In development · Beta 2026
Less a social network, more a shared calendar with your people. Gatherly is where your friends' and the events worth going to finally live in one place.
The barrier to making plans is emotional before it's logistical. People don't avoid coordinating because the tools are bad - they avoid it because putting something out there and hearing nothing back feels worse than not trying.
Research insight from the Gatherly case study
Sound familiar?
Social media lost the plot.
Your friendships didn't have to.
Coordinating social events shouldn't require five apps and a group chat headache. You're not antisocial — the tools just weren't built for people with actual lives.
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You never see your friends' posts
The algorithm decides what you see. Your best friend's weekend plans get buried under ads and strangers' highlights.
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Event apps only do one-time things
Partiful's great for a party invite, but then it's done. There's no ongoing connection. No memory of what you did together.
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Coordinating is a second job
Text threads. Group chats. Someone always misses a message. There's no single place where plans actually live.
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Life crowds out friendship
Work, parenting, daily grind. Friendship
becomes "something we squeeze in when all other responsibilities are met."
How it works
Three taps from "what's everyone doing" to
"see you Saturday."
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See your people
Your home feed is a quiet calendar of what your circles are up to. Not every algorithmic thing in the world — just the events your friends actually posted or RSVP'd to.
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Tap to join
One tap on the + adds an event to your timeline. RSVP, see who else is going, and chat in the event's message board. No new group chat required.
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Share a plan
Got an idea? Create a one-off or recurring event in about 15 seconds. Share it to a circle — not a broadcast, just the people you want there.
Features
Everything your social life actually needs.
Intent sharing
See your friends' plans, not a stranger's highlight reel.
Your Home feed shows what the people you actually know are doing — chronologically. No algorithm, no noise, no ads pretending to be friends.
Full calendar
Every plan in one place.
Finally.
Gatherly pulls in events from Eventbrite, Cineplex, Spotify, and more — alongside what your friends have planned. See the week ahead across all your circles, not scattered across seven different apps.
Event pages that work
RSVP, plan, and catch up — in the same place
Every event has its own page. Who's going, who's maybe, the chat that led to it, and the messages during. When it's done, it stays as a memory of what you did together — not a Facebook event that dies the moment it ends.
Circles
Create circles for the people that actually matter. Your close crew. Your work people. Your old friends. Each circle has its own feed, calendar, and plans — no one sees what they shouldn't.
The app
A quick tour.
Designed dark-first, built in React Native. Here's what the current build looks like.
How we compare
No other app does all of this.
Feature
Partiful / FB Events
Geneva / Group chats
Gatherly ✦
Event planning for friends
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Ongoing social connection
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Full personal calendar
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External event integration
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No algorithm, chronological feed
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Private circles (no strangers)
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Spotify, Eventbrite, Cineplex integration
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Questions
You're probably wondering.
How is it different from a group chat or Partiful?
Is it free?
What platforms will it be on?
Do you sell my data? Can my contacts see my calendar?
When can I use it?
Early access
Gatherly is in development. You'll get an email when Gatherly opens to testers. A few honest progress updates along the way. That's it.
Free to join. No spam, ever.
