Question 1

Is Connected a dating app or a friendship app?

Accepted Answer

Both, and more. You choose what you're here for: dating, friendship, or simply experiences and events. Connected introduces you to people who match that, so nobody is guessing what anybody wants.

Question 2

How is this different from every other social app?

Accepted Answer

Three ways. First, trust is built in: friends vouch for you, and reporting and blocking are built into every profile and chat. Second, you have more options: you can use Connected for dating, friendship, or simply experiences and events. Third, if you're here for dating, you get three deliberate choices (Yes, Maybe, No) on people who share your interests and intent, rather than an endless swipe pile.

Question 3

What is social vouching?

Accepted Answer

The people who know you best can vouch that you're real and genuine, and their vouch appears on your profile. It's a warm introduction at scale: real human accountability instead of anonymous risk.

Question 4

Is it free?

Accepted Answer

The whole app is free: discovery, matches, messaging and events are unlimited on the free plan and stay that way. Plus and Premium are optional and buy you speed, not access: seeing who liked you, undoing a pass, travel mode. You can subscribe on the web today; while the mobile apps are in testing, subscriptions are web-only.

Question 5

How do you keep me safe?

Accepted Answer

Reporting and blocking are built into every profile and chat, and blocking takes effect immediately. Precise location sharing is off by default. Photo uploads are stripped of the GPS data cameras attach to them. And you can delete your account in the app: your profile, messages and photos leave Connected at once (a private copy that no member can see is kept for a limited time, as our Privacy Policy explains).

Question 6

What's the 72-hour thing on my matches?

Accepted Answer

When you match, a 72-hour countdown starts. It's there because the failure mode of every other app is a list of matches nobody ever messaged. Say something, or mark that you're planning to meet, and the clock stops. But to be clear: it's just a prompt and a reminder; we don't slam the conversation closed the moment 72 hours runs out.

Question 7

Does Connected use AI to write my messages?

Accepted Answer

No. Nothing you read in Connected was written by a model. We do use an automated check on uploaded photos, which is a safety filter, not a writer.

Question 8

Where can I use it?

Accepted Answer

Connected is live on the web today at app.connected-social.com. The iOS and Android apps are in testing and will follow. Connected is currently available only to users in the United States.