Welcome to your digital living room
A weekly reflection app for the small circle of close friends you already have. One meaningful question, answered privately, revealed together.
Free to download. Start with the free plan, upgrade anytime.
Modern Social Media Scatters Our Friendships
We want to stay close to people who matter, but existing tools fail us. They're designed for convenience, not connection.
Context Collapse
Can't be vulnerable when your boss, mom, and high school rival are all watching
Endless Noise
No structure for depth—just logistics, memes, and notifications that never stop
Algorithmic Outrage
Debate over dialogue; designed to amplify conflict, not connection
Aesthetic Pressure
The perfection tax kills authentic sharing. Everything must look beautiful
Engagement Addiction
Designed to maximize screen time, not meaningful time with real people
Solo Echo Chamber
Reflection without connection—you talk to yourself, never to others
But isn't
regularly talking
to our
closest people
the thing that
matters most
?
We don't need more followers, more likes, or more content. We need structured space to be real with the people we already care about.
Create Your Circles
Small, trusted groups of 2-8 people. Your close friends, your family, your partner. The people you actually want to know better.
Support Group
Friends
Us Two
Partner
Modern Family
Family
Drafting & Laughing
Cycling
One Question Each Week
Every Monday, your circle gets a thoughtful prompt. Questions designed to spark real conversations, not small talk.
"What current fact about your life would most impress your five-year-old self?"
"What's something about how we communicate that you really like?"
"What's a quirk you have that you only realized came from this family after someone else pointed it out?"
"What's a dream you have that feels selfish to say out loud?"
"What's a session you'd freeze and put in a frame if you could?"
"What's a piece of art or culture you're glad I introduced you to?"
"What's something you used to judge others for that you now understand?"
"What's something simple you do every day for your wellbeing?"
Real Answers, Real Connection
Everyone answers before seeing others' responses. No groupthink. Just honest reflections that bring you closer.
"I have my own apartment with a real kitchen. Five-year-old me would have lost it over the freezer ice maker alone."
Anna
"How you ask one more question after I'm done answering. Most people just wait for their turn."
James
"I narrate while I cook. Apparently it's a Mom thing. I had no idea until my roommate filmed me explaining the onions."
Sophie
"A year where I just write and don't earn anything. One year. I feel guilty even saying it out loud."
John
"The ride up to the lake at sunrise last September. Nobody talked for the last twenty minutes. I think about it all the time."
Marcus
"Studio Ghibli. I rolled my eyes the first time. Now I've seen Spirited Away four times and you owe me nothing."
Emma
Week by week, question by question, you'll understand each other in ways you never expected.
What it actually looks like
Six screens from the app. They rotate every few seconds. Tap a label to jump.
Answer blindly
Everyone writes their answer in private first. You only see what the rest of the circle wrote once you've shared your own. No groupthink, no piggybacking.
Weekly chapter
Every Monday opens a new chapter, with a fresh prompt picked from a library of thousands. The whole circle gathers around it for the week, and the conversation lives there forever.
Inside a circle
Different people, different rhythm, different kinds of questions. What's said in one circle stays in one. Your family room doesn't bleed into your hiking group.
Home
The home screen is the only place you'll see everything at once. No feed, no follower count, no algorithm. Just the rooms you've chosen to spend time in.
Pick a starter
900 conversation starters are bundled into the app itself, so you always have a question ready when the moment calls for one. Anywhere, anytime, even offline.
Filter starters
Looking for something light, or something honest about what's actually going on? Filter by Casual, Personal, or Deep, and by theme, from Stories & Memories to Dreams & Fears.
What Makes It Different
Colloquies isn't just another messaging app. It's designed from the ground up for depth, not convenience.
Small Circles Only
Intimacy dies in large groups. We enforce a ceiling of 2–8 people so everyone can be honest without performing for a crowd.
Blind Answers First
You must share your answer before seeing anyone else's. This eliminates groupthink and ensures everyone contributes authentically.
Weekly Rhythm
Not daily pressure, not monthly distance. One thoughtful prompt every Monday gives you space to reflect and respond meaningfully.
Private & Encrypted
End-to-end encryption means your conversations stay between your people. Colloquies is a paid app with a generous free tier, which means we don't need to sell or view any of your data. No ads, no algorithm mining your intimacy, just pure connection.
What We Believe
Colloquies is not built to maximize engagement. It's built to maximize meaning.
Privacy is Sacred
Your reflections are yours, not our data. End-to-end encrypted. No ads, no data mining, no surveillance.
Slow is Good
One question a week is enough. We're anti-hustle, intentionally slow. Depth over breadth, always.
Free Tier
Chat forever free. Real value, not a teaser. We want you to experience depth before you pay.
Thoughtfully Designed
No endless scrolling, no like buttons, no algorithmic feeds. Just one question, one week, one circle.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready for more depth and features.
Free
Stay Connected
Everything you need to start meaningful conversations
- Create up to 3 circles
- Join up to 5 circles
- Full messaging — text, reactions, replies, attachments
- A new Colloquy prompt every week, in every circle
- 90 conversation starters in the picker
- Messages stay on your device, indefinitely
- 90 days of cloud history (so new devices can catch up)
- Full data export (JSON)
- End-to-end encrypted
Core
Make It Yours
Richer conversations with the people who matter most
or $29.99/year (save $5.89)
- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited circles (create & join)
- Unlimited cloud history for circles you host
- All 900 conversation starters
- More features coming soon
Start Your First Circle Today
Available on iOS and Android. Download now and invite your closest people to join your first circle.
Free to download. Start with the free plan, upgrade anytime.