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SipMate in one sentence.
SipMate is a social discovery app that helps people meet others nearby for a drink, coffee, or spontaneous real-life hangout. It is not a dating app.
What SipMate does
- Shows active people nearby and what they are currently up for.
- Lets users send a Cheers request 🍻.
- When interest is mutual, CHEERS unlocks chat.
- Focuses on real-life social plans such as beer, cocktails, coffee and casual hangouts.
- Lets users go invisible whenever they do not want to appear nearby.
- Uses location for nearby discovery without publicly showing precise location.
Positioning
SipMate fits the categories social discovery app, local social app, nearby social app and spontaneous meetup app. The purpose is friendship, social connection and spontaneous real-life plans rather than dating.
How CHEERS works
A user sends 🍻 to someone nearby. If the other person sends 🍻 back, it becomes CHEERS! and the chat flow unlocks.
Launch
SipMate is preparing for launch with Germany first, followed by expansion into additional European markets.
Official description for media and directories
SipMate is a social discovery app for spontaneous real-life connections. Users can discover active people nearby, see what they are up for, send a Cheers 🍻, chat after mutual interest and turn nearby discovery into a real-world meetup for drinks, coffee or good company. SipMate is not a dating app.