Locals: Community & Events App

Interesting app

The idea and realization are perfect, thanks!

Дизайн классный, позитивный ☀️ и в целом реализация качественная - понравилась, но слиииишком большой вес … 117 метров это конечно (устал ждать первую установку)… Ну и оооочень долгая регистрация, застрелиться можно пока все заполнишь… пропустить шаги возможности нет…. Не познакомившись с приложением (продукт новый, даже идея до конца не понятна), сразу впилили подписку (как бы правильно с точки зрения монетизации, но продукт совсем новый и это убило лояльность на старте, да еще и цена высокая - объективно не понятно за что платить): «Дайте посмотреть что там внутри👿!».. В общем на исследование прилки энергии не осталось. Для первой версии ооооочень много функционала, перегруз – тупо было лень разбираться, т.к идея продукта «витаминка», а не «таблетка».. поэтому удалил. Но!!!Но!!!Но!!! Желаю успехов всей команде, я уверен, что все можно докрутить (при желании) .. надеюсь мой фитбэк будем вам полезен. P.S. Удачи, родненькие и привет из Минска ❤️😎

Now a lot of people are abroad and they want to find new friends in new locations and spend time together. And locals - is the best way to do it. Great! A lot of amazing mindfulness people and activities for all over the world. Fantastic!

Not bad

socializing that matters!

Very easy and efficient process. Look forward to their events

Has potential, for now, it's wasted. There are some events, if you’re lucky enough to find them without an opportunity to filter and focus on your needs. Some “events” are nothing but a landing page for WhatsApp groups, I think this shows that the interface and the app, in general, are not working for their purpose. At the same time, you need to craft your profile page as if it is a dating app (and some random people will treat it as such, especially if you are organising events). - This app aggressively asks for updating: a pop-up message blocks everything, and it's seen way too often. Imagine Instagram or YouTube doing so. - There are too many “chat rooms” where happens nothing, especially offline. - Even when you are in London, if you are looking for a fun activity for this particular evening in your area, you will dedicate your evening to doom-scrolling through all these “Entrepreneurs connect!”, “27-29 speed-dating nights”, and “30-32 y.o. Desi women circle Notting Hill”. - If you create your event, you will accept dozens of requests to join but there is a non-zero chance that no one shows up. It's predictable and it's not about the app, but still. - No filtering, there’s no slightest possibility to focus on your neighbourhood or demographics. Many “communities” are extremely specific in their entry requirements, and there’s no chance not to have them in your feed if they basically don’t want to have you. At the same time, if you want to create something specific and local, there is no chance to target only those who are interested.

Suggestion: It would be nice to have a live chat feature to meet people nearby, similar to the Couchsurfing app. Someone suggested implementing a mandatory donation for every event, but I don't think that's fair. This could discourage many people from participating. I believe the decision to require a donation should be left to the host, as making it mandatory might reduce the number of participants.

Maybe I’m missing something… the app knows I live in Leeds yet promotes London & Manchester events to me. I’ve seen nothing for Leeds at all. So literally not “local”. So far pointless.