Observed arrival · 2026-09-27
ATX Friends turns shared free time into meetup plans
An Austin-area friendship app in beta, described as matching people by shared activities and availability, then helping them plan an in-person meetup.
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- People near Austin seeking in-person friends
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- Sign-up is limited to people within 50 miles of Austin; the code is offered for adaptation to other cities.
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The described setup asks for three interests and three usual availability windows, with optional questions contributing to a compatibility score. Plans can be proposed privately or posted as open invitations for the next 24 hours; the page names Apple, Google, and Outlook calendars, plus Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Waze. The project also says its code is public and invites people to adapt it for other cities.
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