Now with 100% less "For You"

X, without the existential dread whole Twitter experience.

Just the people you actually want to follow, on a refresh button you control. No algorithm. No trending topics. No account named @WealthWolf_Alpha sliding into your feed at 3am to explain generational wealth.

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No credit card. No onboarding Zoom call. No Slack community you'll feel guilty about.

Three things Chirp does not have

A "For You" tab

We don't know what you'd enjoy and we respect you too much to guess. Here are the accounts you picked, in the order they tweeted. That's the feature.

Notifications

Chirp will never buzz your phone to say "someone you follow liked a post." You check in when you want to. Like an adult. Like a person whose cortisol is under control.

Infinite scroll

You get the last week of tweets from the people you chose. When you run out, you've run out. Go outside. Touch a tree. Come back tomorrow.

What it looks like

Not a mockup. This is literally the feed. We didn't overthink it.

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Some writer you like

@actualwriter · 2h

Wrote 600 words, deleted 400, published. This is the job.

👩‍🔬

Scientist you admire

@actual_phd · 5h

The paper is out. Took four years. Lead author couldn't be here — she is napping, rightfully.

🧑‍🍳

That one cook

@crispedges · 9h

Put miso in the brownies. Everyone is a little concerned. Me most of all.

Who Chirp is for

  • ✓ People who deleted the X app and then reinstalled it 11 times
  • ✓ Writers who want to read five journalists without also reading six crypto scams
  • ✓ Recovering doomscrollers. We see you. You don't have to keep going.
  • ✓ Anyone whose last "For You" tab was 90% arguments between strangers in replies
  • ✓ People who miss when Twitter felt like a group chat and not a psyop

Pricing, very briefly

Free: 5 follows, 3 refreshes a day. Forever. Actually forever, not "forever until we raise a Series A."

$5/month: 50 follows, 20 refreshes a day. For people whose definition of "a few accounts" has grown concerning.

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Questions you probably have

Is this just an RSS reader for Twitter?
Yes. We've been unmasked. Thank you for coming.
Why charge at all?
Because TwitterAPI.io isn't free, Railway isn't free, and "indie developer ramen" isn't free either. Also because free products with no business model eventually become ads or go away. $5 keeps the lights on.
Can I post / reply / DM / quote-dunk from Chirp?
No. That's the entire pitch. If you want to get into an argument with a stranger about monetary policy, X is still one tab over, right where you left it.
What if X blows up the API?
Then we're all doomed together. We'll refund the month, hold a brief ceremony, and pour one out for the bird.
What do you do with my data?
Store your email, a hashed password, and a list of accounts you follow. That's it. We don't sell it because (a) that's gross and (b) it wouldn't be worth enough to matter.
Who built this?
One person who deleted their X account, immediately missed three specific people, and decided the sensible response was "ship a SaaS." We're doing our best.

Ready for a calmer feed?

Five follows, three refreshes, zero rage bait. Your nervous system will thank you.

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