Real plans, right now

Down to hang?
Send up a flare.

One tap tells your friends you're free. A live list shows who else is around. No group chats, no planning.

Free to use, forever. Built for iOS & Android.

Flare app: the 'Send up a flare' screen, with one big button to tap when you're free.

Three taps from bored to busy

No setup, no planning.

1

Send up a flare

Tap when you're free. Pick a couple hours or the whole night, add a note if you feel like it.

2

Friends see you're free

You can see who's free and your friends can see when you're free. Two taps and you can create a group message. Everyone sees the same thing, at the same time.

3

Meet up, then it fades

Wave at a friend or just text them. When the timer runs out, your flare puts itself out. It's that simple.

Flare app: the 'Who's free' screen, a live list of friends who are down to hang right now.

See who's actually around

A live list of the friends who are free right now, not a feed of what everyone did last weekend. Tap Wave to nudge someone, or just text them and go.

  • See everyone who's down to hang out. Right now.
  • No awkward "wyd?" texts. Just see who's free and make some moves.
  • Nobody can tell whether you saw their flare.

Made for showing up, not scrolling

Everything in Flare points at one thing: getting you out the door with the people you wanna be with.

One tap, and you're on the map

Set how long it lasts, add a note, or just tap and send. Being free has never been less work.

Flare app: an active flare counting down the hours you're free.

It disappears on its own

Flares fade when their time is up. Nothing piles up, nothing to keep up with, no pressure to perform.

Private by default

We will never sell your data, never track where you are, and only use contacts to find friends.

Your plans aren't for sale

No ads in your friends list. No selling when you're free. That's been the rule since day one, and it isn't changing.

What you share stays yours

Flare is a signal, never a location. We check your contacts right on your phone to help you find friends, and we never store them.

  • We never track where you are, only whether you're free.
  • Contacts are matched on-device and never saved.
  • You pick which alerts you get. No spam.

Read the full Privacy Policy →

Be the first to send up a flare

Flare is launching soon on iOS and Android. The core stays free forever. You in?