SNS / Matching iOS / Android
MeetNow — “Let's meet nearby, right now” location-based matching app

Sudden free time, A connection here and now — find nearby people on the map and gather on the spot.

Asobi Connect Co., Ltd. — Profiles, map proximity search, instant groups, and real-time chat end to end. Built iOS / Android native apps and a subscription-billing foundation from 0→1.

< 1 sec
Map proximity matching response
Filter by distance, occupation, age
Instant
Bidirectional real-time chat
socket.io + Push notifications
2 OS
iOS / Android simultaneous release
IAP subscription revenue foundation
Challenge
Before

“When free time suddenly opens up, there's no one nearby to meet casually.” With traditional SNS and plan-based connections, immediacy, safety, and coordinating place and time were the bottlenecks.

  • Want to connect instantly with someone nearby during sudden free time
    Plans made days ahead / no one available at the last minute
  • Want to meet only people you can safely connect with
    Meeting without identity verification, blocking, or reporting feels unsafe
  • Want to set a place and time and gather people on the spot
    Existing SNS make instant meetups hard to create
  • Want to deliver messages before the conversation's momentum cools
    Notification delays cause matches to fizzle out
Solution
After

Instant nearby matching on the map for members, centralized member/report/billing management for operators, and recurring revenue via IAP subscriptions for the business — we built a location-based matching foundation that optimizes all three experiences at once.

Profile 〜 Map proximity 〜 Instant group 〜 Chat 〜 Connection, end to end Member Job · Region Add photo Map proximity Distance · Age Instant match Meetup Place · Time Set capacity Chat socket.io 1:1 · Group Approve Invite · Join Request Meet Meet-up done Record Match again whenever free time opens up Shared foundation powering the service Push OneSignal Subscription billing Apple / Google IAP Safety features Block · Report
app.meetnow.example.jp/map
3 people matched near you Join Join
Member app — find nearby people on the map and gather on the spot
Tech stack React Native Node.js / Express MySQL / Mongo socket.io Redis / BullMQ
8months
52person-months
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