pop.

Pop · for the people you actually want to see

One signal,
one moment.

Pop is a lightweight social signal app. Tap a bubble to say "I'm free right now." No pressure, no read receipts, no streaks — just "who do you want to see, and who wants to see you."

What it is

A low-pressure way to say hi

Not a messaging app. Not a calendar. Not Instagram. Pop does one thing: lets you gently tell friends "I'm free right now."

1

Tap the bubble — you're free

30 minutes to 3 hours. Pick a mood (☕ coffee, 🍜 meal, 🚶 walk…) and add a 20-character note if you want.

2

Friends see a floating bubble

Your Pop appears in their feed. Three audiences: Close Friends, All Friends, Custom. No "seen" receipts.

3

One emoji is the reply

👋 ☕ 🫧 💬 — one tap says "me too." Want to keep talking? Open DMs. Don't want to? No record either.

4

Time runs out, the bubble pops

Pops expire on the clock you set. No history to clear, no "unread" to manage.

Three audiences

Who sees what is always your call

Pick a different audience for every Pop. Default is Close Friends.

Close Friends

The few people you actually want to see. Pop defaults to this — it's the lowest-friction option.

All Friends

Every friend in your list sees it. First time you pick this, you'll see a confirmation — no accidents.

Custom

Hand-picked people. For "this time, just these three for coffee."

Main features

The right amount of features

Each one is shaped around "find a friend without the pressure."

Live Pop

Tap once to tell friends you're free now. 30 min to 3 hours, ends automatically.

Timetable

Plan ahead by posting future free slots. Friends see them in a 7-day grid; they auto-activate at the time you set.

🫧

Four lightweight reactions

👋 wave, ☕ coffee, 🫧 same here, 💬 let's chat. No typing, no stickers.

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Quiet hours

Default 11 PM to 8 AM no push. Pops still appear in your feed; we just don't buzz you.

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Mute / Hide / Block

Per-friend controls. Adjust each one independently — visible to you, silent to them.

📨

1-on-1 DM

See a friend's Pop and want to talk? Tap message. It's not group chat — just 1:1.

🎨

Profile

Display name, color, bio, MBTI, interests, custom links. Each field has its own visibility setting.

🔗

Find friends from contacts

Optional. Phone numbers are hashed on your device before upload — raw numbers never leave.

What Pop doesn't do

We deliberately did not build these.

When you open Pop, there's nothing that makes you feel like you're "losing."

  • Streaks
  • Read receipts
  • View counts
  • "It's been N hours since you Popped" prompts
  • Pop count leaderboards
  • Infinite scroll feed
  • Lock-screen push for All-Friends Pops
  • Daily check-ins or quests
Privacy & data

Your data, your call

We don't sell data, don't run ads, don't use third-party analytics SDKs.

📍

No GPS

Pop doesn't read your location. The "location" field is plain text — like "Brooklyn" — typed by you.

🧹

Delete anytime

Profile → Delete Account → instant. See the full deletion policy

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Stay signed in

As long as the app is installed, you stay signed in. Unless you sign out yourself or uninstall.

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Export your data

All your Pops, messages, friends — exportable. Leaving Pop doesn't leave a trace with us.

Ready?

On iOS and Android. Free. No "upgrade to Pro" prompts.

We'll add the store links once the listings go live.