teacups
The neighborhood tea.
Anonymous. Disappearing.
And a magical brew with a
long distance view.
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The neighborhood tea.
Anonymous. Disappearing.
And a magical brew with a
long distance view.
Yours might look like this..
Here's what yours might sound like.
Tea leaves are magical and make the world go around. You grow a couple of new ones just for checking in. Earn more tea leaves by actively chatting, or buy them if you must. You will need them to tap into teapots anywhere on the map.
Use your tea leaves to get in on the tea anywhere in the world. The more specific you want your magic teacup to be, the more tea leaves you'll have to use. When you're using magic, you can only follow along without adding to the chat.
Feeling the urge to connect with a specific someone? Buy a Teaspoon. If they also have a Teaspoon, both of you can privately connect in your own two-person Teacup. If you're both sure you want to connect deeper, teacups can simultaneously reveal the verified phone numbers from your Teaspoon purchase. If one of you isn't feeling it, break the Teacup and walk away. Anonymous, mutual, and as secure as anonymity allows.
The tastiest tea can rise to the surface. Users upvote the wildest neighborhood moments, which are then filtered by AI and approved by community vote before they hit the feed for everyone to have a sip.
Set a home location and switch back for free from anywhere. Whether you're traveling, at work, or on the road, you won't have to miss a single drop from home. Your location stays on your device — we never see it. You can set it for free once per year, and you're not allowed to use a public location. If you need to change it earlier, it'll cost you, but it's doable.
No sign-up. No profile. You get a random color and shape. Nobody knows who you are unless you choose to reveal. No ads. No algo.
No minors allowed. Seriously. Don't ruin a good thing. Report a message that credibly suggests it came from a minor so that a community reviewer can check.
Chat with people around you, in your neighborhood, or across your city. You choose the size of your teacup. We even have a monster teacup available if you're out in the country.
Public messages vanish after 4 hours of inactivity, while your neighbors keep things civil by reporting inappropriate behavior. Community reviewers check the reports and vote on bans. No huge corporate overlords, but make good choices.
Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from responsibility. teacups isn't a platform for causing pain or suffering. If you want to say things like that, say it to someone's face.
Tap a Magic Teacup anywhere in the world, and messages are automatically translated into your language. Powered by Apple's on-device translation instead of the cloud.
Share what you see. Send photos and short videos right in the chat. Set them to disappear after 1, 2, or 3 views. Again, make good choices.
Check in on the neighborhood from your wrist. No magic teacups or sending messages, but Sip mode is great for a quick read, while Flow mode is for live updates.
Teacups doesn't want your name, email, or phone number. Teaspoons will verify your phone number for mutual safety and assent, but that's it. Your privacy, your anonymity, your responsibility.
No account needed. You're instantly assigned a random color and shape as your identity.
teacups uses your location to connect you with people nearby. It's never shared with users.
That's it. Say what's on your mind. Ask what that noise was. Share the neighborhood tea.
We want teacups to be a global phenomenon and to bring neighbors together to chat again with a bit of extra fun. While we're figuring things out after launch, your teacup might be bigger than a neighborhood. When fewer people are nearby, teacups widens the circle so you always have someone to talk to. As more neighbors join, the circle tightens — block by block — until you're chatting with the people right around you.
That's the goal. Help us get there.