Benchie
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About this app
Over three million benches are on the map, in about 200 countries, from OpenStreetMap, and the ones it missed get added by the people sitting on them (stand by one and tap +). What the map does not have is opinions. That is where you come in.
Sit on a bench. Tap "I'm here" (you have to be within 50 metres; the bench checks). Rate it on comfort, view and build. The average appears on the pin for everyone who comes after you.
WHAT YOU GET
• A map of benches near you, filtered by rating, backrest and armrests, with a ranked list of the best in view
• A guest book on every bench: sit down, leave a line for whoever sits there next, and read what the others wrote
• Name a bench. Nobody has named most of them yet, and the first person to sit there and choose a name keeps it
• Top benches for your town, your country and the world, with a podium
• Badges for everything: your first sit, ten benches, a hundred, five in a day, sitting before 07:00, sitting in winter, being the first to rate a bench in your town
• Any badge you earn can be worn as your title and becomes your picture
• Leaderboards for the people who sit the most, in your town, your country and the world
• Share cards for your ratings and badges, drawn deadpan
COMPANY, IF YOU WANT IT
• Invite friends with your code, or find them by name
• See who is on a bench near you right now, if they let you, and nod at them
• Ask friends over to your bench, or plan a bench meetup
• Community events, like The Great Sit-In: a hundred benches between all of us
• Or keep to yourself. You decide who sees you sitting, your name on your ratings and your activity, and Hide me keeps you off the map for that sit
THE BENCHIE STAR
Rate a hundred benches and an envelope arrives in the post: a Benchie Star sticker and a code that makes one bench of your choosing Benchie-starred in the app. Once per person. Your country then has one more starred bench. Most countries have none.
PIONEERS
Rate 10 benches by 10 May 2027 and the Pioneer badge is yours. It will never be given again.
PRIVACY
Your exact location is checked when you check in, and not stored. Benchie is free and shows a small ad now and then (in the EU and UK you choose whether ads may be personalised). We never sell your data. Accounts are anonymous until you decide to keep one. Guest book lines and photos are checked before anyone sees them. Full policy at benchie.world/privacy.html.
BENCHIE SUPPORTER
No ads anywhere, a Supporter badge to wear and a pine and gold frame around your picture. 1,99 € a month or 14,99 € a year. It keeps the map free for everyone else.
Bench positions © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles.
Sit on a bench. Tap "I'm here" (you have to be within 50 metres; the bench checks). Rate it on comfort, view and build. The average appears on the pin for everyone who comes after you.
WHAT YOU GET
• A map of benches near you, filtered by rating, backrest and armrests, with a ranked list of the best in view
• A guest book on every bench: sit down, leave a line for whoever sits there next, and read what the others wrote
• Name a bench. Nobody has named most of them yet, and the first person to sit there and choose a name keeps it
• Top benches for your town, your country and the world, with a podium
• Badges for everything: your first sit, ten benches, a hundred, five in a day, sitting before 07:00, sitting in winter, being the first to rate a bench in your town
• Any badge you earn can be worn as your title and becomes your picture
• Leaderboards for the people who sit the most, in your town, your country and the world
• Share cards for your ratings and badges, drawn deadpan
COMPANY, IF YOU WANT IT
• Invite friends with your code, or find them by name
• See who is on a bench near you right now, if they let you, and nod at them
• Ask friends over to your bench, or plan a bench meetup
• Community events, like The Great Sit-In: a hundred benches between all of us
• Or keep to yourself. You decide who sees you sitting, your name on your ratings and your activity, and Hide me keeps you off the map for that sit
THE BENCHIE STAR
Rate a hundred benches and an envelope arrives in the post: a Benchie Star sticker and a code that makes one bench of your choosing Benchie-starred in the app. Once per person. Your country then has one more starred bench. Most countries have none.
PIONEERS
Rate 10 benches by 10 May 2027 and the Pioneer badge is yours. It will never be given again.
PRIVACY
Your exact location is checked when you check in, and not stored. Benchie is free and shows a small ad now and then (in the EU and UK you choose whether ads may be personalised). We never sell your data. Accounts are anonymous until you decide to keep one. Guest book lines and photos are checked before anyone sees them. Full policy at benchie.world/privacy.html.
BENCHIE SUPPORTER
No ads anywhere, a Supporter badge to wear and a pine and gold frame around your picture. 1,99 € a month or 14,99 € a year. It keeps the map free for everyone else.
Bench positions © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles.
The bench rating app. Check in, rate comfort, view and build, earn badges.
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Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
What’s new
We are just getting started. The map has most of the benches. It does not have the opinions yet.
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About the developer
CHRISTOFFER MAGNUS LINDER
info@talecraftgames.com
Halkosuontie 96
00660 Helsinki
Finland