Find your people, closer to home.

Discover local communities, meet people who share your interests, and let FriendMap help turn conversations into real meetups.

From discovery to real life — no awkward organising needed.

FriendMap app screenshot
Why I built this

Your people are out there. They're just hard to find.

We're more connected online than ever — but finding those same people nearby is still surprisingly hard.

FriendMap helps you discover local communities and start real conversations nearby — then takes the awkwardness out of organising, so those conversations naturally turn into real-world meetups.

Lucas Strelcov
Lucas Strelcov
Founder · Built in Ireland 🇮🇪

How it works

1

Discover

Browse local communities on a live map and find people nearby who share your interests.

FriendMap map showing local communities
2

Create Your Own

Can't find a community that interests you? You can create your own by long-pressing anywhere on the map.

Long-pressing the map to create a community
3

FriendMap Suggests

Once a community reaches 3 members, FriendMap automatically suggests a casual meetup — like coffee, a walk, or something that fits the group. Nobody has to organise a thing.

FriendMap meetup suggestion card
4

Vote Together

Everyone votes on the day, time, and a nearby location. The best option wins — no awkward back and forth, no group chat chaos.

FriendMap venue voting phase
5

Meet Up

Once voting is done, FriendMap confirms the meetup automatically — day, time and place, all locked in. Just show up.

FriendMap meetup confirmed

On the day of the meetup

Everyone can share their live status so nobody wonders who's coming.

Members tap to update whether they haven't left yet, are on the way, or have already arrived — so the whole group knows what to expect before anyone walks in the door.

FriendMap who's on the way status

After the meetup

Meetups stay in the community history so everyone can look back and look forward to the next one.

The whole journey — suggestion, votes, meetup — lives in the community chat. A new suggestion is automatically posted the following week, so the momentum never stops.

FriendMap completed meetup

Help test FriendMap on Android

We're in closed testing and looking for early testers to help shape the app before launch. Drop your email and we'll add you to the tester list.

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