Simply click on a contact to start a video call with them, to which you can invite up to 32 participants (total) into. It lacks many of the features that business users often take for granted in video conferencing software - such as screen sharing or any form of meeting scheduling, but it makes up for this with Apple’s typical “it just works” ease of use. Its FaceTime app, however, is rather good. In our view, Apple’s carefully curated reputation as a stalwart defender of its customers’ privacy is more hype than reality. Those with more demanding business needs should consider Wikr Enterprise, which offers Single Sign On (SSO), Mobile Device Management (MDM), integrations with the WickrAPI and WickrBOT, and various levels of Compliance. Business users will, however, appreciate the fact that you can transfer files (up to 1 GB for free users) and screen share with a click. ![]() We also missed the lack of any scheduling options. Video and audio quality are good, but we found the lack of “pin to user front” feature a little frustrating. To start a video chat, just invite other “team members” (who can just as easily be your circle of friends) into a chat room and start a call. Wikr has also partnered with Psiphon to offer Wikr Open Access, a built-in tool that is useful for defeating censorship. Messages are saved for 30-days by default on free accounts, but a key feature of the service is ephemeral messaging, where the sender can set an expiration timer or select "burn-on-read". Up to 30 free users or 50 premium users can join a video or voice call. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Wikr Pro is currently free for up to 30 users (as opposed to the usual 10), with pricing starting at $5 per user after that. This is used in all apps and protects all communications within the apps. The Wikr apps themselves are not open source, although the core end-to-end crypto protocol, wickr-crypto-c, is. Unlike Wikr Me, Wikr Pro users register with an email address. Wikr also offers an enterprise app with advanced compliance and integration features, and a Wikr Me app designed for personal use (which doesn’t feature video conferencing, but does feature anonymous usernames). ![]() ![]() Wikr Pro is an end-to-end encrypted group ephemeral messaging app aimed at businesses, which includes video conferencing functionality.
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