hinge alternative — designed to connect, not to delete
tired of filling out prompts that feel forced?
iz vs hinge — what's different?
hinge
iz
how you connect
swipe on photos
✨ send a feeling to someone's words
first impression
profile photo
✨ a trace you left (poem, thought, song)
matching
mutual swipe
✨ mutual feeling (curiosity, admiration, connection, nostalgia)
messaging
plain text
✨ end-to-end encrypted (AES-256)
privacy
profile visible to all
✨ anonymous — identity revealed only after match
location
shows distance
✨ you must be in the same spot (50m)
price
free + expensive premium
✨ completely free
how matching works on iz 💫
1 leave a trace
drop a poem, thought, or song at a real location. anonymous.
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2 someone finds it
someone walks by that spot, discovers your trace. reads it, feels something.
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3 they send a feeling
curiosity, admiration, connection, or nostalgia — they choose one.
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4 you match
if you accept, you match. encrypted chat begins. no photos needed.
no profile photos. no follower counts. just words and places.
some connections start with a single sentence.
why iz? 🌙
🎭start anonymous
your identity only reveals through mutual acceptance. no judgment.
📍same place
same street, same café, same campus. real proximity.
🔐encrypted chat
all messages AES-256 encrypted. even iz servers can't read them.
💸completely free
no premium, no paywall. everyone is equal.
send a feeling, not a swipe 💫
download iz, leave your first trace. let someone find you through your words.
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