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Start syncing.

The gay dating app that starts with intention.

No matching. No swiping. You tell us what you want right now — hookup, date, chat, friends, events — and we connect you accordingly. Real conversations, AI-assisted connection, photos that reveal as trust builds.

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5 Modes, One App

Tell us what you want right now.

SYNC doesn't assume. You choose your intention every session. Each mode shapes your feed, your AI, and your experience.

🔥
Hookup
Direct. Honest. Tonight. See who's close and available right now.
💬
Chat
No agenda. Just conversation. Connect with interesting people nearby.
✨
Dating
Deeper connection. AI matches on compatibility, not just proximity.
🤝
Friends
Find your people. New city, new chapter, same you.
🎉
Events
Host or join. Gay brunches, parties, dinners, rooftop hangs.
Profile reveal demo
Marco, 31
Architect · 2.4mi · ⭐ 87
Opener
0–3 messages
👆 Tap a phase to see photos unlock through conversation
The Reveal Mechanic

Photos unlock
through conversation.

In SYNC, you earn the photo. Profiles are blurred at first — revealing themselves gradually as the conversation builds. Not because we're coy. Because first impressions should be about personality, not a profile pic.

By the time you see them clearly, you actually know them.

Opener
0–3 messages · Heavy blur · Personality first
Vibe Check
3–7 messages · Light blur · Outline visible
Intent Align
7–12 messages · Clearing · You understand each other
Fully Revealed ✦
12+ messages · No blur · Private album unlocks
What We Stand For

Built by us. For us.

SYNC is gay-founded and built around the real concerns of gay men — privacy, safety, trust, and the full range of what we want.

Intent-first, always
You declare what you want, right now, before anything else. SYNC never assumes. There's no embarrassing mismatch between what you need and what they expect.
Privacy by default
Location blur up to 500m. Anonymous map mode. Separate ❤️ and 🔥 profiles. Your identity is never exposed without your explicit consent. Closeted users are first-class citizens here.
Respect your time
No streak counters. No "your match expires in 24 hours." No endless scroll designed to keep you stuck. We measure success by meets planned, not minutes in-app.
Built for wellbeing
Energy score, burnout signals, detox mode. SYNC is the only dating app that genuinely wants you to log off and go meet someone — and tells you when you're overdoing it.
Behavioral trust
Trust scores are earned through actual behavior — verified selfie, reply rate, account age, confirmed meets. Buying Pro doesn't boost your trust. Actions do.
Zero tolerance
Racism, fatphobia, transphobia, and "masc-only" culture are banned — not just against the rules but actively detected and removed. The community is what we protect most.
In-App Features

What's actually inside.

Every feature is built around one question: does this help two people actually connect?

Marco, 31
● online now
Hey, saw you're into hiking too. Best trail here?
Doi Suthep at sunrise 🌄 Absolutely worth it.
Would you want to hike it together?
Yeah, I'd be up for that this weekend 🙌
✦ SYNC Wingman
"Suggest hiking Doi Suthep together — strong tag overlap, high chemistry."
Use this ✓
More ideas

Your AI wingman.
Not a chatbot.

SYNC Wingman reads your conversation, knows their profile, and suggests what to say next — in your voice, not a template. It detects dying conversations before they die and nudges you when the timing is right to suggest a meet.

It lives in an expandable orb. Never interrupts. Never speaks for you. Never takes over. You're still driving.

  • Context-aware openers from their tags and bio
  • Quick replies based on what they just said
  • Ghost-risk detection with recovery suggestions
  • Readiness signal: "This conversation is ready to escalate"
  • Tone adapts to your intent mode
Photo reveal
Marco, 31
Architect · 2.4mi · ⭐ 87
📡 Phase reveal in progress
Photos unlock as trust builds. Keep the conversation going.
Ask to meet 📍
Keep chatting

Photos that unlock
with connection.

We blur profile photos and reveal them phase by phase as the conversation deepens. You earn the picture. By the time you see it clearly, you've already decided if you like who they are.

  • 4 reveal phases tied to conversation depth
  • Full-screen cinematic reveal animations
  • Private album unlocks only at full reveal
  • Watermarked to deter sharing
  • Screenshot notifications protect your trust
My Profile
Nice
🔥
M
Marco, 31
Architect · Bangkok
Nice Bio
Architect who reads too much. Coffee snob. Gym 4x week. Good conversation > everything.
coffee
gym
reading
M
Marco, 31
Available tonight
🔥 Bio
Direct, honest. Looking for something real tonight. Hit me up if you know what you want.
discreet
top
gym
🔒 Private album · unlocks at full reveal

Two profiles.
One trusted space.

SYNC solves the two-phone problem. Your ❤️ profile is your everyday self — coffee, hiking, conversation. Your 🔥 profile (Hookup mode only) is explicitly who you are when you're not pretending.

They never blend. ❤️ users never accidentally see 🔥 content. You control everything.

  • Separate bio, tags, and photos per mode
  • Private album: 12 photos, unlocks at full reveal only
  • Switching is explicit — never accidental
  • Pink accent scheme distinguishes 🔥 mode visually
  • No 🔥 content in ❤️ mode — ever
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    Kai, 28
    Dating · 0.8mi · ⭐ 91
    Chat
    hiking
    photography

    See who's nearby.
    On your terms.

    SYNC's live map shows real users near you. Unlike grids, the map gives you spatial context — that guy at the coffee shop two blocks away, not just "0.2mi."

    Privacy is granular. Blur your location up to 500m. Go anonymous — your pin becomes a ghost. Or disable the map entirely. Your visibility, your choice.

    • Real-time location with up to 500m blur
    • Anonymous mode: ghost pin, no identity
    • Filter by intent, age range, active status
    • Stalking detection with automatic blocking
    • "At This Very Moment" mode for tonight
    ⚡ Energy & Today
    32min
    in-app
    5
    chats
    72
    energy
    Good energy
    72 / 100
    💬 Conversation Quality
    68%
    3 good conversations this week · 1 meet planned 🎉
    📊 This Week
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    Fri
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    Sun
    🧘
    Burnout signal detected
    You've been active 2h. Take a break?
    Detox 1h

    The app that tells you
    to close the app.

    SYNC is the only dating app designed to make you close it. We track your energy, detect burnout, and surface honest signals about your usage — not to shame you, but to help you stay in a state where real connection is possible.

    • Energy score (0-100) — depletes with use, recovers at rest
    • Conversation quality score — are your chats going anywhere?
    • Detox mode — pause the feed for 4-72 hours
    • Late-night warning after 11pm (your choice to dismiss)
    • Weekly recap: meets planned, conversations, time in-app
    100%
    Gay-built & led
    0
    Swipes, ever
    5
    Intent modes
    500+
    Tags to express yourself

    "The whole product point is that photos reveal as trust builds. By the time you see someone clearly, you've already decided if you like who they are."

    — SYNC Founding Principle
    How to Join

    Up and running
    in minutes.

    No swiping to learn. No algorithm to game. Here's how to get from download to first conversation.

    1
    Download or open the web app
    Available on iOS, Android, and as a web app at join-sync.info. No hardware requirement — runs beautifully on any modern phone.
    2
    Set your intention
    The first thing SYNC asks is what you want right now. Hookup, Chat, Dating, Friends, or Events. You can switch any time. This shapes everything — your feed, your AI, your experience.
    3
    Build your profile
    Add a photo, write a bio and tagline, pick tags from 500+ options across 15 categories. Optionally set up your 🔥 profile variant separately — they never bleed into each other.
    4
    Pick your privacy level
    Choose how visible you are on the map. Set your location blur (0-500m). Go anonymous. SYNC defaults to privacy — you opt in to visibility, not out of it.
    5
    Start a conversation
    No matching required. See someone interesting? Tap their card and message them. The AI Wingman is ready when you want it. The conversation is yours.
    6
    Meet in real life
    When the conversation is ready, SYNC will tell you. The outcome engine surfaces a "suggest a meet" action at the right moment. That's the whole point — we measure success by real meets, not time in-app.

    Ready to
    sync?

    Bangkok is live. Join the beta — free to start.

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