Your people are closer than you think.

Meet people nearby and do what you love together. One coffee, one walk, one Bunchup at a time.

One coffee. Two laughs. One coffee. Two laughs.

Three high-fives. Never a crowd. Three high-fives.

Two friends laughing over coffee at a cafe

Bunchups app showing a badminton session nearby

Coffee, Carlton Gardens6:30 pm · 2 spots left

Verified membersReal people only

NearbyWalkable from you

Meet people nearby.Do what you love together.

Bunchups is a free app for one on one and small group catch-ups, close to home, built around what you love.

FreeSelfie verifiedGeelong and Melbourne

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Why Bunchups

Real people.
Real places.
Right near you.

One on one or a small few

Never a crowd. Most Bunchups are two people, or a handful.

Built around what you love

Hiking, chess, coffee or cooking. Start with a shared interest.

In person, close to home

Plans that end in a real hello near you, not another chat thread.

Selfie-verified profiles

Every member is verified by phone and selfie before they can join.

Connect over
what you love

Get matched with people who share your interests, from hiking and tennis to board games, so there is always something to do together.

Shared interestsLike-minded people

Safe, real, and
selfie‑verified

Every member completes a quick selfie check before they can join, so the person you meet is the person in the profile.

Selfie-verified profilesYou choose who joins

How it works

Three steps from
hello to high-five.

Join a plan someone nearby has posted, or post your own. Either way, it is three steps and you are there.

1BROWSE

See what is on near you

Hiking, chess, coffee or cooking. Browse plans posted by verified people nearby, by interest and suburb.

2SAY HELLO

Request to join, or send a message

The planner confirms you, and you get the details and a calendar invite. No endless group chat.

3BUNCHUP!

Show up. Say hi. Have a laugh.

Grab that coffee. Try that hike. One on one or a small few, so it is never awkward.

1POST

Add the what, where and when

Pick the activity, set a time (fixed or flexible) and a place. It takes about a minute.

2YOU DECIDE

Choose who joins

Interested people message you or send a join request. Approve the ones you like. Every profile is selfie verified.

3BUNCHUP!

Meet up and enjoy it

Keep it to one on one or a small few. Calendar invites and reminders are handled for you.

Not another group chat

Built for showing up,
not scrolling.

Big events feel anonymous. Chat apps never leave the chat. Bunchups is built for the bit that matters: actually meeting.

Big group eventsChat-only apps

Bunchups

Group sizeDozens of strangersEndless threadsOne on one, or a small few

Who you meetWhoever turns upProfiles you can't verifySelfie-verified people nearby

Ends in personSometimesRarelyEvery time

You decide who joinsNoNoYes, every plan

Built aroundThe eventThe feedWhat you love

Start with what you love

Someone nearby is
already asking.

Activities

Activities that bring
people together.

HikingFresh air, good company

CoffeeThe easiest first meet

PotteryGet your hands dirty

PaintingSip, paint, repeat

DinnerSmall tables, long chats

Board gamesChess, DnD, trivia

Yoga & wellbeingMove, stretch, breathe

Book clubsPages and perspectives

Explore

Find your next activity.
Find your suburb.

Pick an activity or a suburb to see what is on. Every link goes to a page of people nearby who share that interest.

Airport West Altona Altona Meadows Apollo Bay Armadale Ascot Vale Bairnsdale Ballarat Balwyn Bayswater Beaumaris Beechworth Bendigo Bentleigh Berwick Boronia Box Hill Braybrook Bright Brighton Bundoora Camberwell Camperdown Canterbury Carlton Carnegie Caulfield Cheltenham Clayton Cobram Coburg Coburg North Craigieburn Dandenong Daylesford Docklands Doncaster Doncaster East Donvale Drouin East Melbourne Echuca Elsternwick Elwood Epping Fitzroy Fitzroy North Flemington Footscray Forest Hill Gateway Island Geelong Gippsland Glen Huntly Glen Waverley Glenroy Grampians Greensborough Hamilton Hampton Hawthorn Hawthorn East Heidelberg Highett Hoppers Crossing Horsham Hume Huon Creek Ivanhoe Kensington Kew Killara Kyneton Lakes Entrance Lara Laverton Leneva Malvern Maribyrnong Maryborough Melbourne Melbourne CBD Mentone Mildura Mill Park Mitcham Mont Albert Moorabbin Mordialloc Morwell Mount Waverley Myrtleford Newport North Melbourne Nunawading Ocean Grove Ormond Otways Parkville Point Cook Port Melbourne Portland Preston Reservoir Ringwood Rutherglen Sale Sandringham Shepparton South Melbourne Southbank St Kilda Sunshine Surrey Hills Swan Hill Tarneit Thomastown Thornbury Torquay Traralgon Truganina Vermont Wangaratta Warragul Warragul CBD Warrandyte Warrnambool Werribee West Melbourne Williamstown Wodonga Wyndham Vale Yarraville

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For clubs, workplaces and communities

A better way to build belonging.

A private, invite-only Bunchups for your members: they discover, plan and join activities together, every profile selfie verified, with access controlled by you.

Book a demo See the Community Portal

Selfie verifiedMembers only

Bunchups Community Portal showing planned activities for a badminton club on desktop and in the app

Good to know

Questions, answered.

Is Bunchups free?

Yes. Browsing, posting and joining activities is free. Optional premium features are on the way.

How do you keep it safe?

Every profile is verified with a phone number and a selfie, so the person you meet is the person in the photo. You approve who joins your plans, and we ask everyone to meet in public places, keep personal and financial details private, and trust their instincts.

How big are the groups?

Small on purpose. Most Bunchups are one on one or a handful of people, so meeting up actually happens and nobody gets lost in a crowd.

Where is Bunchups available?

Geelong and Melbourne first, with more areas on the way. Explore the suburb list above to see what is near you.

Do I have to post my own activity?

No. Most people start by joining something nearby. When you are ready, post your own with the what, where and when, and choose who comes along.

What if I run a club or an organisation?

The Community Portal gives your members a private Bunchups space with your branding. See the Community Portal for details and to book a walkthrough.

From Geelong, for Victoria

We started Bunchups because loneliness is not fixed by another feed. It is fixed by a coffee, a walk, a game of tennis with someone who lives down the road.

Chai and RameshCo-founders, Bunchups

Ready to find your people?

Free to join. Selfie-verified people. Geelong and Melbourne, with more areas on the way.

Free on iOS and Android