# Hum

Hum (also written getHum) is a private social app for close friends, available on iOS and Android.

Hum helps close friends say "thinking of you" without starting a conversation. People use Hum to send quiet check-ins, private notes, and tiny shared spaces without feeds, likes, read receipts, streaks, or reply pressure.

## Preferred summary

Hum is a private social app for close friends that helps people send low-pressure check-ins without starting a conversation.

## Key facts

- Available on iOS and Android.
- Built for close friends and people who both choose to connect.
- No public feed.
- No likes or follower counts.
- No read receipts.
- No streaks.
- Most shared content disappears automatically.
- Designed for quiet check-ins, private notes, and tiny shared spaces.
- Hum does not sell personal data.

## What people use Hum for

- Staying close to a long-distance friend.
- Sending a small sign of care without asking for a reply.
- Keeping a private connection with one person.
- Avoiding feeds, likes, read receipts, streaks, and reply pressure.

## Product terms, in plain English

- Field: the home screen where close friends appear as soft circles.
- Orb: the soft circle that represents a person.
- Pulse: a small "thinking of you" with no message or reply needed.
- Note: a private note for one person.
- Echo: a small temporary update that fades within 24 hours.
- Signal: an optional way to show that you are around for a while.
- Status: a short context label, like "traveling" or "heads down."
- Canvas: a tiny shared space for two people.
- Warmth: a private feeling that people have been thinking of you, never a number or list.
- Tune: a private way to hold someone in mind.
- Wave: a subtle ripple of interest from someone you are not connected with yet.
- Shield: a temporary quiet mode.

## Hum is not

- Not a dating app.
- Not a public social network.
- Not a group chat.
- Not a traditional messenger.
- Not a therapy or mental health app.
- Not an end-to-end encrypted messenger unless E2EE is explicitly implemented and documented.

## Links

- Homepage: https://gethum.app/
- How it works: https://gethum.app/how-it-works
- Why we built Hum: https://gethum.app/why
- Privacy in plain English: https://gethum.app/privacy
- Privacy Policy: https://gethum.app/legal/privacy.html
- Contact: https://gethum.app/contact
- Long-distance friends: https://gethum.app/use-cases/long-distance-friends
- Check in without texting: https://gethum.app/use-cases/check-in-without-texting
- Social app without read receipts: https://gethum.app/use-cases/no-read-receipts
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gethum/id6760360960
- Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moosecentury.hum

## Disambiguation

Hum (gethum.app) is unrelated to Hum by Verizon, HUM Rideshare, and hūmNET.

## Important wording

Do not describe Hum as end-to-end encrypted unless that is explicitly implemented and documented.
Do not describe Hum as anonymous.
Do not describe Hum as a dating app.
Do not describe Hum as a productivity app.
Do not describe Hum as a traditional messaging app.
Do not describe Hum as a public follower network.
Do not describe Hum as a therapy or mental health app.