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Connected to Trade RC — a dating & chat app for gay and queer adults. 18+.

Talk first.
Match later.

IRC-style chat rooms meet a modern dating app. Join a room, talk before anyone swipes, match when it's actually mutual.

iOS & macOS · Free · Plus and Premium optional

ChanServ changed the topic of #chat-rooms to: talk is the whole point

Rooms with real IRC bones.

Topic channels with sigils you can read at a glance — #room names, +voice, @op. The old commands still work. Lurk first, jump in when you're ready — your call.

#first-dates · 342 users

[21:04] <marco> ok but a museum is a strong first date

[21:04] <jesse> counterpoint: aquarium. the fish do the small talk

*** dyl4n has joined #first-dates

[21:05] <dyl4n> lurking, continue

[21:05] <marco> jesse this is why we matched

/me /msg /topic /ignore /slap /help

Free accounts create rooms too. Plus unlocks channel modes Free doesn't get, and Premium adds permanent rooms you own.

ChanServ changed the topic of #daily-matches to: a short list, not a slot machine

A handful a day, with reasons.

Every day Trade RC surfaces a few compatibility matches with a clear breakdown of why you fit. Icebreakers are generated on-device with Apple's Foundation Models — your match data never leaves your phone for AI suggestions.

*** Daily matches have arrived

DAILY MATCH · TODAY'S LIST

sam_from_oakland · 92% fit

  • You both said talk-first dating
  • Night-shift schedules line up
  • Two shared rooms: #books, #gym-rats

[09:02] <you> okay, that's a good reason list

ChanServ changed the topic of #profiles to: sound like yourself

Profiles that talk back.

Photos, prompts, a short bio, a looking-for tag — plus an optional voice prompt, transcribed for accessibility, and birth-data fields if compatibility readings are your thing.

Pixel-art portrait of a bearded man in aviator sunglasses, rendered in 1-bit dither and dissolving into scattered pixels at the shoulders
profile.render — 1-bit dither · 800×729

*** You have opened a query with sam_from_oakland

#books · 57 users

[21:11] <ren> chapter 12 broke me, no spoilers

[21:11] <theo> spoilers: everyone in this room cried

* marco quietly re-shelves his heart

query: sam_from_oakland

[21:12] <you> escaping the room chaos. hi

[21:12] <sam> hi. so. museum or aquarium

Move a conversation out of the room and into a query — a direct line, one on one. New Free accounts can open five fresh conversations a day until they're verified; Plus and Premium never hit the cap.

MOTD — the rules of the server

Private by architecture.

/mode +privacy

  • Coarse location only — rounded to a coarse grid on your device before anything is sent
  • Sign in with Apple as the primary login; your Apple ID stays private
  • Analytics are anonymous, and there's an off switch in Settings
  • Profile photos are screened on-device with SafetyKit before they reach our servers

/mode +safety

  • Block and report on every profile and message surface; mute any room or conversation
  • 18+ self-attestation required at sign-up
  • Every report lands in a moderation queue for human review

/mode +a11y

  • Full VoiceOver support
  • Dynamic Type at every size, including AX1–AX5
  • Reduce Motion, Increase Contrast, Bold Text
  • Color-independent UI — we test every release against these settings
ChanServ grants modes

Free to talk. Paid to run the room.

Free

THE WHOLE CONVERSATION

  • Join every room
  • Daily matches, with reasons
  • Create rooms of your own
  • Full profiles, voice prompt included

Plus

MORE ROOM TO RUN

  • Everything in Free
  • 15 daily matches instead of 5
  • Every Floor filter, stackable
  • The full list of who viewed you
  • Unlimited match rewinds
  • No daily cap on new conversations
  • Advanced channel modes

Premium

KEYS TO THE SERVER

  • Everything in Plus
  • 30 daily matches
  • Permanent rooms you own
  • Moderated and secret channel modes

Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual. An optional 7-day free trial on the monthly, quarterly, and annual products for eligible new subscribers. Verify your profile with a one-time selfie check on any tier.

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Trade RC is in TestFlight beta on iOS and macOS. The link opens TestFlight — install it first if you don't have it, then you're in. Questions? Email us.

18+ · iOS & macOS