is this a dating app?
no. there's no app to download. inyo is a matchmaker that lives in your text messages. you talk to inyo, and when it knows you well enough, it introduces you to other people it's been getting to know in parallel.
is inyo really an ai?
yes. inyo is an ai matchmaker that lives in your text messages. it gets to know you through conversation and uses what you share to look for real people who may be a fit. it is not pretending to be human.
why did inyo switch numbers? is my old chat still there?
we completely rebuilt the system behind the old number and upgraded the backend, so we moved to this new official number. most of what you shared before is still here, so no need to worry.
who can use this?
anyone in the united states aged 18 or older. matchmaker introductions are currently nyc-only and expanding. inyo's AI chat is available nationally — except in illinois and nevada, due to state ai regulations.
what happens to my data?
your conversations are encrypted at rest and in transit. they are not used to train ai models for any third party. they are not sold to advertisers or data brokers. you can delete your data anytime by emailing us. opting out of texts is one word: text STOP.
can i talk to a human if i need to?
yes. for sensitive moments — like if you're going through a crisis — inyo will surface real human resources (988, crisis text line, 911) and pause the ai conversation. inyo is not a replacement for therapy or emergency care, and we don't pretend otherwise.
what if inyo says something weird?
it's an ai. it will occasionally miss the mark. our team reviews real conversations and keeps refining the experience. you can give us feedback on any message by replying with a thumbs-down. we use that feedback to make it better.
will my matches see my conversations with inyo?
no. your conversations with inyo are private and stay private. when inyo introduces you to someone, it shares only a curated subset — your first name, age, neighborhood, photos you've approved, and select highlights from your onboarding answers. nothing else.
how long until she actually introduces me to someone?
usually 6-12 weeks of real conversation. inyo doesn't introduce you to people based on a survey — it introduces you when it actually knows you. that takes time. the depth of the relationship is the whole point. if you want fast matches, hinge is faster. if you want better matches, inyo is the move.
will it take more than 4 weeks to get a match?
not necessarily. it could be as little as 3 days — or it could take months. it depends entirely on how much you put into it. the more you tell inyo about yourself, your dating history, what you've been drawn to, what hasn't worked, what you want — the faster it gets to know who you actually are. the better it knows you, the sooner it introduces you to someone it's confident is a fit. think of it like this — the people who match the fastest aren't necessarily the most charming or attractive. they're the ones who give inyo enough context to do its job well. the more you talk to it, the faster you find the right person.
do i need to text her every day?
no. some users text inyo daily, some text once a week, some only when something comes up. you'll get a check-in here and there, but the pace is entirely up to you. it's there when you want it — not a notification you have to manage.
is this different from chatgpt?
yes. chatgpt is a general-purpose ai built to help with everything from coding to recipes. inyo is built specifically for one thing — understanding you across months of real conversation about your relationships, your patterns, and your growth. it remembers what you said weeks ago. it notices patterns no general-purpose ai would catch. and unlike chatgpt, the entire product is designed around getting you to the right person in real life.