Meet nearby, no pressure.

Start avatar-first with simple prompts. Reveal names, photos, or places only when both people choose it.

A softer way to start nearby conversations.

Radius is for people who notice someone nearby and freeze. No swipe deck. No public rejection. Just a smaller first move.

Nearby, but not trackable

People see that someone is in the same broad radius. They never see a live pin, address, route, or exact venue unless both choose to share more.

Avatars first

Profiles start with a simple avatar, a first prompt, and tone. Photos come later, after interest is mutual.

Private asks

If one person wants to reveal more, the other person never gets put on a public stage. A no stays quiet.

Conversation over ranking

The app gives people a reason to talk before they judge each other like a thumbnail.

Designed for awkward rooms

Bars, coffee shops, events, campuses, meetups, and anywhere people are close but not quite talking.

The first version is small on purpose.

The product should prove one thing: avatar-first nearby conversation can feel easier than walking up cold.

Open a radius

Choose a broad nearby area. The app buckets distance and refreshes slowly to avoid tracking.

Start with a prompt

Each chat begins from a simple question, not a photo judgment. People can pass without penalty.

Ask to reveal

Either person can request a photo, first name, or meetup details. Nothing changes unless both accept.

Leave cleanly

Mute, block, report, and end chat are visible from the first screen. Safety is not buried in settings.

What the app becomes.

Radius is a full product, not just a chat room. The app needs matching, consent, moderation, and a careful launch plan.

People in your radius

Quiet readernearby

Live music fansame area

Late coffeearound tonight

Product scope

The first build should include distance buckets, pseudonymous avatars, prompt-based chat, mutual reveal, age gate, moderation queue, reporting, and invite-only pilot controls.

Later versions can add event mode, friend groups, audio intros, time-limited visibility, verified venues, and a paid privacy tier.

The hard part is trust.

Pseudonymous social apps fail when safety is added later. Radius needs the guardrails before the invite list grows.

Fuzzy location only

Show broad proximity bands. Never expose exact pins, live movement, or venue-level presence.

Mutual consent gates

Photos, names, and meetup details require two explicit yeses. A declined reveal stays private.

Visible exits

Block, mute, and report should sit in the chat header. Users should not hunt for safety tools.

18+ pilot

Start with age gating, invite controls, and a narrow geography before opening to a wider market.

Rate limits and thresholds

Cap first messages, repeated reveal requests, and low-crowd visibility so one person cannot map or flood the room.

Human review path

Reports should create reviewable evidence without exposing private location history to other users.

Build the pilot before the network.

Radius should launch as a tight local test, not a national dating app on day one. The goal is to learn if people feel safer starting with conversation.

Discuss the pilot

Clickable demo
Five screens: radius, people nearby, chat, reveal request, report.

Safety review
Threat model the location and consent flows before collecting users.

Local invite test
One area, small group, clear rules, manual moderation.