Viviste vs H.I.M.

A Matching App Made for Gay Men, Exclusively for Gay Men "Matching apps are full of sketchy users — it makes me uneasy." "A surface-level profile doesn't really tell me who someone is." … Sound familiar? Viviste strips away every unnecessary feature to create an environment where gay men can focus on just one thing: meeting the right person. It's a matching app built to make finding a connection as direct as possible. 5 Reasons People Choose Viviste 1. Find people who share your interests with the Tags feature Just register the things you love and your interests and preferences as tags, and it becomes much easier to find people who share your values. Tags let you naturally show off the "real you" — the part that's hard to convey through a profile bio alone. 2. Share your everyday life with the Posts feature An SNS-style posting feature lets you share the small moments of your day and glimpses of your hobbies, so others can get to know your personality and daily life even before you match. It also makes it easy to find common ground and gives you natural openings to start a conversation. 3. A minimal design focused on actually meeting No getting lost in complicated features. From matching to messaging, we've carefully included only the features you need to meet someone. Because it's simple, you can focus on connecting with the other person — and the pace toward actually meeting is completely different. 4. Mandatory identity verification for a safe, secure community Every user is required to verify their identity with an official government-issued ID. (*You only need to submit the information necessary for age verification — a photo of your face and your name are not required.) We thoroughly remove fraudulent users such as commercial operators, fake accounts, and impersonators, providing a clean space where only trustworthy, real users can connect. 5. Screenshots disabled To protect your privacy, screenshots cannot be taken on the Likes screen or the Messages screen. Recommended if you… Want to find people who share your values through their tags and posts Want to enjoy natural connections while sharing your daily life and hobbies Don't want to be jerked around by commercial operators and fake accounts Are worried about being outed and want to make privacy your top priority Want to start with a message, meet in person when you're ready, and move at your own pace Our Commitment to Safety and Security Only users who have completed strict age verification with an official government-issued ID can exchange messages. You only need to submit the information required for age verification, so even those worried about being outed can use the app with peace of mind. Available in English and Japanese. Privacy Policy https://viviste.jp/legal/privacy Terms of Service https://viviste.jp/legal/terms

H.I.M. ("Hi, It's Me") is a friendship app for gay men — not a dating app, and not a hookup app. It's built on the things that made the early internet feel like home: a screenname that's yours, an away message that says what you're up to, a buddy list of people you actually know, and chat rooms where conversations happen out loud. No swiping. No match queue. No "people nearby." No photo-first browsing. Just talking — the way friendships actually start. WHY H.I.M. IS DIFFERENT Most apps for gay men are built to pair you off. H.I.M. is built to help you make friends. There is no swipe mechanic, no proximity radar, and no algorithm pushing you toward romance. You meet people in chat rooms, get to know them in conversation, and add them to your buddy list when there's a real connection. CHAT ROOMS Drop into regional rooms (New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, and Everywhere Else) or vibe rooms like Late Night and Sunday Reset. See who's around, jump into the conversation, and meet people who share your corner of the world or your time of day. BUDDY LIST + AWAY MESSAGES Build a buddy list of people you've actually met in the rooms. Set an away message so your buddies know what you're up to — "grabbing coffee," "doomscrolling," "finally cleaning my apartment." It's status as self-expression, the way it used to be. DIRECT MESSAGES Private one-to-one conversations with the buddies you choose. Send text, photos, and voice notes. Messages queue offline and send when you're back online. BUILT FOR SAFETY AND PRIVACY - Block and Report on every profile, every message, every room. - A content filter screens messages for objectionable language before recipients see them. - Notification previews default to sender-only, so a message snippet never lands on your lock screen where someone could read it over your shoulder. - Face ID / Touch ID app lock keeps your conversations yours. - Delete your account anytime, in two taps — your account and your content are deleted. - Download a copy of your data anytime. WHO IT'S FOR Gay men 18+ looking for friendship and community — new-in-town, starting over, between friend groups, or just tired of every app being about dating. If you've ever wished there were a place to just talk, this is it. H.I.M. is made by Saman Technologies LLC. Privacy Policy: https://hiitsme.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://hiitsme.app/terms Questions? support@hiitsme.app