Trust and safety

Verified only

Real people.Safe by design.

Everyone on YouApp is verified. Hosts are checked, your money is protected, and help is one tap away.

Customer scanning a DuitNow QR code to pay at a Jalan Alor street food stall in Kuala Lumpur
Verified local guide showing travellers the street art of George Town, PenangVerified
Local host teaching travellers to make Malaysian kuih in a home kitchen

ID verified

MyKad · Passport · Singpass

Liveness passed
Payment held until your session

Verified only

Every guest and host passes ID and liveness checks.

Checked hosts

Identity-verified, with real reviews from real guests.

Protected money

Licensed parties handle every payment. Your wallet stays yours.

Help in one tap

Report or block anyone, right in the app.

ID verified

MyKad · Passport · Singpass

Liveness passed
Chats with verified people only

Verified only

Everyone is verified. No exceptions.

Guests and hosts go through the same checks before they can do anything that involves another person.

  1. 1

    Scan your ID

    Use your MyKad, passport or Singpass.

  2. 2

    Take a quick selfie

    A liveness check makes sure it is really you.

  3. 3

    You are verified

    Now you can chat, book, pay, post and host.

Visitors

Can only browse

BrowseChatBookPayPostHost

Verified users

Can do everything

Browse
Chat
Book
Pay
Post
Host

Every chat, meetup and payment is with a real, verified person.

Hosts

Hosts you can trust

Hosts are held to a higher bar, because you are spending time with them.

  • Every host is identity-verified before they list an experience
  • Relevant certifications are checked where the activity needs them, like diving or first aid
  • Reviews come only from real guests who booked and joined
  • Hosts who break our community guidelines can be removed
Local guide

Local guide

Verified host
Certification checkedReviews from real guests
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On the day

Stay safe during your activity

A few simple habits go a long way.

City tours
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City tours

Walking tours
Verified

Walking tours

Cultural tours
Verified

Cultural tours

Group hikes
Verified

Group hikes

Meet in public places

Where possible, meet somewhere open and busy, especially the first time.

Keep it in the app

Chat and pay in YouApp, so everything stays with verified people and on record.

Report and block

Something feels wrong? Report or block the person in the app, any time.

Booking payments are only released after your session

When you book, your payment is held. The host is paid once the session is completed.

  1. 1You book
  2. Payment held
  3. 3Session done
  4. Host paid

Your money

Your money, kept safe

We built payments so that YouApp never needs to hold your money.

Licensed parties only

Every payment, conversion and settlement is provided by licensed parties.

Your wallet is yours

Your YouApp wallet is non-custodial, powered by Privy, a Stripe company. YouApp never holds or touches your YouApp wallet funds or stablecoins.

Merchants paid in ringgit

When you scan to pay, merchants are paid in ringgit by licensed parties.

Screened top-ups

Stablecoin top-ups go on Ethereum only, and are screened before conversion.

Conversion powered by Sera, a non-custodial settlement protocol.

Read the wallet terms

Reporting

If something goes wrong, we act fast

Our Trust & Safety team reviews every report and takes action quickly to keep the community safe.

  1. 1

    Tap report or block

    From any profile, chat or booking in the app.

  2. 2

    Our team reviews it

    The Trust & Safety team looks at every report carefully.

  3. 3

    We take action

    From a warning to removing someone from YouApp, depending on what happened.

Report sent

Our team is on it

User blocked

Feel like a local

Verify once. Pay anywhere.

Takes two minutes. Then any DuitNow QR in the country is yours.

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Browse as a guest first. No sign-up to look around.

Conversion powered bySera(sera.cx), a non-custodial settlement protocol for stablecoins.

Non-custodial wallet powered byPrivy

Every payment, conversion and settlement is provided by licensed parties. Your YouApp wallet is non-custodial: YouApp never holds or touches your YouApp wallet funds or stablecoins. MYRT is the Malaysia Ringgit Stablecoin, a limited-purpose stablecoin minted and redeemed 1:1 for ringgit, with its reserve held at a licensed Shariah-compliant fund.