Chikka

Chikka lets you send free text to mobile subscribers in the Philippines from anywhere in the world using any of the Chikka Text Messenger platforms.

To sign up for a "Non-Mobile Account" , you need a valid email address. Upon successful registration, a permanent system generated Chikka ID will be assigned to you. Your mobile contacts will see this number as the "sender" when they receive your text messages. They may then save this number in their address book. They can also text you to this number anytime from their mobile phones.

If you own a Philippine mobile number (Globe Telecom, Smart Communications or Sun Cellular), you can create a "Mobile Account" linking your mobile phone and your Chikka ID together with a valid email address.

With a Mobile Account you can continue sending and receiving Chikka messages as text on your mobile even if you have signed out.

On signing in you can use any of your mobile number or email address as your Chikka ID.

You can create your account here.

You can retrieve your password by clicking the "Forgot your Password?" option on www.chikka.com. Non-Mobile Account users will receive their password in their verified email address while Mobile Account users will receive their password on their registered mobile phone number.

For Mobile accounts, you can also send PASSWORD to 2814 using your mobile phone. You will be charged P2.50 per text.

No. Your email address is unique to the Chikka account you registered it with. One email address is to one Chikka account.

Your Chikka Number serves as your permanent Login ID and may not be changed. If you wish to change your mobile number, you can request for your Chikka account to be deleted and then just Sign up for a new one using your new mobile number.

Using your registered email address, send the details of your account and reason for deletion to mailus@chikka.com.

You can change your email address by signing in to your Chikka Text Messenger, go to My Chikka > My Profile. When you change your email address, you will need to verify your new email address before the change will take effect.

No. For security reasons, our system will only send your password to your mobile phone if you have a Mobile Account. If you have a Non-Mobile Account, our system will send the password to the verified email address connected to the account.

You can sign in to your Chikka account thru the following:

• Chikka for iPhone
• Chikka for Android
• Chikka Extension for Chrome
• Chikka Lite for Facebook
• Windows PC Chikka Text Messenger client v5
• Chikka Web Messenger

We currently do not have an installer available for Mac users but you can use Chikka Text Messenger for the Web, simply log on to www.chikka.com from your internet browser.

Mobile forwarding allows you to receive all your offline Chikka messages on your registered mobile phone. This feature is only available for Mobile Accounts.

To enable, sign in to your Chikka Text Messenger account via Web or the Downloadable client. Go to My Chikka > Settings > Messages > Choose Forward incoming messages to my mobile phone when I am offline/idle.

Email forwarding redirects all your offline Chikka messages to your registered email address. This feature is only available to Non-Mobile Accounts.

To enable, sign in to your Chikka Text Messenger account via Web or Downloadable client. Go to My Chikka > Settings > Messages > Choose Forward incoming messages to my email when I am offline/idle. You will need to verify your email address to use this feature.

Chikka Text Credits are the number of text messages you can send per day. Please refer to chart below:

There is currently no way for users to purchase extra credits. But don't worry, credits are automatically replenished daily. You can also earn more credits every time your buddy replies to your Chikka message from his/her mobile phone.

Replying to Chikka messages outside the Philippines means that the message will be transmitted through international carriers, so we cannot guarantee that replies will be received.

Charges for replies from outside the Philippines will also depend on your carrier. Please contact your mobile service provider for details.

The Chikka Web Messenger requires JavaScript to sign in, to enable Javascript, you may follow the instructions below:

The old Chikka Text Messenger Version 4 is using the old access codes. 277 for Smart, 2371 for Globe and 2009 for Sun. If your buddy is sending text messages to the Old Access Code + Chikka ID, you will get the message when you sign in to Chikka Text Messenger Version 4. Only messages sent to 2814+Chikka ID (New access code) will be received in the new version.

Nothing, it's free! Sending Chikka messages from your PC or any supported online device to mobile phones in the Philippines is always free.

It is always free to receive messages sent via Chikka.

There are several plans available to mobile recipients when they reply to a Chikka Message.

Globe

• Bucket plan for P5/10 messages valid for 1 day. Text 5 to 2814.
• Peak Rate — P2.50 per message.

Sun

• Bucket plan for P5/10 messages valid for 1 day. Text 5 to 2814.
• Peak Rate — P2.00 per message

Smart

• UNLI plan for P20 only valid for 1 day. Text UNLI to 2814.
• Bucket plan for P5/10 messages valid for 1 day. Text 5 to 2814.
• Bucket plan for P10/20 messages valid for 1 day. Text 10 to 2814.
• Peak Rate — P2.50 per message

The anti-spam policy is set by telecommunications carrier to protect users from receiving unsolicited and unwanted messages. Most carriers allow you to send 2-3 messages before your buddy will be asked to reply. If your buddy does not reply, your buddy will no longer be able to receive Chikka messages from you.

For security reasons, we encourage our users to delete Chikka accounts that belong to a deactivated mobile number.

Yes. Launch Chikka on your iPhone, go to Settings and then Change Password.

Yes, you can change your settings accordingly whether you want to view only your Chikka buddies or also your phonebook. Simply go to Settings and then Contacts.

Yes, you can send messages to multiple recipients using the Chikka.

Send a Chikka message to your friend and will automatically be added in your buddy list. To edit, you can log on to your Chikka Web Messenger (www.chikka.com) and add or delete your buddies from there.

Yes. Launch Chikka on your Android, go to Settings and then change your password under Profile.

Yes, you can change your settings accordingly whether you want to view only your Chikka buddies or also your phonebook.

Yes, you can send messages to multiple recipients using the Chikka.

You can add new buddies directly on your app by clicking the Add Contacts button. To edit, you can log on to the Chikka Web Messenger (www.chikka.com) and add or delete your buddies from there.

Go to My Chikka then My Account to manage your profile and Settings to customize your Chikka Text Messenger.

Yes, you just need to change your settings to save the messages you sent and received. Sign in to your Chikka Account, go to My Chikka > Settings > Logs.

You can then view your message archive by going to My Chikka > My Account > Show Message Logs.

Yes, you may register your roaming Philippine mobile number with ChikkaLite but you cannot use your roaming number to reply to messages.

Yes, you can send a message to a maximum of five (5) recipients at a time.

You can only edit/delete contacts who are not registered ChikkaLite users.

Try refreshing your page. If you continue to get the error message, send a report to the developer through the application page.

No, you may only access ChikkaLite on the web, via your Facebook account.