Browse people your age
A photo-led feed of people in your own age group, with Pins that show what they’re into. When you’ve seen everyone for today, it ends.
A friendship app, not a dating app
Make friends your own age.
Browse people in your own age group, send a chat request they can read, and start talking once you both say yes.
Coming soon to iPhone, iPad and Android.
Opening in the United States first.
Example: a chat request becomes a chat
- hannah cole, 25, sent a chat request. You’re both into Food.
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Saw your food Pin. I know a noodle place in the city that will change your life.
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Replying opens your chat.
- You replied:
Okay, I need the name of this place.
- Pando:
Both said yes.
Find people who share your Pins
- Climbing
- Board games
- Karaoke
- Anime and manga
- Coffee and tea
- Photography
- Books
- Travel
- Pets
- Volunteering
- Podcasts
- Science
- Hiking
- Live shows
- Baking
- Gaming
- Soccer
- Study buddies
- Cosplay
- Art and drawing
- Movies and TV
- Thrifting
- Houseplants
- Environment
- Fan art
- Food
- Running
- K-pop
- Chess
- Languages
Pick 3 to 10 Pins from 121, across 11 topics, so people can see what you’re into.
How it works
Friends only when both say yes
Send a chat request
A short message they can read before deciding. They reply to accept, or ignore it quietly. Nobody is told they were ignored.
Talk once you’re both in
Friends get messages, snaps and voice notes, and calls when both of them allow calls.
Snaps, stories and Circles
Send a snap to a few friends or a Circle, or post a story your friends can see for 24 hours.
Three age groups that never meet
Everyone gets an age group before using Yapp. Nobody can see, search, message or be suggested to someone in another group.
13-15
Private profile by default. Location shows only the country.
16-17
The same teen protections, with people who are 16 and 17.
18+
Adults only, with Rooms, Plans and events added.
Your first answer stands. Changing it later needs a review.
Safety, plainly
Block, report, hide and verification are always free.
Know who’s asking.
Requests show when the sender joined and mark accounts that are new to Yapp. Teens always see this, with Block and report one tap away.
Everyone gets an age group.
Yapp sets your age group from the birthday you enter before signing in and your App Store or Google Play age range. Changing it later needs a review. Under-13s can’t join.
Reporting and blocking are free.
Report any profile, request, message, snap, story or room post. The person you report isn’t told who reported them.
Help is built in.
The Safety Center lets you hide your profile, review blocked people, run a privacy check-up and get help if someone threatens you.
Calls need everyone’s yes.
One-to-one calls happen only between friends who both allow calls, and adults join a Pod call only after everyone in the Pod agrees. Video calls are recorded for safety and kept for 30 days. Voice calls aren’t recorded.
Parents can stay in the loop.
The Parent Portal is optional. Parents see activity, never message content.
App screens show fictional people.
Encrypted in transit and at rest, not end-to-end. Yapp’s safety systems scan content, and our team can review it to keep people safe or when the law requires or allows it.
Adults only
For adults 18+: Rooms, Plans and Pods
Rooms are topic communities. Plans bring small Pods, meetups at public places and events. Teens never see them.
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01 · Rooms Topic communities, run by Yapp staff. -
02 · Room Text and voice posts, replies and reactions. -
03 · Plans Pods of 4 to 6 people and meetups at public places. -
04 · Events Events by day, in person or online.
Pando and friends
They host the app, cheer real wins and keep empty screens friendly.
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Pando
Your guide
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Bao
The reader
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Miso
The explorer
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Nori
The gamer
Coming soon to iPhone, iPad and Android.
Yapp opens in the United States first. No waitlist, no sign-up: it’ll be in the stores.