Vicinity

Esketit LLC

In-app purchases

About this app

Vicinity is a spatial communication network — the group chat for IRL. A real-time social layer tied to where you are, not who you follow. No algorithms — just your local world, live.

Open the app and connect with everyone nearby across multiple topic channels. Send message requests, create group chats, or join landmark rooms at iconic locations worldwide — but only if you're physically there.

The internet you walk through, not the one you scroll. As connection with those physically around us quietly erodes, Vicinity gives your location a shared context — a common channel for real community.

POTENTIAL USES
● Meet new people nearby
● Organize meetups by topic
● Chat with others at a sports game, bar, or concert
● Coordinate a class study group
● Get help from a neighbor
● Invite others to a block party
● Recommend shows, restaurants, or events to people nearby
● Ask locals for tips when traveling
● Coordinate group activities

CORE FEATURES
● Vicinity chat: multiple topic channels for your radius
● Landmark rooms: audio and text chat at iconic locations worldwide — only if you're physically there
● Private messaging: send message requests to anyone you meet in the chatroom
● Profile photos: free for everyone
● Premium: group chats, photos in DMs, voice & video calls, ad-free, and more

DARK MODE
Vicinity supports both light and dark mode.

PRIVACY AND SECURITY
All location-based rooms are fully moderated. Distance sharing is optional — you control what you share.

Download Vicinity. Community restored.

Ratings and reviews

Can't say much. App works just no one near me to chat to.

interesting idea but doesn't really work in practice. if your chat radius is too small it looks like people are talking to themselves bc it just hides messages from people outside your radius. you have to pay money to make a custom chat and nobody seems to be doing that. if you want to talk with people in your neighborhood you're better off making a discord server edit: for some reason the founder saw this as an invitation to connect with me on linkedin?? that's really weird

Similar issue to another reviewer, app hangs on the location setup screen. Then says it cannot determine my location even though precise location is shared and other apps are able to see my location. Seems app needs a round of testing, I like the idea though.

What’s new

Vicinity has had major UI/UX improvements, a safer chatting experience, and voice/video calls have been added for premium users!

Users can now submit advertisements!