City map
Coffee shops, bars, coworking spaces and all the great places in your city on one map. See where people are right now and where something is happening
Open the map
Pick a place
Come by
The best thing you can find online is a reason to leave the house
New friends
and networking
A map of trusted
places and events
Real people
Real meetups
Your city
Your people
We all hold back a little
- From the person we’ve already noticed
- From the “hi” we never said
- From the conversation that didn’t need planning
AOA is for people who are already nearby
How it works
Meeting people starts with a place
- 01
Open the map
See where people, events and places are nearby today
- 02
Come by
In a place, tap your phone on the NFC sticker on the table. At an event, check in. In the room you see who is here right now
- 03
Send a honk
If the interest is mutual, you already have a reason to talk
HONK
A new way to say hi
Signal
If someone interesting is in the place’s room, tap the honk button
Match
If they honk back, the interest is mutual
Say hi
Go over and introduce yourself, you already have a reason to talk
Don’t wait for the moment, make it
Community
Clubs that meet in one place: padel, running, book club. Find your people
People nearby
Tap your phone on the sticker on the table and see who is here and open to a chat. One honk instead of a long back-and-forth
Events
Live jazz, open mics, workshops, networking nights. The city’s listings, where people on your wavelength come together
Privacy
No profiles and no search on the internet. Only people nearby right now, in the same place, can see you
Suspended coffee
Coffee that waits for the next guest
Leave a coffee or a dessert at your table. Whoever sits here after you gets the gift, and you get their reaction.
- You pay on your own bill, like a regular order
- One person gets one gift a day
- No profiles or contacts, just a first name
Try it on the right: tap the tag on the table
Who it’s for
Where AOA comes in handy
New people
No awkward moments
You only see people who are open to a chat. Honk: a quiet signal of interest
Honkwhen saying it out loud feels awkward
Matchmeans you’re both interested
Networking
Professional contacts
At a coworking space or a conference, it’s easy to see who is around you. Once you’ve met, you can quickly share your LinkedIn or Telegram without hunting for profiles or spelling out usernames.
Professional contactsPossible collabsFinding a team
Communities
Clubs that are hard to find on your own
A run club on Thursday, padel on weekends, morning yoga in the park. Scattered across Telegram and stories. We bring them together in one place, with a schedule
Run clubPadelBoulderingYoga
Events
Small events you won’t find in the listings
Young artists, independent parties, house gigs, workshops. Small formats where it’s easy to meet people, and that big venues won’t get you into
Live musicHouse gigsOpen mic
We’re always online
But less and less together
Talking moved onto screens long ago: feeds, chats, messages that drag on for weeks. It’s convenient, but something went missing.
The moment you look up and meet someone’s eyes. When a conversation starts because the person is already right there.
AOA brings in-person meetings back to real places: bookstores, coworking spaces, coffee shops, bars, and events where people already go.
No need to craft the perfect profile or keep up a long chat. Come by, see who nearby is open to talking, and take the first step. Offline is back.
AOA Connect
If you’d rather not leave it to chance
Don’t want to count on someone being at your favorite place today? AOA Connect sets up a meeting for tomorrow: 1-on-1 or a table for 4, based on your interests
- One match a day, based on your interests
Every morning you get one suggestion: a person or a group worth meeting. No questionnaires: we learn from where you go.
- 1-on-1 or a table for four
The classic format for two, for a deeper conversation, or a more relaxed table for 4 around a shared topic. You choose in your profile.
- Perks during quiet hours
Some places offer nice perks: a discounted second drink, a dessert, a drink upgrade or a set for two.
- Confirmed meetings
You both confirm the meeting before it starts, and the table is booked automatically. Cancel 3 times in a row and your account may be removed from the program.
Match comes with the Premium subscription. It’s in beta right now, so you can be among the first to join.
AOA brings together a map of places (bookstores, coworking spaces, coffee shops, bars), events with tickets and live rooms. Come to a place, tap your phone on the NFC sticker, and you are in that place’s room: you can see who is here right now and open to a chat. Send a honk. The rest happens offline.
No. AOA is about people with shared interests nearby: networking, new friends, communities and live events. Professional contacts, friendship or just a good conversation: it’s up to you.
The basic features are free. AOA works in the browser or through a Telegram bot, with no separate app. An account takes a minute to create with Google, Apple or Passkeys and then saves time: faster sign-up for events, tickets and your profile in one place, no forms every time.
Only people who are physically in the same place right now and have joined the same room can see you. At an event, only those who checked in are visible. Outside the place or event you are not visible, and nobody can find you through search.
It happens. It would be dishonest to promise that someone will always be there. But the place is good and so is the coffee. And if you don’t want to rely on chance, Premium matches you with meetings based on your interests.
That’s exactly why there is honk. No need to walk up blindly: it’s a quiet signal of interest. If it’s mutual, you already have a reason to talk.
At an event you check in, and the room of that event’s guests opens. You see those already inside and can send a honk. NFC is only needed in places outside events.
There is Premium. Every day we send one meeting suggestion: a person with shared interests at a partner place. You both confirm, and the table is booked automatically, with a treat from the place.
Anyone 16 or older who wants more live conversation: networking, new friends, communities and events. Under 18, some features stay closed, such as 18+ events. AOA is about the live moment here and now.