Naven
Communities
A faith group chat that works for every age
The spread of devices and confidence is wider here than almost anywhere else, which is why nothing-to-install matters more than any feature.
Who this is for
Congregation groups spanning teenagers and people in their eighties.
How it is usually set up
A channel for announcements, conversations for the smaller circles.
What Naven does not claim
Naven promises no security and no moderation. Messages are screened before they send against twelve published categories, by software written by one person — it misses things, and it is weaker in languages other than English. Calls are not screened at all. Naven is not end-to-end encrypted, which is what makes screening possible; anyone whose first requirement is end-to-end encryption should use Signal.
What it costs
Nothing. Naven is free, with no advertising, no paid tier and no data sale.