Every screen, for real.

No mockups. These are photographs of the app running, from the same build that is live now.

Every image below is the app running, photographed from a simulator against a seeded set of accounts. None of it is a mockup, and none of it is a screen that only exists in marketing.

A profile, before anyone has seen a face

This is the whole idea in one screen. You get what somebody is interested in, roughly how far away they are, and a line they wrote themselves. No photograph and no name for the first three days.

DatingOne person looking for one person. Shared interests are marked, and the distance is a band rather than a point on a map.

FriendsThe same screen with nothing romantic in it. People here are never shown to anyone who came to date, in either direction.

CouplesTwo of you looking for other couples. Both partners confirm each other in person before the profile is visible to anybody.

The meetup code

Agreeing to meet is easy. Proving it happened is the part that matters, and it is why this screen exists.

The meetup screen showing a QR code, a backup code and a share location button — **Scan each other, in person**You each show a code and scan the other’s. It only works face to face, and that is the entire point: it proves you both turned up, rather than proving somebody tapped a button at home. The six letter code underneath is the fallback for when a camera will not cooperate. Above it, **Share my location** sends someone you trust a live map link for as long as you choose. They need no account and nothing installed, and one tap ends it.

The private rating

Once a meetup is confirmed by both codes, you can leave a star rating of how it went.

It is never shown to the person you met. It is never shown on a profile, never totalled into a public score, and cannot be bought, removed or argued with. Nobody is rated into a ranking and nobody can pay to look better. It exists so that patterns can be seen by the people who need to see them, and for nothing else.

It is also free, on every tier, like every other safety feature here. Safety is not an upsell.

Setting yourself up

Interests, a few words, and a rough location. The location works out a distance and nothing else: your exact position never leaves the server and is never shown to another person.

Your profile, datingInterests do the matching, so they are the part worth spending a minute on.

Your profile, friendsThe same setup, kept entirely separate from the dating side.

Your profile, couplesBoth halves register with their own email and confirm in person.

Waves

A wave is how you say you would like to talk. If it is returned, a chat opens. There is no swiping, and no queue you can pay to jump.

Waves in friends mode — **Waves, friends**The same limits, so nobody can flood a small city.

Waves in couples mode — **Waves, couples**A wave from a couple comes from the account, not from one half of it.

Talking

Until a match reaches day 3 there is a ring on it counting towards the reveal. Until a first meetup happens you each have a daily message allowance rather than unlimited chat, which sounds strict and is the entire point.

The chat list in dating mode — **Your chats, dating**The ring shows how close each match is to photos and names unlocking.

The chat list in friends mode — **Your chats, friends**Matches past day 3 show real names. The rest are still an alias.

The chat list in couples mode — **Your chats, couples**A couple has one thread per match, not two.

A conversation inside a match — **A conversation**The day counter sits at the top, and on day 7 it asks you to name a place and a time.

Kindred+

The free tier is a real app rather than a locked door. Kindred+ widens the limits for people who want more of it.

What is never for sale

No payment shows you a photograph or a name before day 3, anybody’s exact location, or how somebody rated a meetup with you. Those are the app, not an upsell, and there is no tier that changes them.

Common questions

Are these the real screens?

Yes. Every image is the app running against a seeded set of demo accounts, photographed from a simulator. Nothing is a mockup and nothing is a screen that only exists in marketing.

What is the code on the meetup screen?

When you meet somebody, you each show a code and scan the other's. It only works face to face, which is what makes it worth anything: it proves you both turned up, rather than proving somebody tapped a button at home. There is a six letter fallback for when a camera will not cooperate.

What is the private rating?

After a meetup is confirmed by both codes you can leave a star rating. It is never shown to the person you met, never shown on a profile, never totalled into a public score, and cannot be bought or removed. It exists so patterns can be seen by the people who need to see them.

Can I share my location with a friend?

Yes, from inside a meetup. They get a link showing your position on a map, live, for as long as you choose. They need no account and nothing installed, and you end it with one tap.

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Before you meet anybody

Kindred does not run background checks and does not verify that anyone is who they say they are. No app does, whatever it implies. Meet somewhere public the first few times, tell someone where you are going, sort out your own way home, and never send anyone money. The safety section is honest about exactly what we do and what we cannot do.