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Encrypted text relay
Compose, encrypt, and route messages to saved contacts. Receivers can open the ciphertext in the CRIV web app or PWA and decrypt it there.
Private text and file relay
Encrypt what matters. Verify every exchange.
CRIV is a privacy-first relay for encrypted text, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, images, PDFs, and more. Register with email, choose annual BTC or PAYG, keep contacts under aliases, and start with a seven-day free trial.
Annual: 0.0025 BTC / year
PAYG starts at $10.00 top-up. Credits remain valid for one year.
Receiver-friendly
Paid access is required for sending. Receiving and decrypting can remain open. Calls do not stay open to free receiver-only access.
Registered-user calls
Voice, video, and secure call mail only work between logged-in registered CRIV users who saved each other.
Manual-decrypt live chat
Live chat is only for saved registered CRIV contacts, uses manual decrypt by default, and is purged from the server when the last participant leaves.
Private sign-up
Email-based sign-in with OTP, plus annual or PAYG billing choice. No names or extra profile data.
Capture deterrence
Sensitive CRIV pages white out when the app loses active focus. Browsers and PWAs still cannot guarantee screenshot or screen-recording blocking while the page stays active.
What CRIV covers
Built for private clients and low-friction delivery
Fx
File encryption for nearly any format
Support is planned for DOC, XLS, CSV, PDF, PPT, images, and most other common business files using the same private relay model.
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Alias-based address book
Store an email address, WhatsApp number, encryption key, and a contact alias. No legal names are required anywhere in the client experience.
B1
Annual or PAYG billing
Accounts begin with a seven-day trial. Choose annual (0.0025 BTC / year) or PAYG wallet billing with $10.00 minimum top-up.
Rx
Receiver access without a paid seat
Sending requires an active paid account. Receiving and decrypting can remain available through the website or PWA without forcing every recipient into a subscription. Voice, video, and call mail are separate and require registered logged-in users on both sides.
Vc
Voice, video, and secure call mail
Saved CRIV contacts who are both registered and logged in can place voice or video calls and leave secure voice or video mail when a contact is unavailable.
Lc
Encrypted live chat
Saved registered contacts can open live chat sessions where each incoming message remains encrypted until the recipient clicks Decrypt.
Dd
Delete all files after decryption
Once a recipient decrypts a file, both the encrypted and decrypted server-side files should be deleted. No files are retained on the server after decryption completes.
Nt
Email alerts for waiting activity
When secure text, file, or call activity reaches your CRIV account, an email alert can tell you something is waiting so you can sign in and open Notifications.
How it works
One contact book. Two delivery paths. Minimal identity.
1
Create a private account
Register with only email and password. No personal profile fields are required.
2
Add a contact alias
Save an alias, an email address, an optional WhatsApp number, and the contact key.
3
Encrypt text or files
Send by email or WhatsApp when those channels exist in the address book. Sending is paid-only.
4
Decrypt from the web or PWA
Receivers open the encrypted payload in CRIV and decrypt it there, even without a paid account.
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Use live chat only with saved registered contacts
When both sides are registered, logged in, and saved in each other's Contacts, CRIV can open live chat with manual decrypt per message and optional local export before leaving.
Pricing
Annual BTC or PAYG
Paid access is required only for the sender account. Trial access gives each client seven days before yearly billing begins.
0.0025 BTC
per year
Live BTC / USD conversion
1 BTC = $81,421.92 USD
0.0025 BTC = $203.55 USD per year
Daily equivalent: $0.56 USD per day
Source: Coinbase
Last updated: May 12, 2026 01:10 UTC
- 7-day free trial for access only
- One BTC confirmation activates the paid account
- Send enough BTC so the full 0.0025 reaches CRIV after network, wallet, or exchange fees
- No refunds after the free trial expires
- Unpaid accounts are deactivated until payment is received
- Text and file encryption included in the paid sender account
PAYG
Simple usage pricing
- Text message sent: $0.01
- File message sent (up to 25 MB): $0.03
- Voice calls + voice mail: $0.03 / minute (caller billed)
- Video calls + video mail: $0.05 / minute (caller billed)
- Receiving texts or receiving calls: free
- Minimum top-up: $10.00
- Low-balance alert: $2.00
- No monthly allowance. Sending is billed per use from wallet credits.
- Credits are non-transferable and valid for one year from top-up.
Privacy baseline
Private by policy and by product shape
CRIV is set up as an installable client for private exchange, not a social platform. The registration flow requests only the minimum credentials required to manage a private account.
CRIV intentionally avoids separate iOS App Store and Google Play apps. Native store distribution can add more account linkage, device-level identifiers, review dependencies, and third-party policy exposure than this product direction wants. The private PWA keeps installation simple while reducing that extra surface.
- No name field in registration
- Email and password only
- Contact aliases can be fictional
- Receiver workflows can remain account-light
- All server-side file copies should be deleted after decryption
- No App Store or Play Store account dependency
- Lower device-tracking and store-metadata exposure
- Direct web and PWA updates without app review delays
Frequently asked
Common questions before clients start
CRIV is positioned so sending requires a paid account, while receiving and decrypting can be available through the website or installed PWA without paid enrollment.
No. Voice calls, video calls, and secure call mail are only available to logged-in registered CRIV users. Free receiver-only access is for decrypting delivered text or files, not for calls.
Only logged-in registered CRIV users who already saved each other in Contacts can use live chat. Free receiver-only access does not include live chat.
CRIV live chat is designed to purge server-side chat data when the last participant leaves the page. If a client wants to keep a copy, they should use Save Chat to Device before leaving.
Annual payment is due for annual-plan senders. PAYG senders top up credits and are billed per use.
The product direction includes documents, spreadsheets, CSVs, PDFs, slides, images, and most standard client file types under the same encrypted relay model.
CRIV is designed to reduce unnecessary identity and device exposure. A private PWA avoids extra App Store and Play Store account linkage, reduces dependence on store review cycles and policy changes, lowers pressure to add mobile SDK tracking layers, and still gives clients an installable experience on phones, tablets, and desktops.
Start securely
Open your private relay when you're ready.
Create a sender account, keep your address book under aliases, and route encrypted text or files through the CRIV website or installed PWA.