Private by nature
Public when you choose

A private space to be yourself with the people closest to you — and a connection to the open social web when you want to reach beyond.

Private posts are end-to-end encrypted — not even Rhize can read them.

Invite-only beta launching soon.

Rhize app on iPhone showing the Dogs of Bluesky public feed, with a post by Sam Wilson about a rescued puppy.

Rhize app on iPhone showing the private feed with family photos posted by Noah Park, shared with their Trusted Friends circle.

Social networking for social good.

50% of our profits go to protecting privacy, people, and planet.

Rhize is a Public Benefit Corporation. Our charter commits us to protecting digital privacy, human and civil rights, and the planet, so this isn't a campaign we can quietly retire.

How the pledge works

Remember when social was social?

Social networks started as a way to stay close to the people you actually know. Your sister. Your college roommate. Your closest friends.

Rhize brings that back, without cutting you off from the wider world.

Create private circles for the people who matter: family, close friends, your book club, your coworkers.
Choose who sees each post. Share with a circle, or post publicly to the open network.

Rhize's circle management screen on iPhone listing private circles like Family, Close Friends, Book Club, and Coworkers.

Private really means private.

Your private posts are end-to-end encrypted, so only the people you choose can read them. Not advertisers. Not AI. Not even us.

Encrypted on your device with post-quantum cryptography. Protected by math, not by policy.

Rhize's Your Private Network screen on iPhone, showing who you share with, who shares with you, and end-to-end encryption.

Part of the open social web.

Rhize is built on the AT Protocol, the open social protocol that powers Bluesky. Your public posts live on that open network, and Rhize adds private sharing on top.

Explore public posts on any topic: politics, art, science, your niche hobby
Bring your existing Bluesky or AT Protocol handle, or start fresh in the app

You choose what matters. You choose how to experience it.

Rhize's Customize Feed screen on iPhone with 18 pinned public feeds, including Discover, Science, Gardening, Birds!, BookSky, and Astronomy, plus a Blended feed that mixes them all together.

No ads. No surveillance.

Rhize is free to use. Premium features pay the bills, so our business never depends on profiling you or keeping you scrolling.

You're the customer, not the product.

Why "Rhize"

Inspired by mycorrhizae.

Mycorrhizae are underground networks of fungi and plant roots that help individual plants grow stronger through connection. We believe healthy social networks should do the same for people.

Put down roots with us.

Request an invite and we'll be in touch when it's ready.