Happy Hour for Remote Work vs Cheqmate.

Your neighborhood is more interesting than your feed. Happy Hour helps remote workers find each other nearby and meet up in real life. Whether it's coffee, coworking, a pickup game, or an actual happy hour — the people are right there. You just need a way to find them. HOW IT WORKS • Open the Map — See remote workers nearby, browse open meetups, and filter by interests and distance. • Toggle "Open to Meet" — Let others know you're available for spontaneous hangouts. Turn it off anytime. • Create a Meetup — Set up a coffee run, coworking session, or group activity in seconds. Invite people nearby or let anyone join. • Coffee Crew — Every Monday, we match you with 3-4 fresh faces in your city who share your interests. Say hi, grab coffee, repeat. • Message & Plan — DMs and group chats keep things simple. No clutter, no noise. BUILT FOR REMOTE WORKERS Profiles highlight what matters: your work style, current projects, and interests — conversation starters, not resumes. Find people who actually get the remote life. PRIVACY FIRST Your location is always approximate (~1 mile). No exact addresses, no tracking. You control who sees you and who can message you. FREE. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. Happy Hour is free to use. No premium tiers, no ads, no paywalls. Just real connections. Available in Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, and San Francisco — with more cities coming soon. Questions or feedback? Reach us at team@joinhappyhour.com

It's 11pm. You walk out of a bar and the night's not over — but now what? You text three group chats: "anyone out?" … "where are you?" … "come meet us?" Half don't answer. The ones who do are across town. By the time you've pieced it together, the moment's gone. Cheqmate fixes that. Open the app and see a live, anonymized map of where your city is actually going — right now. The bars and spots lighting up tonight, in real photos and video from the people already there. Tap a spot and you're watching it live. And here's the part that changes everything: you can ask. Drop a comment on any live cheq-in — "how long's the line?" … "any free tables?" … "is it worth the trek?" — and hear back from people who are literally standing there. No more guessing. No more group-chat roulette. HOW IT WORKS • The Live Map — See where your city's going in real time, in live photos and video. Filter by your friends or by everyone. • Cheq-Ins — A quick photo or video from the spot. One tap tells your friends you're out and lights up the map. Anonymous to strangers, visible to your friends. • Ask the room — Comment on any live cheq-in and get real-time answers from the people there: the line, the wait, the vibe, the cover. Intel you can't get from a week-old review. • Friends out — See which friends are out right now and where, so you can go meet them instead of hunting them down. • Explore — A grid of what's good across the city. Stumble onto spots you'd never have found. WHY CHEQMATE It can't be faked from a couch. A cheq-in happens at the place — so "it's poppin' right now" is real, not a post, and the person you're asking is actually there. Stop texting five group chats. Open Cheqmate and see where the night's going.