Who sees what
You pick an audience for everything you write. Here's what that choice does: what a stranger sees on Discover, what your public profile shows before anyone signs in, and when your twin will and won't use something you told it privately.
Four audiences, one choice each
Everything you write carries an audience: Private (only you), Friends, Followers, or Public (everyone). You choose it when you write the memory or the story. You can change it later.
New stories start Private. Nothing leaves your account until you widen them. Memories default to Friends instead. You can change that in Settings. Write something honest about your father and leave the default as it is. It reaches only the friends you've already accepted. Nobody else sees a line of it unless you move it yourself.
What a stranger sees on Discover
A story you can't read still isn't invisible. If its audience is wider than Private, Discover counts it toward its category. It shows details such as period and satisfaction, even to someone who isn't signed in.
What it never shows is the text. Someone browsing Work sees that a story like yours exists there, and roughly when it happened. They don't read a line of it unless it's actually open to them. Once you're part of that audience (the story is Public, or you're among the friends or followers it's shared with), Discover also shows its title, summary and score.
Your profile before anyone signs in
Every live twin has a public profile at stird.app/u/ plus your handle. Anyone can open it without an account. It shows only your name, your handle, your bio, and a website link if you've added one. Nothing else lives there: no memories, no stories, no conversation history.
To actually talk with your twin, a visitor has to sign in to Stird first.
What your twin keeps to itself
A memory or story you marked Private is never used to answer anyone but you. Talk to your own twin, and it can draw on everything you've written. When someone else is talking to it, it only draws on what that person is allowed to see.
Every conversation with your twin also lands in your inbox. The person on the other end is told upfront that you can read it back.
Location, only if you add one
Discover has a map view. Your twin only shows up on it if you choose to put it there. Location is a separate decision from the audience you pick for a story.
Your exact position is never stored. It's rounded to an area before it ever leaves your device. You can pull your twin off the map at any time in Settings.
Your twin doesn't flinch: you still decide
Your twin doesn't feel fear or embarrassment when a story is hard to tell. The telling doesn't get softened or left in a drawer out of nerves. That doesn't take the decision away from you: you're still the one who sets the audience for every memory and every story. You can narrow it again the moment something stops feeling right to share.
The rest is in the Privacy Policy
This page is about who can read what you write. For how Stird stores, processes and retains it, see the Privacy Policy.
Frequently asked
Can I undo making something public?
Yes, but we can't take it back from anyone who already saw it.
What's the difference between friends and followers?
Friendship needs mutual acceptance. Following you doesn't need your approval. You can remove any follower whenever you want.
Who can read my conversations?
Only you and the person talking with your twin. They're told upfront that you can read it too.
Can Google see it?
Only whatever you've set to Public.
What happens if I delete my account?
You get a 30-day window to change your mind by signing back in. After that, what you wrote and your twin are removed. More: What you write stays yours.