AI ref-eree for two ✿

A kinder way to talk it out.

Ref is a little app for the conversations that have been sitting in the air a bit too long. Five minutes, one neutral mediator, and something you both get to keep.

free to try · made for iPhone · private by design
how it works

From "we need to talk"
to "we figured it out."

Most disagreements stall because both sides keep re-stating their case. Ref gives the conversation a shape, in three small steps.

one

Open a case, share a code.

Pick a moment that's been sitting weird. Give it a title and a date. Ref makes a little 6-letter invite code to text to the other person.

two

Say your piece, privately.

Each of you has a short, private voice session to share your side. The other person never hears it, just the mediator, so it shows up to the shared moment already knowing both sides.

three

Get your Ref-lection.

Out comes a tidy little report you both keep: a percent split of where the energy went, each side's perspective in writing, and something specific to try the next time it comes up.

what you get

Made for the hard ones.

Built for couples, roommates, co-founders, siblings. Anyone whose disagreements deserve more than a long text thread at midnight.

neutral

A mediator that doesn't pick a side.

The AI's job is to slow things down, reflect each side back, and help you land on the part you actually agree on.

private

Your version stays your version.

Each person shares their side in a private voice session. Neither one hears the other, just an informed mediator who knows both stories before you meet.

a souvenir

A Ref-lection you both keep.

After the session, Ref hands you both the same little report: an incident summary, a percent split, each side written out, and concrete things to try next time. See an example below.

five minutes

Short on purpose. We mean it.

Sessions cap at five minutes. Long enough to land somewhere real. Short enough that you'll actually open the app when something comes up.

what you walk away with

The little report you both keep.

Here's a peek at an actual Ref-lection. Names changed, vibe intact.

the case

Date never happened

Tom said he'll plan date but never actually happened. Summer waited.

3 Very upset
where the energy went
62%
Tom
38%
Summer

Not a verdict. A starting point.

next time, try this
Tom A "meh" plan beats no plan. The night you say "I'll plan something," send one text before bed: a day, a time, a place. "I'll figure it out" counts as nothing.
Summer Five-day rule. If nothing's landed by then, that's the nudge cue, not the fight cue. A breezy "hey, still thinking date thoughts?" beats stewing all week.
Both Whoever floats the idea sends the calendar invite by Friday. Even with a "TBD" spot. Calendar invites turn vibes into things that actually exist.
out now on iOS

Stop repeating the same fight.

Try Ref the next time you'd rather not talk about it. Free to download. Built for iPhone. Sign in with Apple, no passwords, no ads, no profile-building.

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