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A Facebook alternative that answers to you, not advertisers

Most people don't want to leave their friends behind — they want to leave the ads, the ranked feed and the data harvesting behind. FrendFace is built for exactly that: the familiar things you actually use, funded by a dollar a month instead of your attention.

What a real alternative to Facebook needs

Plenty of apps call themselves Facebook alternatives and then hand you a stripped-down timeline. If you're switching, you need the parts you use every day, not a demo. FrendFace has them:

  • A friends feed in plain chronological order — newest first, no engagement ranking.
  • Photos and albums, with tagging that waits for the tagged person's approval.
  • Groups for the interests, neighbourhoods and families you keep up with.
  • Local and private, invite-only events with RSVPs.
  • Direct and group messages, with typing indicators and read receipts.
  • Stories that disappear after 24 hours.
  • Yard Sale — a member-to-member marketplace for buying and selling locally.
  • Reactions and threaded comment replies, so conversations stay readable.

FrendFace compared with Facebook

How FrendFace compares with Facebook on ads, feed order, privacy and price
 FacebookFrendFace
AdvertisingAds and sponsored posts throughoutNone, anywhere
Feed orderRanked to maximise time spentNewest first, from friends
Selling your dataAd targeting built on your activityNever sold or shared
New account privacyPublic by defaultFriends-only by default
PriceFree — you're the product$1/month — you're the customer
Photo tagsAppear first, review laterYou approve before they appear

Why a dollar a month changes the product

An ad-funded network has to know as much about you as possible and keep you scrolling as long as possible. Those aren't bugs; they're what the business model rewards. When members pay instead, the incentive flips: FrendFace only has to be worth a dollar to you.

That's why we can promise a chronological feed and no data sales in writing — there's no advertiser on the other side of the table asking for the opposite.

Who FrendFace isn't for

We'd rather be straight with you. FrendFace is a small, growing network — you won't find every acquaintance here yet, and it isn't a creator platform with a monetised reach algorithm. If you want a giant public audience, this isn't it. If you want a calm place for the people you actually know, it is.

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