AaravPhotography, coffee, live music
Under 1km
Nearby discovery, private by design
Real friendships
begin closer
than you think.
Find people nearby without compromising privacy. Nearby Folk turns your city into a living social world with distance buckets, stories, communities, and friend-first connections.
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People nearby
Discover people within under 300m, under 1km, or under 2km.
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Stories nearby
See what people around you are sharing.
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Ghost mode
Explore privately and stay invisible whenever you want.
Voice room liveJoin the conversation
New story sharedCafe plan nearby
Active communityPeople are chatting
New person discoveredunder 1km
9:41Private radar
Nearby now
Ghost mode
ON
People within reach
Under 300m
Under 1km
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MiraStudy group nearby
Under 300m
The problem
Cities are crowded. Friendship still feels strangely far away.
You can live beside thousands of people, share elevators, campuses, cafes, and parks, and still have no natural way to say hello.
Dating apps add the wrong pressure. Random chat apps feel unsafe. Most social feeds show people everywhere except the people around you.
Nearby Folk makes local connection feel possible again: curious, consent-based, and private from the first tap.
See the simple flowHow it works
Three moments. No awkward maze.
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Discover nearby
Browse real people and communities by safe distance buckets, never exact coordinates.
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Connect safely
Friend requests unlock conversation only after both people say yes.
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Talk and belong
DM, join voice rooms, share Spaces, and find groups that already fit your life.
A Peek Inside
Built for how you actually socialize.
Voice rooms, Spaces, communities, DMs, profiles, and nearby discovery all live in one privacy-first social world.
Privacy & safety
Find people nearby without feeling exposed.
The product only works if people feel safe enough to be real. Nearby Folk hides exact locations, limits contact, and gives every person control over visibility.
Disappear from discovery whenever you want.
Show rough range like under 300 m, under 1 km, or within 1–2 km, never coordinates.
Messages open after mutual acceptance.
Remove unsafe people from every shared surface.
No street, building, or live map location is exposed.
Voice rooms and communities include safety controls.
Features that create outcomes
Everything nudges people toward safer, warmer connection.
Meet locals without giving away your location.
Nearby discovery uses privacy-preserving distance ranges so curiosity never becomes exposure.
Join live conversations with people who share your interests.
Voice rooms turn passive browsing into low-pressure, real-time conversation.
See your neighborhood through nearby Spaces.
Short-lived updates help people share moments without building another permanent feed.
Find communities that already match your daily life.
Study groups, runners, creators, foodies, gamers, and local circles make belonging easier to start.
Message only when both people are comfortable.
Friend requests create a shared yes before private conversation begins.
Control how visible you want to be.
Ghost Mode, filters, visibility controls, and optional boosts help you choose how discoverable you want to be.
Honest answers
Questions before you try Nearby Folk?
Everything people usually wonder before meeting others nearby.
No. Nearby Folk never shares your exact location. Instead, people appear in distance buckets like under 300m, under 1km, or under 2km — so you can discover nearby people without revealing exactly where you are.
No. Nearby Folk is built for friendships, communities, and real local connections — not endless swiping. The goal is helping people feel more connected to where they live.
Messaging is designed to feel safe and intentional. You stay in control of who you interact with, and Nearby Folk avoids the pressure of random spam conversations.
Ghost Mode lets you explore privately whenever you want. You can browse without appearing visible to nearby people until you're comfortable.
Instead of showing exact locations, Nearby Folk groups people into simple ranges like under 300m, under 1km, and under 2km to make nearby discovery feel safer and more comfortable.
Stories help you see what people around you are sharing, while Communities help you meet people through shared interests, hobbies, and local energy.
You can block, report, and control interactions. Nearby Folk is designed to prioritize comfort, privacy, and respectful connections.
Yes — core Nearby Folk features are free to use.
Free to download
Your next friendship might already be nearby.
Download Nearby Folk, explore your local social world, and stay in control of your privacy from the first tap.
No exact location sharing. No cold DMs.