01 · Say it
Write it the way you’d say it to a friend.
A conversation you want, broad or specific, or one you could give. Not sure yet? Akin asks a few questions and suggests one.
Find the conversation you both want.
Tell Akin who you want to talk with and why. It finds someone who wants the same conversation, then opens a private one-to-one chat.
How it works02 · Check it
See what Akin understood.
Keep what matters exact and let the rest flex. If a match differs, you see where before you say yes.
03 · Match
It reaches someone who fits.
Akin sends it to whoever fits best. They see your first name, a blurred photo and why Akin thought of them, then say yes or pass, no reason needed.
04 · Talk
They say yes. Akin introduces you.
A private chat opens. Akin tells each of you who the other is and offers a few ways to start, then steps back, and your request stays open for the next person.
What people ask for
Say it plainly. Someone has lived it.
Name a moment and who has been through it, or just something you love talking about. Here are a few to get you started.
Just moved to a new city
“I’ve just moved to a new city and want to compare notes with someone who found their people here without turning every coffee into networking.”
Changing careers
“I’d like to talk with someone who left a software career for hands-on climate work, without pretending the transition was simple.”
Learning a language
“I want to talk with another busy beginner who found a sustainable way to practise French after work.”
Running
“I’d like to talk about running with someone who loves it too, whatever their pace.”
Hosting a first gathering
“I’m planning a small neighbourhood gathering and want to talk with someone who made a first event welcoming when nobody knew each other yet.”
Returning to work
“I want to talk with someone who returned to a creative or technical role after a long caregiving break and rebuilt confidence slowly.”
Books
“Anyone up for talking about books? I read a lot of novels and miss having someone to talk them through with.”
Going back to study
“I’m starting a degree at 35 and want to talk with someone who got through the first semester alongside a job.”
Finishing a story
“I keep rewriting the same chapter. I’d like to compare notes with someone who finally finished a first draft.”
Gardening
“I’d love to talk about gardening with anyone who grows things on a balcony, whatever works for them.”
Playing music
“I’d like to talk about music with someone who plays an instrument just for the fun of it.”
Living alone
“I’m living alone for the first time and want to hear how someone made a small flat feel like home.”
Planning a long hike
“I’m planning my first hut-to-hut hike and want advice from someone who has walked one end to end.”
Dogs
“Anyone as obsessed with their dog as I am? I’d love to swap stories and tips.”
Finding first users
“I’d like to talk with someone who found the first people who came back to their side project, without paid ads.”
Retiring soon
“I retire next spring and want to hear how someone found a new rhythm without filling every day.”
Volunteering
“I’d like to talk about volunteering with someone who gives a few hours a week too.”
Cooking
“Anyone up for talking about cooking? I’m always after new ideas for weeknight dinners.”
Private by design
Consent first, then conversation.
Before a chat, a request shows only what is needed to understand it: the request, a first name, a blurred photo and a rough area. Photos, exact places and the chat stay private until both people say yes. What you tell Akin stays with Akin: another person sees only what a request shows.
Before any chat
- Both people accept first
- Nothing sensitive is inferred
- You see where a match differs
- Pass anytime, no reason needed
The goal is simply this: a conversation both people were glad to have.
Questions
Before you write your first request.
Who is it for?
Any adult with a conversation in mind, broad or specific, inside any kind of community: a coworking space, a sports club, a course, an online group. The examples above show the range.
What if someone behaves badly?
A chat opens only after you both say yes. Until then, the other person sees your request, your first name, a blurred photo and a rough area, and nobody ever sees a last name. If someone crosses a line, leave, block or report them: Akin won’t match the two of you again, and every report is reviewed.
Does Akin use AI?
Yes. Akin is an AI you chat with. It asks a few questions to understand who you want to talk with, shows what it understood as a card, and starts looking only once you approve it. It never guesses sensitive traits, such as health, religion or sexuality.
What does Akin keep about me?
What helps it find people for you, filed under About you, which nobody you meet sees. You can remove any of it. Someone else only sees what a request showed them. Sensitive topics stay inside a request you approve and go when you close it, and Akin’s messages are deleted after 30 days.
What if nobody wants the same conversation?
Akin keeps looking and tells you as soon as someone says yes. If nobody fits, it asks whether to widen what can differ, and people who offered to talk about it, or have lived it, can say yes too.
Do I have to post a request to be found?
No. Tell Akin what you could talk about, and it sends you requests from people who want that conversation; it can also think of you from what you’ve told it. You say yes or pass each time, and you can ask Akin for fewer whenever you like.
Is Akin a dating app?
No. Akin is for one specific conversation you both want: comparing notes, hearing lived experience, thinking something through. Akin isn’t for hiring, selling, fundraising, or dating.
Get Akin
Be ready when the right conversation appears.
Akin keeps looking while you get on with your day, and tells you when someone says yes.