On Layered, faces stay hidden until a real conversation earns the reveal. You get to know someone the way you'd actually want to — by who they are, first.
Every choice here pushes toward a real connection instead of an endless feed of faces.
Your profile is prompts, a voice note, and the small true things about you — not a photo reel. People meet your personality first.
Match, then have a real conversation. Play a quick game, trade honest answers. Photos stay hidden while you get to know each other.
After a genuine exchange — or the moment you both say you're ready — photos unlock. By then, you already like who's behind them.
Dating apps are built to keep you swiping. We're building the one that hopes you'll leave — because success looks like leaving.
Loneliness is real, and the tools meant to fix it mostly profit when you stay stuck. Layered measures success by the connections that make people delete it. That's the whole point.
No photo-first swiping. You're judged on who you are, and so is everyone else.
No streaks, no manipulative nudges, no dark patterns dressed up as features. We'd rather you leave happy.
After a date, we ask how you feel — never how you'd score them. No one is a number here.
We don't sell your information, and we never will. The business works because the app works.
Most dating apps make more money the longer you're miserable on them. We built Layered to earn its keep without that trap — matching and messaging are always free, and the paid tiers add genuine value instead of removing artificial pain.
Premium raises your daily limits and shows who likes you — never unlimited, because endless swiping is the thing we're trying to fix.
We're opening Layered to a small group first. Add your email and we'll invite you as soon as there's room.
No spam, ever. One email when it's your turn — that's it.