Quick Start
The shortest path from the five-question quiz to starting or joining your first ritual.
New User Flow
- Open Bonded. You land on the welcome screen — no account needed yet.
- Tap Get started and answer five quick questions about who you will be talking with and how you like to open up.
- Bonded builds a deck for you and shows your first card.
- Tap Save my Connection Profile and create your account with Continue with Google, Continue with Apple, or Use email instead.
- Complete onboarding: username, age, about you, avatar, an optional profile step, boundaries, notifications, and an optional Premium offer you can skip.
- Land on Home.
- Start a ritual, or join one with a code.
If you already have an account, tap I already have an account on the welcome screen to skip straight to sign-in.
Returning User Flow
If you are still signed in and onboarding is complete, Bonded opens to Home.
If your session expired, Bonded asks you to sign in again with a new email sign-in link (or with Google or Apple).
If you started onboarding but did not finish, Bonded resumes at the next required step.
If your account was created before the Connection Profile quiz existed, Bonded runs you through the five questions once. Your existing answers pre-select where they can, so it is usually a few taps.
Guest Flow
You can join in two ways:
| Entry point | What to do |
|---|---|
| Mobile app | Open the Join tab, enter the 6-character code, and tap Join session. |
| Invite link | Tapping the host's link opens Bonded, fills the code in, and joins for you. |
| Web invite link | Open the host's link in a browser, optionally enter your email, and tap Join session. |
Joining is free. Free limits apply to hosting rituals, not joining someone else's.
Host vs Guest
| Responsibility | Host | Guest |
|---|---|---|
| Creates the ritual | Yes | No |
| Chooses deck, depth, language, and length | Yes | No |
| Shares invite link, QR code, or session code | Yes | No |
| Can join by code | No, not their own ritual | Yes |
| Answers or passes prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Can flag resonance moments | Yes | Yes |
| Can use Private Pulse | Yes, when included in the deck | Yes, when included in the deck |
| Can cancel the waiting ritual | Yes | No |
| Can end a ritual in progress | Yes | Yes |
| Can view the post-ritual summary | Yes | Yes |
First-Run Walkthroughs
The first time you open each tab — and the first time you play a round — Bonded highlights what is on screen and explains it. A step that points at something you do not have yet (a friend, an insight) waits until you do, then shows up on its own.
To see them all again, open Profile > Settings > App preferences > Replay the tutorial.
Next steps
If this does not resolve the issue, check the related path below or use the support checklist with the exact error or screen name.
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