How to actually know when a friend is nearby

Quick answer

There are a few honest ways to do this.

There are a few honest ways to do this. You can use a live-location app and accept the surveillance. You can fire off a “anyone around?” text and hope. Or you can let an app handle it quietly in the background. Parages is the third one. It already knows where your friends live, so it can tap you when you get close, no live tracking involved.

In one sentence

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

How it works

Add your friends

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

Live your life

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

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

No. Parages does not track anyone’s phone. You add the neighbourhood where a friend lives, and the app reminds you when you happen to be close.

Your list of friends and their areas live in your account, encrypted, visible only to you. No trip history, no data sold, no surveillance.

Be there at launch.

Parages is coming soon. Drop your email, we’ll tell you first. No spam, just the day it opens.

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