KakaoTalk : Messenger

Contains adsIn-app purchases
2.3
3.37M reviews
100M+
Downloads
Content rating
Parental guidance
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About this app

■ KakaoTalk – Korea’s no. 1 messenger
KakaoTalk is more than just a free messenger. It brings you instant connection, fun short-form content, and smart AI features—anytime, anywhere. Enjoy meaningful one-on-one and group conversations with friends, family, and colleagues, and discover new communities you're interested in via Open Chat. You can also share photos, videos, and files in just a tap!

■ Chat made easier, experience made better
Keep your chats organized with folders, and easily edit or delete messages you’ve sent. Keep discussions on track with the new Threads feature, so every topic stays clear and easy to follow.

■ Voice Talk & Face Talk with screen sharing
Hop on a group Voice Talk or Face Talk with up to 10 people. During a call, you can switch to Face Talk or share your screen. Make your Face Talk more fun with various screen effects.

■ See trends at a glance in Open Chat communities
Discover real-time trends in Open Chat communities without entering a chat room. Choose a topic of interest and dive straight into the conversation.

■ Your profile with extra dimensionality
Your profile is your own space to showcase your interests and tastes. Feel free to set your profile visibility by chat room.

■ KakaoTalk is now available on Wear OS
Support for Wear OS devices:
- View recent chat history (e.g., 1:1 chats, group chats, and chats with yourself)
- Simple emoticons and quick replies
- Use KakaoTalk easily on Wear OS by utilizing complications
※ KakaoTalk on Wear OS must be synced with your KakaoTalk on mobile.

KakaoTalk may request access permissions to deliver its full range of features. You can still use the app without granting optional permissions, though some functions may be limited.

[Optional permissions]
- Nearby devices: For connecting to wireless audio devices
- Microphone: For Voice Talk, Face Talk, voice messages, and recording
- Gallery: For sending and saving photos, videos, and files
- Notifications: For receiving various alerts and message notifications
- Contacts: For adding friends, and sending contacts and profiles
- Location: For searching and sharing location information
- Phone: For maintaining your device authentication status
- Camera: For Face Talk, capturing photos/videos, and scanning QR codes and card numbers
- Calendar: For viewing and adding calendar events from your device

※ “KakaoTalk,” “Info Talk,” “Open Chat,” “Face Talk,” etc., are registered trademarks (®) and trademarks (™) of Kakao Corp. ® and ™ symbols are omitted in the app.

[KakaoTalk on social]
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kakao.today
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Kakaobrandmedia

[Kakao Customer Service]
https://cs.kakao.com/helps?service=8
Updated on
3 Nov 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 8 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

2.4
3.28M reviews
Riccardo Patrian
17 March 2025
Absolute scam of an app. Joined to check it out; turns out once you sign up they don't allow you to delete your account, which has your mobile phone in it and all. You get a message saying you need yo wait for 48-72hrs, but nothing happens. Their online blurb blabs about checks on potential subscriptions you might have signed up for before deleting the account. Nothing of the sort. You contact their customer service about it and still nothing. Incredible.
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manda edwards
26 October 2022
I've been using this for 4 years without much issue. Calls drop out often but that was it. The last few weeks I cannot even get it to open properly. My daughter is having the same issues. If it does open its frozen. You can't see previous chats & cannot type. It's been happening for a few weeks now so they have had time to fix this. Annoying as it's been great until this started.
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Agata Kowalska
13 December 2020
I used to have no problems with it at all but maybe since about a month ago, my calls drop very often saying the camera is not available, or the connection is bad (when it's fine). And then after that, when I try to call them back it says the feature is unavailable (both voice and video call) or when they call me and I answer, the call ends immediately after one second. It happens too often to overlook. Strange how everything was perfectly fine a month ago and it just suddenly started doing this
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What's new

[v25.9.0]
KakaoTalk is updated regularly in order to improve user experience and security. This update includes enhanced app usability and minor bug fixes to make instant messaging even more fun.