YOUR MESSAGE. THEIR HEART RACING. ONE CHANCE TO OPEN IT. Locksy is the only native AI teen social & messaging app where the countdown starts the moment you hit send — not when they open it. Time ticks for both sides. Your friends don't need the app — timer begins instantly. They'll race to unlock before it's too late. Locksy AI Remix turns any shot into whatever you imagined — type a prompt, watch it cook, drop it before time runs out. One view. Gone forever. Built for moments. Free always.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I'm the founder of Locksy — and I've been building mobile apps for over 17 years. Locksy is the most ambitious thing I've ever shipped.
Here's the idea that started it all: every social app in existence starts your countdown the moment the recipient opens the message. We flipped that. On Locksy, the timer starts the second you hit send — whether they've opened the app or not. Both sides are racing the same clock simultaneously. Miss it and it's gone forever. No replays. No second chances.
That one architectural decision changes everything about how a message feels. It's not a notification sitting in an inbox. It's a live event between two people.
What's in the current build:
Secret Drops — locked photos, clips, voice notes and messages with a live dual-sided countdown timer. Your friends don't even need the app — drop something to anyone and the clock starts instantly.
Backroom — private, ephemeral group rooms for your real circle. No randoms, no algorithm, no audience. Set the room to vanish in days, months, years — or keep it forever. Pulled in. Locked in. No outsiders.
Locksy's Smart Camera — a single-tap, convertible multimedia camera that switches between photo, video, voice and text in one tap. No lenses, no filters, no friction. Built different from the ground up.
Locksy AI Remix — in restricted beta right now, rolling out soon. Prompt-based photo and clip transformation built natively into the Drop flow. Type what you want, watch it cook, drop it before time runs out. No presets. No limits.
Locksy is available exclusively in the US on the App Store. Free always.
Would love to hear what you think — especially from anyone who's tried building something for the teen social space. It's a harder problem than it looks. 🔒
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How does the timer work if the recipient doesn't have the app — like, do they get a regular text with a link, and is there any way to screenshot or save before it disappears?
@apehivan7227 Hey Adem, When you send a Drop to someone without Locksy, they receive a message that contains a link / some text and the timer .. that works on any device, no app needed - and the countdown starts the moment it's sent, not when they open it. Golden Lock subscribers get full screenshot protection, blocking screenshots entirely so what you drop stays between you.
@apehivan7227 Thank you — this means everything. We've been heads down building something we genuinely believe in. Stay tuned .. what's coming next makes what you've seen so far feel like the opening act. Happy Dropping. 🔒
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The countdown starting the second I hit send is such a smart twist, it actually makes me think before posting instead of just dumping thoughts. The AI remix feature is wild too, type a prompt and it transforms your photo in seconds.
@nurten327711 Thank you — this means everything. We've been heads down building something we genuinely believe in. Stay tuned .. what's coming next makes what you've seen so far feel like the opening act. Happy Dropping. 🔒
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The countdown pressure makes messages feel way more alive than regular DMs, and the fact that friends don't even need the app is a clever move. The AI remix feature is genuinely fun to mess with.
@meral25451 Thank you — this means everything. We've been heads down building something we genuinely believe in. Stay tuned .. what's coming next makes what you've seen so far feel like the opening act. Happy Dropping. 🔒
YouThere
How does the timer work if the recipient doesn't have the app — like, do they get a regular text with a link, and is there any way to screenshot or save before it disappears?
YouThere
@apehivan7227 Hey Adem, When you send a Drop to someone without Locksy, they receive a message that contains a link / some text and the timer .. that works on any device, no app needed - and the countdown starts the moment it's sent, not when they open it. Golden Lock subscribers get full screenshot protection, blocking screenshots entirely so what you drop stays between you.
YouThere
@apehivan7227 Thank you — this means everything. We've been heads down building something we genuinely believe in. Stay tuned .. what's coming next makes what you've seen so far feel like the opening act. Happy Dropping. 🔒
The countdown starting the second I hit send is such a smart twist, it actually makes me think before posting instead of just dumping thoughts. The AI remix feature is wild too, type a prompt and it transforms your photo in seconds.
YouThere
@nurten327711 Thank you — this means everything. We've been heads down building something we genuinely believe in. Stay tuned .. what's coming next makes what you've seen so far feel like the opening act. Happy Dropping. 🔒
The countdown pressure makes messages feel way more alive than regular DMs, and the fact that friends don't even need the app is a clever move. The AI remix feature is genuinely fun to mess with.
YouThere
@meral25451 Thank you — this means everything. We've been heads down building something we genuinely believe in. Stay tuned .. what's coming next makes what you've seen so far feel like the opening act. Happy Dropping. 🔒