Features
Everything in the box
What Kaltiq does today, and what is still completing its client rollout. Live is available now; Preview has a production service foundation but is not yet complete on every client.
Messaging
- One-to-one chats with delivery & read receipts Live
- Typing indicators and online presence Live
- Rich text formatting, links and quoted replies Live
- Multi-device sync: web, phone and desktop share one account Live
- Self-hosted background notifications Live no Firebase dependency
- Reactions and polls Live on web
- Scheduled and disappearing messages Live on web
- Pinned and saved messages Live
Groups & channels
- Groups of up to 1,024 members Live
- Channels for broadcasting to unlimited subscribers Live
- Roles and permissions per member (read, write, share, admin) Live
- Find and add people by username, email or tag Live
- Topics / sub-threads in large groups Live on web
- Join requests and moderation queue Service live
Voice & video calls
- One-to-one voice and video calls over WebRTC Live
- Call by 12-digit number Soon number lookup API is live; in-app dialer rolling out
- Voice conferences up to 128 participants Self-hosted SFU
- Video conferences up to 32 participants Self-hosted SFU
- Screen sharing and call history with duration & status Live on web
Media & attachments
- Photos, videos and documents with previews Live
- Voice messages with waveform Live
- Large file uploads with progress and cancel Live
- Location sharing and time-limited live location Live on web
- First-party sticker packs and GIF media Live on web
Identity & numbers
- 12-digit Internet Calling Numbers, bound to your account Live server & API live; in-app picker rolling out
- General, vanity (patterns like 7777, 123456) and premium tiers Live
- Random selection offered at registration; one number per account Live
- No SIM, carrier or country tie Live
- Choose a username for 20 coins from inside the app Live
- QR code / link to share your number Live
Kal coins & wallet
- 100 free coins for every new account Live
- Spend coins on usernames (20), general numbers (50), vanity (100), premium (1,000+) Live
- Wallet ledger: every credit and debit, with reason Live
- Safe retries: a repeated request never charges twice Live
- Buy coins with supported cryptocurrency networks Live
- PayPal checkout Provider approval
- Gift coins to friends and tip channels Live
- Premium larger uploads, extra stickers and profile badges Policy live
Apps & platform
- Web app, installable as a PWA Live
- Bots and automation through the gRPC API and KalTiQ CLI Live
- Open-source core you can inspect and self-host Live
- Android and iOS apps in the stores Soon
- Windows, macOS and Linux desktop apps Soon
Privacy & safety
- TLS encryption for all traffic between your device and our servers Live
- Hashed passwords, token-based sessions, per-user permissions Live
- Admin actions are audited Live
- End-to-end encrypted private-message payloads Live multi-device keys with audited authorized recovery; not zero-knowledge
One account, every screen. Your conversations, contacts and calling number stay with you across the web and Android app.