How Natter works
Between you and your people.
Natter is built so your chats and your location stay with the people you choose. Here is how, in plain English.
Your chats
Sealed on your phone.
- Encrypted before it leaves. Your messages, photos and voice notes are encrypted on your phone. Only the people in the chat can open them.
- We pass it on, we can't open it. Natter's servers hold the sealed message only until it's delivered. Your personal chats are end-to-end encrypted, so Natter cannot read them.
- Your history lives with you. Received chats are kept on your devices, not on our servers.
See for yourself
Check the seal.
- Every personal chat has a security code. Open Verify security code in the chat to see yours and theirs.
- Compare them in person, or scan their Natter QR code. If they match, your chat is end-to-end encrypted, and nobody in between can read it.
Atlas
Your location, for your people only.
- Encrypted for the people you choose. When you share your location, your phone encrypts each update for them. Natter delivers it but can't see where you are.
- You decide who sees you. Choose your people, and turn on Ghost mode to disappear from the map whenever you like.
- My day stays on your phone. Your days are saved on your phone for seven days, and you can delete them at any time.
The maps themselves come from Apple or Google, who see the part of the map your phone loads, as with any map app.
See for yourself
Know who sees you.
- Who sees me lists everyone. Every person who can see your location, in one list, on Atlas.
- Stop one, or pause them all. Stop sharing with anyone in a tap, or turn on Ghost mode to pause everyone. Your people stay saved for when you're back.
Calls and backups
The same idea, everywhere.
- Calls. Group calls encrypt their sound and video between the phones on the call.
- Your backup, your cloud, your key. Backups are encrypted on your phone and kept in your own Google Drive or iCloud, not on Natter's servers. Only your password or recovery key opens them.
- Locked when you want. An optional app lock, with Discreet Chat and hidden messages behind it.
Plainly
What Natter does see.
Your account, your devices, which chats you're in and when something is delivered. Never what's inside.
The app sends diagnostics so we can fix crashes. They never contain messages, contacts or locations, and you can turn them off.
These are not end-to-end encrypted, and the chat says so: messages with a business go through Natter's servers and the business's own systems. The privacy notice explains more.
About
Natter, by Masons Mail.
Natter is made by Masons Mail, the company behind private email at masonsmail.com. The app is free for personal use. Businesses that talk with their customers on Natter pay for it.
Natter is coming to iPhone and Android. Questions about your data? Everything is in the privacy notice.