# How Naven compares

> Naven against the messengers people actually use — including what each one does better, and who should stay where they are.

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

- [Naven vs WhatsAppYou need end-to-end encryption more than you need pre-send screening, and everyone you talk to already has it installed.](https://navenapp.com/vs/whatsapp)
- [Naven vs TelegramYou run large public broadcast channels, or you want maximum group size above all else.](https://navenapp.com/vs/telegram)
- [Naven vs SignalEncryption is non-negotiable for you. Naven cannot match Signal here and does not claim to.](https://navenapp.com/vs/signal)
- [Naven vs iMessageEvery single person you talk to owns an Apple device.](https://navenapp.com/vs/imessage)
- [Naven vs DiscordYou run a large gaming or interest community that needs roles, bots and permissions.](https://navenapp.com/vs/discord)
- [Naven vs Facebook MessengerYour whole social circle is already organised around Facebook.](https://navenapp.com/vs/messenger)
- [Naven vs SnapchatCamera-first, disappearing messages are what you actually want.](https://navenapp.com/vs/snapchat)
- [Naven vs SlackYou are coordinating work inside a company that already pays for it.](https://navenapp.com/vs/slack)
- [Naven vs Google ChatYour group already lives inside Google Workspace, or your school gives you Google Chat for class.](https://navenapp.com/vs/google-chat)
- [Naven vs Microsoft TeamsYour organisation runs on Microsoft 365.](https://navenapp.com/vs/teams)
- [Naven vs GroupMeYou need SMS fallback for people who will never install anything.](https://navenapp.com/vs/groupme)
- [Naven vs ViberYour family is in a region where Viber is the default.](https://navenapp.com/vs/viber)

## 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.