Naven
Communities
A youth group leaders can run without a second phone
Leaders end up using their personal number because the alternative is another app nobody installs. This is a link, and every message is screened before it sends.
Who this is for
Youth workers and volunteers messaging young people, where the adults want a record and the parents want to know what the rules are.
How it is usually set up
Channels for announcements, an age band on every account, and parental controls a parent sets themselves.
What Naven does not claim
Naven promises no security and no moderation. Messages are screened before they send against ten 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.