Piing Chat: Private Messenger
Hectic Radio Ltd Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Piing Chat: Private Messenger is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by Hectic Radio Ltd. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated October 4, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 79 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Oct 4
- 2026 · v4.0.8
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About Piing Chat: Private Messenger
PIING is a private messenger made for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and CarPlay. Free. No ads, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • One-to-one text messages are end-to-end encrypted with post-quantum protection (ML-KEM-1024 and X25519). Photos, videos, voice notes, files and group chats are encrypted in transit • Compare a safety code to check nobody is in the middle • Disappearing messages, view-once photos and view-once voice notes • Face ID app lock • No ads and no selling your data. Delete your account in the app at any time CHAT THAT FEELS LIKE APPLE MADE IT • Bold, italic, strikethrough, code and @mentions • React with any emoji, swipe to reply, forward, pin and star • Search inside any chat • Voice notes: hold to record, lock, pause and slide to cancel, with transcripts made on your iPhone • Photos, videos, files, stickers, polls, contacts and your location, or share it live for 15 minutes, 1 hour or 8 hours • Group chats with polls, reactions and @mentions CALLS THAT RING LIKE A PHONE • Voice and video calls on the iPhone call screen, even on the Lock Screen • Tap to swap who's big, double-tap to fit • Call waiting: hold, swap, or merge two calls into a group call • A Calls tab with your missed calls, and "Call Mum on PIING" with Siri LIVE LOCATION • Share live from any chat: a live map card shows where they are, how far and how long • Pick me up, add a stop on the way, meet halfway, and "On my way" on the Lock Screen FRIENDS MAP • See friends who share with you, with Ghost mode one tap away • Choose who sees you: all friends, close friends, or everyone except… • Meet up: pick friends and get places in the middle • Look Around and 3D views NEARBY: NO SIGNAL, STILL CHATTING • Messages hop phone to phone over Bluetooth when there's no internet FOR BUSINESS • Run up to five business profiles from one account, each with its own name, logo, hours, quick replies, away message and inbox • Switch between Personal and your businesses at the top of Chats • The Orange Tick: verified businesses and creators MADE FOR APPLE • Native design with SF Symbols, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver • Widgets, Live Activities and Siri • Apple Watch app, iPad two-column layout and CarPlay • Sign in with Apple • In 10 languages PIING is free. Download it, bring your people, start talking.
What’s new
Version 4.0.8 · Updated October 4, 2026
Our biggest update yet. • Call waiting: hold & accept, swap, or merge two calls into a group call • Live location in chats: a live map, distance and ETA, Pick me up, Add a stop and On my way • A redesigned Friends Map: photo pins, Ghost mode, Meet up and who-sees-me controls • A rebuilt native Apple design: new Settings, Contacts and chat screen • Bold, italic, strikethrough, code and @mentions • React with any emoji, and search inside any chat • New voice-note recorder: lock, pause and slide to cancel • Business profiles: run up to five businesses from one account • Celebrate your verified Orange Tick • CarPlay: your chats and calls in the car • Clearer call screens, and missed calls in red in your chats • New app icon, faster, more secure, and lots of fixes
App privacy
The developer, Hectic Radio Ltd, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name, Phone Number
- User Content: Emails or Text Messages, Photos or Videos, Audio Data, Customer Support, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Precise Location
- Contacts: Contacts
Used for: App Functionality
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