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Twelve strangers.12 glimpses into each life.

12 STRANGERS  ·  12 DAYS  ·  1 DAILY GLIMPSE

One honest question or task a day. No likes, no names, no faces. Only 6 emojis that represent you. After 12 days the group chat opens. You already know each other's lives. Now you can talk.

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A mosaic of twelve panels showing strangers' lives. One panel is completely dark.

Why Glimpse exists

Social media taught everyone to perform.

Glimpse is the opposite. Twelve anonymous strangers, one honest prompt a day, and no audience to impress. Nobody knows your name. Nobody counts your followers. Nobody knows your face. The only thing anyone sees is who you really are.

NO LIKES  ·  NO NAMES  ·  ANONYMOUS

Twelve days, one glimpse at a time.

DAY 01

A prompt arrives.

Everyone in your group gets the same question or task. You answer once, a photo or a few words, and that's it for the day. No likes underneath. No comments. No editing yourself for an audience.

  • also in rotation:
  • show us your handwriting, write anything
  • tell us about a random memory from your childhood
  • what does your favourite snack setup look like?
  • what is the most honest thing you can say about where you are in life right now?

DAY 03

The strangers take shape.

Nobody has a name, a face, or a follower count. So far, every stranger is just six emojis and three days of glimpses. You catch yourself guessing who they are.

STRANGER №07

Stranger number 07: 🌙 🎧 🍜 📚 🧗 🌵

DAY 07

You start to recognize them.

Halfway in, the group has texture. Habits show. Small things repeat. You know these people better than some of your followers, and you still don't know their names and faces.

  • 🌙 🎧 🍜 📚 🧗 🌵 noodles 3 days straight. cute cat
  • 🍳 🌶️ 🍷 🎷 📻 🪴 cooks like a maniac. Spain, i think
  • 🐕 🏔️ 📷 ☕️ 🚙 🔥 grandpa was a WW2 pilot

DAY 13

The chat opens.

After twelve days of watching each other live, you've earned the conversation. Three days of group chat - guesses, confessions, and the strangers who became familiar.

DAY 15 · AND THEN

The group dissolves. No archive, no feed, no trace.

It was never content. It was twelve people, paying attention to each other for twelve days. Keep the connections that mattered and let the rest go.

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How it works

  1. Pick 6 emojis

    Pick six emojis that describe you. No name, no profile pictures, no follower count.

  2. One real moment, every day

    Everyone gets the same prompt. One post. No likes. No performance. Slowly find out who people really are.

  3. Earn the connection

    After twelve days of glimpses, the group chat opens. Some strangers become friends that outlast the group.

Simple on purpose

No profile to maintain. No content to edit. Six emojis, one glimpse a day, and a chat you earn.

  1. Who are you?

    Pick 6 emojis that describe you.

    🐱🎮🎬🏎️🇯🇵🖌️
    😊🔥💪🎉🦊🌊📷🎸🍒🦋🪩🐚🌈🪐🧠🪴🖤⭐🍜🏄🎧🧩📚🎮🛹🌵🍋🧁🦢🎬🕯️🥐🗻🧿🪷🛼🧃🌻🧸🎲🍄🛶🏕️🧗📓🥁🪁🧵🥝🦩🛵🫧🌌🪴🫶🍿🧘🏀🎻🦕☁️🍵🧤🧺🌙🧊🍇🛋️🧭🎯🧨🦋🪨🍩🎤🧬🪄🛍️🏹🧡🖌️🌧️🪙🧦🎡🦜

    Your emoji identity

    Choose six emojis on signup. No photo, no username, just enough personality for strangers to wonder who you are.

  2. Glimpse

    Today's glimpse

    Day 4/12

    Show us something you've never thrown away.

    🌙 ✨ 🌿 🧸 ☕ 🎧🦊 🔥 🌊 📷 🎸 ⭐🍒 🦋 🪩 🐚 🌈 🪐
    🦊 🔥 🌊 📷 🎸 ⭐...
    Sunset on an open road
    🍒 🦋 🪩 🐚 🌈 🪐...

    “My grandfather's WW2 leather pilot jacket. He survived a crash in it.”

    The daily feed

    Everyone gets the same prompt. Post once, scroll once, then wait until tomorrow. No likes, no comments, no algorithm.

  3. Group Chat
    🌙 ✨ 🌿 🧸 ☕ 🎧🦊 🔥 🌊 📷 🎸 ⭐🍒 🦋 🪩 🐚 🌈 🪐
    🧠🌵🎬🧃🌊🛹So exciting to chat with all of you finally
    Yeah it's weird. I feel like I know you guys already even though we've never met.
    🦊🔥🌊📷🎸⭐Do you live in Australia? I recognised that skyline from your day 2 Glimpse.
    Message the group...

    Group chat

    After twelve days of glimpses, the group chat opens for three days. You already know each other's lives. Now you can talk.

  4. Connections

    🦊 🔥 🌊 📷 🎸 ⭐

    From your group

    That jacket story still lives rent-free in my head.

    🍒 🦋 🪩 🐚 🌈 🪐

    Sparked

    We should keep talking after the group ends.

    Connections

    Send a connection request or a spark during group chat. Keep talking with the people who matter after the group ends.

Getting in

How to join

Three steps from curious to in your first group.

  1. Sign in with your phone

    Quick OTP. No password, no email. Takes under a minute.

  2. Join a group of 12

    Pick your emoji identity, get matched with strangers, and start your 12-day glimpse.

  3. Add to Home Screen

    Glimpse works best as an app on your phone. We walk you through it right after you join.

Somewhere, a group is forming. One window is empty.

Twelve strangers. Twelve days. One chance to see each other for real.

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