Our story

A phone that wouldn't
stop ringing.

Wazi means clear, or open, in Kiswahili. That's exactly what's missing the second an unknown number lights up your screen, and it's the whole reason this app exists.

It started as frustration, not a business plan.

A phone that wouldn't stop ringing with betting blasts, fake-prize texts, scam callbacks and lender harassment. It interrupted work, family time, the moments meant for focus. And the phone itself offered nothing: a row of digits, no context, no spam folder, no help at all.

Every app that promised to fix it wanted something we didn't think anyone should have to give up. The popular caller-ID apps get their accuracy by uploading your entire phonebook: your family's numbers, your customers', everyone who ever trusted you with their contact, and passing that data onward. For those apps, giving up your privacy wasn't a side effect. It was the price of admission.

We weren't willing to pay it, and we didn't think anyone else should have to either.

So we built it differently

The app we actually wanted.

Private by default. Fast even when the data runs out. And honest about the limits of what it knows.

  • Your contacts are read on your phone and stay there. Always.
  • Caller ID that works without collecting everybody's phonebook.
  • An honest "Unknown" instead of a confident wrong guess.
  • Built for Kenyan numbers and Kenyan scams from day one.

Your phone.
Your rules. Your privacy.

Where we're going

What comes next.

The promise that started this doesn't change, whatever we add.

Right now

Caller ID, spam and scam warnings, a sorted message inbox and Focus Shield, built around how Kenya actually calls, texts and pays.

Next

Sharper warnings as more people report numbers, a wider set of verified businesses, and deeper protection for your messages. Never at the cost of your contacts.

Try it yourself

See what a phone with Wazi
actually feels like.

Free to start. Your contacts never leave your phone.

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