Hongi

Hongi tells you who you are really talking to. A voice on the phone is no longer proof of anything. Voice cloning is cheap, caller ID is easy to fake, and the most effective scams start with someone who sounds exactly like your bank, your colleague, or your daughter. Hongi gives you a way to check. TWO WORDS, ONE SHARED CHECK Pair once with someone you trust. From then on, either of you can verify the other in any call. You each see two codewords: you say one, they say the other. Both must match. Because the check runs in both directions, an impostor cannot pass it by repeating what they just heard. The codewords rotate, so a word that leaks is worthless a moment later. VERIFY WITHOUT SAYING A WORD Sometimes you cannot ask out loud. Send a silent identity check instead and get a simple yes or no back, without breaking the conversation. VERIFIED ORGANISATIONS Browse a curated directory of organisations that have proven they control their domain and passed an editorial review. See their official phone numbers and domains, so you can tell a genuine call from an impersonation before you act on it. The directory grows as organisations join. BUILT TO STAY PRIVATE Hongi works offline. Verification happens on your device, between you and the person you paired with. It needs no account, no phone number to hand over, and no contact list to upload. Staff of organisations that use Hongi can optionally sign in, to verify callers and colleagues from their phone. That sign-in is separate and is never needed to use Hongi yourself. Your codewords never leave your phone. CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE Codewords are available in 15 languages, so you can verify in whichever language you actually speak. WHO IT IS FOR Families protecting older relatives from grandparent scams. Colleagues approving payments. Anyone who has ever hesitated for a second and wondered whether the voice on the line is genuine. Hongi is free. A note on what this is: Hongi verifies identity between people who have paired, and helps you recognise organisations in the directory. It is a tool for checking, not a guarantee against every kind of fraud. Stay careful with anyone who pressures you to act quickly.