Meet in real life
At a show, a conference, a coffee shop — wherever you actually are. This is where an Ostend connection begins.
Social, rebuilt around real life
Your feed is just your actual friends.
No likes. No follower counts. No algorithm deciding what matters. On Ostend, every connection starts by meeting someone in person.
No ads
No influencers
No strangers in your feed
Meet. Ripple. Connect.
Proximity makes the introduction real.
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Join the list and help move your area closer to launch.
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How it works
Four steps. No strangers.
Every Ostend connection is mutual, local to the moment, and grounded in actually being there.
Both turn on Ripple
Ostend lets you request a connection only while you're within range of each other.
Accept, or don't
Connections are mutual. Declines stay silent — no rejection notification and no awkward follow-up.
Now you're connected
Their posts appear in your feed. Yours appear in theirs. No ranking system in between.
What isn't here
Less machinery. More people.
Ostend removes the mechanics that turn social products into performance systems.
—No like or dislike buttons
—No follower counts
—No algorithmic ranking
—No influencers
—No ads, now or later
—No feature gating by tier
The Ostend pledge
We don't sell your attention, and we never will.
Pricing
Free to start. Simple to keep.
Both tiers get the same product. Paying only changes how many new people you can connect with.
Free
$0
- —Your first 20 connections
- —Existing connections stay free, forever
- —Full feed, no restrictions
- —Unlimited Ripple sessions
Unlimited
$2.99/month · or $19.99/year
- —Unlimited new connections
- —Everything in Free
- —No feature gating, ever
- —No ads — that's a promise, not a paywall
Where it's launching
Density matters
Ostend launches market by market.
Ostend works best when people can Ripple-connect at the same events and places. We open an area once enough nearby people are on the list, so every signup helps build the local network before launch.
Social should feel social again.
Join the early access list and be there when Ostend opens near you.