# Papaful — A modern village for dads > A modern village for dads (iPhone/iPad app by Papaful Inc.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papaful/id6790688852 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Papaful Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790688854) - Category: Social Networking, Lifestyle - Price: Free - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 18 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-08-19 - Data updated: 2026-10-08 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/papaful/id6790688852/reviews.md ## What is Papaful? You don't have to figure out fatherhood alone. Papaful helps dads find each other for coffee runs, trail walks, playground takeovers, and the kind of friendship that makes fatherhood lighter. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Discover dads nearby who match your life: same-age kids, same neighborhood, same interests, same schedule chaos. Every dad comes with a match score and the reasons behind it, so you can see why he's a fit before you say a word. Spot someone you'd grab a coffee with? Start a chat. BE SPONTANEOUS Heading out with the stroller? Grabbing a coffee? Share what you're up to right now and let friends (or every dad nearby, your choice) see it on a live map and come join you. Dads see a rough circle around you, never your exact spot. It disappears on its own, or you end it with one tap. REAL-LIFE HANGS, LOW LIFT Host or join simple meetups: coffee before the chaos, Saturday playground laps, post-bedtime pints. RSVP in two taps, get directions in one, and drop into the event group chat. Stuck at home after bedtime? Online sessions let you join from the couch. COMMUNITIES THAT GET IT The Village Square for everyone. Who's Up? for late night hellos during a feeding. Groups for expecting dads, newborn dads, toddler dads, and single or divorced dads, because every stage of this is easier with company. A FEED BY DADS, FOR DADS Share the wins, the fails, and the 6 AM pancake experiments. Every day the Village Square posts one prompt for everyone, so there's always something real to talk about. Like, comment, and keep up with your crew. BUILT ON TRUST Profile verification, easy reporting, and real blocking. Who can find you and what you share stays under your control. Location sharing is optional, approximate, and only while you choose. Fatherhood is better with a village. Come build yours. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4.0 — 2026-10-02 New: take a quick selfie so your profile can show the verified badge, and dads can tell you're real. Photos on your profile now come straight from your camera. Improved: if your app is out of date, you'll see a clear note with a link to update. Fixed: smoother messages, events and search for dads who have not verified yet. ### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-25 New: see every hang you've been to on your profile. Choose Apple or Google Calendar for your hangs, and how far "Near me" reaches on Events. Improved: group suggestions fit your family instead of every life stage. Easier to read with large text. Fixed: on iPhone, notifications arrive again. Event maps show the right place. On iPhone, sliders no longer show a double line. ### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-18 New: join a hang and Papaful offers to put it straight on your calendar, and takes it back off if you give up your spot. Improved: sharing where you are now shows a rough area, never your exact spot. Setting up your profile is quicker, with five questions instead of eight. Hosting an event suggests places near you instead of San Francisco. Fixed: Get directions now opens Google Maps if you don't have Apple Maps. ### 1.1.1 — 2026-09-04 Fresh new splash screens for a cleaner, more polished app experience. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-26 Editing a session you host — change the time, fix the link, update the details — no longer means opening a laptop. Need to call one off? You can cancel a session you host, and we'll tell you how many dads had registered before you do. Weekly sessions with a rotating host roster let you pick who's leading this week. Host your own online events, right from your phone. Set the time, add your video link, and cap the number of seats if you want to keep it small. Also fixed: weekly recurring sessions used to disappear after their first date, and the Online tab sometimes sat spinning instead of loading. --- *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 2026-10-08.*