Guide
A number is a global ID that the person already remembers. That is convenient for the app, and permanent for you.
In the app
On this page
It finds the people already in your contacts, and it gives support a line to text. Those are product choices, not laws of messaging.
The cost is that a leaked export of contacts becomes a map of who knows you. You cannot rotate a phone number the way you rotate a username.
Kissend uses email or Google for recovery and a username for discovery. You only appear for people who search the name you shared.
You still have an email on the account. Treat that inbox as part of the identity, and use one you control.
Keep going
Random chat
These pages are for random text chat. Private chat by username stays in the app.
The app
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.
Help
A few quick answers before your first chat. The app has its own screens after you claim an account.
It is easier to separate from your calls and your banking. It is still an identifier. Protect the inbox.
No. It does not read the address book.
