Weekly updates for your closest people
Sonter is a private circle for a few close friends. Once a week, everyone writes a short update about their life. Post yours to read theirs. No feed, no followers, no algorithm.
Free. One post a week. Nothing public.
How it works
The mechanic is simple. Your friends' updates stay locked until you have written yours. Everyone shows up, so everyone has something to read.
What happened, what's next, what's on your mind. At least 100 words, so it reads like a letter and not a status.
Until you post, you can see that friends wrote, not what they wrote. Publishing yours unlocks theirs.
Read everyone's week in one sitting. Leave a reaction, a comment, or a note in the margin. Then close it until next week.
What we believe
Social media is optimized for engagement. Sonter is optimized for the six people whose weeks you actually want to know about.
You read because you wrote. Nobody gets to watch from the sidelines, so nobody feels like they are performing for one.
At least 100 words, at most 1,500. Enough room to say what actually happened. Not enough to turn it into content.
A circle is the handful of people you would call, not an audience. Start one for your closest friends, another for family.
One window a week. Nothing to refresh in between, nothing to keep up with. Write on Sunday, read over coffee, close it.
No ads, no public profiles, no algorithm deciding what you see. Your circle reads your words. Nobody else does.
A streak counts the weeks you showed up. Miss one and your spot is still yours. Post whenever you are ready.
Sonter started as a Sunday email to a few friends. What happened this week, what's next. People wrote back, and the replies were the best part. This is that habit, made into a place where everyone writes.
Invite a few friends, write your first update, and the week is open. Setting up takes about two minutes.
Free to use. No ads, ever. Your words stay in your circle.