VanshLink › WhatsApp alternative
No phone number neededChat without giving out your phone number
Looking for a WhatsApp or Instagram DM alternative? VanshLink is a free, end-to-end encrypted chat app where friends find you by username — plus chat rooms anyone can join without signing up.
When a different chat app makes sense
WhatsApp is great for family and saved contacts, and Instagram is great for followers. VanshLink is for the moments in between:
- You don't want to share your number — with a new classmate, someone from an event, or an online group.
- The group is temporary — a trip, a match or a project that shouldn't live in your chats forever.
- You want privacy by default — no public profile, no followers, no feed; chats are encrypted end to end.
- Not everyone has the same app — anyone can join a VanshLink room from a browser, no account needed.
Most people use VanshLink alongside the apps they already have.
VanshLink and WhatsApp, side by side
Based on publicly available information, September 2026.
| VanshLink | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sign up without a phone number | Yes — email and a @username | No — needs a phone number |
| Join a group chat without an account | Yes — rooms open with a code, QR or link | No — needs a WhatsApp account |
| Group chats that delete themselves | Yes — after 1 hour, 1 day or 7 days | No |
| End-to-end encrypted chats and calls | Yes | Yes |
| Use on a computer | Yes — in any browser | Yes — linked to the phone app |
| Price | Free | Free |
What you get with VanshLink
A username, not a number
Share @yourname or a QR code. Change your username any time; your user ID stays the same.
Private by default
Everything is end-to-end encrypted, and the server deletes its encrypted copy within about a day.
Rooms in one tap
Temporary chat rooms with passwords, polls and a story-ready invite.
See all features · Read the FAQ
Hindi me: WhatsApp ke liye number dena padta hai. VanshLink me sirf username chahiye — number kisi ko dikhana hi nahi. Aur group chahiye jo trip ke baad khud delete ho jaye? Room banao.
Keep your number to yourself
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