Guide

Talk to strangers by voice, without signing up

Last updated 11 November 2026

Sometimes you just want to talk to someone new. Not a feed, not a dating profile, not a group call: one real person, one conversation. That’s what Strangiva is for.

Strangiva is an iPhone app that connects you with a random stranger for a one-to-one voice call. You tap once, and a few moments later you’re talking to someone somewhere in the world. There’s no video and there are no profile photos, so nobody is judged on a picture. It’s about what people say, not how they look.

Why talk to strangers at all?

People use random chat for lots of reasons. Some want to practise a language or hear how people live in another country. Some are up late and want company. Some just like the surprise of not knowing who they’ll meet. Talking to a stranger can be easier than talking to people you know, because there’s no history and nothing to keep up.

Voice makes that work better than text. You hear tone, laughter and hesitation. A two-minute voice call often says more than an hour of typing, and it’s much harder to fake being someone you’re not.

How Strangiva works

1. Open the app and tap to start. There’s no sign-up. Strangiva gives you a random display name, which you can change.
2. Get matched. You’re paired with a random stranger for a one-to-one voice call. You can choose to share your own age range and broad region, or leave them out.
3. Talk. End the call whenever you want. Nobody is owed a reason.
4. Keep, if you both want to. After a call, you can both tap Keep. Kept strangers can call and message each other later, and can swap view-once photos. If only one of you taps Keep, nothing happens.

Prefer typing? You can also be matched with a stranger for a text chat. And in the Strangiverse you can post short voice notes that last 24 hours and reply to other people’s notes.

Anonymous by design

Strangiva never asks for your email, phone number or real name. There’s no account to create and no password to forget. The app makes a random ID the first time it runs, and our server only keeps a salted hash of it. That hash is how blocks and Keeps work without anyone knowing who you are.

Your name only reaches someone after you both tap Keep. Until then, the other person sees your random display name and, only if you chose to give them, your age range and broad region.

Calls aren’t recorded

Nobody at Strangiva listens to, records or stores your calls. Calls connect directly between the two phones and are encrypted. When a direct link isn’t possible, the call passes through Cloudflare’s encrypted relay, which carries the audio but can’t listen to it. Read the privacy policy for the full details.

Staying safe when you talk to strangers

Most people are just looking for a decent conversation. For the few who aren’t, Strangiva gives you simple tools. During a call, tap the red flag in the top-right corner. After a call, tap “Block or report” in the same corner. You’ll never be matched again with someone you’ve blocked. Nobody is banned over a single report or a bad moment: a person reviews it, and only sustained abuse, threats, harassment or spam leads to a ban.

A few habits help too: don’t share your full name, address, school, workplace or social media handles with someone you’ve just met, and end the call the moment something feels off. There’s more on the safety page.

Who it’s for

Strangiva is only for adults aged 18 and over. It’s built in the UK, and you can be matched with people anywhere in the world.

Get the iPhone beta (free, TestFlight)

Strangiva is in public beta on iPhone through Apple’s TestFlight. The public App Store launch is planned for 1 January 2027, and Android is coming soon. Strangiva is only for adults aged 18 and over.

In the UK? Read talk to strangers in the UK. Not sure what to say? Try our 40 conversation starters. Coming from Omegle? See the voice-only Omegle alternative. Looking for a dating app alternative, a chat with no profile, or just someone to talk to?