# lighthouse: local community — user reviews > 23 indexed App Store user reviews of lighthouse by Hello Lighthouse, rated 4.70/5 from 27 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lighthouse-local-community/id6747583797/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lighthouse-local-community/id6747583797.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (12 of 23) ### 5/5 — Different communities to connect with *2026-02-20* This app has been very helpful in finding different communities in my area. I have already connected and added more people to my network after using this app and find people with the same interest as me I have not been bored at all! **Developer response:** this is what we hoped for when we created lighthouse — real connections, real communities, real people. so happy you’re finding your circle. more to come ✨ ### 5/5 — A true local social network! *2026-02-10* Very cool concept, love the idea of a local social network **Developer response:** thank you. starting something new is always a bit scary, so hearing that the idea connects with you honestly means a lot. ### 5/5 — Expand your community! *2026-02-03* Great concept, love the idea of not knowing anyone on the app until you connect. Hope to see the user base grow here in Chicago! **Developer response:** Thank you so much! Building meaningful connections—starting from a blank slate—is exactly what we’re aiming for. We’re excited to keep growing the community in Chicago and appreciate your support! 💙 ### 5/5 — Great way to build your community! *2026-01-31* I’m new to Chicago and have found Lighthouse incredibly helpful in building out my community here! It only took me 2 min to get my account all set up, and the app has such an intuitive layout, which made this such an easy platform to start using. It’s quickly becoming one of my favorite apps! **Developer response:** Welcome to Chicago, and thank you for sharing this! 🎉 We’re so glad Lighthouse helped you start building your community quickly and easily. Excited to have you here and can’t wait to see the connections you make! ### 5/5 — Super cool experience *2026-01-31* I love the idea and how easy it is to connect with people. 10/10 **Developer response:** Thanks for the love! 🙌 We’re thrilled you’re enjoying how easy it is to connect with people. A 10/10 from you truly means a lot—excited to keep making Lighthouse even better! ### 5/5 — New App; Has Potential *2026-01-28* New app, good concept but would be good to see more active users on the app. Would be good to create sub-groups. Has potential with updates and more users **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback! You’re absolutely right—we’re still growing, and increasing active users is a big focus for us. Sub-groups are something we’re actively exploring as we continue to roll out updates. We really appreciate you being part of our early community and helping shape what Lighthouse becomes 💡 ### 5/5 — Tommy *2026-01-28* So smooth to use, very nice to meet new and cool people, my friends and I use it all the time! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the love! We’re so happy to hear that you and your friends are enjoying Lighthouse and meeting new, amazing people. This kind of feedback truly means a lot to us! ### 5/5 — Highly recommend *2026-01-26* The app is easy to use. The layout is phenomenal. Best way to connect with others that are like minded individuals, the city of Chicago is the best city so why not take full advantage and meet other people. Highly recommend this app for people that are new to the city and have been living here for a while **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the recommendation! Chicago is an amazing city, and we love helping people—both new and longtime residents—connect with like-minded individuals and make the most of it. Thanks for being part of Lighthouse! 🌆✨ ### 5/5 — Beautiful concept & design! *2026-01-20* I love the idea of this app & I hope it truly takes off. Chicago is such a fun & robust city, but sometimes it can be scary exploring alone, so I love the idea of finding other likeminded people to do stuff with! **Developer response:** Thank you so much! 🙏 We’re thrilled you love the concept. Exploring Chicago (or any city!) is always better with the right people, and we can’t wait to help you discover your crew safely and at your own pace. Excited to have you on Lighthouse! 🌟 ### 5/5 — What social media should be *2026-01-18* Great app! Super clean interface, great features, but most of all, a way to build meaningful relationships with those around you.. the greatest need in the world! Community is everything and this app gets it! **Developer response:** Thanks for the kind words - we can’t wait to see more people building friendships and memories with you! ### 5/5 — Just what we needed *2026-01-12* I’m stoked this is an app you can be yourself on and not try to pretend like you’re some famous person just to get likes. Using the app I already met a few cool people and I’m excited to link up with more instead of scrolling on social all day. I am Pumped for this - the app is super clean and easy to use. Can’t wait for summer time on this app too **Developer response:** Love hearing this! We’re so glad you’re already connecting with others and enjoying the app—it’s going to be an epic summer of new friendships! ### 5/5 — Highly recommend *2026-01-08* Excellent social app to forge meaningful connections **Developer response:** Thank you for your review - glad you're finding benefit from being one of our first users! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Useless app with annoying marketing *2026-05-15* Constantly uses bots to advertise the app across different Chicago forums, misguiding people to download. I tried it based on one of the comments and it was completely inaccurate and useless. ### 5/5 — Good to find my neighbors *2026-08-25* Fantastic app to look for and find my neighbors nearby. They post stuff they’re doing and I can meet up with them. Best app ever ### 5/5 — Thank you developers! *2026-08-11* Met someone almost immediately! Excited to keep using the app ### 5/5 — Refreshing & creative! *2026-06-24* Lighthouse is different than your typical social media apps! It’s refreshing to be on an app that’s not an endless feed, not cluttered by news and nonsense, but just filled with likeminded people who want to connect around the things I care about. Love it! Give it a shot. ### 5/5 — Much needed app *2026-04-23* Been looking for a local social network like this **Developer response:** thank you. we worked hard to make onboarding quick and seamless so you can focus on connecting — not troubleshooting. welcome to lighthouse 🫶 ### 5/5 — Cool app *2026-04-20* This app is a cool concept for meeting people with similar interests. For example I was looking for an eye doctor recently, and saw there was one in my area that’s also a pilot, so I went to him and I’m glad I did. Give this app a try, you won’t regret it! **Developer response:** love this — appreciate you sharing that. that’s exactly the kind of connection we’re hoping to make easier… finding people nearby with shared interests, even in unexpected ways. glad it led you to someone great. more to come as we keep building ✨ ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-03-25* Great app to connect with like minded people in your area **Developer response:** really glad to hear that. lighthouse was built to help people find others nearby who share similar interests, so it’s great knowing it’s working the way we hoped. appreciate you being part of the community ### 5/5 — Best local social network app available!! *2026-03-16* I’ve been trying a bunch of different apps lately looking for a good local social network, and this is honestly the first one that’s actually clicked for me. It feels simple and intentional, not just another place to scroll forever. What I like most is how it encourages real connections. Once you connect with someone you can see more of their profile, which makes the whole thing feel more personal instead of random. It actually feels like you’re meeting people in your area who share similar interests, which is what a local social network should be doing. The app itself is clean and easy to use, and setup took only a minute. It’s a really refreshing take on a local social network. Definitely one of the better new apps I’ve come across in a while!! **Developer response:** really appreciate this. lighthouse is all about making local connections feel more personal and intentional — glad it’s been a great experience so far. more to come ### 5/5 — Lighthouse *2026-03-05* New to this app but I’m loving it already. It’s a fresh spin on social media and looking to meet new people through it! **Developer response:** we’re really glad you’re enjoying it so far. lighthouse was built to bring a fresh, more meaningful way to connect with people locally. hope you meet some great people here — welcome to the community ✨ ### 5/5 — Loving this digital “third space” *2026-02-24* Loving how simple it is and easy to connect with people. I have recently become a business owner and met up with some rad people at a local coffee shops to shoot some ideas around. In this day and age of crazy AI and tech development, it’s so important to get out and actually meet people. This is the perfect app to spark those connections! **Developer response:** this is honestly so good to read. we built this hoping it would lead to exactly that — real conversations, real meetups, real ideas. thank you for sharing this. ## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Easy to join *2026-02-20* Super easy process in creating an account & no issues with verification **Developer response:** thank you. we worked hard to make onboarding quick and seamless so you can focus on connecting — not troubleshooting. welcome to lighthouse 🫶 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*