Kik

Kik

MediaLab AI
Session

Session

The Session Technology Foundation
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About

Kik is a messaging and social networking application that allows users to connect through private chats, group conversations, and live interactions. The platform enables people to communicate with friends, meet new individuals, and join communities based on shared interests. Users can participate in one-on-one messaging, create group chats, or discover new conversations with people from around the world. Kik also features Kik Live, a live streaming component where users can broadcast content or engage with creators in real time. The app is available across multiple devices and is designed to provide a flexible communication experience for a wide range of users. By combining messaging, social discovery, group interaction, and live streaming, Kik offers an all-in-one platform for online communication and entertainment.

About

Session is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that minimizes sensitive metadata, designed and built for people who want absolute privacy and freedom from any form of surveillance. Session accounts are completely anonymous. No phone number or email required. Session doesn’t collect data, so there’s nothing to leak. Send messages through our onion routing network and leave no trace. Session’s code has nothing to hide. Anyone can view, audit, and contribute. With no central point of failure, it’s harder to shut Session down. Talk to your friends or talk to the world. You decide. Closed groups let you talk to up to 20 friends at once, with the same encrypted protection as one-on-one chats. Got a bigger crowd? Use an open group to connect with as many people as you want. Sometimes, a text just isn’t enough. Voice messages let you send something a little more personal, so nothing gets lost in translation.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Individuals, social network users, online communities, and people seeking messaging, group chat, social discovery, and live streaming experiences in a single mobile app

Audience

Anyone who wants an encrypted messaging app that works on all platforms, no phone number required

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 4.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 4.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Kik is very easy to use. It's easy to chat with others without needing a phone number. All you need is an email and password. You can disable DMs from groups and others cant see your user unless they have a chat with you. The bots are easy to use.

Cons

  • You cant face time or voice chat and certain group tags are banned.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I found session 2 years ago when it was just put out and was in love, no sign up or logs, top notch encryption and u can dump and create new accounts as quick and easy as pushing a button. Session is the future.
  • The range of features and the actual current demonstrated capabilities and omissions are grand. Open source is critically important and their protocol is based upon tried and true protocols from safe developers. It's a shame you can't trust their situation as an entity - as all of this can become irrelevant immediately in the blink of an eye under a number of plausible - likely, even - scenarios. This weakness must be addressed.
  • Free and open source. End-to-end encrypted messenger. Decentralized. Doesn't require phone number or email. No meta data tracking.
  • Decentralized. E2e encrypted. No email or number required. P2p v.soon. Faster than tor. Easy interface.

Cons

  • It was buggy, but they were working on it. I also noticed something, called sentinel? A file that someone was trying to send me, in the past I've ran into it and believe it's a form of spyware, probably just the person I was chatting with, but idk...
  • You won't find privacy from apps developed in Australia or by Australians. Period. This is very suspicious and what is secure today may be very quickly made insecure and revelatory retrospectively in one quick patch. Do not trust any company at the mercy of Australian lawmakers. Because even they have no say over the matter if push comes to shove.
  • Not really a con of the app but Session is not really popular.
  • Design is not so cool as compare to signal or others.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

MediaLab AI
Founded: 2018
United States
www.kik.com

Company Information

The Session Technology Foundation
Switzerland
getsession.org

Alternatives

JioChat

JioChat

Reliance Jio Platforms

Alternatives

imo

imo

INDIGO
Cwtch

Cwtch

Open Privacy Research Society
Keybase

Keybase

Zoom Communications
LINE

LINE

Naver

Categories

Messaging Supported

Categories

Messaging Supported
Team Chat Supported

Messaging Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Not Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Not Supported
Payments Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Supported
Threaded Discussion Not Supported
Video Conferencing Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Messaging Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Not Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Not Supported
Threaded Discussion Not Supported
Video Conferencing Not Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Team Chat Features

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) Supported
File Sharing Supported
Groups / Channels Supported
Payments Not Supported
Search / Filter Supported
Self-Destructing Messages Not Supported
Stickers / GIFs Not Supported
Threaded Discussion Not Supported
Video Conferencing Not Supported
Voice Calling Supported

Integrations

Dialogflow Supported
Dimension Labs Supported
EaseUS MobiSaver Supported
Gentask Supported
InteliWISE Supported
KidLogger Supported
MMGuardian Supported
Meya Supported
Microsoft Bot Framework Supported
Mobile Tracker Free Supported
Quiq Supported
Sava Events Supported
Taplink Supported
Tenorshare UltData Supported
TiSPY Supported
Tictuk Supported
Tiger Data Recovery Supported
Whelp Supported
WooTechy iSeeker Supported
respond.io Supported

Integrations

Dialogflow Not Supported
Dimension Labs Not Supported
EaseUS MobiSaver Not Supported
Gentask Not Supported
InteliWISE Not Supported
KidLogger Not Supported
MMGuardian Not Supported
Meya Not Supported
Microsoft Bot Framework Not Supported
Mobile Tracker Free Not Supported
Quiq Not Supported
Sava Events Not Supported
Taplink Not Supported
Tenorshare UltData Not Supported
TiSPY Not Supported
Tictuk Not Supported
Tiger Data Recovery Not Supported
Whelp Not Supported
WooTechy iSeeker Not Supported
respond.io Not Supported
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