WhoIsNear · Android private beta

See who is relevant nearby, right now.

Understand what your trusted circle wants, needs, or offers nearby — and connect, with consent and control.

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How it works

Three steps, not a new habit to learn.

1

Say what you want

Post what you want to do, need, or offer right now.

2

See who matches

Discover relevant people nearby who are available or interested.

3

Connect

Chat, call, or meet when both sides choose to.

Maps show where. They don’t show why.

Proximity alone doesn’t show availability or intent — so you’re still stuck sending "Where are you?" and "Who’s free?" messages before anything actually happens.

Live intent board

What’s happening nearby — right now.

Short-lived posts about what people want, need, or offer now. Nothing here lingers — every intent expires.

Live

Anyone nearby up for coffee?

expires in 40m
Live

Going for a walk — anyone joining?

expires in 20m
Live

Looking for a study partner.

expires in 2h
Live

Anyone nearby want to play?

expires in 1h
Live

Open to a quick founder chat.

expires in 1h
Built for

The right people. Nearby. At the right time.

Starting with friends, students, and young adults in cities or on campus — coordinating things that already happen, just faster.

☕ Grab coffee

Find someone nearby who’s free now.

📚 Study together

See who’s looking for a study partner.

🏃 Do something

Find someone nearby for a walk, workout, game, or activity.

🤝 Get quick help

Ask your nearby network for something you need now.

💡 Collaborate

Find someone nearby who is open to talking, building, or exchanging ideas.

Your trusted circle

Your trusted circle, in context.

Location sharing is based on permission and relationship rules — not open by default. You choose who can see you nearby, and for how long.

  • Start with people you know.
  • Location sharing requires permission.
  • Being in someone’s contacts does not automatically grant access.
  • Location should never be presented as publicly visible by default.

Illustrative — not a live map.

Privacy and control

Shared by choice.

Location sharing by request and approval — not tracking anyone. Control lives with you at every step.

  • No public map of strangers
  • Location sharing requires approval
  • Intents disappear automatically
  • You control who can connect with you
Android private beta

Be among the first to experience WhoIsNear.

No public pricing or release date yet — join the waitlist and we’ll email you when a beta spot opens up.

FAQ

Good to know

No. Location sharing happens by request and approval between people you choose, not automatic tracking of anyone.

No. Only approved connections you’ve chosen can see you nearby, and only once a location request has been approved.

It expires. Intents are short-lived by design — this is about what’s happening now, not a permanent public feed.

A one-tap reaction to someone’s intent — join, ask when, ask where, offer help. It says why you’re interested without starting a conversation, and a chat opens only if you both choose to. If nobody acts on it, it expires with the intent.

Holding the SOS button alerts the people in your Trusted Circle — with a sound, a vibration and a spoken alert — and tells you who it reached. They can see your last known place in the app and open it in Maps.

No. SOS alerts the people you approved — it does not contact emergency services for you, monitor you automatically, or guarantee that anyone sees the alert. WhoIsNear is not a tracking, geofencing, or emergency-monitoring service. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.

Android, currently in private beta. There is no production-ready iOS release yet.

There’s no published pricing yet. Join the waitlist and we’ll let you know as soon as that’s available.
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