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Worried you’re on Tea? I built Tea App Checker for private, verified answers in 24h

Anonymous “dating review” apps can create a very specific kind of anxiety:

  • “A friend said I might be posted… but I can’t even access the app.”
  • “I’m about to go on a date and don’t want surprises.”
  • “I work in a tight-knit / high-profile space and my reputation matters.”

That’s why I launched Tea App Checker — a discreet Tea app profile lookup that gives you a clear outcome without a subscription.

👉 Try it here: https://teaappchecker.com


What Tea App Checker does

Tea App Checker helps you privately check whether you’re mentioned on Tea and (when available) what’s being said — delivered as a verified report by email, typically within 24 hours.

You don’t get a vague “we looked.” You get a result you can actually understand.

Outcomes are always one of:

  • Found — we found a match, and you receive a report with context and a redacted screenshot when possible, plus a transcript of the post content.
  • Not Found — we didn’t find a record that matches your submitted details.
  • Possible Match — we found something that might be you, and we explain what lines up and what doesn’t.

How it works (3 steps)

  1. Submit details

    Provide whatever you have (handle, photo, name, city, age, phone number, etc.)

  2. Pay once (securely)

    One-time payment via Stripe checkout.

  3. Get your verified result

    Delivered privately by email with clear labeling and supporting evidence when available.


Privacy-first by design

This project lives in a sensitive space, so the product is built around a few non-negotiables:

  • Discreet search: we use our own accounts to search — there’s no link back to you.
  • Zero notification: the person being searched is never notified, and the platform isn’t notified.
  • No data selling: your submitted info is used only to perform the lookup and isn’t resold.
  • Clear uncertainty: if something isn’t conclusive, we say so (that’s what “Possible Match” is for).
  • Minimized retention: we aim to keep sensitive lookup data only as long as needed to deliver results and support the request.

A quick “should I even run a check?” step

Not everyone needs this.

So the site includes a 30-second risk assessment quiz to help you decide whether it’s worth doing a lookup in the first place.


Responsible use

Tea App Checker is designed for clarity and peace of mind, not harassment.

If you use it, please:

  • Don’t share or repost anyone else’s personal information.
  • Don’t use results to target, threaten, or dox anyone.
  • Treat the output as a report (not a legal conclusion) — results can change as new info appears.

If you’re building privacy-sensitive products…

A few principles that helped here (and might help you too):

  • Design for minimum data collection.
  • Make outcomes explicit (avoid vague “AI said so” summaries).
  • Prefer one-time payments over subscriptions when the user need is situational.
  • Provide evidence with redaction whenever possible.
  • Make “we don’t know” a first-class outcome.

Feedback welcome

If you’ve built products in privacy-sensitive areas (identity, reputation, safety, moderation, etc.), I’d love your thoughts on the flow and the UX tradeoffs.

Tea App Checker: https://teaappchecker.com

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