Features
Everything in the box
What KalTiQ does today, and what's landing next. We label every feature honestly: Live works now, Soon is in development.
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, polls Soon
- Scheduled and disappearing messages Soon
- Pinned messages and saved messages Soon
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 Soon
- Join requests and moderation queue Soon
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 Soon
- Video conferences up to 32 participants Soon
- Screen sharing and call history with duration & status Soon
Media & attachments
- Photos, videos and documents with previews Live
- Voice messages with waveform Live
- Large file uploads with progress and cancel Live
- Location sharing, live location Soon
- Stickers and sticker packs, GIFs Soon
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 Soon
- QR code / link to share your number Soon
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 PayPal or cryptocurrency Soon
- Gift coins to friends; tip channels Soon
- Premium perks: larger uploads, extra stickers, profile badges Soon
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 chats Roadmap
One account, every screen. Your conversations, contacts and calling number stay with you across the web and Android app.