How it works, end to end

How matching actually works

When you press start you enter a queue. Every account in that queue has already passed device fingerprinting and behavioural scoring, which is what keeps bots and repeat offenders out.

If you selected interests, the queue is weighted toward people who selected at least one of the same topics. It is a weighting rather than a filter, which matters: strict filtering would make match times unpredictable and would remove the randomness that makes the format interesting. You still meet someone unexpected — you just do not start from nothing.

Language settings work the same way. If you are practising Spanish, matching biases toward Spanish speakers, and toward people learning your language so the exchange runs both directions.

The three modes, and why text is the default

Text needs no camera and no microphone, reveals nothing about how you look or sound, and gives you time to think. It is the safest way to begin and it is a complete experience on its own — you can have a long conversation without ever enabling anything.

Voice sits in the middle. A live call reveals your accent and your voice but not your face or your surroundings. Voice notes are the gentler version: record alone, listen back, and send only when you are happy with it.

Video is the most exposed and the most immediate. It is genuinely the best experience once you have a reason to trust someone, and the worst place to start. The camera stays off until you turn it on.

What we do not keep

Message content is held in memory for the length of the session only and deleted when you disconnect. We do not store transcripts. We do not build advertising profiles and there are no third-party ad trackers on the site.

Two things do persist, and only because you create them: saved chats and friend connections. Both are explicit actions you take, not defaults you have to opt out of.

Moderation, briefly

Automated filters catch unsolicited sexual content, early contact-sharing and known scam patterns. Everything ambiguous goes to a staffed queue covered around the clock. Every report is read by a person, and repeat offenders are banned at the network level rather than one account at a time.

Because we do not retain transcripts, moderation is driven by reports rather than by us reviewing everything. That is the honest trade-off, and the safety centre sets it out in full.