Guides
What to ask and what to send, how to get your link seen, how replies and reveals work, and how to stay safe while you're at it.
Getting started
Make your link and learn what it can do.
- Getting started: make your link in a minuteCreate your DropAsecret link, choose what people can send you, and get the first messages in.3 min read
- How replies and conversations workAnonymous messages here don't stop at one. How you reply, how the sender answers, and who can see what.2 min read
- How mutual reveal worksA sender's name is only shown when both people say yes. How asking works, what gets revealed, and why nobody can pay to find out.2 min read
- Anonymous voice notes and voice masksSend a voice note instead of typing, in your own voice or a masked one. How masks work and how anonymous they really are.2 min read
- Drops and polls: questions with a timerOpen a question for a few hours or put up a quick poll. How Drops and polls work, how long they run, and ideas that get people answering.3 min read
Question and message ideas
What to ask, what to send, and how to answer.
- 80 questions to ask someone anonymouslyFun, curious, deep and slightly bold questions to send to someone's anonymous link, with tips on asking ones they'll want to answer.4 min read
- How to get anonymous messages worth answeringWhy some links fill up with great messages and others get "hi". Prompts, captions and habits that get people writing.3 min read
- Anonymous confessions: ideas, and where to draw the lineWhat makes a good confession, examples to get you started, and the confessions you shouldn't send, for senders and for link owners.3 min read
- How to tell your crush anonymouslyWhat to write, what not to write, and how to go from an anonymous message to a real conversation if they're interested.3 min read
- Roast me: how to roast without being cruelThe difference between a roast and bullying, examples of roasts people actually enjoy, and how to run a roast on your link.2 min read
- Running an anonymous advice box on your linkTurn your link into a place people bring their problems. How to answer well, what to share, and when to point someone to real help.2 min read
- Anonymous feedback for a class, club or teamUse an anonymous link to get honest feedback and questions from a group: how to set it up, questions that work, and how to act on what you hear.2 min read
Sharing
Get your link seen and post the best messages.
- Where to share your anonymous linkInstagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, X and group chats: where your link gets the most messages, and how to post it in each.3 min read
- Sharing a message to your storyTurn an anonymous message, and your reply, into an image for your story. What each option does and how to protect the sender.2 min read
Privacy and safety
What anonymous means here, and what to do when it goes wrong.
- What anonymous really means on DropAsecretExactly what the person you message can and can't see, what hints are, what we keep, and what can still give you away.3 min read
- What to do about a mean anonymous messageGot something cruel, threatening or creepy? Step-by-step: what to do first, how to block and report, and how to stop it happening again.3 min read
- Staying safe with an anonymous linkPractical habits for link owners and senders: what not to share, how to handle reveals, and settings worth turning on.3 min read
- How to send anonymous messages people are glad to getAnonymity makes it easy to be honest, and easy to be cruel. A short guide to sending messages that land well.3 min read
Get your own anonymous link
Share it, get anonymous messages, reply without knowing who sent them, and reveal only when you both want to. It takes about a minute.
Create your link