Olima
an AI watches your picks instead
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What is Olima?
Olima is a personality discovery app that helps users understand themselves through their celebrity choices. The core experience involves picking which celebrities you'd sit next to on a 10-hour flight with no Wi-Fi, and the AI reveals what that says about you. Users start by picking a topic like music, career, or vibe, then choose seatmates across a few flights, and finally get insights from
Olima pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Olima is free to start. The website states
Olima pros
- Completely free to start with no credit card required
- Quick 5-minute experience for initial insights
- Unique flight seatmate concept makes personality discovery engaging
- Multiple topic categories (music, cinema, career, vibe) to explore
- AI provides
- personality insights
- The Oracle reads patterns across all your choices for deeper insights
- Session data retained indefinitely to improve personality profile
- Chat conversations with Olima AI for continued self-discovery
- Share features like Challenge a Friend and Guess Your Friend
- Tags system where you keep or reject personality tags
- No cookies used for analytics, privacy-focused approach
- Authentication via Clerk with optional display name and profile photo
- Industry-standard security with encrypted HTTPS/TLS transmission
- Users can opt out of analytics tracking at any time
- Data export capability in readable format (portability right)
- Account deletion with data removed within 30 days
Olima cons
- AI insights are for entertainment only, not clinical assessments
- Requires JavaScript to run the app (no offline functionality)
- Data may be processed in the United States (international users)
- Not intended for children under 13 years old
- Uses third-party AI services (OpenAI) so data is sent externally
- Session data and chat messages retained indefinitely by default
- Limited celebrity pool may not include all favorites
- No explicit paid premium tier mentioned yet (may add later)
Frequently asked questions about Olima
How does Olima work?
Olima works in three simple steps: 1) Pick a topic like music, career, or vibe. 2) Choose seatmates by selecting which celebrities you'd sit next to on a flight across a few flights. 3) Get insights as The Oracle reads your patterns and provides uncomfortably accurate personality revelations about what your choices reveal about you.
What data does Olima collect from me?
Olima collects: Account information (email, optional display name and profile photo), Usage data (topics explored, celebrity selections, ratings given to insights, tags kept or rejected, chat messages), and Automatically collected data (device type, operating system, app version, session timestamps, crash reports). They use PostHog for privacy-focused anonymous analytics.
How does Olima protect my data?
Olima uses industry-standard security measures including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure cloud infrastructure (Supabase, Railway), and access controls with authentication. They do NOT sell your personal data. Data is only shared with service providers (Clerk, Supabase, OpenAI, Stripe, PostHog) who access only what's necessary for their services.
Can I delete my Olima account and data?
Yes, you have the right to deletion. You can delete your account and associated data by contacting us at [email protected]. Data is deleted within 30 days of account deletion request. You also have rights to access your data, correct inaccurate information, and export data in a readable format.
What AI does Olima use for personality insights?
Olima uses third-party AI services from OpenAI to generate personality insights and power chat conversations. Your session choices and chat messages are sent to OpenAI for processing. However, Olima does not use your data to train third-party AI models. The AI processing is for generating personalized insights based on your celebrity choices.
How long does Olima keep my data?
Olima retains data as follows: Account data while your account is active, Session data indefinitely to improve your personality profile, and Chat messages indefinitely for conversation continuity. Deleted accounts have data removed within 30 days of the deletion request. This indefinite retention helps Olima connect dots across your sessions to understand your recurring instincts.