montyn.
Now in Brooklyn

The freedom of Instagram.
The intent of a dating app.

Your profile comes from your camera roll. You react to moments in writing, six a day. Chats last seven days unless you plan a night out.

Free. 18+. Everyone who can message you is verified.

Maya, 28
Greenpoint · under a mile away
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Pitch · 24s
A perfect Sunday looks like

Bagels on the stoop and absolutely no plans until 4pm.

PassBoth free SundaySend a Signal
Profiles that feel like people

Your camera roll already knows who you are.

Post moments like you would anywhere else. Every photo is something someone can write to you about.

Grace, 29
Upstate, no signal
Omar, 32
Sunday ride
Maya, 28
Bagel tour, stop 4 of 9
Lucia, 31
Home for a while
Alex, 31
Slice 41 of the ranking
Marisol, 27
Loud colors, soft heart
Isaiah, 28
My block on a Saturday
Anaya, 28
Golden hour, on purpose
Dev, 27
Shooting film in a field
How it works

Less swiping. More actually meeting.

01

Pick, don’t pose

Your profile comes from photos you already have. About 90 seconds, no photoshoot.

02

Say hi in 30 seconds

A 20–30 second Pitch, so people hear you before they write to you.

03

Send a Signal

Write to someone about one photo or answer. Six a day, so each one means something.

04

Make it a date

Matches last seven days. Plan a Night together and the clock stops.

The dating rules

Written into the database, so nobody can quietly undo them.

Six Signals a day

Never for sale. Not to anyone, at any price.

See who’s into you, free

Always. That’s not a premium feature, it’s the point.

No public comments

Nobody performs for a crowd. Everything that matters is one-to-one.

No follower counts

Follow quietly. Nobody sees numbers, including you.

Nobody ranked by looks

You see people for intent, schedule and distance.

Everyone who writes is verified

A quick selfie check before anyone can send a Signal.

Group Nights

The easiest first meet there is.

Small hosted nights, 12 to 20 people, everyone verified. Come alone, leave with plans.

Get on the list
A little clay. A little chemistry.
Gowanus · Pottery for 16
Supper club for twelve
Clinton Hill · One long table
Rooftop movie night
DUMBO · Blankets provided
Why we exist

Dating shouldn’t be owned.

Most dating apps answer to one company. One unexplained ban can lock you out of all of them, while people banned for real harm slip back in with a new email. We built the opposite, and wrote it down where you can check it.

Read the Charter
  • Due process
    Reasons, steps that fit the problem, and an appeal decided by a person in 72 hours.
  • Identity-bound bans
    People banned for violence or scams can’t come back with a new email.
  • Nothing for sale
    No boosts, no paywalled likes, no secret attractiveness score.
  • Built to be left
    Matches expire, Discover ends, and “we met” is one tap.
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