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How it works

From a phone to a decision, in the open.

Here is the whole loop, including the parts where a human takes over. Screens below are demo mockups with synthetic data.

The guest side, once

  1. Make an account and add a photo.

    Email or phone sign-in, plus a clear photo that staff will see at the door.

  2. Verify through a provider, if you choose.

    Identity capture happens in a third-party provider’s own flow, not inside our app’s database. We get back a result: verified or not, how, when, and an age-threshold statement such as “21+”. Provider not yet selected

  3. Choose what venues can see.

    Sharing details of an earlier check with another venue is a separate yes from you, not buried in a general agreement.

The door side, every night

  1. Show the pass.

    A rotating code on a bright white panel, with your photo and a readable countdown.

  2. Staff scan.

    The app checks that the pass is current, was issued to this person, and has not been revoked.

  3. Read the card.

    Photo, name, age-threshold status, verification method and time, and the venue’s policy prompt, for example “Check physical ID.”

  4. Same night, next venue.

    The second door can see a quiet line saying where and when you were checked earlier. Venue B’s own policy still applies. A prior admit is evidence, not a free pass.

  5. Staff decide and the app records it.

    ADMIT, RECHECK ID, or DENY. The log shows who decided, when, and where.

The product tour

Demo mockups, synthetic data, a decorative pattern instead of a real code.

Guest pass screen (demo)A phone showing a guest pass with a decorative, non-scannable pattern, a name, and a refresh countdown. Demo, synthetic data.DEMO — SYNTHETICAlex R.Demo guest · pass is liveDecorative pattern, not a real code18Refreshes in 0:18Old codes stop working.Shown to door staff at the venue.The venue decides.
Guest passA rotating pass on the guest’s phone, with a countdown you can read, not just a ring.
Door result card (demo)A door app result card with a photo placeholder, a neutral provenance line, a physical ID prompt, and three buttons each with a word, a shape and a color: ADMIT circle, RECHECK ID triangle, DENY octagon. Demo, synthetic data.DEMO — SYNTHETICDOOR · DEMO VENUEJordan M.21+ shown · provider check (demo)Verified at Venue A · 10:14 PMPolicy: check physical IDADMITRECHECK IDDENYStaff decide. The app only records it.
Door result cardPhoto, details, and what the venue’s policy asks for. Three big buttons: word, shape, and color.
Manager list (demo)A manager view listing recent door decisions with time, name, and an ADMIT, RECHECK or DENY tag each with a word and a shape. Demo, synthetic data.DEMO — SYNTHETICTonight · Demo VenueDoor log · fictional data64scans9rechecks2deniedLatest decisions10:42 PMSam K.ADMIT10:38 PMRiley T.ADMIT10:31 PMMorgan D.RECHECK10:27 PMCasey L.ADMIT10:19 PMDrew P.DENY10:14 PMAlex R.ADMITDoor logPolicyStaffEvery decision is logged for the venue.
Manager listThe venue’s own log of its own door. Every decision has a name on it.

Reading the result card

ADMIT: circle and check

Green fill, the word ADMIT, a circle with a check mark. Staff chose to let the guest in.

RECHECK ID: triangle and mark

Amber fill, the words RECHECK ID, a triangle with an alert mark. Look at the physical ID again, or ask more.

DENY: octagon and X

Red fill, the word DENY, an octagon with an X. Staff chose not to admit.

Never color alone. The shapes differ in silhouette so they read across a counter, and the brand’s lime accent is kept off result screens so it can never be mistaken for a status.

If something goes wrong. Phone dead? Show a physical ID and staff check it the usual way. No signal at the door? The app says it cannot confirm and asks staff for a manual check. Pass looks odd? Recheck. In every case, a person is in charge.

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