Timid App vs PIECES

Timid is social media without the noise. No ads. No algorithmic feeds. No pressure to perform. Just people sharing thoughts, conversation, and small moments. Most social apps are designed to keep you scrolling. Timid is designed to feel calmer, slower, and more human. What you can do • Write posts and share what’s on your mind • Explore thoughts from real people • Follow friends and connect at your own pace • Chat without pressure or endless distractions • Customize your profile with themes and avatars A different kind of feed There’s no algorithm deciding what you should see. Posts appear as they’re shared, giving everyone an equal voice. Likes with meaning Likes in Timid have two purposes. Some can be spent on customization like themes and avatars. Others stay on your profile as a small sign of positive participation. You’re in control • Choose who sees your posts • Share with friends or more broadly • Block and report when needed Timid is built for people who want a quieter, more genuine way to connect.

PIECES is an algorithm-free social network. It takes every way you already share — blogs, photo albums, short thoughts, videos, daily updates — and brings them onto a single profile. ALL THE WAYS YOU SHARE Five formats live on every profile: • Blog — long-form writing, like Substack • Galleries — photo collections, like Instagram • Bits — short thoughts, like a tweet • Videos — your own video content (coming soon) • Slices — ephemeral updates that disappear after a day (coming soon) BUILT FOR CREATIVES & FRIENDS For creatives: share without distraction. For friends: always see your friends' updates. PIECES is not for faceless content accounts. BOUND BY A PUBLIC SOCIAL CONTRACT The promises we make about how we'll treat you and your work are written down, versioned, and public — so you can hold us to them. See the full terms at https://pieces.is/social-contract. A sample below: 01. You follow them, you see them. Always. 02. Chronological feed, forever — because we all need a break from The Algorithm. 03. Export your data anytime, with an offline reader to revisit your memories. 04. A sane and transparent advertising policy, published publicly and versioned. Read the full contract at pieces.is/social-contract. NO CONTENT FARMS • Every account on PIECES represents a real person. • Faceless content pages — accounts that exist solely to aggregate or repost — are prohibited. • Content that is majority constructed by generative AI is strictly forbidden unless clearly indicated as such. CONTROL YOUR FEED Chronological, forever. Always available. Travel your feed like a time machine. Toggle comments and engagement metrics off per post or globally on your profile. NATIVE iOS APP. FULL WEB EXPERIENCE. Claim your handle by requesting an invite at pieces.is