Remember A/S/L?
We brought it back.
Vryka matches you with a real person for a blind 3-minute text chat. No photos. No profiles. No swiping. Just a conversation — and a chance to meet someone.
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Conversations
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Matches made
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The first connection is the most important.
Remember mIRC? ICQ? AIM? MSN Messenger? You'd hop online, type "A/S/L?" to a complete stranger, and somehow end up talking until 3am. No photos. No curated bios. No algorithms. Just two people, a blinking cursor, and the thrill of not knowing who was on the other side.
That was real connection. It happened through words.
Then apps came along and replaced all of it with a photo gallery. Swipe left. Swipe right. Judge a human being in half a second. It became a game where looks lead, bios are fake, and the actual conversation — the part that matters — comes last. If it comes at all.
We thought that was backwards. The conversation should come first. Everything else should come after. That's Vryka.
Four steps. One real conversation.
From stranger to connection in under five minutes.
Step 1
Queue up
Set a few preferences and jump in. We'll match you with a real person — someone who's looking for the same thing you are.
Step 1
Queue up
Set a few preferences and jump in. We'll match you with a real person — someone who's looking for the same thing you are.
Step 2
Speed text
Three minutes on the clock. No photos. No profile peeking. Just you, them, and a blinking cursor. If you're both feeling it, request more time.
Step 2
Speed text
Three minutes on the clock. No photos. No profile peeking. Just you, them, and a blinking cursor. If you're both feeling it, request more time.
Step 3
Decide
Time's up. Both of you vote — yes or no. Nobody sees the other's answer unless it's mutual. Zero pressure.
Step 3
Decide
Time's up. Both of you vote — yes or no. Nobody sees the other's answer unless it's mutual. Zero pressure.
Step 4
Reveal
Mutual yes? Unlock each other's profiles, see who you've been talking to, and keep the conversation going.
Step 4
Reveal
Mutual yes? Unlock each other's profiles, see who you've been talking to, and keep the conversation going.
Connection first. Everything else second.
We built the app we wished existed.
Words first, always
On every other app, looks lead the conversation. Here, personality does. You connect through text first — the way the best connections have always started.
3 minutes is all it takes
Long enough to feel something. Short enough that you're never stuck. Every conversation has momentum and a ticking clock — nobody's phoning it in.
You decide together
Profiles only unlock when both people say yes. No one-sided reveals. No awkward rejections. Just mutual interest.
Meeting people shouldn't feel like a chore.
You've swiped thousands of times. Matched with people you never messaged. Scrolled through profiles that all blur together. Somewhere along the way, meeting someone new started feeling like work.
That's because modern apps skipped the part that actually matters. The conversation. Vryka puts it back where it belongs — at the very beginning. Before the photos. Before the profiles. Before any of the noise.
Can you make someone laugh in three minutes? That tells you more than any bio ever will.
Real people, real connections
“It felt like being back on MSN Messenger — except I actually met someone incredible. My first Vryka chat turned into a 3-hour date the next day.”
Sarah K.
Matched on Vryka
“I moved to a new city and didn't know anyone. Vryka helped me find my now best friend in the first week.”
Marcus T.
Found a friend
“The 3-minute limit is genius. It takes the pressure off and makes every conversation feel exciting.”
Priya R.
Regular user
“It reminded me of the old days — just texting someone and seeing where it goes. I forgot how fun that was.”
Jake M.
Regular user
Meet someone. One conversation at a time.
No swiping. No algorithms. No surface-level judgments. Just words and a chance to connect.
No credit card required. 5 free credits on signup.