Type one sentence about yourself. We'll show you the 12 fellows within a 5-minute walk who share what defines you. Then show up to what they're hosting this weekend.
Type. Tap. Tag along. Here's what that looks like for three people on a single block this Sunday.
We borrow the shape of Airbnb Experiences. We replace WhatsApp Groups for the strangers you'd want to know. We're the version of Snap Map that shows fellows, not friends.
| TagAlng | Airbnb Experiences |
WhatsApp Groups |
Snap Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People you don't already know | ✓ | ✓ strangers | existing only | friends only |
| Within a 5-min walk · weekly | ✓ block-by-block | travel · once | if local | if friends nearby |
| Identity-aware matching (type a sentence, see your fellows) |
✓ semantic | none | none | friends-only |
| Combine identities (sober + parent + runner = the 6 who are all three) |
✓ stack any 2–4 | none | none | none |
| Sport as a connector (running, basketball, yoga, climbing on your block) |
✓ 8 sport sub-types | single-event only | existing groups | none |
| Host-curated micro-events | ✓ | ✓ best-in-class | DIY threads | none |
| Persistent chat after the event | ✓ Threads | post-stay review | ✓ if invited | ✓ friend DMs |
| Real name only after IRL meeting | ✓ nickname default | real name at booking | real name + photo | friend graph |
| Anti-discrimination architecture | ✓ load-bearing | added 2020 | N/A | N/A |
| No signup until you commit | ✓ | signup at booking | account from phone | signup required |
Airbnb Experiences proved the host-curated micro-event marketplace · we move that shape from travel to the block you live on. WhatsApp Groups is for the people you already know · we add the strangers you'd want to know. Snap Map shows friends · we show fellows. Three different jobs, one app.
200 to unlock · 2 live · 7 racing
500 to unlock · 0 live · 7 racing
Your place not here yet? Every signup is a vote. The first 200 (or 500 for a campus) unlocks the surface for everyone.
Vote your block live · 30s →I used to feel like I was surrounded by strangers. Three months in, my Sundays look like the Sundays of someone who's lived here for a decade.
10-layer privacy architecture. Three of the things we built in:
Map pin fuzzed to a block-sized tile. We never store your exact address.
Faith, sobriety, sexuality — only revealed when both fellows opted in.
You can opt INTO a cohort. You can never hide people for who they are.
22 cohort-tagged essays on loneliness, neighborhood, and what works. Stack two or three pills to see the combine.
The website routes every Reads touchpoint into the Reads Blog so stories, cohort pages, and neighborhood intent can be managed as one CMS + SEO flow.
Top 5 referrers per block get a permanent Founding Member badge — only awarded once, never re-issued.