Our approach

Suggestions with intention

We believe anyone looking for love should be able to find it. So Otter does its work early: it learns who you are first. Every introduction after that comes with a reason behind it, not just a good photo and a guess.

A couple holding hands at a cafe table.

Depth over volume

Unlimited swipes train you to skim. We'd rather you answer what matters and meet fewer people, each one worth your attention.

Effective, not addictive

Most apps measure how long they keep you. We measure how well we send you off: a first date that leads to a second, and one day, an app you no longer need.

Answers over assumptions

Otter's AI works only with what you actually told us. It will never guess your mood, assign you a personality type, or detect chemistry you never mentioned. If you didn't say it, it doesn't exist here.

The Otter rule

Built from your answers, and your answers only.

Otter's AI keeps your answers organized. It never decides your mood, your personality type, or how someone feels about you. If you didn't choose it, we don't claim it: not in notes, not in insights, not in Why You Two.

What we do

  • Repeat facts you shared, exactly as you shared them
  • Keep your answers organized and easy to find
  • Show a little of where you two line up, and save the rest for the date
  • Remember details someone told you in chat, so you don't have to scroll back

What we never do

  • Guess interest you didn't express
  • Label your personality from tone, emoji, or writing style
  • Decide your mood from reply speed or punctuation
  • Speak for you, ever

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