# Keet review (2026): is it any good? > Peer-to-peer chat and video calls with no phone number needed Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Team Communication - **Made by:** Holepunch - **Website:** https://keet.io - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want managed workplace chat, as there is no admin console. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Keet is free to use. - **Pricing model:** 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 https://keet.io on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Keet before buying. ## 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. ## Good for - People who want chat that needs no phone number or email - Small groups that care about privacy more than admin controls - Sending very large files without a cloud upload ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: A.** Free for everything, with no subscriptions, premium features or ads. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright. The vendor describes no paid plan or business edition. - **Features: C.** Chat, calls, rooms and big file transfers. No admin tools, roles or integrations. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. A 24-word seed phrase has to be kept to move to another device. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. No web version and no API. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/team-chat ## Keep it, 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. - You could not: Chat that a whole team counts on staying up. - You could not: Video calls. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: End-to-end encryption done properly. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 343 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6443880549 **Tags:** Team chat, End-to-end encrypted, Video calls, File sharing ## Alternatives - [Signal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/signal): Nonprofit messenger with end-to-end encrypted chats and calls. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keet-vs-signal) - [Element](https://toolgpa.com/tools/element): End-to-end encrypted chat and calls on the Matrix standard. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/element-vs-keet) - [SimpleX Chat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simplex-chat): Private messenger that uses no user identifiers at all. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keet-vs-simplex-chat) - [Briar](https://toolgpa.com/tools/briar): Serverless encrypted messaging that syncs over Tor, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/briar-vs-keet) - [Jami](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jami): Peer-to-peer encrypted chat, calls and video conferences. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jami-vs-keet) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://keet.io - https://keet.io/download Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/keet Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).