Expats and language learners
Pick meetups in your own language or the one you’re learning: every card shows the language.
- English
- Polski
- Українська
- Русский
About Mates
Interest-based meetups where you see the group first
Mates is an iPhone app that brings together interest-based meetups in Warsaw, for hobbies and for work. Every meetup shows who’s hosting, who has already signed up and which language it will be in.
Finding something to do in the evening is easy. Deciding to join a group of strangers is harder. A city chat shows the plan, but not the people. Mates shows the people before you sign up: who’s hosting, who’s already going and which language they’ll speak.
Who it’s for
Who Mates is for
For anyone who wants to know who they’ll spend the evening with before leaving home.
People who work from home
When your colleagues only exist on Zoom: a coffee, a walk or board games nearby, with people you can see first.
People who feel awkward joining strangers
See who’s coming and pick a small group: a meetup can have a limited number of spots.
Organizers and venues
Gather people around your activity — and bars, cafés and studios can bring guests to their events. Paid meetups too.
About paid meetups →Principles
What Mates stands on
See the group before you join
The meetup card shows the host, the guests, the free spots, the language and whether you can come alone.
People for your hobbies
Board games, running, quizzes, walks, dinners: find people who enjoy the same thing — not just chat about it.
Connections for work and business
Professional and B2B meetups and talks about work: meet people from your field, future colleagues and partners.
Not a dating app
No swipes or dating profiles: people meet around a shared activity.
Adults only
Mates is for people aged 18 and over; one person, one account.
Community rules
You can report a person, a meetup or a message and block a person. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours.
How Mates helps
From “what should I do” to “see you there”
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Pick a reason
The feed collects meetups in Warsaw: coffee, walks, board games, dinners, sports, B2B. Filter by day, topic and language.
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See who’s going
The card shows who’s hosting, how many people have signed up and whether you can come alone. Participant profiles open even before you sign up.
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Sign up and plan in the chat
Tap “I want to go”. If the host approves requests manually, wait for a reply. Then the meetup chat opens: where to sit, how to find each other, what to bring.
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Find people after the meetup
Met someone but didn’t swap contacts? People from shared meetups stay in “My people”, so they’re easy to find again.
For organizers
Love an activity? Gather people around it.
Create a meetup and decide how people get in. If it’s paid, the price is on the card before anyone signs up.
- Open entry or by approval
- Unlimited or limited spots
- The meetup language you choose
- A chat with guests once they join
Questions
Mates in brief
An iPhone app with interest-based meetups in Warsaw: coffee, walks, board games, quizzes, dinners, sports and B2B meetups. Each meetup card shows the host, the guests and the language in advance.
In Warsaw, Poland. Meetups happen in person around the city.
A chat shows an announcement; Mates shows the group: who’s hosting, who has signed up, how many spots are left, which language people will speak and whether you can come alone.
Yes. Besides hobby meetups, Mates has professional and B2B meetups where people from the same field meet.
Yes, any user can create a meetup and choose the entry type, the number of spots, the language and a price if the meetup is paid.
Mates accounts, the database and files are stored in the EU, in Ireland. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
See who’s going. Coming to the App Store.
Mates is getting ready to launch on iPhone. Join early access: we’ll send you the link on launch day, and your first month of Premium is on us.
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