Some things should leave no echo.
Tacet is a quiet, private messaging app. No ads, no trackers, no contact harvesting — just fast chats with the people you choose, protected from the start.
Free for personal use. iOS 15+ and Android 9+.
Features
Everything you expect. Nothing you don’t.
One-to-one and group chats with the everyday tools built in — and the noisy extras left out.
Chats & groups
Direct messages and group chats with announcements, member management, and @mentions that highlight.
Every kind of message
Text, photos, files, voice messages, locations, and contacts — with quotes, emoji, and full-text search.
Recall & delete
Unsend a message for everyone within 2 minutes, or delete it just for yourself at any time.
Receipts that respect you
See sent, delivered, and read at a glance. Turn read receipts off and you neither send nor receive them.
Stay in control
Pin important chats, archive the rest, mark unread, mute noise — per-chat notification modes included.
Drafts that wait
Unsent text is kept on your device and restored when you return. Your words stay yours until you send.
Security & privacy
Designed so there’s little to take.
We collect the minimum needed to run the service, protect it carefully, and never sell it. No ads, no third-party trackers — that is a product decision, not a setting.
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Encrypted in transit, locked on device
Traffic between your device and our servers is encrypted. Sign-in uses per-device credentials instead of a shared password, and sensitive data cached on your phone is stored encrypted.
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Your number stays yours
Phone numbers and emails are never shown to strangers. Someone who finds you by number only sees it after you accept their request.
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PIN & screen lock
Set an account PIN that new devices must pass, plus a screen lock with optional biometrics on this device.
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Block means block
Blocking works both ways across messages, friend requests, and groups. No loopholes, no “just this once”.
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Delete means delete
Delete your account in the app at any time and your profile, contacts, and history are removed from the service.
An honest note. Tacet encrypts your connection and guards your data on our servers — it is not anonymous software and does not claim to hide the fact that you use it. If you need anonymity, please read our Privacy Policy first.
Permissions
Asked when needed. Never before.
Tacet never asks for system permissions at install or sign-in. Each one below is requested only at the moment you use the feature — and every one is optional.
| Permission | When we ask | How it’s used |
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| Contacts | Only when you tap “Find friends” | Matched on our server to suggest people you know. Never shared with other users. |
| Photos & videos | Only when you send or save media | To attach what you pick, or save what you choose to keep. Nothing is scanned in the background. |
| Camera | Only when you take a photo in the app | For profile photos or a picture you send. No recording without you pressing the button. |
| Microphone | Only while you hold to record voice | Voice messages are recorded while you hold the button, then sent like any other message. |
| Location | Only when you share your location in a chat | The single location you send, to the people in that chat. We never track you in the background. |
| Notifications | After sign-in, once | To show new-message alerts on your device. You can switch them off in the app or in system settings. |
Get started
Three steps, about a minute.
No passwords to invent, no profiles to fill in for strangers.
Install the app
Download Tacet for iOS or Android and open it.
Verify once
Enter your phone number or email and type the verification code. That’s your sign-in — no password.
Say hello
Add a friend by phone, email, or Tacet ID, and start talking.
FAQ
Questions, answered plainly.
More help is on the support page.
Is Tacet free?
Who can see my phone number?
Can I use Tacet on two phones?
What happens when I delete my account?
Do you show ads or sell data?
I didn’t get my verification code.
Download
Take the quiet with you.
Tacet is coming to the App Store and Google Play. Until then, write to us and we’ll help you get set up.
Requires iOS 15+ or Android 9+. Free for personal use.