Coming soon to iPhone
Your chats.Nobody else’s.
An end-to-end encrypted messenger for the people you actually know.
No phone number
Disappears 5 min after it’s read
End-to-end encrypted
- End-to-end encrypted
- Over Tor by default
- No phone number
- Messages that disappear
- Invite only
Timers
Messages that disappear after they’re read
Set a timer for each chat, from 30 seconds to a week. Messages delete themselves once they’re read, and the other person sees when you change the timer.
Contacts
No public directory
Nobody can look you up by phone number, because there isn’t one. Add people you know by QR code, invite link or username, and scan a code in person to verify each other’s keys.
Requests
Strangers wait at the door
Someone you haven’t added can only send a request. It stays hidden until you accept it, and you can report or block them right there.
Tor
Over Tor by default
Kinnod connects through the Tor network, so our server can’t see your IP address. If Tor stops responding, you decide whether to connect directly. Kinnod never switches on its own.
Built for small circles
Groups
Groups by invitation
Family and friends in one chat, encrypted end to end. Nobody joins without an invite.
Safety
Report or block from any chat
Every chat has Report and Block. Reports go to our moderators, and the person is blocked right away.
Sign-up
No phone number, no email
Pick a username and a password. We never learn the password, so keep it somewhere safe.
What our server keeps
Short lists, because we built it to know as little as possible.
Keeps
- Your username, and a sign-in record that doesn’t reveal your password
- The public keys of your phone
- Sealed messages until they’re delivered, 7 days at most
- A notification token, so your phone can show “New message”
Never has
- What your messages say
- Who a message is from
- Your IP address, when you connect over Tor
- Your phone number or email address
- Your address book
Questions
Something else? Write to [email protected]
When can I get Kinnod?
We’re finishing it now. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you once, on the day it’s out.
Which phones does it work on?
Kinnod comes to iPhone first. An Android version is planned.
Can Kinnod read my messages?
No. Messages are encrypted on your phone, and only the person you write to can open them. Our server passes on sealed envelopes it can’t open.
What is Tor, and why use it?
Tor is a network of volunteer-run relays. It passes your connection through several of them, so no single relay knows both who you are and where you’re connecting. Kinnod connects to its server this way, so the server never learns your IP address. The first connection can take a few seconds.
What if I forget my password?
We can’t reset it. We don’t know it, and there’s no phone number or email address to recover it with. Write it down somewhere safe.
Is it free?
Yes, Kinnod is free. We may add an optional paid plan later.
What happens to my email address?
We use it once, to tell you Kinnod is out, and then delete the whole list. If you don’t confirm it within 7 days, we delete it sooner. Every email from us has a link to remove it right away.
Be among the first
Leave your email and we’ll tell you when Kinnod is out.