Kik Messenger is a free instant messaging and social networking app, now owned by the California based MediaLab, that uses your smartphones data plan or Wi-Fi connection to send messages to other Kik users, bypassing SMS (short message service). Its available on iOS, Android, and Amazon for Kindle Fire.

Is Kik like WhatsApp?

But how does WhatsApp compare to, say, another popular mobile messaging service like Kik? WhatsApp is powered by your mobile number – it requires a working number for activation. Kik, on the other hand, doesnt require a working number and it doesnt require other people to have your number to work.