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Your day is the content.
Watch how a story gets posted in seconds, and why sharing your real day is what turns strangers into friends.
No filters. No catfish. Just real people.Make real friends.
Make real friends.
Everyone's verified.
ZSocial is a friend-discovery app where everyone is a verified real person. No filters, no catfish, just real people you can actually connect with through what they love.
Verified-only communityE2E-encrypted chat100% free to connect
See it in action
The 90-second tour
The whole app in one watch: real, verified people, and everything that makes ZSocial different.
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Coming soonThe feed
One feed. All of real life.
Your feed isn't just posts. It's the people, their posts, and their daily moments, side by side and all verified.
PEOPLE
POST
DAILYThe screens
This is what real looks like
A tour through ZSocial, verified profiles, interest discovery, free filters, and privacy you control.
Why ZSocialBuilt so you actually
Built so you actually
meet real people
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Everyone's real
Every profile is verified with a live in-app photo. No filters, no catfish, just real people.
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Discover by what you love
Find your people through hobbies and real moments, badminton, coffee, hiking, gaming, not just a face.
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Wave, don't swipe
See someone you'd click with? Just wave. Wave back, and you're friends. Chat opens instantly, free.
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Post once, stay seen
Your Intro lives in the feed, always. No algorithm to fight, no daily posting grind. Everyone shows up equally.
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You control who finds you
Set exactly who can discover you, so you can share comfortably, for exactly the people you want.
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No likes, no comments
Nothing to chase, nobody to impress. No pay-to-win either, visibility can't be bought. Just be yourself.
How it works
From download to real friends
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Sign up in seconds
Sign in with Google or Apple, add your basics, and start browsing right away, no photos required.
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Verify you're real
One quick live photo unlocks waving, friends, and posting, that's why nobody here is fake.
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Find your people
Wave to connect, share real moments, and chat free with people who love what you love.
The different partPost once.
Post once.
You're always in the feed.
βYour Intro is your presence. A few photos and clips of the real you, build it once, and you show up in the feed, always.
βNo algorithm to fight. No posting every day just to be seen. You never disappear.
βEveryone shows up equally. Visibility can't be bought, not with money, not with clout.
ExploreA feed full of
A feed full of
real life.
βDiscover by what people do. Basketball, badminton, cooking, travel. Browse a grid of real moments, not staged highlight reels.
βEvery post is a real person. Verified with a live in-app photo, so what you see is who they really are.
βFind your kind of people. Tap into any hobby and see everyone who's into it.
Why switch
Built for real friends, not another feed.
You've tried the others. Here's what ZSocial does differently, and why it sticks.
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No swiping on faces.
Dating and BFF apps make you rate people by a photo. ZSocial lets you meet through what you actually love, and everyone is a verified real person. No filters, no catfish.
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Real people near you, not servers.
Group chats and forums are strangers shouting online. ZSocial helps you find real people nearby and become actual friends, one wave at a time.
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Nothing to chase.
No likes, no follower counts, no popularity contest, and nobody can pay to be seen. Everyone shows up equally, so you can just be yourself.
instead of chasing cloutWhy ZSocial
The honest comparison.
Dating apps, swiping, endless scrolling. They were all built for something else. ZSocial is built to help you make real friends near you, safely.
| Feature | ZSocial β | Tinder | TanTan | TikTok | RedNote | BeReal | Coffee Meets Bagel | Snapchat | Bumble BFF | ||
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| Everyone verified by a live selfie capture | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Only verified people can message you | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Find real people near you | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Choose who can see & find you | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| You choose what you're looking for: friends, dating, or anything | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Friends first, built on a shared hobby | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Search people by their hobby | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Free filters (others charge a subscription) | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Free to connect and message anyone | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| No swiping or rating people's looks | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Nobody can pay for more visibility | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Everyone treated fairly, no likes or popularity ranking | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| βCaptured in-appβ proof you were really there | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
β Yes β Limited or paid β No
Curious how we compare to a specific app?
The honest one-liner.
ZSocial vs RedNote
RedNote is for discovering lifestyle content and creators you'll probably never meet. ZSocial is for meeting real people near you through what you both actually do.
ZSocial vs TanTan
TanTan is swiping for dates, ranked by looks. ZSocial has no swiping at all, you meet through a shared hobby and decide yourself whether you're after friends or more.
ZSocial vs BeReal
Same 'no filters, real moment' spirit. But BeReal is for friends you already have; ZSocial uses that realness to help you meet new ones.
ZSocial vs Coffee Meets Bagel
Coffee Meets Bagel is for dating, full stop. On ZSocial you choose what you're looking for, friends, dating, or open to anything, and nobody's pushed into romance by a swipe.
ZSocial vs Snapchat
Snapchat is for chatting with friends you already added. ZSocial is for finding new ones, with every person verified real.
ZSocial vs Bumble BFF
Bumble BFF bolted a friend mode onto a dating app. ZSocial was built for friendship first, with a live selfie check so nobody's fake.
ZSocial vs Yubo
Yubo is live-streaming and fast chats. ZSocial is calmer: verified people, shared hobbies, real life over live pressure.
ZSocial vs Meetup
Meetup is about events and groups. ZSocial is about the person: their real days, their hobbies, verified and nearby.
ZSocial vs Hinge
Hinge is dating 'designed to be deleted.' On ZSocial you pick friends, dating, or anything, minus the swiping and the looks-rating pressure.
ZSocial vs Discord
Discord is topic servers and usernames. ZSocial is real, verified people near you, meeting through what they actually do.
Why it's safe
Built safe, on purpose.
Meeting new people online can feel scary. So we removed the things that make it scary, one by one.
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No catfish, ever
Every profile is a live selfie captured in the app. No uploads, no filters. The person you meet is the person in the photo.
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Scammers can't get in
Only verified people can wave or message you. Bots and fake accounts never reach you in the first place.
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You control who finds you
Choose exactly who can discover you, hide from your phone contacts, or go incognito. Share only with the people you want.
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No stalking by name
Nobody can search you by name or username. You're found by shared hobbies, so no one from your past can look you up here.
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Your exact spot stays private
We use your area to find people nearby, but your precise location is never shown. Others only see a rough distance.
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Messages only you can read
Chats are end-to-end encrypted. Not even we can read them.
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Reports acted on in 24 hours
Report or block anyone in one tap. We remove violating content and the user within 24 hours. Blocking is instant and private.
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No pressure, no clout
No likes, no follower counts, and nobody can pay to reach you. Just real, equal people.
Why we built ZSocial
The friends you make change where your life can go.
Widening your circle and getting to know more people is one of the kindest things you can do for your future self. ZSocial is built to make that easy. You create a simple profile that shows how you live and what you love doing.
Because here is the truth about people: we feel far more comfortable around someone once we know their everyday life and their hobbies. Seeing how a person really lives is what turns a stranger into a friend.
Maybe one day you move abroad to study or work. ZSocial helps you find new friends there, because people feel safer reaching out to you when they can see how you live, not just a name and a face.
Think about why we feel close to our idols. We have never met them, yet we feel like we know them, because we understand how their days usually go. That familiarity is what makes us comfortable. ZSocial brings the same familiarity to real friendships.
And we made it free. Free to join, free to make friends, always. There is no paywall between you and a new friendship, unlike the apps that make you pay a subscription just to reach someone. We also work hard to keep ZSocial as safe and private as we possibly can, because meeting new people should never cost you your security.
More than anything, I hope younger people here find others who share their dream, so they can cheer each other on and help each other get there. A big dream feels far more possible when you are chasing it beside someone who wants the same thing.
Creator programApply on WhatsApp
Get paid to share what you love
Help kick off ZSocial in your city. Post real videos of you doing your hobby, and earn cash for every clip.
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It has to be youThe video must show you actually doing your hobby. No stock clips, no reposts.
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Verified creatorsYou're a verified real person, just like everyone on ZSocial.
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RM2 per videoEach clip earns RM2 once, after it stays live for 30 days. Payouts go out monthly.
Message us and we'll get you set up. Limited spots per city.
The film
90 seconds. The whole story.
Why I built ZSocial, and how it helps you make real friends, the real way.
Your people are waiting.
Free to download, free to make friends, forever.
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