A short name you have not used on a public profile. Something you can spell out loud. Change it later if you told too many people, remembering the 24-hour wait and the hold on the old name.
Guide
How to choose a private chat username
The username is the thing you hand over instead of a number. Choose it as if it will be forwarded once.
In the app
A private chat, with the locks.
- A username instead of your phone number.
- App lock, a hidden list, and a decoy PIN.
- A vault for files, away from the gallery.
- Friend chats and groups are free.
On this page
Good fits
Poor fits
Your phone number, your full name, a workplace ID, or a handle that already ranks for you in search. Those collapse the privacy you just gained.
The username ideas tool can suggest shapes. It does not know your other accounts, so reject anything you already use in public.
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Related pages
Private chat
Username identity
Your Kissend identity is a username. It can change once a day, and the old name is held so nobody else can grab it in between.
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Tool
Username shapes
Shapes for a username, not a list of accounts. Check the real name inside the app, because it has to be unique.
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Guide
Usernames and tracking
A username can be searched inside Kissend. It does not reveal your phone number. It can still identify you if you reused a public handle.
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Random chat
Meet someone new by text
These pages are for random text chat. Private chat by username stays in the app.
The app
Private chat, vault, and locks.
Friend chats and group messages are free. Locks, hidden chats, and the vault are for a phone that is not only yours. Optional random chat stays off until you turn it on.
Identity
- Email or Google sign-in
- Username, not a phone number
- Change a username once a day
- Devices you can sign out
- Delete the account from Profile
Friends and groups
- Search a username and request
- Accepting a request is free
- Friend messages are free
- Groups with admins and mentions
- Invite links that expire
Messages
- Text, emoji, and GIF search
- Photo, video, voice, and files
- Reply, react, star, and pin
- Edit for 15 minutes, then delete
- Read ticks, search, and forward
Privacy on the phone
- App lock when the tab hides
- Safety PIN for hidden chats and the vault
- A PIN on one chat, and blur
- Mute, and quiet hours
- Disappearing messages and view-once
Vault
- Albums, stars, and trash
- Photos, video, audio, and PDF
- Share a file with a friend
- Free space, then token packs
- Send a vault file in chat
Optional random chat
- Off until you turn it on
- Text only on this website
- Worldwide anyone is free
- Gender and place are optional
- Skip, leave, report, talk again
Tokens
- Welcome tokens for a guest
- A seven-day claim streak
- A bonus when you claim an account
- Packs by country, paid with Razorpay
- Gift tokens to a friend
Safety
- Block and report a chat
- 18+ and the guidelines
- Hide last seen
- Password strength on sign-up
- Analytics only if you allow it
Help
Questions, answered.
A few quick answers before your first chat. The app has its own screens after you claim an account.
Who can search it?
Anyone who has the app and the exact name, or a profile name you also set.
How often can I change it?
Once every 24 hours.