Cray

Cray is a dating and relationship safety app that helps people recognize red flags and manipulative behavior patterns early, before they become emotionally, financially, or physically costly. It works for any relationship where trust is still being earned, including dates, roommates, friendships, and people met online, and it is free to start on iOS, Android, and the web.

A user answers guided questions about what they have actually observed in a relationship, drawn from research-backed behavior categories. Cray turns the answers into a CrayScore for overall relationship risk and a SchemerScore for behavior tied to ulterior motives, using a weighted model based on severity and frequency. The full report then breaks down each flag so the user can judge the pattern rather than a single moment.

Cray's toolkit includes CrayScore, SchemerScore, and BaeScore, which measures 36 green flags across six categories to show relationship health rather than risk, all offered free. Paid add-ons include VibeCheck, an AI-generated narrative read on a report, CatfishCheck, which runs a phone number against fraud and VoIP databases, OffenderCheck, which searches state sex offender registries, and PhotoScan and ConvoScan, which evaluate uploaded photos or conversation screenshots against the same red-flag patterns.

The core toolkit is free forever, with no credit card, trial period, or limited version. The premium tools are one-time purchases rather than subscriptions: VibeCheck and PhotoScan cost $0.99, ConvoScan and CatfishCheck cost $1.99, and OffenderCheck costs $7.99. Universities can license Cray for students starting free, then $2 to $3 per student per year, and Cray Protected venue kits start at $99 with free shipping.

Use cases

• Checking a new date for manipulative behavior patterns
• Evaluating a roommate or new friendship for red flags
• Verifying a phone number is not linked to fraud before meeting someone
• Checking a name against sex offender registries before meeting
• Universities running campus dating-safety programming
• Venues certifying safety for patrons