Yenz started with a frustration most people we know share: the apps we all use every day stopped feeling like they were for our friends. They became a place for strangers' opinions, algorithmic ranking, and performance — with the actual people we care about reduced to a few squares lost somewhere in the middle.
So we asked: what would a social app look like if every post in your feed was someone you actually chose — the thirty or so friends you'd invite to dinner, and the handful of creators whose work you love? No algorithmic strangers, no metrics to perform for. What you'd get is something closer to a shared notebook than a broadcast tower.
That's Yenz. The feed is chronological, shows only the people you've added, and ends when there's nothing new. Likes are private. Comments are short. Stories are invitations to real plans — brunch Sunday, a movie Thursday — not a broadcast channel.
We aren't venture-backed. We don't sell your data or share it with third parties. Yenz grows the way real friendships do — one invitation at a time. Most likely you're reading this because a friend told you about it, and that's the distribution model.
— Julian, Jillian, and Emily