Backed by 25+ books & academic research
The science of
reading & influencing people.
Negotiation, persuasion, body language, lie detection — the behavioral science 95% never learn. 5 minutes a day.
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Not pop-psychology or tricks. Built on 25+ books and peer-reviewed academic research — from former FBI agents, psychologists, and a Nobel laureate. Zero pseudoscience.
How it works
Three steps to start reading people
Take your assessment
Answer a few quick questions and we build your personalized path based on your level.
Master the 7 levels
From micro-expressions to persuasion and hypnosis — 5 minutes a day, built on real science.
Practice daily in The Field
Read real scenarios — a negotiation, a date, an interview — and get scored. Build streak and mastery.
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The method behind the magic
Sherlock wasn't magic.
It was method.
Patrick Jane reads a room in seconds. Sherlock deduces a life from a sleeve. Bruce Wayne solves it from a single fiber. Fiction makes it look like a gift — it isn't. It's observation, calibrated against sixty years of peer-reviewed research. We teach the real thing, and publicly reject the pop-psych myths the rest of the niche sells.
Lie-detection accuracy
50% = coin flip
Reading people isn't a gift you're born with. It's a measurable skill — and the gap between guessing and knowing is trainable.
The five pillars
Every lesson traces to a name you can cite.
The 7 principles of influence — reciprocity, scarcity, authority, unity.
Tactical empathy, mirroring, calibrated questions, Black Swans.
The 3 C's — Context, Clusters, Consistency. No single-tell myths.
Anchoring, loss aversion, framing — how every decision really forms.
The cognitive approach — load + Strategic Use of Evidence (SUE).
What we publicly reject
Crossed arms = defensive
Refuted · Navarro 2008Nose-touch = lying
Refuted · DePaulo 2003NLP eye-accessing cues
Refuted · Wiseman 2012, PLOS ONEMehrabian 7-38-55%
Misquoted · he never claimed itMicroexpressions = lie detector
Refuted · Jordan 2019Power posing alters hormones
Failed replication
Decoding the false signals
Progression = identity
Seven tiers.
One discipline.
Most apps stop at one. We have seven. Each tier unlocks a new domain — and a new version of you.
INITIATE
Foundations
The two minds. The myth of tells. Why untrained instinct barely beats a coin flip.
OBSERVER
Body language + Status
Navarro 3 C's. Johnstone status dynamics. Reading rooms.
READER
Persuasion (Cialdini)
The 7 principles. Reciprocity, scarcity, authority, unity.
PROFILER
Negotiation
Voss tactical empathy. Fisher/Ury BATNA. Black Swans.
INTERROGATOR
Truth-seeking
Vrij cognitive load. SUE technique. Cognitive interview.
ANALYST
Cognitive biases
Kahneman anchoring, loss aversion, framing, halo, availability.
ELITE READER
Integration
Multi-skill scenarios. Live role-play. Field missions.
THE HYPNOTIST
Premium bonusSuggestion & hypnosis
Real, collaborative hypnosis — induction, suggestion, self-hypnosis, and how to spot a charlatan.
Seven sigils. Seven thresholds.
Built by skeptics. For skeptics.
One discipline.
Three ways in.
Try everything free for 7 days — no card. Pick a plan when your trial ends.
CIPHER BASIC
$69.99/year — save 42%
The full 7-tier curriculum + Mastery + scenarios.
- All 7 tiers unlocked
- Unlimited AI scenarios
- Cold Read + Interrogation practice
- Mastery System (Bronze → Gold — unlock techniques as you rank up)
- Library + Wins Journal + weekly leagues
CIPHER PREMIUM
$149/year — save 38%
Your personal AI coach. The plan most people choose.
- Everything in Basic
- AI Mentor — a private coach to prep before real conversations
- Style Analyzer — paste a chat, get a read on how that person thinks
- The Vault — monthly cinematic breakdowns of real-world reads
- Personalized scenarios from your life
- Diamond league — weekly rankings against other readers
- Early access to new techniques
- The Hypnotist tier — real, ethical hypnosis: induction, suggestion & self-hypnosis
LIFETIME FOUNDER
Founder identity. Locked-in forever.
- Everything in Premium, forever
- Founder badge (visible in leagues)
- Private Discord with the team
- 1 Zoom with founder per year (30 min)
- Lifetime early access
The code, decoded