Riff
Most social apps ask you to judge a photograph. Riff asks twenty‑five questions instead — about values, goals, perspective and how you communicate — then matches people on how they think rather than how they look. Conversation starts in text and voice; faces appear only when both people tap ready, at the same moment, so nobody holds the power in the exchange.
Two modes run in parallel: a one‑to‑one Deep Connection aimed at mentors and collaborators, and a four‑person Friend Circle built around shared ambition. AI companions keep new users company while real matches are found, and they are labelled as AI throughout.
What made it hard
Trust. The product only works if everyone is real, so it carries government ID and live selfie verification, liveness checks with blink and head‑turn capture, a visible trust score, encryption of voice and media in transit and at rest, and a layered detection system for harmful behaviour. Subscriptions, App Store and Play billing, and the full public policy set shipped with it.
Visit riff-app.co.uk