Private mode
See without being seen, in a country where everybody knows somebody.
Israel
Dating in Israel, especially if you arrived recently
Israel is a small country where social circles cross constantly, where six languages live within half an hour of each other, and where privacy is not a luxury. All three change what you need from a dating service.
A country where everybody knows somebody who knows you
In a large city elsewhere you can be anonymous. In Israel, two random people share a mutual friend or two on average. That is an advantage when it works for you and a problem when it does not.
It means your profile may reach people from work, from your community, or from the family of somebody you know, and that is a real consideration that stops plenty of people from signing up at all.
So TOKME has a private mode that takes you off everybody’s radar, and an option to reveal your photograph only after a mutual match. You can see and approach without being seen.
Six languages within half an hour
Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, English, Amharic and French live side by side here. You can live on the same street as somebody and share no language either of you is comfortable in.
If your Hebrew is functional but not intimate, that is a real barrier and it is the one most people underestimate. Written translation exists everywhere and is not enough, because it is slow and teaches you nothing about the person.
On TOKME you can turn on live captions inside a video or voice call, and each side reads the other in their own language. Not perfect, but enough to have a conversation that otherwise would not happen.
Distance in a country this size
Israel is small, so distance blocks less than it does elsewhere: Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is an hour, and almost any two cities in the coastal plain are less than that.
But precisely because of the size, exposing an exact distance is more dangerous. In a small town, an exact distance and an exact bearing are enough to point at a building.
Your position on TOKME snaps to a grid of about 150 metres before any calculation, and bearings are rounded to 15 degree segments. The snap is fixed, so repeated readings return the same value and cannot be sharpened.
Built for here
Translated captions
A live conversation with somebody who does not share your language.
Blurred location
A 150 metre grid, rounded bearings, and readings that cannot be averaged.
Frequently asked questions
Is TOKME an Israeli app?
Yes. It was built in Israel, the interface is available in Hebrew and English, and the terms are governed by Israeli law.
Does it work in English?
Yes. The app interface is available in English, and calls carry live captions with automatic translation, so a conversation across languages is possible.
Can I hide my profile from people I know?
Private mode takes you off everybody’s radar while you keep browsing and approaching. You can also set your photograph to be revealed only after a mutual match, and blocking removes a specific person permanently.
Does it work outside the big cities?
Yes. The radar works by distance and the range can be widened to the whole country. You can also use it without sharing a location, in which case distance simply is not shown.
The app is almost here. Want to know when?
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