Drew
Running the Heights loop tonight, who else is out?
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RICHMOND
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Parker
Drinks on White Oak later. Recs welcome.
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Reese
Putting together a group dinner Friday. DM me.
Taylor
Studying at the coffee place on 19th. Say hi.
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Logan
After-hours playlist building. Who wants in?
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Drew
Today
Hey, saw you check in near me
Ha, guilty. You looked familiar
Doing anything later?
Free after 9. You around?
Same. Send me a look?
Here you go.
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Drew · 28
6'0" · Vers · 5 mi
Coffee, film photography, long walks. Down for a slow night or a loud one.
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Location precision.
Precise 50m
A tight 50m halo. Closest peers can place your block.
Block 150m
Default. Your pin floats within about a block.
Neighborhood 400m
A wider 400m drift across the surrounding streets.
Wide 1,000m
A loose 1km area. Only the district reads.
Sway never sends your true coordinates to other devices. This sets how far the published pin drifts from where you actually are.
01What you get
Built different.
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A real map
See who's actually near you, placed by real distance, not sorted by an algorithm guessing what you'll tap. The map shows your community as it really is.
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Your call, always
Filter for what matters. Hide what doesn't. Go quiet when you want quiet. Every privacy control is in your hands, and the defaults already lean your way.
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A real community
Built for gay men who want genuine connection, friends, dates, plans, the whole circle. Real profiles, real people, a local scene you can actually be part of.
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Your data, yours
Your photos, your location, your conversations stay with you. No data brokers. No selling, no sharing. Delete the whole account in one tap and it's gone.
02In the app
The whole network, in your pocket.
The map is the app
See who's near you on a real map, placed by actual distance. Filter for what matters to you, not whatever an algorithm decided to surface.
Talk like a human
Text, photos, video, plus expiring photos that vanish after one view. Reply to anything, react, unsend. Messaging built for how this actually goes.
Stories
Share a moment that's gone in 24 hours. Post what you're up to and let the guys nearby react and reply, a low-stakes way to start something.
The wall
Your neighbourhood feed. Post what you're up to, see what everyone around you is sharing, and cosign the plans worth showing up for.
Private albums
A public profile for everyone. Private albums for the people you trust. Share with who you want, when you want, and take them back anytime.
Spots
Places on the map with a group chat. Drop a pin where you meet — the patio, the trail, the loft — see who's here now, or set a hosting window people can ask to come to.
Browse before you join
Take a look around without an account. Sign up the moment you want to message someone. Email only, no phone numbers, no extra hoops.
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Free for everyone. Vanish from the map and the grid while you keep browsing and messaging, be seen only when you choose.
03Trust
Safety isn't a marketing line.
MembersReal people.
Genuine profiles and verification keep the community real. You know who you're talking to.
The mapYour call.
Hide it, narrow it, go discreet. Every privacy switch is in your hands, and the defaults already lean in your favour.
ReportsA real team.
When something's wrong, a person sees it. Not an automated system that vanishes you and forgets. A team that actually answers.
Your dataStays yours.
We don't sell it. We don't broker it. No surveillance pixels, no behavioural targeting. Delete your account and it's gone.
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Your people are closer than you think. Open the map and see who's out tonight, who's up for it, and who's right around the corner.