Frequently asked questions

Yes, but not right away. After you sign up you can take your time looking around first; we'll need the ID only when you actually want to meet someone. Verification is done by Veriff — a European company that verifies identity for banks as well: you photograph your ID, turn your face to the camera, and it takes under a minute. We never see or store the document; all that stays with us is your age and the fact that you're over 18. And it's the only reason you can trust that the person on the other side is real — they went through exactly the same thing.

You won't show up on Google. Profiles live only inside the app — they're not public and search engines don't index them. Your full profile is visible only to verified members; accounts that haven't verified yet see just an anonymous blurred card — no name, no exact age, no photo. And the photo is your call: either all verified men see it, or it stays hidden and only the man you pick gets to see it. You can use a nickname, and we never show surnames.

Aperko is new — we started in Prague and are opening more cities step by step, so we won't feed you numbers that aren't real. The simplest thing is to see for yourself: sign up and you'll see who's there — we only ask for verification when you actually want to meet someone. Here's how it works: during the day you say "today would work", and once there are enough of us, the app opens and you get a message. If not enough people show up that day, we'll tell you that too.

Aperko is operated by Skyward Capital s. r. o., company ID 52214923. We're not an anonymous project: our terms and privacy policy are public. You can write to info@aperko.com — a human answers.

During the day you let us know you have time today. Once there are enough of us, the app opens and the men who are interested that day appear with a photo, a profile and a voice intro — to them, you are a card without a photo until you decide otherwise. You pick one and ask him a single question; he answers with a short video. If the answer convinces you, you confirm the time and the venue and you meet the same day. No weeks of texting.

Yes. Aperko costs you nothing — not to sign up, not to choose, not to arrange the meeting. The service is paid for by men, through credits. What you order once you're at the table is between the two of you; that part isn't ours.

No. Availability only means "I'd be up for meeting someone today". Whether you pick anyone is entirely up to you, and picking nobody is a perfectly normal outcome. You can switch availability off at any time.

You do. Men can express interest, but the last word — who you meet today — is always yours. Before you decide, you hear his voice intro and you can ask him one question, which he answers on video. So you're not deciding based on a photo and two lines of text.

That's your call. Either your photo is visible to all verified men, or you keep it hidden — then they see everything else (age, neighbourhood, interests, a few lines about you) and only the man you choose gets to see the photo. You can switch this any time in your profile.

Then you leave. You owe nobody an explanation and nothing happens afterwards. Meeting in a public place is partly so that you can get up and go whenever you want. During the meeting you'll get an "are you OK?" message — if you don't reply, we notify the contact you chose beforehand. In an emergency, always call 112.

You report him directly in the app from his profile and we look into it. After every meeting both sides also briefly rate how it went; we read those ratings and restrict or close accounts based on them. Not respecting a "no", or offering money for sex, means the account is gone without a warning.

Always in a public place — cafés and bars in the city centre that we have in our catalogue. Never at someone's home. You confirm the venue and the time; he just books the table. One tap sends both to a friend. You'll find the full list on the Venues page.

Because we'd go on a date there ourselves. It isn't a list pulled off a map — we've been to every one of them in person, and we judge them all by the same things: you can actually talk without shouting over the music, you sit at a table rather than at the bar, you can arrive on your own without feeling odd, the place is visible from the street, you can get there by public transport, and nothing surprises you on the bill. No cellars, no private rooms, no clubs. If a place stops fitting, we drop it — and if you didn't feel good somewhere, write to info@aperko.com. The full list, including a map, is on the Venues page.

Your profile is visible to men inside the app — and only to them; women never see other women's profiles. Men who haven't verified yet see just an anonymous blurred card, with no name, no exact age and no photo. Verified men see your profile, but your photo only if you decide so — otherwise it stays hidden until the man you pick. Your profile isn't on the public internet and search engines can't find it.

You top up credits in advance: your first meeting is 199 Kč, then 1 credit for 690 Kč, 3 credits for 1690 Kč and 5 credits for 2590 Kč. A credit is deducted as soon as a meeting is confirmed — and if the meeting falls through, it comes straight back. You never pay for browsing or for expressing interest. Unused credits are valid for 12 months.

At a speed dating event you get ten four-minute conversations. Here you get one evening with someone who chose you — and the meeting is confirmed, not just possible. On top of that, the credit is only deducted once you've agreed to meet. If it falls through, it comes back.

A credit is access to the Aperko service — matching, coordination and the safety layer. It is not a payment for a particular person, and no money ever moves between users.

You get the credit back. If the other side cancels or doesn't turn up, it goes straight back into your wallet and you can use it again.

A voice intro — a short recording so you're not just a photo and a few lines; without it you won't be shown to women. And when a woman picks you, she asks you one question and you answer with a short video. It sounds like extra work and that's the point: everyone goes through it, which is why you won't run into people who came here just to swipe.

You pay nothing — a credit is only deducted once a meeting is confirmed. Women choose, and sometimes they choose nobody; that's part of it. What helps most is a proper voice intro, current photos, and turning on availability on days you can actually go out.

Yes. Unused paid credits are refunded — when you close your account, and you can also request a refund up to 6 months after they expire. If your account is closed for a serious breach of the rules, the refund may be reduced proportionately. The binding version is in our terms — linked in the footer.

Your profile is visible to women inside the app, including those who haven't verified yet. Men never see other men's profiles, your profile isn't on the public internet, and search engines can't find it. And if you'd rather not be visible to women who haven't verified yet, you can switch that off in settings — we point the option out the first time you log in.

The venue isn't something she just picks on a whim — it's chosen from the list we publish openly on our Venues page, and we've been to every place on it. You book the table yourself, in your own name, so you speak to the venue before you even get there. Both sides have also been through ID verification, so there's no anonymous account on the other side, and no money ever moves between users here. But if you move somewhere else during the evening, you're outside what we can influence — the same caution applies there as anywhere.

We keep only what's necessary: location at neighbourhood level, no surnames, and no stored ID documents. You can delete your account and your data at any time inside the app. The full detail is in our Privacy Policy.

The document goes straight to Veriff, who carry out the verification. We never see it and never store it — all we keep from Veriff is the outcome: that verification happened, your age, and a verification identifier. How Veriff handles the document is governed by their own privacy notice. What we store is described in our Privacy Policy.

With your phone number and a one-time code sent to WhatsApp. No password. Other users never see your number.

The app has a button that discreetly alerts us and the contact you chose, and shares your location. After the meeting starts we also ask "are you OK?" — if you don't reply, we notify your contact. In an emergency, always call 112.