Plinq app, which checks men’s criminal records, has allegedly saved 200 Brazilian women

The Plinq app runs through publicly available records to warn female users about potential abusers, whether they are strangers from dating apps or ride-sharing drivers.

CEO and co-founder of Lovable, Anton Osika, has recently shared on LinkedIn that the Plinq app, developed using the company’s vibecoding tool, helped women in Brazil avoid over 200 potentially dangerous situations.

Brazilian founder Sabrine Matos created the Plinq app as a response to a tragic story in her home country. A journalist, Vanessa Ricard, was murdered by her partner, who had at least 14 domestic violence cases pending against him.

Ricard knew nothing about his violent criminal record, according to Brazilian media.

“My mother told me: you have to do something. Women here have no access to this kind of information until it’s too late,” Matos is quoted in Lovable’s website.

The Plinq app connects public data sources of criminal and legal records, allowing women to conduct consumer-level background checks and identify potential safety concerns.

Because the information is already public, Matos told Brazilian media that the app doesn’t breach data privacy laws.

The app offers risk scoring, presented by color-coded alerts – green, yellow, and red flags. Moreover, it includes a panic button that sends the user’s location to their emergency contacts.

Launched in May 2025, the platform surpassed 15,000 users in less than two months, and charges R$97 ($19.46) for an annual subscription.

Plinq’s engineer, Greisa Mesquita, was among its first users, initially to check the background information of men she met on dating apps. However, eventually she started checking drivers of ride-sharing services.

Mesquita said she canceled one driver after the app discovered that he had assault charges.

Osika’s LinkedIn post, in which he called himself “a proud investor” in Plinq, attracted significant attention, but some users questioned his claims that the app had prevented over 200 dangerous situations.

A user asked how the platform defines and verifies the outcome after someone runs a check, but didn’t receive a response at the time of writing.

Nevertheless, the platform said last year it planned to launch a B2B version for employers to check candidates’ backgrounds.

​The global women safety app market, valued at $0.91 billion in 2026, is expected to grow to $2.98 billion by 2035.

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