One question. One plain answer. And the why.
Because is for the moment you wonder about something — why the sky is blue, whether wet hair gives you a cold, what a word means — and want a straight, factual answer without wading through ten web pages.
What it is
You ask by speaking or typing. Because gives you a short answer in a few plain sentences, then a line that begins with Because… — the reason it is true. When many people believe something that is not so, it says so gently: Many people believe… but actually… If you want to check, tap Show sources and it finds three or four pages from reputable publishers.
Who it is for
Because is meant for people who want the facts, not a discussion. If you would rather get a clear answer and move on than chat back and forth with an AI, it is built for you.
That is why the whole app is built around large type, big buttons, a voice that reads answers aloud, and colour schemes for tired eyes. Nothing is hidden behind a gesture, and you never need to know how to "talk to" an AI — just ask your question the way you would ask a friend.
Because speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, Slovak, German, Czech, Italian, Polish, Russian and Korean, and — still in beta — French, Simplified Chinese, Cantonese (Hong Kong), Japanese, Vietnamese, Hindi, Tamil, Malay and Tagalog. It answers in the language you ask in. If an answer in a beta language reads wrong, tap 👎 in the app and tell us why.
Our goals
- Clear answers. Short, plain and easy to read. No jargon, no padding.
- The why. Every answer explains the reason behind it, so you understand it instead of just being told.
- Myths set straight. Where a popular belief is wrong, Because says so and explains why.
- Sources when you want them. One tap shows where the information comes from.
It is not a chat. It does not keep a conversation going, it does not sell you anything mid-answer, and it does not pretend to know about today's news. It answers, explains, and gets out of the way.
What Because does not do
- News and current events. Because explains topics; it does not follow the news. Elections, prices, who holds an office, or anything else that changes from day to day depend on facts that keep moving, and an outdated answer is worse than no answer. For these, Because tells you to check a trusted news or official source.
- Health, money and the law. Answers that touch these come with a clear note to talk to a doctor, an advisor or a lawyer for your own case. Because is general knowledge, not professional advice.
- Scams. If a question describes a message, call or offer that looks like fraud, Because says so plainly: do not pay, click or share details.
- Guessing. When the honest answer is "experts disagree" or "it depends", Because says that rather than sounding confident.
Your privacy, in one paragraph
If you create an account we keep your email address and your preferred units and display settings. Nothing else. Your questions stay on your own device and are deleted after five days. We never read your location. Popular questions and their answers are kept on our server for a few days with no name attached, so the next person who asks the same thing gets an instant answer. Full details are in the privacy policy.
About us
Because is made by Crisp Labs LLC, a small family company in Gilroy, California, co-founded by Jan Zeleznak. It started as a tool for family members who wanted quick, honest answers without the noise of the modern web.
The answers are written by Anthropic's Claude models, inside rules we wrote about tone, length, honesty and safety, and checked against a growing library of test questions.
Questions, ideas, a wrong answer you spotted? Write to hello@askbecause.com. We read everything.