Voice and video calls
One-to-one, encrypted between the two phones. Choose who can connect to you directly. Other calls go through our relay, which hides your IP address.
Now on the App Store in Israel
What's said between us stays between us.
A private messenger. One-to-one chats and private groups are end-to-end encrypted. Voice and video calls, channels, clips and bots. No ads.
End-to-end encrypted chats
How it works
One message. What the server sees.
Your message is locked on your phone and opened only on theirs. On the way, it passes through our server. The server knows who wrote to whom, when, and how big the message is. Not what it says.
- The keys stay on your devices. Only the devices in the conversation have them.
- We can't read it. Not the text, not the photos, not the voice notes.
- No switching to plain text. An encrypted chat never switches to readable sending, and it tells you if someone's security code changes.
Illustration. Names are made up.
What's end-to-end encrypted, and what isn't.
End-to-end encrypted
Only the devices in the conversation can open these.
- One-to-one chatsMessages, photos, videos, voice notes and files.
- Private groupsThe same, for everyone in the group.
- Secret chatsBetween two specific devices, with no backup and no copies on your other devices.
- One-to-one voice and video callsEncrypted between the two phones. Calls are never recorded.
Not end-to-end encrypted
These are encrypted in transit and on our servers, but we can read them.
- Public groups and channelsThey are open to anyone.
- ClipsThey are public videos.
- Messages to botsThe chat with a bot says so.
- Your name, username, photo and bioShown to whoever your privacy settings allow.
- Who wrote to whom, and whenOur server needs this to deliver messages. It also knows how big a file is.
Algorithms: X25519Ed25519AES-256-GCM
What's in the app.
Groups and channels
With admins and permissions. In private groups, admins decide whether new members can read earlier messages.
Clips
Short public videos, up to 60 seconds, from your camera or your library. Like, comment and share.
Bots
Chat with bots made by people and businesses. Every bot has a page that shows what it can see. Build your own with QivBot, right in a chat.
Photos without your location
GPS location and other identifying details are removed before a photo is sent. Files that could run code get a warning before you open them.
Account security
Two-step verification, recovery codes, and app lock with Face ID or a passcode. See every signed-in device and sign any of them out.
Privacy settings
Choose who sees your number, last seen and photo, who can add you to groups, and how much of a message shows in notifications.
Up to 10 accounts on one phone
Sign in with your phone number or a Qivpass number. In English, Hebrew and Russian.
Messaging
Voice messages, photos, videos and files. Replies, reactions, forwarding, editing, pinned messages and search. Disappearing messages. Stickers and GIFs.
Qivuna for Windows.
Your chat list and the open chat side by side, on a big screen, with a real keyboard. Voice and video calls too.
This download is for a Windows computer. Open qivuna.com/download/en on your computer and install it from there.
- Version 1.0.35
- 31 MB
- Windows 10/11, 64-bit
SHA-2569a525bb393975cceaefc5addada8efde733ccb6c7ff413103a6acb5eb4c32066
The file is not digitally signed yet, so Windows shows a SmartScreen warning before it installs. How to continue
Questions.
Can Qivuna read my messages?
Private messages: no. They are locked on your phone, and the keys are only with the people in the conversation. What does pass through us: who wrote to whom, and when. What is written in a public group or channel is visible to anyone who joins.
What does the server keep when I send a photo?
An encrypted blob, without the file name or type. The server does know the file size, the sender and the recipient.
Where can I get Qivuna?
On iPhone, from the App Store, in Israel for now. On Windows computers, at qivuna.com/download. Android is coming soon.
How do I move to a new phone?
Enter your chat recovery code, or scan a QR code from a phone that is already linked. The recovery code brings your encrypted chats to the new phone, even without the old one.
Does it cost anything?
No. Qivuna is free on the App Store, and there are no ads.
Who can use it?
Qivuna is for people aged 16 and over.
Another question? support@qivuna.com