Nevod
Decentralized messenger
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A polycentric messenger: every community has its own center — its own node. No phone number, no e-mail, and your keys never leave your phone.
Nevod is a messenger whose developer is technically cut off from your data. Not by a promise, and not by encryption alone, but by architecture.
KEYS ONLY ON YOUR DEVICE
Your keys are created on your phone and never leave it. The developer has no copy, no master key and no backup. Messages, photos, voice messages, files and calls are end-to-end encrypted; the nodes that deliver them see only encrypted data.
NO PHONE NUMBER, NO E-MAIL
Your identity is a key, not a number. Nevod doesn't ask for a phone number or an e-mail address and doesn't upload your address book. You add contacts with a contact card or a QR code.
NO CENTRAL SERVER
Nevod is a polycentric network: instead of one center there are many independent nodes, and together they form one shared network. The app starts on the open node Nevod Open; you can join other nodes by invitation or run your own node for your family, team or community, and then even the delivery data stays with you.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Text, photos, videos, video messages, voice messages and files
• Voice and video calls
• Lock any chat with a password; a separate duress password wipes that chat
• AI bots that work with your own API key from Anthropic, OpenAI or Google; the key stays on your device. What you write to a bot is passed to the provider you choose.
• Blocking and reports, verified official accounts
• 8 languages
GOOD TO KNOW
Your history exists only on this device. It isn't in iCloud backups, and there is no transfer to a new device yet: lose the phone, and you lose the history.
ZKI
Nevod is the first implementation of the Zero Knowledge Infrastructure principle: every technical decision is checked against one question — does the creator of the infrastructure gain access to the content? Manifesto: nevod.network
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- Signing up through a bot: tap a bot on a planet, enter your name, and you are registered on that node. On nodes where the administrator approves new members, the app asks before sending a request, and tells you if it was declined — even if that happened while you were offline.
- A short guide on your first visit to Explore Network: what a node is, how to sign up, how to add people. The "?" button opens it again.
- Closed nodes (by invitation or with the administrator's approval) are marked with a lock.
- "Forgot password?" on a locked chat: delete the conversation and remove the lock.
- An invitation to the node you are already on now says "You’re already registered on this node".
- Changing your avatar no longer sends contacts a "New message" notification.
The developer, Andrii Kolpakov, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Andrii Kolpakov
- Size
- 18.3 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 7 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kolpakov Andrey