ShyText vs Knock

There's a moment before hello. ShyText lives there. ShyText is a quieter way to meet the people already around you — at the café, the bar, the library. No feed, no swiping, no map. SHYNE WHEN YOU'RE OPEN Being somewhere never makes you visible. When you feel like meeting someone, check in at the place you're in — a quiet, time-boxed signal to the room. Only people who Shyne at the same venue can see each other. When your time runs out, you fade back to invisible. ONE NOTE. ONE PERSON. See someone interesting? Send one short ShyText. If they accept, a private chat opens. If not, nothing happens — no awkwardness, no pressure. THE REST HAPPENS OFFLINE The chat is a bridge, not a destination. Say hi, then go say it in person. PRIVACY IS THE DESIGN • Your exact location is never shown — a venue name, never a pin • Your phone number stays private; nobody ever sees it • New ShyText alerts never include the note; chat alerts may show a short preview • On iOS, while Shyned, a Live Activity may show the venue name on the Lock Screen • No public profiles, no follower counts, no map of people Free on iPhone.

Knock is a messenger built on one idea: nothing happens without your yes. No phone number. No SIM. Your identity is a handle you choose — share it with the people you want, and only them. CONSENT FIRST Nobody can message you, add you to a group, or even see you without knocking first. Every connection starts with a request you can accept or decline. Group adds work the same way — no more waking up in a group you never asked to join. REALLY PRIVATE • End-to-end encryption on every message, photo, file and voice note — the server only ever stores ciphertext. • Optional App Lock: require your fingerprint, face or PIN to open the app, with screenshots and the recents preview blocked while it's on. • No ads, no tracking, no analytics SDK, no contact-list upload. Crash reports are off unless you switch them on, and never include your messages. • Notifications tell you who wrote, not what they said — the push that wakes your phone carries no message content at all. ON YOUR TERMS • Attention controls per conversation: Normal, Mentions only, or Quiet. • Schedule messages to send later — anything up to 24 hours out. • Personas: keep work-you and personal-you as fully separate identities in one app. • Single-tick receipts by design — read status is yours to give, not taken. SAFETY • Block anyone, from their name in a chat or while reporting them. Blocked people can't reach you, and you can unblock from Settings. • Report a message to our moderators in two taps. EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT Groups, replies, forwards, reactions, edits and deletes, photos, videos, documents with inline PDF preview, voice notes, QR connect, dark mode, and encrypted account recovery with email fallback. YOURS TO LEAVE Delete your account from inside the app, any time. It erases your profile, your email and the messages you sent — permanently, with no support ticket to raise. BUILT FOR BUSINESS TOO Verify a work email domain to show a verified-business badge on your profile, so customers know they're talking to the real you. Knock is built on the open Matrix protocol. All you need to sign up is a handle, a password, and an email address to verify it.