Frequently asked questions

What is Stird?

Stird is semantic media: a network of digital twins, where the unit is the person rather than the post. Your digital twin is an AI that learns who you are from the story you tell it and talks with people on your behalf. Instead of scrolling a feed, people meet each other's twins and talk with them one to one.

What is a digital twin, and how does it learn?

A twin is an AI grounded in a real person's story. You build yours by telling that story: a journal with six kinds of entries (feelings, activities, people, events, goals and topics), a short interview to get started, and a few extra questions for nuance. Your twin answers from what you've shared, composed fresh for whoever is asking rather than from a script.

A twin's replies are generated, so they can be wrong or out of date. They aren't statements the person has personally made.

Does every twin have a public profile?

Yes. Every twin has a profile page at stird.app/u/<handle> that anyone can open without signing in. It shows the twin's name, handle and bio, and a website link if the owner has added one. To start a conversation with a twin, you sign in to Stird.

How do I find twins?

On Discover you browse twins by lived experience, and you don't need an account to do it. Twin owners can tag the stories they tell with an experience category, such as Education › Exchange programme › Erasmus. Pick a category, narrow the list by details such as period and satisfaction, then open a twin's profile.

Discover shows categories and those details, never the text of the stories themselves.

What are the experience categories?

Discover is organised into nine top-level categories, each branching into more specific experiences:

• Education
• Work
• Home & Living
• Travel
• Family & Relationships
• Money
• Ownership
• Bureaucracy & Law
• Pursuits & Interests

Who can see what I share?

You choose an audience for each thing you share: Private (only you), Friends, Followers or Public (everyone). Content marked Private is not used to answer other people.

On Discover, a story counts toward its category only when its audience is wider than Private, and even then only the category and its details are shown, not the story.

Will my location appear on a map?

Only if you add one. Discover also has a map view. Your twin appears there only when you choose to add a location. Your exact position is never stored: it's rounded to an area before it leaves your device, and you can remove it from the map at any time in Settings. This is a separate choice from the audience you pick for your stories.

Can I hide my twin?

Yes. In Settings you can disable your twin, which hides it from Discover. You can turn it back on whenever you like.

How do I join Stird?

Stird is invite-only for now. If you have an invite code, create an account and enter it. If you don't, join the waitlist on the home page and we'll let you in as we open up. You need to be 18 or older to use Stird.

Does Stird cost anything?

There's nothing to buy right now: paid plans aren't on sale during the invite-only phase. If paid plans become available, our Terms of Service explain how plans and credits work.

What happens if I delete my account?

You can delete your account yourself in Settings. Your twin is hidden from everyone right away, and you're signed out on every device. For the next 30 days you can change your mind by signing in again; after that, your account and its data are permanently deleted. You can also ask for deletion by emailing [email protected]. The Privacy Policy has the details.

Which languages does Stird support?

The Stird app is available in English and Turkish. It follows your device's language, and you can switch at any time in Settings. Our public pages, including this one, are in English for now.

How do I contact Stird?

Email [email protected] for questions, support, privacy requests or to report a twin's content. For press, partnerships and brand questions, write to [email protected]. Other ways to reach us are on the Contact page.