Down to hang
Send up a flare.
See who's free.
One tap tells your friends you're free right now. A live list shows who else is down to hang. No group chats, no planning threads — just a quick heads-up that goes away on its own.
Free to use, forever. iOS & Android.
Hanging out, made simple
Flare turns "who's around?" into a single tap. Here's how it works.
One tap to say you're free
Send up a flare to let your friends know you're around. Pick how long it lasts, add a quick note — or just tap and go.
See who's free
A live list shows which friends are down to hang right now. Send a quick Wave to nudge someone — no chat thread required.
It disappears on its own
Flares fade away when their time is up. Nothing builds up, nothing hangs around — the app only ever shows what's happening right now.
How it works
Three steps, and you're already out the door.
Send up a flare
Tap the button when you're free. Choose 2 hours, 4 hours, or tonight, and add a note like "coffee?" if you want.
Friends see you're free
Your flare appears on your friends' "Who's free" list — and theirs appear on yours. Everyone sees the same thing.
Connect, then it fades
Wave at a friend or reach out directly. When the timer runs out, your flare puts itself out automatically.
Easy to share, never awkward
Letting people know you're free only feels good when everyone's doing it too. On Flare, everyone's on equal footing — there's no way to pay to stand out, and no way to look more popular than your friends.
- Nobody can tell whether you saw their flare.
- No paying to get noticed — ever.
- Share with all your friends, or just a close group.
- A flare is an easy "I'm around," never a demand.
What you share stays yours
Your privacy isn't for sale. Flare never sells or shares when you're free, and we only use your contacts to help you find friends who are already here — we never keep them.
- We check your contacts right on your phone, and never save them.
- We never track where you are — only whether you're free.
- You choose which alerts you get. No spam.