# Crash - The Easier Way to Stay — Stay with friends, not hotels.

> Stay with friends, not hotels. (iPhone/iPad app by Joshua Shinkle.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crash-the-easier-way-to-stay/id6760916122 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Joshua Shinkle](https://appshunter.io/developer/1886777852)
- Category: Travel, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crash-the-easier-way-to-stay/id6760916122/reviews.md

## What is Crash?

You’re traveling somewhere new and trying to avoid the cost of a hotel. Chances are, you know someone nearby, but keeping track of where friends live (and whether they’d be open to hosting) isn’t easy.

Crash makes it simple.

Crash helps you stay connected with your friends and agree ahead of time to be there for each other. So when you need a place to stay, you can reach out without second-guessing.


How It Works:
    1. Create an account and set your home address.
    2. Connect with friends. Connections are mutual.
    3. See where your friends live.
    4. Need a place to stay? Send a crash request with your dates.
    5. Your friend can approve and share any details for your stay.
    6. Their address unlocks during your stay and is hidden after.

Features:
    Crash Requests – Send stay requests in seconds. Hosts approve or decline instantly.
    Privacy-First Location Sharing – Exact addresses only unlock during approved stays—never before, never after.
    Live Friend Map – See where friends are living with privacy-safe approximate location circles.
    Messaging – Built-in chat with every connection.
    Calendar Sync – Add stays to your calendar with one tap.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.6 — 2026-05-18

- Remove label from names in map view

### 1.0.5 — 2026-05-17

- Improve account creation flow
- Enable users to add multiple addresses (e.g., a lake house)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-15

- Add notification badges to app.
- Make min iOS version 17 instead of 26.
- Make app store category more accurate (i.e., the app is primarily travel-based not social networking-based).
- Make the age ratings more accurate. Profanity/horror/alcohol references should be infrequent instead of frequent because a user's frequency in experiencing this content is only the extent to which their friends—which they themselves are responsible for choosing—talk about such things. Therefore, most users will find the "frequent" label misleading.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-14

- Fix swipe right to exit visual behavior.
- Don't let users request a stay that lasts more than one month.
- Don't let users request a stay more than 2 years in advance.
- Don't let users request a stay with more than 15 guests.
- Show year in crash views, not just month and day.
- Improve visual appearances of parts of the app.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-05-14

Push Notifications are now implemented.

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