How Safe Circles Make Group Dining Stress-Free

Hosting a dinner when your guests have multiple dietary restrictions used to mean hours of research, frantic label reading, and the lingering anxiety of "did I miss something?" Safe Circles changes that.

What Is a Safe Circle?

A Safe Circle is a shared group inside Purelyst. Every member adds their own dietary profile — allergens, intolerances, preferences — and the circle's scans are automatically checked against everyone at once.

When you scan a product for the circle, you get a verdict for each member:

• ✅ Safe — no conflicts for this person
• ⚠️ Caution — contains something they try to avoid
• ❌ Not safe — contains a confirmed allergen for this person

Setting Up Your First Circle

1. Open the Circles tab in Purelyst
2. Tap + New → Create Circle
3. Name it (e.g., "Family Dinner" or "Road Trip")
4. Invite members by sharing your QR code or a link

Members join with their own Purelyst accounts. Their dietary data stays private — you only see their verdict, not their full profile.

Real-World Use Cases

Family grocery runs — One parent does the shopping. Every scan checks the whole family's profiles simultaneously.

Travel groups — Hotel breakfast buffet? Scan items and see who can eat what before anyone touches the buffet tongs.

Catered events — Planning a corporate lunch? Share the catering menu link with Recipe Intelligence and get a breakdown per attendee dietary need.

Dinner parties — Check your planned menu against all guests before you even start cooking.

Tips for Circle Admins

• Ask members to keep their profiles up to date — Safe Circles is only as accurate as the data inside.
• Use the Temporary Guests feature for one-off visitors who don't have Purelyst accounts.
• Long-press a scan in history to share it with the circle.

Safe Circles are part of the Family plan, which covers up to 6 members in one circle on a single subscription — and it's free for the people you add. Both plans start with a 7-day free trial, so you can set up your whole circle before you're ever charged.