Keet review (2026): is it any good?
Peer-to-peer chat and video calls with no phone number needed
Keet report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for peer-to-peer chat and calls with no phone number
Keet is a free peer-to-peer messenger with calls and rooms, and no phone number or email. It has no admin console, roles or integrations, and your 24-word seed phrase is how you get chats onto a new device. Keep it safe.
Who Keet is for
- Fits if you want private chat and calls without a phone number
- Works for small groups who trade big files directly
Who Keet is not for
- Not for you if you want managed workplace chat, as there is no admin console
- Watch out: lose your seed phrase and you cannot move your chats to a new device
- Watch out: mobile apps are offered only in supported regions, with an Android file as the fallback
- Too light for teams that need integrations, since none are listed
Why Keet gets a 3.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree for everything, with no subscriptions, premium features or ads.
- AFree plan and trialFree outright. The vendor describes no paid plan or business edition.
- CFeaturesChat, calls, rooms and big file transfers. No admin tools, roles or integrations.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. A 24-word seed phrase has to be kept to move to another device.
- BPlatforms and integrationsMac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. No web version and no API.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Keet's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/keet#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/keet.svg" alt="Keet: 3.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Keet stands among team communication apps
Keet's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 60 of the 75 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 6.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 60 of 75) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Keet has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 76 team communication apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Keet’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 58 of 75, level with 17
- AFree plan and trialAbove 60 of 75, level with 15
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 75, level with 61
- CEase of useAbove 11 of 75, level with 46
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 75, level with 41
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 66 team communication apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Keet, or make your own?
Keep it
Keet is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 60 of the 75 other team communication apps we grade.
What you could not
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- Video calls.
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- End-to-end encryption done properly.
What this rests on. Keet’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Keet?
Keet is a messaging app that sends chats, calls and files directly between devices rather than through company servers. Accounts need no phone number or email and are tied to a 24-word seed phrase. It runs on desktop and mobile and has group rooms and broadcast rooms.
Worth knowing
- Because there is no server, the site says your 24-word seed phrase is how you get your chats and contacts onto another device; keep it safe.
- The site describes no admin console, workspace roles or third-party integrations, so it suits personal and small-group chat more than managed workplace use.
- Mobile apps are offered through the App Store or Google Play 'in supported regions', and an Android APK is linked from the download page.
- The vendor describes Keet as free of charge; the site gives no paid plan or business edition.
Key features
- Direct peer-to-peer transfer
- Messages, calls and files go straight between participants' devices, with no central server handling them.
- No phone number or email
- An account is created without personal details. Identity is a 24-word seed phrase, much like a crypto wallet.
- Audio and video calls
- One-to-one and group calls run over the same peer-to-peer connections, and the site says they are tuned for large group calls.
- Rooms and broadcast rooms
- Group rooms are open to join by link, and broadcast rooms let creators post to an audience that can react but not reply.
- Files of any size
- Files are sent device to device, and the FAQ says there is no size limit.
- Multi-device sync
- A second device is linked by scanning a QR code or using a sync link from a device that is already connected.
Keet pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Keet is free to use.
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- Free to use. The FAQ says there are no subscriptions, no premium features and no ads.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | The whole app, with no paid tier. |
Read from keet.io on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Keet before you buy.
How people rate the Keet app
4.6
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars82%
- 4 stars7%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star7%
343 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Is Keet open source?
Keet is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Is Keet end-to-end encrypted?
Keet describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.