# What people use Naven for

> The situations Naven was built for: mixed devices, no phone numbers, nothing to install, and a safety story a parent can read in ten seconds.

- Page: https://navenapp.com/for
- Last updated: 2026-10-16
- Published by: Naven, a free messaging app that runs in a web browser (https://navenapp.com/about)

- [Family group chatHouseholds with a mix of iPhones, Android phones, laptops and a school Chromebook.](https://navenapp.com/for/families)
- [Teen messaging parents can live with13–17 year olds and the adults deciding what they are allowed to use.](https://navenapp.com/for/teens)
- [Schools and librariesTeachers, librarians and IT staff running managed Chromebooks or locked-down desktops.](https://navenapp.com/for/schools)
- [Friends and family abroadPeople whose friends and family are in different countries, on different networks, changing SIMs.](https://navenapp.com/for/international-friends)
- [Clubs and small communitiesAnyone organising a book club, running club, study group, band or society.](https://navenapp.com/for/clubs)
- [Messaging without a phone numberAnyone unwilling or unable to hand a phone number to an app or a group.](https://navenapp.com/for/no-phone-number)
- [Messaging with nothing to installPeople on work laptops, school Chromebooks, borrowed computers, or phones with no storage left.](https://navenapp.com/for/no-app-install)
- [Communities without an algorithmic feedPeople tired of engagement-ranked feeds but still wanting communities and news.](https://navenapp.com/for/feed-free)
- [A private mode for your organisationSchools and districts, sports clubs, youth organisations and member groups that want their own space inside Naven rather than another app for everyone to install.](https://navenapp.com/for/custom-modes)
- [Organising without a phone numberCampaign groups, tenants' associations and mutual aid networks whose members are not close friends.](https://navenapp.com/for/activists)
- [A team chat parents can joinCoaches and team managers running a squad of children whose parents are on every kind of device.](https://navenapp.com/for/sports-coaches)
- [Client chat without your personal numberFreelancers, tradespeople and consultants who currently hand out a mobile number to every client.](https://navenapp.com/for/freelancers)
- [Practising a language with someone abroadPeople learning a language with a partner in another country, often found through a forum or a class.](https://navenapp.com/for/language-exchange)
- [Coordinating care for a relativeSiblings and carers sharing responsibility for a parent or grandparent.](https://navenapp.com/for/care-coordination)
- [A study group that works on school devicesStudents working together on coursework across school and home devices.](https://navenapp.com/for/remote-study-group)
- [A volunteer rota that people readCharities, food banks and community projects coordinating people who are not employees.](https://navenapp.com/for/volunteer-shifts)
- [A group for new parentsAntenatal groups and parent circles formed from a class rather than from friendship.](https://navenapp.com/for/new-parents)
- [A house chat that survives people moving outShared houses and flats where the occupants change every year.](https://navenapp.com/for/housemates)
- [A chat for a one-off eventWeddings, parties, reunions and trips — a group of people who need to coordinate once.](https://navenapp.com/for/event-coordination)
- [Messaging for a small charitySmall charities and community interest companies with a handful of staff and many volunteers.](https://navenapp.com/for/small-charity)
- [Tutor and student messagingPrivate tutors, music teachers and coaches working with young people.](https://navenapp.com/for/tutoring)

## Naven, in brief

- **Price:** Free. No ads, no paid tier
- **Phone number:** Never asked for
- **To install:** Nothing. It runs in a browser
- **End-to-end encrypted:** No. Messages are screened before they send
- **Works on:** Phones, tablets, laptops, Chromebooks

### Limits, stated plainly

- Calls are not screened; messages, pictures and voice notes are
- The screen is automated. It misses things, and is weaker outside English
- No guarantees: Naven describes what it does, and its terms promise no outcome

**Naven is a free messenger that runs in your browser.** No phone number, nothing to install, and no new password.