Two taps. Done.

Most apps start the same way. They ask for your email, then your phone number, then a password, then send a verification code to the phone number they just made you give them. By the time you're in, you've handed over three pieces of personal data and created an account that lives on someone else's server.

White Noise skips all of that.

Tap sign up. We generate a random name for you, something like "Top Halibut" or "Protective Cuckoo," and that becomes your identity on Nostr. Change the name, add a bio, set a profile picture. Or leave it as-is. Two taps and you're in.

That name and picture are public on Nostr. We tell you this upfront, so you know what's visible before you start messaging. Your conversations are end-to-end encrypted. Your profile is public. Worth stating before the first message goes out.

We hold off on the private key backup prompt during setup. At that point, the key has no history behind it. Your contact list is empty. Showing an nsec before someone sends a single message is a good way to lose them. The backup warning appears when you log out, when you have something worth keeping.

This works because of Nostr. Your identity is a cryptographic key pair generated on your device. Your keys control it. A relay serves your messages, but the identity belongs to you. Suspend the relay, delete the account, the keys survive. Bring them somewhere else and you're back.

That identity is yours on all of Nostr, not just in White Noise. Take your nsec to Primal and your profile is there: same name, same picture, same follows. Open Amethyst and it's the same identity again. The key you created in two taps on a messaging app works on a social client, a long-form publishing tool, a zapping wallet. Each app reads from the same Nostr network.

You are not creating a White Noise account. You are creating a Nostr identity that White Noise happens to be the first app to see.

Onboarding has always been where privacy apps lose people. Key management is genuinely hard to explain to someone who has never thought about it. We get you into a working conversation first, then surface the sharp edges when they apply.

Two taps. Start talking.