# Goba: Social Network — Topics and chats around you

> Topics and chats around you (iPhone/iPad app by Valerii Lesko.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goba-social-network/id6784100258 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Valerii Lesko](https://appshunter.io/developer/6784100260)
- Category: Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 44 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany), Russian, European Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Released: 2026-07-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/goba-social-network/id6784100258/reviews.md

## What is Goba?

Goba is a "here and now" social network. Create a topic in seconds, pin it to a place around you — and people nearby will see it and join the conversation. No endless feeds from the past: most topics are ephemeral and live for a limited time, so conversations are always alive and relevant.

TOPICS NEARBY
Find conversations and like-minded people around you. List or map — whatever suits you. Adjust the search radius to your liking.

EPHEMERAL
Topics live for a limited time — from a couple of hours to a day. Chat here and now, without the weight of old threads. Need something lasting? Create a permanent topic.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Set a date and time and gather people in advance. Meetups, walks, sports and events around you. Tap "I'm going" and see who else is coming.

LIVE CHAT
Real-time conversations inside topics. See who's online right now. Share photos, edit and delete your own messages.

DIRECT MESSAGES
Hit it off with someone? Keep talking one-on-one in a private chat.

SUBSCRIPTIONS
Follow interesting topics and authors so you never miss anything new.

GROUPS
Bring your people together in groups — public or private. Topics and events inside are visible to members only. Share an invite link and friends join in one tap.

LOCATION PRIVACY
Your precise point is coarsened — your exact address is never revealed to other users. You decide what to share.

SAFETY & MODERATION
Reports, blocking and action on violations within 24 hours. Hide topics, authors and languages you don't want to see. Flexible notifications: off / silent / on — separately for direct messages, your own topics and topics nearby.

CATEGORIES FOR EVERY OCCASION
Dog walking, sports, coffee, lost & found, for sale, dating, services, questions, events and more — pick yours or start something new.

Goba is about real connections with the people around you, not likes and old posts. Open the app and start a conversation right now.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.9 — 2026-09-03

Country-wide feed, easier location setup in settings, more accurate city and country search, map zoom that follows your radius.

### 1.0.8 — 2026-08-28

• Browse topics without signing up — an account is only needed to post or reply.
• Pick your feed location by country and city, not just by radius.
• If location is unavailable, your country is detected automatically.
• Notification radius is now set separately from the feed radius.
• If a push can't be delivered, you get an email instead. 
• Topic authors' avatars now appear on the map.
• Fill in your profile right at sign-up.
• Fewer unnecessary notifications and many small improvements.

### 1.0.7 — 2026-08-18

• Subscriptions: three tabs — Friends, Followers, Following.
• Feed: topic cards now show the author and category.
• Chat: a long topic description no longer fills the screen — it collapses and scrolls.
• Dark theme: links in messages are readable again.
• New topic: all settings gathered into a single card.
• Faster overall, plus fixes to view and message counters.

### 1.0.6 — 2026-08-16

• No need to grant location access to get started: your city is detected automatically and the feed opens right away.
• Easier country and city picking: search from the first letter, and the current place is pre-filled.
• Clearer hints in the feed when your location isn't set yet.
• Minor fixes in settings.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-08-14

• Creating a topic no longer waits for GPS: the screen opens the moment you tap “+”, and your location resolves in the background while you fill in the form. 
• Clearer topic types — short hints under the type pills explain how Temporary, Permanent and Upcoming differ.
• The quick topic from “Not up to anything right now?” keeps you live for 24 hours instead of 2.
• No more duplicates: tapping “Create” again on a weak connection no longer posts a second copy of your topic.
• Fixed notifications for “Just chat” topics — they weren’t reaching people who signed up before the category existed.

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