Silent Circle co-founder Phil Zimmerman (who also offered some of the first open-source cryptology tools) in the early 90s, Silent Circle's encryption is so good that mercenaries have been using the technology in the field, but it won't only be for high-end military use.

For $20 a month, anyone can call upon the services of Silent Circle, which performs all encryption on the iPhone itself, preventing a government or law enforcement agency to force a third party to hand over its logs and transcripts. It even has a self-destruct mode, which will erase a text, email or image after a set period of time, making it especially great for those adorned in tin foil. And if you're feeling extra paranoid, the company even offers voice and data plans to customers.

The price seems steep, but could be inexpensive compared to what you could potentially tally up due to someone hacking into your phone.