the idea
what pinch is
most apps want your attention all day. pinch just wants you to remember someone exists.
a pinch is small on purpose — a quick nudge, not another notification to manage.
your guide
hey — i’m cosmo
scroll with me and i’ll guide you through what pinch actually is.
why we made this
why we built it
send one to a friend, a sibling, or a partner — and see what comes back.
no feeds to scroll. no numbers to chase. just a simple way to reach the people already in your corner.
how we think
our little rules
low pressure
no streaks, no algorithm deciding who matters — just you, reaching out.
actually personal
built for people you already know, not for meeting strangers.
built to be quick
send a pinch in seconds. reply whenever it feels right.
the honest breakdown
how your score works
exactly what moves your number — step by step.
1
you answer a few questions
pick who it's for, then answer a handful of questions about that bond. nobody sees your raw answers.
2
they answer the same ones
whoever opens your link gets the identical questions — without knowing what relationship type you picked.
3
pinch compares the two
both sets turn into a score from 0–10 — how strong the bond looked from each side.
4
points move on the gap
perfectly in sync? you both get +10. not in sync? points shift toward whoever felt it less.
worth knowing
the twist
if your answers show a stronger bond than theirs, you're the one who loses points — not them. it's not a punishment. it's pinch keeping the score honest about who's meeting who halfway.
feel free to send a pinch anyway. that's the whole point.
+10perfect sync, both sides
±gapotherwise, points shift by the difference
−5if literally no one answers in 12 hours
one link, many friends: everyone who answers is scored against you separately — so a popular pinch can move your score more than once.
going deeper
what’s a bond?
a bond is an ongoing connection you form with someone — not automatic. send a request, and they have to accept.
anyone can send a bond request from a profile. free accounts can keep 10 people on their panel; premium raises that to 30.
once accepted, you’re bonded — a private, ongoing thing between just the two of you. never public. never ranked against anyone else’s bonds.
a new bond starts at 80% sync. shared quests move that number: matching answers grow it, missing or mismatching can weaken it. complete 3 quests in a day and your fire lights on their panel.
the stronger a bond gets, the more it unlocks between you and that person specifically.
bonds have their own private letter thread, separate from a regular pinch.