On other platforms, you're the product.Here, you're the user.
Conch brings end-to-end encrypted messaging, Shore chronological social, communities, and optional voice and video together in one place—with no behavioral advertising profiles and no selling personal data. Learn more in our FAQ or explore features.
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This is why we built Conch.
Conch is a privacy-first communication and social platform that combines messaging, voice and video calling, and social sharing without advertising, selling personal data, or an engagement-ranked feed.
The internet gave us an incredible ability to connect. Somewhere along the way, the relationship changed.
Private conversations became data. Social feeds became prediction engines. Our attention became something to capture, measure, and sell.
We don't think that's how communication has to work.
People should be able to talk, share, follow, discover, and build communities without becoming the product. Privacy shouldn't be an upgrade. A chronological feed shouldn't feel revolutionary. It should be normal.
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What is Conch?
Conch is a privacy-first communication and social platform that combines end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice and video communication, communities, games, and Shore — a chronological social experience. Conch does not build behavioral advertising profiles or mine user activity for targeted advertising.
Conch combines messaging and social in one platform: end-to-end encrypted direct and group messaging, voice and video communication (on paid plans), communities, games, and Shore — Conch's chronological social network with Following, Topics, and Discover. Privacy protections, including no behavioral advertising profile, are available on the free Hermit plan.
Your life isn't inventory.
Every message, click, follow, search, and interaction can create data about you.
Many online platforms collect those signals to build profiles: what you like, who you know, what holds your attention, and what you're likely to do next. That information can be used to personalize feeds, target advertising, measure behavior, and make predictions about you.
Conch was built around a different model. We don't need to understand everything about you to serve you.
We the People.
Technology should serve people — not the other way around.
The conversations we have, the communities we build, the people we follow, and the ideas we share are deeply personal.
We believe people should be able to communicate, connect, and discover without surrendering their privacy or handing control of their attention to an algorithm.
Conch exists to put people back at the center of communication.
We will never ask foryour ID.
Photo ID verification is a surveillance tool disguised as safety. Conch does not require it, has no plans to require it, and is designed from the ground up so that it never needs to.
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ID documents collected
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Biometrics stored
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Anonymity supported
No government ID
We will never ask you to upload a passport, driver's license, or any form of government-issued identification. Not now. Not ever.
No real name required
Use any name you choose. Conch does not require, collect, or verify your legal name to create an account.
No biometrics
We do not collect facial recognition data, fingerprints, or any biometric identifier. Your face is not a credential.
Your identity is yours
A phone number and email are all that's needed to get started. What you share beyond that is entirely your choice.
"The right to communicate privately should not depend on proving who you are to a corporation."
Built different. By design.
Every feature in Conch was built around the same question: what would this look like if the user came first? Here's what that looks like in practice.
Conversations that belong to you.
Every message is end-to-end encrypted before it leaves your device. No one — not even Conch — can read what you send. Your words go directly to the person you're talking to, and nowhere else.
- End-to-end encrypted by default
- No message scanning or content analysis
- Private group conversations
- Voice messages and media sharing
Face-to-face, without an audience.
Voice and video calls on Conch are private conversations — not data collection opportunities. No advertising system is listening. No behavioral profile is being built. Just you and the people you choose to call.
- Encrypted voice and video calls
- Group calling
- Screen sharing
- HD video where supported
Spaces built around shared interests.
Communities on Conch are public spaces centered on things people actually care about. No recommendation algorithm deciding who gets surfaced. No engagement metric distorting what gets seen. Just people talking about things they love.
- Follow topics and communities
- Chronological posts — no ranking
- Public and private community options
- No suggested content you didn't ask for
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Your feed. Your choices.
Conch Social puts you in control. Follow the people you want to follow. See what they post, in order, without an algorithm deciding what deserves your attention. Discovery is something you choose — not something forced into your personal feed.
- Chronological Following feed
- Follow topics and hashtags intentionally
- Discover tab for when you want to explore
- No sponsored posts or behavioral ranking
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Messaging
Private encrypted conversations for the people who matter.
Voice Calls
Private voice conversations without advertising or tracking.
Video Calling
Face-to-face conversations built around privacy.
Social
A social experience where you choose who and what you follow — not an algorithm.
Communities
Public spaces built around shared interests and conversation.
Media Sharing
Share photos, files, links, and other media directly with people and groups.
Following
A chronological feed of posts from the people you choose.
Topics
Follow hashtags and interests you actually care about.
Cross-Platform
Conch across mobile and desktop.
Privacy by Design
Conch is built around private communication rather than advertising and behavioral profiling.
End-to-End Encrypted
Private conversations are protected so their contents are available to the participants.
No Ads
The customer pays for Conch. Advertisers don't.
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Encryption you can trust.
No jargon. No complexity. Here is exactly what happens when you send a message.
You type a message
Your words live only on your device. They have never touched a server in plain text.
Encryption wraps it
AES-256 and the Signal Protocol seal your message in an unbreakable mathematical envelope.
Travels through our servers
The encrypted package passes through Conch infrastructure. We cannot read it — even if asked.
Only your recipient opens it
The unique cryptographic key exists only on their device. The message unlocks exclusively for them.
Built for the people who matter to you.
Privacy isn't just for the technically minded. It's for everyone who believes their relationships and attention are worth protecting.
Friends
Stay connected without an algorithm deciding whose posts matter. Your friendships, on your terms.
Families
Private conversations, shared moments, and a social space centered around the people you actually know.
Communities
Join public communities around interests, hobbies, ideas, and shared experiences.
Gamers
Drop into a voice lounge with your squad while you play on PC — Private, ad-free, and built for the people you actually game with.
Choose how you Conch.
Privacy isn't a premium feature. Start free with end-to-end encrypted messaging, Shore, communities, and games—without data mining or an advertising profile. Add voice with Shell, or unlock video, screen sharing, and the complete experience with Conch+.
No data mining.
No advertising profile.
No data mining.
No advertising profile.
No data mining.
No advertising profile.
Shore video can be watched on any plan. Posting video to Shore requires Conch+.
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