Set Adrift

For the space between matched and official.

The part of dating nobody built for. Until now.

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There's a stage of dating everyone knows but nobody talks about.

You matched. You've been texting. Maybe you've been on a date or two. Something is forming, but you can't name it yet. You check your phone more often than you'd admit. You draft messages, delete them, send something simpler. You wonder if they're doing the same thing.

This is the talking stage. It's one of the most emotionally intense parts of any relationship, and there's no app designed for it. Dating apps got you here and then left. Social media is too public. Group chats are too loud. You're navigating real vulnerability with tools built for strangers or audiences.

The talking stage is where most connections quietly die. Not because they should, but because nobody gave them a place to breathe. No structure, no privacy, no way to go deeper without the performance of a relationship you haven't agreed to yet.

We built Set Adrift because we think this in-between space deserves its own thing. Something private, intentional, and honest. Something that feels like the last ten minutes of a perfect first date — warm, a little electric, and only for the two of you.

What Set Adrift actually is

Set Adrift is a private shared space for two people who are figuring it out. Not a dating app. Not a messaging app. A place where you answer questions that actually matter, track your compatibility as it unfolds in real time, and learn something about yourself in the process. It's for the person you can't stop thinking about — and the version of yourself that shows up when you're around them. Every connection you form lives inside its own Drift: its own color, its own rhythm, its own questions, its own story. Nothing bleeds between them. Nothing is public. It's just you two, and the truth you're building together.

Inside a Drift

Progressive Questions

AI-generated questions that start warm and get deeper as you both answer. They're calibrated to your personalities, not pulled from a generic list. You answer privately, then reveal together.

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Moment Button

A single tap that says "I'm thinking of you right now." No words needed. If you both tap within fifteen minutes, something beautiful happens. That's all we'll say.

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Private Journal + Blind Analysis

Write about how you're feeling. Your partner never sees a word of it. But our AI reads both journals for shared themes — and surfaces gentle insights when you're circling the same thoughts without knowing it.

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Compatibility Map

A living visualization of how you connect across seven dimensions — humor, values, adventure, ambition, family, money, intimacy. It evolves with every question you answer, not a quiz you take once.

Sparks

Disappearing photos with a soft countdown. Share a moment without it living on someone's camera roll forever. If someone screenshots, the other person knows immediately.

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Green & Red Flags

After each answer reveal, you privately mark it as a green flag, red flag, or just interesting. When enough flags accumulate, you both unlock a reveal. Honest pattern recognition, not judgment.

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Shared Playlist

Connect Spotify and let AI build a playlist from your combined taste and the themes emerging from your questions. It grows as your Drift does.

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Tonight?

Swipe through restaurants, movies, and date ideas. When you both say yes to the same thing, it's a match. Less "where should we go?" More "we already know."

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Compatibility Archetype

Once both partners complete onboarding, AI synthesizes your personalities into a shared archetype. Not a horoscope. A mirror — an honest reflection of what you are together.

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Multiple Drifts

You might be talking to more than one person. That's normal. Each Drift has its own color, its own questions, its own story. They never cross. No one knows about the others.

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Your Pattern

A private, cross-drift insight engine that shows you patterns about yourself — not your partners. What you keep choosing. What you keep avoiding. Visible only to you.

Your Pattern

The version of you that only appears when you're falling for someone.

When you have more than one active Drift, Set Adrift starts to notice things. Not about your partners — about you. The questions that make you pause. The answers you give when you're nervous versus when you're sure. The flags you keep raising, the compatibility dimensions where you consistently lean in or pull away.

Your Pattern is completely private. No partner is ever identified by name, color, or detail. It uses language like "across your connections" — never "in your drift with Alex." It's designed to turn dating from comparison shopping into self-knowledge.

Most people learn about their relationship patterns from a therapist, years after the fact. Your Pattern gives you that awareness in real time, while you're still making the choices. It won't tell you who to pick. It will tell you who you become.

"You tend to match highest on humor early, but your deepest connections form around shared values. Observed across 3 connections."

Simple, honest pricing

Your partner always joins free.

One Drift

$6.99 /mo

or $49.99/year

  • 1 active connection
  • All questions, Sparks, flags
  • Compatibility Map
  • Shared playlist
  • Tonight? matching
  • Private journal
Coming Soon

Full Drift

$16.99 /mo

or $118.99/year

  • Unlimited connections
  • Everything in Drifting
  • Priority question generation
  • Early access to new features
Coming Soon

Partners always join free. Cancel anytime.

What Set Adrift promises about your data

Your journal is yours alone

No partner, no algorithm, no employee can read your journal entries. AI analysis happens server-side and only returns abstract insights — never your words.

Drifts don't cross

Each connection is completely isolated. No partner knows about the others. Your Pattern never identifies anyone by name, color, or detail.

Answers reveal together or not at all

You can't see your partner's answer until you've both submitted. This is enforced at the database level, not just the UI.

Screenshot detection

If someone screenshots a disappearing Spark photo, the sender is notified immediately. On Android, screenshots are blocked at the OS level.

Consent-based intimacy

Question depth is controlled by a spice level that each person sets independently. The effective level is always the lower of the two. No pressure.

Delete means delete

When you delete your account, your journal and personal data are destroyed immediately. Shared Drift data is preserved for your partner for 90 days, then purged.

Questions people actually ask

Is this another dating app?

No. Set Adrift doesn't help you find people. It helps you understand the person you've already found. You start a Drift by inviting someone you're already talking to — through a link, not a swipe.

Does my partner have to pay?

Never. Partners always join free. Only the person who initiates a Drift needs a subscription. We think the person who asks should be the one who invests.

Can my partner see my journal?

Absolutely not. Your journal is private at every level — database rules, server logic, and UI. AI reads both journals for shared themes, but only surfaces abstract insights like "you're both circling the same unasked question." Your words never leave your account.

What happens if I'm talking to more than one person?

That's normal, and Set Adrift is designed for it. Each connection lives in its own Drift with its own color, questions, and compatibility data. They never cross. If you have multiple Drifts, you unlock Your Pattern — private insights about your own tendencies across connections.

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