# Vutalk - Encrypted Messenger — By username, no phone number

> By username, no phone number (iPhone/iPad app by Cncloud Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vutalk-encrypted-messenger/id6798315517 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Cncloud Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1863670513)
- Category: Social Networking, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 147 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Bangla, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France) and 34 more
- Released: 2026-09-16
- Data updated: 2026-10-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vutalk-encrypted-messenger/id6798315517/reviews.md

## What is Vutalk?

Vutalk is an end-to-end encrypted messenger for people who would rather not hand over a phone number or an email address.

You create an account without either. The app gives you an Account ID and a recovery key, and nothing else is needed. Other people reach you through the username you pick, or the QR code that goes with it. Your address book is never uploaded.

Messages, calls, and files are encrypted on your device before they leave it, and the keys stay on your devices. Nobody in between can read them, and neither can we.

FEATURES

No number, no email — Create an account with no phone number and no email address. Keep your Account ID and recovery key: they are how you get back in.

Username and QR code — Share a username, or let someone scan your code. Your contacts are never uploaded or matched against our servers.

Encrypted messaging — One-to-one and group conversations, end-to-end encrypted by default.

Voice and video calls — Encrypted calls, one-to-one and in groups, with voice or video.

Photos, video, and files — Send images, videos, documents, and voice messages through the same encrypted channel.

Disappearing messages — Choose how long a conversation keeps its history, from seconds to weeks.

Free, with nothing to buy — No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no advertising.

Modern cryptography — Key agreement uses X3DH, and every message advances a Double Ratchet, so earlier messages stay protected even if a device is compromised later.

Accounts created with an email address in an earlier version keep signing in with that address.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-09-30

Sign up without a phone number or an email address.

- New accounts get an Account ID and a recovery key. There is no PIN and no verification code.
- The smiley button opens emoji, stickers, and GIFs in one panel.
- New icons throughout the app.
- Group chats have a voice call button next to video.
- The in-app list is now called Contacts.
- In dark mode, your own messages stand out from the background.
- Profile photos: take one or choose from your library.
- Stability fixes.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-18

Calls now reach you even when Vutalk is closed.

- Incoming calls ring on the lock screen with Answer and Decline, and keep ringing until the caller hangs up. This also works on carriers where the system's own call screen is not available.
- Calls you miss while the app is closed now appear as missed calls in the chat.
- Signing out during a call ends the call properly.
- Mentions of yourself in a group are readable again.
- Being put on hold in a group call no longer ends the call.
- The "Not verified" label now appears only on message requests.
- Settings has been tidied up, and the verification step no longer gets stuck when reloading.
- Stability fixes.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-16

No release notes.

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