Find friends at a christmas market the quiet way

Quick answer

At a busy christmas market, Parages taps you when a friend is nearby instead of making you track a dot. Nothing is shared and the check runs on your phone.

Christmas markets are lovely and chaotic: narrow lanes, thick crowds, and gloved hands too cold to keep texting. Trying to find a friend by map usually ends in a frozen wait by the mulled wine stall. Parages skips the maps entirely. With friends already on your private list, it taps you when one of them drifts close among the stalls. The check stays on your phone, so nobody is plotted, nobody is followed, and the only thing you get is a nudge to look up.

In one sentence

Parages pings you when you pass near a friend. It tracks nobody.

How it works

1

Add your friends

Their neighborhood, not their exact address. Only you see your list, and nothing is shared.

2

Live your life

No continuous tracking, no shared location. Parages sleeps in your pocket.

3

Get a hello

You pass near a friend, and your phone says “You’re 300 m from Thomas 👋”. Right when it matters.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. When a friend you added is close, you get a nudge, even in a packed venue where you would never spot them otherwise.

When you arrive somewhere, Parages tells you which friends live within about 10 km, so you can reconnect instead of realising it months later.

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