Socially - The Friendship App

Discover local activities & make new friends

134 followers

Discover local activities & make new friends

134 followers

Socially is new way to connect with like-minded people based on mutual interests, making it easy to meet others who are just as excited about trying a hot yoga class, doing an open water swim or grabbing a quick coffee or drink after work as you are - you'll never be at a loose end again.

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Launch tags:Events•Tech•Social Networking

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All the best for the launch @ryanboyling It looks very interesting. Which geographies is it currently available in?

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3yr ago

Socially - The Friendship App

Maker

@parekh_tanmay Thanks Tanmay! We've just launched in the UK but looking to expand in the next year. 😊

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3yr ago

Socially - The Friendship App

Maker

So, how does it work? 1) Browse a range of in-person and virtual activities posted by other people. 2) See something you like? Ask to join with a single tap. 2) Once accepted, you'll be added to a chat with other attendees to finalise plans and meet-up. It's that simple. 👀 Nothing grabs you? Just create your own event in minutes. Or, try our user search feature and find others based on an interest - then connect, message and organise something directly. ↔️ Unlike other friend-finding platforms that function much like dating apps, Socially is different. There's no swiping, profile trawling, or excessive messaging to ruin the experience. 📅 Our in-app calendar keeps track of all your upcoming events, so there's no need to leave the app and check your other calendars. We'll send you useful reminders so you never miss a thing and will let you know if other events you're tempted to join may clash with ones you're already attending. 😊 There's no pressure to connect on a deeper level or having to pretend to be someone you're not. Socially takes an activity-first approach where friendships have the time and space to grow organically, founded on the enjoyment of mutual interests. 🤳🏼 Don't just tell us who you are; show us! Upload photos, write up your bio, personalise your preferences, add your socials and fill in your interests to help other members understand the real you. 👯 We like to keep attendee numbers low, either 1-2-1 or in small groups of up to 5 others. This makes it easy for hosts to manage their event; messaging is quicker and simpler for all participants, and there's a much greater chance of establishing genuine connections this way. 🖥 You can arrange both in-person and virtual meet-ups (via your preferred remote platform of choice) - whatever is more comfortable. 🥰 Socially is a community built on trust, honesty, and respect. Everyone must agree to abide by these principles at all times, both in-app and when meeting-up outside. There's a zero tolerance policy should anyone flout this code of conduct. Amazing experiences and lasting friendships start on Socially. Featured in The Evening Standard, Metro, Women's Fitness, WW, That's Life and TechRound. We're still working on Socially for Android, we're hoping it will be ready for January 2023. 😄 Press release: https://socially-app.com/press/

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3yr ago

Firmbee

Congrats on your Socially launch! I'm wondering how you've come up with this idea? For me this looks like a great way to go out more spontaneously without having to wait for the response of our friends.

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3yr ago

Socially - The Friendship App

Maker

@piotr_pawlowski Hey Piotr, thanks for dropping a comment! The idea came from my co-founder, who at the time was experiencing loneliness after coming out of long term relationship and moving to London. Essentially, Darren dropped me a message on LinkedIn and I developed his idea. Lockdown was tough, we only really met twice during the development and we were back and fourth messaging on Slack and testing the app. You can find a little more info about the background here: https://socially-app.com/press We hope to see you using Socially to try out some spontaneous events! 😊

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3yr ago

why do app founders ignore @android? it seems ridiculous to me. According to @statista, there are 134,000,000 android users in the US in 2022 https://www.statista.com/statist...

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3yr ago

Socially - The Friendship App

Maker

@android @statista @justabeardman Hey Jafbm, thanks for your comment! Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten Android! I’m a solo developer on this project and decided to start developing Socially for iOS since I have a iPhone and had lots of previous experience building iOS apps. I’ve been working on the Android version for some time and hoping to launch early in the new year. I decided to build the app natively purely because there’s no limitations with what I could do regarding features. Although the apps will be very similar, certain features may be exclusive to that platform due to the hardware and software available. Hope this helps!

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3yr ago

DarkHotels

How do you deal (or plan on dealing) with the cold start problem? As far as my knowledge goes, hundreds of apps have tried to do this and all failed due to the underwhelming chicken & egg situation. Design looks good though! I just hope you have a go to market plan.

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3yr ago