How can we help?

Yes. Chats, groups, calls and status are free, with no ads. Premium is optional and adds a verified name, chat backup, more room and the ability to start Hush chats.

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With your phone number or email address. We send you a verification code, so there is no password to create or remember.

Connect with a @username, a QR code, a link or a nearby sound. NIDEA never reads your phone book, and nobody is on your list unless you put them there.

Free accounts use one device at a time. Premium lets you stay signed in on up to 3. You can manage or sign out devices under Privacy settings in the app.

NIDEA is available for Android.

People aged 18 and over.

Yes. You can fix a typo within 15 minutes, or take a message back for everyone in the chat.

You decide how long a status lasts (12, 24 or 48 hours) and who sees it: all your active contacts, everyone except some people, or a short list you choose. It expires by itself, or you can delete it sooner. You can see who viewed it and reply privately.

Yes. Voice and video calls are free and built for slow connections. They need an internet connection and cannot make emergency calls, so use your phone’s own calling for emergencies. Calls are encrypted on the way through our servers and are never recorded.

Share it with the right people.

1. Start a new status in the app.
2. Add your text or photo.
3. Choose how long it lasts and who can see it.
4. Tap Post. It posts in the background, and if it fails you can tap to retry.

You can also use a QR code, a link or the nearby option.

1. Ask for their @username, or have them show their QR code.
2. Search for the @username, or scan the QR code, in the app.
3. Start your chat.

No. Messages, photos, files, voice notes and status updates are end-to-end encrypted, so only the people in the chat can open them. We see that a message was sent, never what it says. Calls are encrypted in transit but are not end-to-end encrypted.

Read the Privacy Policy

Yes. In the app, go to Profile, then Privacy & Security, then Download my data. You get your chats, groups, calls and settings as a file. Photos and files are listed in it, not copied.

In the app, go to Profile, then Privacy, then Delete Account. If you cannot get into the app, the step-by-step instructions are on the account deletion page.

Account deletion page

Use the Report button inside the app. For anything to do with the safety of a child, write to safety@netgrawl.com. For a technical problem, email nidea@netgrawl.com.

Child Safety Policy

Yes. A person you block cannot reach you, and is not told.

A verified tick and a reserved username, an encrypted backup of your chats, more storage, bigger files and groups, up to 3 devices, and the ability to start Hush chats.

Full comparison and prices

No. Premium is paid when you start. What you can try free is starting Hush, once, for 7 days, from inside the app.

On the NIDEA website, by card, on a secure payment page. We never see your card details.

You keep Premium until the end of the period you paid for. Your username stays held for you for 60 days, and you have 60 days to restore your backup. Nothing else is taken from you.

Yes. It is locked on your phone with a key only you hold, so we cannot read it, and we cannot recover it if you lose your backup password. It covers text and images, never Hush chats.

A chat that leaves no trail. You both agree first, messages are removed once they are read, nothing can be saved or forwarded, and your names are hidden behind random aliases. Anyone can receive Hush. Starting one needs Premium.

How Hush works

Yes. Everyone gets a 7-day try-out of starting Hush, once, from inside the app.

Hush is built so a capture tells nobody who you are. Inside Hush you and the other person go by random aliases like “Calm Heron 41”, with no name, photo or username, and a new alias for every chat. Screenshots and screen recording are blocked, and you can add a Hush PIN so messages stay blurred until you reveal them.

Check that the phone number or email address is typed correctly, wait a minute, and ask for a new code. For email, look in your spam folder. If it still does not come, write to us.

Older versions of NIDEA can be asked to update before they keep working. Open NIDEA on Google Play and update it.

Free accounts use one device at a time, so signing in on a new phone asks which device to sign out. Premium allows up to 3. You can see and sign out your devices under Privacy settings.

Calls need an internet connection on both phones. Check your connection, make sure NIDEA is up to date, and try again. If you see that calling is not available right now, wait a little and retry.

Starting Hush needs Premium or your one-time try-out. You also cannot start one if there is already a Hush chat or request with that person, or if they said no recently. Anyone can receive Hush for free.

If you are signed in on another device, sign the lost phone out under Privacy settings. If you have no other device, write to nidea@netgrawl.com from the email address on your account.