Voice first
Hear before you see. A comfortable and entirely reasonable middle step.
Over 50
Dating over 50
Most apps were designed for the rhythm of a twenty-two year old, and it shows. They are fast, loud, and assume you want volume. At this age most people want precisely the opposite.
The return, and the hesitation before it
Many people at this age are at a point of return: after a long marriage, after a divorce, or after a loss. The hesitation before signing up is almost always the same one, and it is not technical.
It sounds like this: I do not look how I used to, and I do not know how this works now. Both thoughts are understandable and both overstate the case.
For the first there is a direct answer. A masked date is five minutes of video with both sides hidden, and faces are revealed only if you both choose it. You are judged on what you say, which is a field where you have the advantage rather than the disadvantage.
A voice call as a middle step
Not everybody wants to jump straight to video, and that is entirely reasonable. A voice call is a comfortable middle step: you hear the laugh, the pace, the hesitation, without having to get ready first.
On TOKME voice and video sit on the same pass: one credit for the pair, valid for a week, with unlimited talking during it. The app shows how many days remain so you never pay twice.
And the call happens inside the app, without handing over a phone number. That removes the biggest obstacle at this age, which is not reluctance to start but reluctance to hand over details.
And what we did so this is not complicated
The app respects your operating system text size, so if you enlarged the type on your phone it will be larger here too.
It supports screen readers, TalkBack on Android and VoiceOver on iOS, and calls carry live captions that also help anyone hard of hearing.
A video call is one tap from the chat, and all it needs is permission for the camera and microphone once.
Three things that lower the barrier
A masked date
Removes the question of looks and moves the judgement to what you say.
Captions in calls
They help with hearing loss, not only with translation.
Frequently asked questions
Is it complicated technically?
No. A video call is one tap from the chat. Text respects the size you set on your phone, and the app supports screen readers.
I do not photograph well. Is that a problem?
That is exactly why masked dating exists. Five minutes of a hidden video call where you are judged on what you say, with the reveal only if both sides chose it.
Can I talk without giving out my phone number?
Yes. Voice and video calls happen inside the app. You decide whether and when to share personal details.
Are there people my age here?
The community is being built now. You can join the launch list and arrive at the stage where a new profile gets attention it will not get later.
The app is almost here. Want to know when?
TOKME is in the final stages of store review. Leave an email address and you will be among the first to know on launch day, with a free credit pack for early sign-ups.
The address is used for the launch notice and nothing else. We will not pass it on, and you can leave the list at any time.