Dating App · Coming to NYC First

The best matches aren't always on your screen.

People perfect for each other walk right past without ever knowing.

Brush is the world's first hybrid dating app built for mutually interested people already at the same places.

Help us build it → See how it works

Takes 3 minutes  ·  Win a $100 Amazon gift card

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The problem

Dating apps were supposed to
help us meet people.

So why are we all still just texting strangers? Three things broke modern dating.

01
Matches go nowhere
The average match never leads to a date. We're collecting connections, not making them.
02
No real-world bridge
Apps stop at the match. Nobody designed the moment that takes you from the screen to the same room.
03
Approaching feels impossible
Without knowing someone's interested, walking up to them in real life feels like a leap nobody wants to take.
How it works

Chemistry first.
Location closes the gap.

Brush works in four steps — each one building toward a real moment.

👤
01
Match on chemistry
Browse profiles of people who frequent the same places as you. Likes are blind — nobody knows until it's mutual.
💬
02
Chat with a purpose
A short, intentional chat opens. Not endless messaging — just enough to know the vibe is real.
🔁
03
Flip the switch
When you're both ready, each of you toggles open to meeting in person. A mutual agreement — no pressure.
🔔
04
You've been brushed.
The moment you're both in the same place, you both feel it simultaneously. No GPS shared. Just the signal.
What browsing looks like
Brush
Sara, 26
SA
Frequents your spots
Sara, 26
Graphic Designer · Williamsburg
Devoción Coffee
McCarren Park
Equinox N. 7th
The way to my heart is
"Knowing a hole-in-the-wall spot that isn't on Google Maps yet."
My most controversial opinion
"Iced coffee in January is completely valid."
A Sunday with me looks like
"Farmers market, long walk, accidentally 3 hours in a bookshop."
I know it's a good match if
"We can sit in comfortable silence and it doesn't feel weird."
🎙 Voice response
The first thing people notice about me...
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The moment

When your paths cross,
you both know it.

The brush notification fires simultaneously for both of you — no GPS shared, no exact location, just the signal that the moment is there if you want it.

Neither person has more information than the other. That's by design.

What the brush moment looks like
🔔
From Brush
You've been brushed.
You and Sara are both open to meeting —
and you're both here right now.
You
You
S
Sara
📍
Devoción Coffee, Williamsburg
No exact location shared — just the signal
Both of you receive this at the exact same moment
Why Brush

Built on mutual consent
at every step.

Every other app gives you half the equation. Brush gives you both.

⚖️
Neither person has the upper hand
Blind mutual likes. Simultaneous notifications. Nobody approaches without knowing the interest is already there.
📍
Your world, not a map
Profiles shown based on places you actually go — same bars, same gyms, same spots. No GPS tracking. No strangers on a radar.
🤝
Real life is the destination
Chat is a runway, not the point. Every feature in Brush is designed to get you to the same room — not keep you on the app.
Starting in New York City
8M

People in this city.
Your match could be
around the corner.

Brush is launching in NYC first. We're building it for people like you — and we need your input to get it right.

Help shape it →
We need your input

3 minutes.
Real impact.

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