Authentic Social Media
Authentic Technologies Inc. Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Authentic Social Media is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by Authentic Technologies Inc. Requires iOS 16.0. Updated March 9, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 57 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Mar 9
- 2026 · v5.3.1
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About Authentic Social Media
Social media wasn't built for your actual friends. It was built to keep you scrolling. Think about it. When did you last open Instagram to see what your best friend is actually doing right now? Instead, you got ads, influencers, and an algorithm deciding what matters. Three hours later, you're watching strangers argue about something you don't care about. Authentic is different. Just your people. Just their faces. Open the app and you see the people who matter to you—what they're doing today, where they are, how they're feeling. No feed. No algorithm. No ads. No influencers. Nothing to scroll. — HOW IT WORKS Share moments with your people whenever you want. A photo from your morning coffee. Your view from the office. Dinner with your family. Your people see it. That's it. But there's also something called a Glimpse. Once a day, at a random time, you get a notification. You have 2 minutes to share a photo—whatever you're doing right now. No planning. No staging. No picking the perfect angle. Just your life, in that moment. You don't pick the perfect moment. The moment picks you. That's what makes it real. Your people are doing the same thing. So you see their unplanned moments too. Tuesday at 2:47pm. Saturday morning still in bed. The boring parts. The real parts. — WHY I BUILT THIS I'm Atin. I got tired of the doom scroll. I wanted a place to see my friends' faces without the noise. Without spending an hour I didn't mean to spend. Without feeling worse after than before. So I built something smaller. Something focused. Something that takes a few minutes a day, not a few hours. No hundred million dollars in funding. No growth hacking. No "engagement optimization." Just a place that respects your time and your relationships. — WHAT YOU GET • Your people's faces, front and center • Share photos anytime, or capture a daily Glimpse • No algorithm deciding what you see • No ads, ever • No follower counts or likes • No strangers, no influencers, no "suggested for you" — The social app for people who are tired of social media. Instagram is for influencers. Authentic is for humans.
What’s new
Version 5.3.1 · Updated March 9, 2026
We’ve made it easier to post and stay connected with your close friends and family!
App privacy
The developer, Authentic Technologies Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Name, Phone Number
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Identifiers: User ID
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authentic Social Media | – | Free | March 9, 2026 |
| Viral - Social Media | – | Free | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Grid | See What's Happening | 5.0 / 5 (4) | Free | Sep 7, 2026 |
| VCash - Social Media App. | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Member - The New Social Media | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Bump: Social media for humans. | 4.4 / 5 (15) | Free | Oct 31, 2024 |
| GTribe | 4.8 / 5 (76) | Free | Apr 3, 2026 |