Vicinity vs SHALLOW

Vicinity is the spatial network: the digital third space where you chat in real time with everyone around you. Meet people nearby, make friends in your neighborhood, and play live games together — tied to where you are, not who you follow. No followers, no algorithms — just your local world, live. Third places — the coffee shop, the barbershop, the park bench — are where neighbors used to become friends, and they're quietly disappearing. Vicinity brings that sense of community back, right where you are: open the app and you're in the room with everyone nearby, across multiple topic channels. Send message requests, create group chats, or join landmark rooms at iconic locations worldwide — but only if you're physically there. The internet you walk through, not the one you scroll. Potential uses • Meet new people nearby • Organize meetups by topic • Chat with others at a sports game, bar, or concert • Coordinate a class study group • Get help from a neighbor • Invite others to a block party • Recommend shows, restaurants, or events to people nearby • Ask locals for tips when traveling • Coordinate group activities • Host a game night with people nearby — trivia, chess, poker, and more Core features • Vicinity chat: multiple topic channels for your radius • Live Games: host or join real-time multiplayer games with people nearby — trivia, chess, poker, blackjack, werewolf, mahjong, and more • Landmark rooms: audio and text chat at iconic locations worldwide — only if you're physically there • Private messaging: send message requests to anyone you meet in the chatroom • Interests: add up to 5 interest chips to your profile so people nearby know what you're into • Avatars: upload a photo or make one from any emoji or interest — free for everyone • Apple Watch: glance at the chat around you and switch channels right from your wrist • Premium: group chats, photos in DMs, voice & video calls, ad-free, and more Stars — the fun economy • Earn stars FREE by winning Live Games or inviting friends • Spend stars on fun extras: chat colors, profile borders, badges, hosting events, and promoting posts • Gift stars or cosmetics to friends right in your DMs — chat colors, borders, and badges they keep • Trophy badges: climb the ladder from Bronze to the ultra-rare Diamond — the ultimate status flex Dark Mode Vicinity supports both light and dark mode. Privacy and security All location-based rooms are fully moderated. Distance sharing is optional — you control what you share. Download Vicinity. Community restored. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

SHALLOW shows you the room you're standing in. Every place has its own Current — a bar, a house party, a concert, a wedding. Walk in, dive in, and you'll see the people who are actually there with you, floating as bubbles. Nobody else. There is no feed of strangers and nothing to browse. THE CURRENT Dive into a venue and you appear as a bubble — your colors, your light. Tap a bubble to open someone up: what they're into, what they're here for. Send a wave. If they wave back, a private conversation opens between the two of you. WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU LEAVE Presence expires. Walk out of the venue and you disappear from it — for everyone. Nothing about you stays behind and nothing follows you home. SCOUT THE NIGHT A live map of the city showing which places have people in them right now, with real head counts. Know where the night is before you leave the house. YOUR OWN CURRENT Hosting something? Start a private Current for your party, your event, your wedding, your conference. Guests join with your code and the room belongs to you. BUILT FOR BEING SOMEWHERE - Verified people — every checkmark is a real person, selfie-checked by a human - Your exact location is never shown to anyone, ever - Photos stay private until both people agree - Voice notes, for when typing is too slow - Block and report anyone, anytime Start Shallow. Go Deeper.