Capybara Court

Capybara Court is a mobile app built for settling little disputes gently. Its own description of the product is simple and direct: "Little disputes, gently settled." Two people answer the same four questions about a small disagreement, each side is sealed, and only Judge Cappy — a capybara — reads both. The ruling then opens on both phones at once. The product is aimed at anyone caught in a small, personal disagreement who wants a neutral third party to weigh in without turning the exchange into a fight. Instead of inviting escalation, Capybara Court keeps the tone deliberately light, offering what its own tagline calls "real rulings, imaginary authority." Small disputes have a way of growing. When two people disagree about something minor, they often cannot agree on who is right either, and the conversation that follows stops being about the original issue. Capybara Court addresses this by removing the audience. As the site explains, "Their side is sealed. You can't read it, and they can't read yours." Neither person can read what the other wrote, so there is no testimony to quote back, no wording to pick apart, and no chance to tailor a response to the other person's account. Only the judge sees both sides. For people whose disagreements tend to spiral once each person starts reacting to the other, this sealed format is the whole point: testimony stays honest because there is nothing to negotiate against, and the argument cannot be relitigated line by line. The testimony itself is deliberately short. The site describes it as "Four questions, about three minutes." Both people answer the same four questions about the small dispute, which keeps the process symmetrical and quick. Neither side gets extra space to make a longer case, and neither side has to fill in a lengthy form to be heard. Because the questions are identical for both participants and the session takes only a few minutes, the barrier to actually finishing a testimony is low — the app does not ask people to set aside an hour for mediation or to prepare written arguments in advance. It asks for a few minutes, then steps out of the way. Once both testimonies are sealed, the case goes to Judge Cappy, a capybara. According to the product description, only Judge Cappy reads both sealed sides. The ruling is not delivered privately to one person first; instead, "the ruling opens on both phones at once." That simultaneity matters — nobody learns the outcome ahead of the other, and nobody is placed in the position of having to relay or soften the verdict. The app also states that fault is never assigned 100 to 0, so a ruling does not hand a total, one-sided loss to either participant. Combined with the character of the judge, the result is a decision that is framed less as a courtroom verdict and more as a gentle, balanced reading of a small disagreement. Capybara Court also accounts for the case where someone is dealing with a dispute alone. The description asks, "Alone? Post to the gallery, names covered." In that mode the dispute can be posted to a gallery with names hidden, so the person does not have to involve the other party or expose their identity to do it. The gallery is a shared surface for these covered posts, but identifying details are not shown. Finally, the app is explicit about data retention: "Whatever you both write disappears after 30 days," and "it all shreds in 30 days." Testimony is not kept indefinitely; it has a defined, short lifespan. Taken together, the overall flow is straightforward. Two people take the same four questions about a small dispute, each answering separately. Both answers are sealed so that neither participant can read the other's words — only the judge can. Judge Cappy reviews both sealed sides, and then the ruling opens simultaneously on both phones. If someone is handling a dispute on their own, they can instead post it to the gallery with names covered. Either way, the content written during the process shreds in 30 days. That combination — sealed testimony, a single reader, a simultaneous ruling, and automatic deletion — is the product's distinctive approach: privacy between the two parties, one neutral reader, and no permanent record. For users, the stated outcome is a small dispute that is settled gently rather than escalated. Because neither side can read the other's testimony, there is no material for a follow-up argument in the sealed text itself. Because the ruling arrives on both phones at once, both people receive the same result at the same moment. Because fault is never 100 to 0, neither participant is treated as entirely in the wrong. And because everything shreds after 30 days, the disagreement does not leave a permanent written trail behind. The app's own framing — "real rulings, imaginary authority" — signals that the value is in a calm, playful decision rather than in legal weight or enforcement. The use cases follow from the same design. Two people in a small personal disagreement can each answer the four questions, get a ruling at the same time on their phones, and move on. Someone who wants a decision without involving the other person can post to the gallery with names covered. People who are sensitive about what they write can testify knowing the other side cannot read it, and that the text disappears after 30 days. And anyone who wants a quick resolution rather than a long mediation can use the roughly three-minute four-question format. The app is also, by its own description, a light-hearted experience — a capybara judge, imaginary authority — which suits low-stakes disputes that need closure more than confrontation. Capybara Court is distributed as a mobile app. The website offers download badges for both the App Store and Google Play, and Product Hunt lists it under Android and iOS as well as Lifestyle. A dedicated privacy page is linked from the site, and support is available by email at dosmode111@gmail.com, along with links to the Google Play and App Store listings for anyone who has something wrong or something to ask. No pricing, subscription, or plan details are stated in the available content. The core value proposition is contained in the product's own tagline: tiny disputes, gently settled by a capybara judge. Capybara Court takes a small disagreement, gives each person the same four questions and a few minutes to answer, seals both testimonies so only the judge reads them, and then opens a ruling on both phones at once — one that never assigns all the fault to one side. If a person is handling it alone, the gallery offers a names-covered alternative. And in every case, what was written shreds in 30 days. It is a deliberately small, gentle, and private way to close a tiny dispute.