Roadmap

What we’re building and when.

Product roadmap — as of Feb. 18, 2026 (originally Feb. 3, 2026)

Where we're headed

We’re building a personal growth ecosystem: trust, tier access, and safety first; then content depth and discovery; then structured conversations, cohorts, workshops, and stewardship.

Phase 1 — Trust-first Beta

Early Beta: join, verify, and participate safely

Make it easy to join and read, verify for trust, and gate participation by tier. Ship account states, reporting, and paid membership with enforced entitlements.

Trust & access (essential)

  • Account states — Active / suspended / banned with consistent enforcement (posting, messaging, uploads, and real-time connections).
  • Identity verification (provider-agnostic) — We submit verification requests to an external provider, trust the response, and store a simple status lifecycle (pending → verified → revoked) with timestamps and reason codes. Done
  • Premium requires verified — You can’t subscribe to (or keep) premium unless you’re verified. This is enforced in upgrade flow and in premium-only actions (member areas, media, etc.). Done

Tier access (v1)

  • Unverified read-only (plus private notes) — Read public posts and longform, follow, bookmark, and manage profile basics; can create Only me private notes/drafts; no public posting, replies, or reactions. Done
  • Verified participation limits — React, post, and reply within limits (rate limits may be lower than Premium; configurable by admins); text + links only (no images/GIFs/video); men-only read areas; no dialogues; can reply to DMs started with them but cannot start new DMs. Done
  • Premium baseline access — Full posting and replies, member-only areas, can start DMs, and can post with media; Premium is baseline (unverified/verified may be slightly suppressed); paid tiers are neutral (no boosted reach). Done

Premium membership (launch)

  • Stripe subscriptions — Premium ($25/mo) and Premium+ ($75/mo) billing with verification gating; entitlements are enforced in the upgrade flow and settings. Premium+ is a supporter tier with no special power. Done

Getting started & discovery

  • Landing & onboarding — Clear homepage and signup; smooth onboarding so you can post and follow in your first session. In progress
  • Discover / non-empty feed — When you have zero follows, a “Discover” or “For you” feed (trending or recent public posts) so your home feed is never empty. Done
  • Suggested users / who to follow — Real “who to follow” (by interests or activity) so you fill your feed fast and see content that matters. Done
  • Invite a friend — Shareable signup or invite link (“Join me on Men of Hunger”) so you can bring friends and grow the circle. Premium members: when someone you invite verifies, they get a free month of premium.

Staying in the loop

  • Push notifications — Reply, follow, and boost notifications so you never miss a beat. Done
  • Email re-engagement (v1) — Daily digest, “you have new notifications” nudges, and instant high-signal emails (provider: Resend). Done
  • PWA / Add to home screen — Install the app on your phone (icon, splash, offline where useful) for an app-like experience without the app store. Done

Reporting (minimal for launch)

  • Report post / Report user — “Report” in the post menu and on profiles; pick a reason and add details; we store it and admins can triage. A fuller queue and resolution flow follows in April. Done

Ops, reliability & learning

  • Feedback — Send us bugs and ideas; we store and triage so we can improve. Done
  • Reliability — Rate limits and clear “try again later” when needed; we test sign up → onboard → post → upgrade so the core flow works. Done
  • Sentry — Error tracking is wired up for the web app; API Sentry still needs to be added so we catch regressions end-to-end. In progress
  • Third-party analytics (minimal) — Track the key funnel events (join, verify submitted/approved, first post, follow, upgrade) so we can measure what’s working.
Phase 2 — A site that's full of life

Discovery, content & polish

Improve discovery and polish, but keep trust tight: SEO boundaries (robots, sitemap, canonical + share previews) and stronger reporting triage. Add post editing with limits and version history, drafts/autosave, and start integrations with webhooks. Subscription management and notification controls round it out.

Discovery

  • Explore / trending with real data — Trending or popular posts and “who to follow” in Explore or the right rail, so discovery feels alive. Done
  • Hashtags & topics (v1) — Add hashtags to posts and simple topic pages so you can find and follow themes that matter to you. Done

Content & member experience

  • Edit post (with limits + history) — You can edit up to 3 times in 30 minutes; posts show an edited label; we keep previous versions so we can review changes. Done
  • Drafts + autosave (posts) — Save drafts automatically and resume across devices so you don’t lose work. In progress
  • Admin-only restore — Restore soft-deleted posts (admin-only for now).
  • Member experience (v1) — Premium members see no ads; paid tiers remain neutral (no boosted reach). Done
  • Manage subscription — Stripe customer portal (manage or cancel) via Settings → Billing. Done
  • Gift premium — Pay for someone else’s subscription; send them a month (or more) of premium as a gift.

Reporting system (stronger admin triage)

  • Report queue — Admin list with filters (post vs user, category) and resolution states (pending, dismissed, action taken). Done
  • Optional: we notify you when we’ve taken action (or you can check report status in-app), so you know we’re on it.

SEO & sharing boundaries (trust-preserving)

  • Robots control — Keep private/restricted surfaces out of search; environment-aware rules. Done
  • Sitemap — A sitemap for public profiles and public posts only; restricted tiers never appear.
  • Canonical + share previews — Canonical URLs everywhere; share previews never leak restricted content. Premium content also respects the rule: premium requires verified. Done

Integrations (essential)

  • Webhooks (v1) — Signed, retrying webhooks for key events (user, identity, content, billing). Built to be reliable and idempotent.

Notifications

  • Notification preferences — Choose what you get: mute replies, only chats, no boost notifications, etc.; per type or global. Done
Phase 2 — Depth & trust

Groups, Chat, safety & data

Ship deeper ways to connect (groups, dialogues, chat), strengthen safety controls, and add the first longform publishing path (articles). Add real-time post-thread updates so conversations feel alive. Keep compliance minimal but real (delete/export).

Community depth

  • Groups (v1) — Create and join groups; group feed or group-scoped posts so you have pockets of accountability and conversation.
  • Dialogues (v1) — Start and participate in structured dialogues (premium required).
  • Chat — Real chats: list conversations, send and receive, mark read; only you and the other person see the thread. Done

Longform publishing

  • Articles (v1) — A separate longform editor (rich text/markdown with safe rendering), drafts + autosave, publish/unpublish, and SEO-friendly public pages.

Real-time engagement

  • Live thread updates — Real-time updates under posts (new replies, edits, deletes/restores) so conversations feel active without refresh.

Safety & control

  • Block user — Block so they can’t see your posts, chat you, or appear in your feed; manage your block list in settings. Done
  • Mute user — “See less”; hide their posts in your feed without unfollowing.

Account & data

  • Delete / deactivate account — “Delete my account” in settings; we soft-delete or fully erase and revoke sessions.
  • Download my data — Export your posts, profile, and bookmarks so you own your data.
  • Active sessions / devices — See where you’re logged in and revoke other sessions in settings.

Mobile apps

  • PWA polish — If not fully done in March: installable, app-like experience on mobile (icon, splash, offline where useful). Done

Status & support

  • Public status page or link so you can check uptime; in-app Help/Contact so you can reach us. Done
Later / backlogNot scheduled

Features we want but haven't slotted into a milestone yet.

Account & auth

  • Change phone number (add new number, verify, make primary).
  • Email as second factor or account recovery.
  • "Remember me" / longer sessions; list connected devices with revoke.
  • Read receipts (for chat) — off by default, toggleable if/when we add it.

Content

  • Alt text for images (accessibility and screen readers). Done

Discovery & engagement

  • Deeper topics — follow topics, trending topics, and topic moderation (spam/abuse resistance).
  • Share to Twitter/X or other apps.

Mobile & platform

  • Native iOS / Android — Native apps in the app stores so you get a first-class experience on your phone.
  • Deep linking (open a post or profile from a link in the app); app store optimization when native apps ship.

Notifications

  • More email — per-event emails (e.g. “Email me when someone replies”), daily digests, and better deliverability tooling (suppression, bounces).

Integrations

  • Webhook expansion — more event types, per-endpoint filters, replay tooling, and a small developer portal.

Monetization

  • Unified purchases — One commerce flow that supports premium subscriptions plus one-off purchases (cosmetics/badges), refunds, and entitlements.

Pricing & plans

  • Quarterly plan ($65) — 3 months upfront to improve cashflow and commitment.
  • Annual plan ($250) — Save vs monthly; reduces churn and accelerates capital.
  • Founding member (limited lifetime VIP) — Higher early price for lifetime access; limited availability.

Acquisition & growth

  • Lead magnet funnel — E.g. “7 Daily Habits That Transform a Man’s Life”, “Weekly Accountability Tracker”, “90-day Life Reset Framework”; collect emails, then convert to Premium.
  • Acquisition channels — Targeted podcasts, YouTube (discipline, relationships, career), partner with aligned creators/influencers, paid ads targeting men’s growth interests.
  • Structured cohorts & facilitated programming — Monthly structured conversations, accountability systems, small group cohorts, workshops & live calls (not just open forums).

Steward tier (Premium+)

  • Subtle Steward badge (opt-in). Done
  • Stewards-only forum.
  • Founder updates and quarterly Steward calls (strategy, philosophy, Q&A).
  • Early access to new features / betas.
  • Priority support, faster moderation review (same outcomes), and priority account recovery.
  • Experience upgrades — no ads anywhere while logged in, better feed defaults, advanced mute / filter controls.
  • Higher limits — media size/quality, drafts, and extended edit windows.
  • Community tools — one private group, higher member caps, and event / RSVP tools.

Customization, badges & fun

  • Purchasable customizations — Themes, profile accents, or other app/profile customizations you can buy to personalize your experience.
  • Profile badges — Badges and achievements (e.g. early supporter, verified, streak, top contributor) that show on your profile and in the app.
  • Simple games — Lightweight games for logged-in users to play with one another (e.g. quick challenges or mini-games in-app).
  • Tip or support a creator — One-time payment to another member (optional).