I don't think so, do I need Kin tokens to access the platform, for me the answer is NO, I think what people don't understand is that mosto the tokens are useless, if there is no need to hold it to use the platfrom what is the incentive for the token buyers and investors
You don't "need" KIN to "access" the Kik platform as far as I understand (without officially knowing how it will work as it's not integrated yet). However, you may "need" Kin to access certain parts of the app or to purchase certain things related to your apps experience. You may not "need" it, but you'll probably "want" it.
Every app is going to integrate KIN differently. Some may in fact require you to have KIN in order to use it. Others may allow your KIN to unlock content or certain features within the app. Other apps may use KIN to allow their customers to buy and sell items through a marketplace by sending KIN back and forth.
KIN recently held a Hackathon. Each group comprised of 3 employees from an app with the goal of integrating KIN into their app within 24 hours. As I explained above, each app integrated it differently. Here are the videos:
Volgr -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Fzujk9Z84ClanPlay -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFgaVHzW_UAiWorks -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciAer2KyYwgImpact Value -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCZ-IqFhaWo