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Yap

A messaging app built around one idea:
every relationship deserves its own
visual identity

Right now, a conversation with your manager looks and feels the same as a conversation with a person you've known your entire life.

A three-month acquaintance is visually indistinguishable from a life-partner.

We thought that was worth fixing.

YAP lets you assign a distinct visual identity to every conversation — independent colors, typography, animations, layout, and hundreds of other visual properties — so the interface itself reflects the nature of the relationship.

Three pillars
01
Universal customization
Every visual element is yours to change. Tinker with colors, typography, animations, patterns, layout, spacing, shapes, and countless other granular customization properties. Opinionated defaults, unlimited overrides.
02
Per-relationship identity
The core idea. Each conversation can have its own visual identity, independent of the global theme. Neon gradients and an uploaded background image for that chat interface with your best friend. A stiff and stale theme for that one work group you don't want to be a part of. Clean monochrome for that legend. Every customization is private and one-sided — the other person never sees what you've chosen, unless you want them to.
03
Local-first data
Messages are encrypted E2E with Signal. Our servers are a transit hub for your encrypted messages, not a storage facility. Most of your data is stored locally on your device. The only data we hold onto is your account credentials — in case you forget your password. Your themes, per-relationship identities, and styling never touch a server. We want you to own and hold your data.

Coming soon.

iOS and Android.
AI agnostic.