sift shows you how a place feels before you go: how loud it is, how bright, how busy, how it smells. Whether you're after a quiet corner or a packed dance floor, sift helps you find somewhere that suits you.

WHAT FEELS RIGHT IS UP TO YOU

Some people want soft light and a quiet table. Some want loud music, bright lights and a full room. Plenty of us want different things on different days. sift doesn't assume quieter is better: you tell it what you're after, and it puts the places that fit first.

When you set up sift, you pick the energy you like:
• Quiet Corner: low crowd, calm background, easy to think
• Balanced Buzz: some life in the room, not overwhelming
• Full Energy: busy, loud and electric. Bring it on.

You can also say what you're sensitive to, like noise or smells, and change any of it whenever you like.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

People who've been there rate each place on ten scales: crowd, space, noise, music, visuals, brightness, light colour, smells, temperature and seating. A place's page shows what they found, with their reviews and photos.

Many places start with sift's own estimate of how they feel, clearly labelled, until people who've been there rate them. A place nobody has rated says so, rather than guessing.

PICK FOR ME

Not sure where to go? Answer a few quick questions about this outing (what you feel like doing, what it should be like, who's coming and how far you'll go) and sift shows you the places that fit best.

GOING TOGETHER

Save the people you go out with: someone you support, your kids, a friend. Say who's coming, and sift ranks places for the whole group. Only you can see the people you save, and a nickname is fine.

SEARCH YOUR WAY

Look a place up by name, or set your own limits on noise, lighting, seating and distance. Browse as a list, a grid or a map, and save the places you like to lists of your own.

SHARE WHAT YOU FIND

Know a good spot? Add it, rate how it felt and add a photo, so someone else can find a place they'll be comfortable in too. Earn badges as you go, and pin your favourites beside your name.

COMFORTABLE TO USE

Make the text bigger, turn up the contrast, use a colour blind filter, reduce motion, or switch between light and dark. Vibration and sounds each have their own switch, and sounds never play when your phone is on silent. It's all in Settings, and you can set it before you sign up.

YOUR SAFETY AND YOUR DATA

Report a review, a profile, a photo or a place, or block someone, and our team looks at every report within 24 hours. You can download a copy of your data, or delete your account, any time from Settings.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT

sift is made by a small team in Brisbane. It started with something we noticed in ourselves: we kept going back to the same few places we already knew felt right. We built sift to help people explore beyond those, and feel comfortable wherever they end up.

Questions, ideas, or a place we should know about? Get in touch from the app, or at sift.place.