Masκ
Social Networking
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
Mask is an anonymous group messaging app where buildings and entire cities become chatrooms. In these chatrooms, users can chat with each other and eventually take their "mask" off by revealing their identity to newly-made connections.
FEATURES:
- Group chats and direct messages with anyone in the same building or city as you.
- If place-based messaging isn't your thing, fallback to standard messaging and start conversations with people you know from anywhere in the world.
- Reveal up to five aspects of your identity -- first name, last name, photo, email and/or phone number -- to specific users you meet and would like to know more about.
Special thanks to icons8.com for several icons used within the app.
more I downloaded this app before on an old phone and stopped using it after a while. Re-downloaded it, and it is a lot smoother and more inviting to communicate!
I downloaded this app before on an old phone and stopped using it after a while. Re-downloaded it, and it is a lot smoother and more inviting to communicate!
I’ve got to say Mask has covered all the bases. This is one of the best apps around.
I’ve got to say Mask has covered all the bases. This is one of the best apps around.
I love that I can chat with people around me and stay anonymous at the same time! Then I can reveal only the pieces of information about me that I *want* to reveal. It's fun and definitely entertaining when you have a chat room full of people at your work and it's all anonymous!! Who is it that really thinks the company is going to give us better coffee for free?! In a new town and need a good place to eat? Ask a chat room!! I am so excited about this app!
I love that I can chat with people around me and stay anonymous at the same time! Then I can reveal only the pieces of information about me that I *want* to reveal. It's fun and definitely entertaining when you have a chat room full of people at your work and it's all anonymous!! Who is it that really thinks the company is going to give us better coffee for free?! In a new town and need a good place to eat? Ask a chat room!! I am so excited about this app!
The app glitches. I couldn’t wait to remove it. Waste of time.
The app glitches. I couldn’t wait to remove it. Waste of time.
Season 2, Update 0: Two Legit Two Quit
2.0 Updates are usually pretty big deals, and this occasion is no different. In fact, this might be our biggest update ever.
Here's a list of some of the most significant changes included in this release:
- Voice notes, audio, and file attachments can now be sent in a message
- Message reactions!
- Dedicated spaces in conversations to view shared media and reactions
- Visible unread messages count while viewing a conversation
- Toolbar indicator that makes it more obvious when you have unread messages in a different chatroom
- Support for public mentions in a conversation
- Context menu support for channels
- Picture-in-picture support
- Profile sharing
- Many, many UI improvements
- Many, many technical improvements that you wouldn't care about
- iOS 18 support
- And as always, bug fixes :)
2.0.2 06/18/2025
Season 2, Update 0: Two Legit Two Quit
The writer's strike is over, so we're back with Season 2!
2.0 Updates are usually pretty big deals, and this occasion is no different. In fact, this might be our biggest update ever.
Here's a list of some of the most significant changes included in this release:
- Voice notes, audio, and file attachments can now be sent in a message
- Message reactions!
- Dedicated spaces in conversations to view shared media and reactions
- Visible unread messages count while viewing a conversation
- Toolbar indicator that makes it more obvious when you have unread messages in a different chatroom
- Support for public mentions in a conversation
- Context menu support for channels
- Picture-in-picture support
- Profile sharing
- Many, many UI improvements
- Many, many technical improvements that you wouldn't care about
- iOS 17 support
- And as always, bug fixes :)
2.0.1 01/16/2024
Season 2, Update 0: Double Up
The writer's strike is over, so we're back with Season 2!
2.0 Updates are usually pretty big deals, and this occasion is no different. In fact, this might be our biggest update ever.
Here's a list of some of the most significant changes included in this release:
- Voice notes, audio, and file attachments can now be sent in a message
- Message reactions!
- Dedicated spaces in conversations to view shared media and reactions
- Visible unread messages count while viewing a conversation
- Toolbar indicator that makes it more obvious when you have unread messages in a different chatroom
- Support for public mentions in a conversation
- Context menu support for channels
- Picture-in-picture support
- Profile sharing
- Many, many UI improvements
- Many, many technical improvements that you wouldn't care about
- iOS 17 support
- And as always, bug fixes :)
2.0 01/04/2024
Season 1, Update 24: The Calm (Before the Storm)
Improved announcement functionality.
Support for video attachments! Videos can now be attached to messages and played back inside the app.
Read receipts to let you know the last messages your friends have seen in the conversation.
Improved support for Apple Sign-In.
Chats can now be started directly from contact cards.
Other improvements & bug fixes :)
1.9.6 07/28/2021
Season 1, Update 23: I Saw the (Apple) Sign
Support for video attachments! Videos can now be attached to messages and played back inside the app.
Built-in video trimming to get your video attachments down to the perfect size.
Read receipts to let you know the last messages your friends have seen in the conversation.
Support for Apple Sign-In.
Chats can now be started directly from contact cards.
More robust chatroom preference to better customize your messaging experience.
Other improvements & bug fixes :)
1.9.4 04/25/2021
Season 1, Update 23: I Saw the (Apple) Sign
Support for video attachments! Videos can now be attached to messages and played back inside the app.
Built-in video trimming to get your video attachments down to the perfect size.
Read receipts to let you know the last messages your friends have seen in the conversation.
Support for Apple Sign-In.
Chats can now be started directly from contact cards.
More robust chatroom preference to better customize your messaging experience.
Other improvements & bug fixes :)
1.9.2 11/15/2020
Season 1, Update 22: Texts, Replies, & Videotape
Support for video attachments! Videos can now be attached to messages and played back inside the app.
Built-in video trimming to get your video attachments down to the perfect size.
Read receipts to let you know the last messages your friends have seen in the conversation.
More robust chatroom preference to better customize your messaging experience.
Other improvements & bug fixes :)
1.9 05/26/2020
- iOS 13 bug fixes.
- GIF Keyboard integration allows you to easily share gifs straight from your keyboard.
- Content from other apps can now be shared to Mask.
- Multi-device support gives you the ability to sign into Mask from multiple devices!
1.6.2 11/06/2019
- iOS 13 bug fixes.
- GIF Keyboard integration allows you to easily share gifs straight from your keyboard.
- Content from other apps can now be shared to Mask.
- Multi-device support gives you the ability to sign into Mask from multiple devices!
1.6 10/29/2019
- Active Status added to make it easier to see if other users are online.
- Smart message grouping! Now messages sent by the same person in a short span of time are grouped together.
- It's now way easier to respond to specific messages in a conversation. Just embed the message you're responding to in your reply!
- Unsent messages get saved as drafts so you have more freedom to start and finish messages whenever you like.
- Zooming and panning now built into the gallery (finally!)
- Support for multiple photo uploads when sending messages.
- Message replies can now be sent through notifications.
- Improved chatroom and channel muting functionality.
- Application Badge now reflects the correct number of unread messages.
- Improved @'ing inside group chats.
- Bug fixes and other improvements :)
1.5 06/28/2019
You Asked, We Listened.
The first place-based social messenger has now gone global! For the first time ever, you can now group chat & direct message Mask friends from anywhere in the world. It's never been easier to create new friendships in your city and stay connected with them later.
But wait, there's more!
- Seamless transitioning between place-based messaging and standard messaging! Just click on the navigation bar to switch between the different modes.
- A sexier & sleeker chatroom experience -- infinite message scrolling, open graph support, and so much more!
- Create public, passcode-protected, or private channels to easily form a group chat in a building or city.
- True direct messaging! You can either @ someone in a channel to send them a private message or start a direct message thread that only you two can see.
- Improved navigation that makes it easier to make new connections and join new channels. It's never been easier to find like-minded people in your city.
- Improved notification settings that let you control which channels you receive notifications from.
- Have a new channel that you want to let other people know about? Well, now you can use the '#' symbol to mention the channel in a message. Get out there and spread the word.
- Add your expertise to your profile to make networking a breeze!
- Bug fixes and improvements.
1.4.2 11/08/2018
You Asked, We Listened.
The first place-based social messenger has now gone global! For the first time ever, you can now group chat & direct message Mask friends from anywhere in the world. It's never been easier to create new friendships in your city and stay connected with them later.
But wait, there's more!
- Seamless transitioning between place-based messaging and standard messaging! Just click on the navigation bar to switch between the different modes.
- A sexier & sleeker chatroom experience -- infinite message scrolling, open graph support, and so much more!
- Create public, passcode-protected, or private channels to easily form a group chat in a building or city.
- True direct messaging! You can either @ someone in a channel to send them a private message or start a direct message thread that only you two can see.
- Improved navigation that makes it easier to make new connections and join new channels. It's never been easier to find like-minded people in your city.
- Improved notification settings that let you control which channels you receive notifications from.
- Have a new channel that you want to let other people know about? Well, now you can use the '#' symbol to mention the channel in a message. Get out there and spread the word.
- Add your expertise to your profile to make networking a breeze!
- Bug fixes and improvements.
1.4 10/18/2018
- A sexier & sleeker chatroom experience!
- Create public, passcode-protected, or private channels to easily form a group chat in a building or city.
- For the first time ever: true direct messaging! You can either @ someone in a channel to send them a private message or start a direct message thread that only you two can see.
- Improved navigation that makes it easier to make new connections and join new channels. It's never been easier to find like-minded people in your city.
- Improved notification settings that let you control which channels you receive notifications from.
- Have a new channel that you want to let other people know about? Well, now you can use the '#' symbol to mention the channel in a message. Get out there are spread the word.
- Add your expertise to your profile to make networking a breeze!
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
1.2.2 05/30/2018
- A sexier & sleeker chatroom experience!
- Create public, passcode-protected, or private channels to easily form a group chat in a building or city.
- For the first time ever: true direct messaging! You can either @ someone in a channel to send them a private message or start a direct message thread that only you two can see.
- Improved navigation that makes it easier to make new connections and join new channels. It's never been easier to find like-minded people in your city.
- Improved notification settings that let you control which channels you receive notifications from.
- Have a new channel that you want to let other people know about? Well, now you can use the '#' symbol to mention the channel in a message. Get out there are spread the word.
- Add your expertise to your profile to make networking a breeze!
1.2 04/24/2018
- iOS 11 Bug Fixes
- Add your expertise to your profile to make networking a breeze!
- GIFs Support!! GIFs can now be added to messages and viewed in chatrooms
- A New Place for Notifications! All notifications (except those related to messages) now get saved to your device. Never miss another notification again!
1.1.94 09/26/2017
- Add your expertise to your profile to make networking a breeze!
- GIFs Support!! GIFs can now be added to messages and viewed in chatrooms
- A New Place for Notifications! All notifications (except those related to messages) now get saved to your device. Never miss another notification again!
1.1.92 08/17/2017
- A New Place for Notifications! All notifications (except those related to messages) now get saved to your device. Never miss another notification again!
- You can now reveal directly from the messages screen!
- New FAQ page to answer some of the more common questions
- Improved app flow & functionality
- Various bugs fixes and improvements.
1.1.9 07/28/2017
- A New Place for Notifications! All notifications (except those related to messages) now get saved to your device. Never miss another notification again!
- You can now reveal directly from the messages screen!
- New FAQ page to answer some of the more common questions
- Improved app flow & functionality
- Various bugs fixes and improvements.
1.1.8 07/21/2017
- You can now reveal directly from the messages screen!
- New FAQ page to answer some of the more common questions
- Improved app flow & functionality
- Various bugs fixes and improvements.
1.1.6 05/12/2017
Improved Iconography.
Also much easier to invite friends. So start inviting them to join your city's chatroom!
Other features include:
Control over chatroom notifications. You can now choose between receiving notifications for all messages, only messages in which you are mentioned, or receiving no message notifications at all.
1.1.5 03/06/2017
Control over chatroom notifications. You can now choose between receiving notifications for all messages, only messages in which you are mentioned, or receiving no message notifications at all.
Other features include:
Mask now turns your entire city into one public chatroom where you can anonymously chat, promote & network with everyone in the same city as you.
The following cities/areas are currently supported, with more to come in the future. If you do not see your city listed below, shoot us a message at kachi@madeinkachi.com and let us know which city you'd like to see added.
Currently Supported Cities/Areas: (Metropolitan) Atlanta | (Greater) Austin | (Greater) Boston | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk (Metropolitan Area) | (Greater) Hartford | Jacksonville | Miami-Dade | Los Angeles | New York City | North Jersey | Central Jersey | South Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | Providence (Metropolitan Area) | San Antonio | Silicon Valley, CA | Tulsa (Metropolitan Area) | Washington, DC | Worcester County, MA
1.1.4 01/24/2017
Introducing: City-wide chatrooms!
For the first time ever, Mask now turns your entire city into one public chatroom where you can anonymously chat, promote & network with everyone in the same city as you.
The following cities/areas are currently supported, with more to come in the future. If you do not see your city listed below, shoot us a message at kachi@madeinkachi.com and let us know which city you'd like to see added.
Currently Supported Cities/Areas: (Metropolitan) Atlanta | (Greater) Austin | (Greater) Boston | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk (Metropolitan Area) | (Greater) Hartford | Miami-Dade | Los Angeles | New York City | North Jersey | Central Jersey | South Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | Providence (Metropolitan Area) | Silicon Valley, CA | Washington, DC | Worcester County, MA
Other new features include:
- Place statistics
- New gender addition! You can now see the gender of other people in chatrooms before you reveal anything; making it easier to decide who to talk to. Just add your gender to your profile to get started!
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes, as always :)
1.1.3 01/11/2017
First major Mask update! This is a really good one. Hope you enjoy it :)
- Email Verification
- Sleeker and sexier chatting interface
- Introduction of channels to better help you find topics to talk about
- New direct message option gives you ability to see just messages between you and another person in the same chatroom
- Place statistics
- You can now mention other people in messages using the @ button!
- Long press to reply to messages
- New gender addition! You can now see the gender of other people in chatrooms before you reveal anything; making it easier to decide who to talk to. Just add your gender to your profile to get started!
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes, as always! :)
1.1.1 12/21/2016
First major Mask update! This is a really good one. Hope you enjoy it :)
- Sleeker and sexier chatting interface
- Introduction of channels to better help you find topics to talk about
- New direct message option gives you ability to see just messages between you and another person in the same chatroom
- Place statistics
- You can now mention other people in messages using the @ button!
- Long press to reply to messages
- New gender addition! You can now see the gender of other people in chatrooms before you reveal anything; making it easier to decide who to talk to. Just add your gender to your profile to get started!
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes, as always :)
1.1 10/27/2016
- You can now mention other people in messages using the @ button!
- Long press to reply to messages
- New gender addition! You can now see the gender of other people in chatrooms before you reveal anything; making it easier to decide who to talk to. Just add your gender to your profile to get started!
- Email address added as one of the information items you can reveal to other chatroom visitors.
- Adding your phone number to your profile is completely optional and is no longer required for registration!
- Other minor improvements and bug fixes, as always :)
1.0.8 09/06/2016
Season 2, Update 0: Two Legit Two Quit
2.0 Updates are usually pretty big deals, and this occasion is no different. In fact, this might be our biggest update ever.
Here's a list of some of the most significant changes included in this release:
- Voice notes, audio, and file attachments can now be sent in a message
- Message reactions!
- Dedicated spaces in conversations to view shared media and reactions
- Visible unread messages count while viewing a conversation
- Toolbar indicator that makes it more obvious when you have unread messages in a different chatroom
- Support for public mentions in a conversation
- Context menu support for channels
- Picture-in-picture support
- Profile sharing
- Many, many UI improvements
- Many, many technical improvements that you wouldn't care about
- iOS 18 support
- And as always, bug fixes :)
more Version 2.0.2 06/18/2025
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