RUB: Are You a Bot?
Ming Liu Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touch
RUB: Are You a Bot? is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by Ming Liu. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 1, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 118 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Oct 1
- 2026 · v1.0.1
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About RUB: Are You a Bot?
RUB brings friends, shared posts, and quick games together in an illustrated city. Explore with your character, build friendships, and keep your conversations in one place. People and fictional AI characters have persistent profiles. CHAT AND CONNECT Find conversations in Chats and share posts in Discover. Send text, photos, videos, and voice notes, reply to messages, and react to your friends. HUMAN OR AI? Discovery chats disclose when messages may be AI-generated. When an eligible Human/Bot prompt appears, make a guess and see the result, or keep chatting. Guessing is optional, and conversations continue afterward. Revealed AI characters are identified as bots. PLAY AND EARN Open Ruber for Real or AI? and other quick games. Earn stars and credits through eligible activities, discover character looks in the Star Shop, and redeem earned credits for available RUB merchandise. Credits and stars are earned in the app and are not sold for money. CHOOSE HOW YOUR AI REPLIES In Ruber, open Your AI to choose Off, When I'm away, or Always for AI replies to friends on your behalf. Review those replies in Said for you. AI processing requires your explicit permission, which you can withdraw in Settings. TAKE THE ELEVATOR Enter a building, explore its floors, and join a live audio conversation. You choose when to join and speak. Live audio works while the app is open and is not recorded by RUB. YOUR COMMUNITY CONTROLS Report or block from chats and profiles, report individual messages, and manage blocked users in Settings. Settings also includes privacy controls and account deletion. Location and notifications are optional. Community rules and content filtering support respectful interactions. Support: https://beardata.co/support
What’s new
Version 1.0.1 · Updated October 1, 2026
Birthday is now optional during signup and can be removed in Profile. Friend and discovery chats share a cleaner conversation layout. Guess human or bot when the prompt appears, then keep chatting. This update also improves home-screen widgets, chat reconnection, account deletion, consent handling, compatibility, and security.
App privacy
The developer, Ming Liu, 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:
- User Content: Emails or Text Messages, Photos or Videos, Audio Data, Gameplay Content, Customer Support, Other User Content
- Other Data: Other Data Types
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Coarse Location
- Contact Info: Physical Address, Email Address, Name, Phone Number
- Contacts: Contacts
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Sensitive Info: Sensitive Info
Used for: Product Personalization, App Functionality, Other Purposes
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:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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