Couchsurfing Travel App

Couchsurfing Inc.

In-app purchases

About this app

Couchsurfing is the best way to stay with locals, make lifelong travel friends, or host travelers coming to your hometown. Over 14 million travel enthusiasts use Couchsurfing in more than 230,000 cities around the world.

Find hosts in your next destination
Browse the millions of local hosts offering a place to stay in thousands of cities around the globe

Make New Friends
See who's nearby and wants to meet up by becoming available on Couchsurfing Hangouts! Also check out the thousands of events planned by Couchsurfers in your hometown or upcoming travel destination.

Meet Travelers Without Traveling
Can’t travel right now? Host or meet up with incoming travelers coming to your city

And More
• Plan your next trip
• Share photos from your travel adventures

Ratings and reviews

Downloaded this app at a friend's suggestion. We plan to travel to India and want to be able to experience what a local host and tour guide could offer. Immediately, you have to choose whether to pay for monthly ($2) or yearly ($14) access. After that, they practically demand you get verified, which costs either another $60 or you have to host a traveler for temporary verification. They discourage accepting non-verified travelers WITHIN THE APP, leaving you pretty much no choice. Hard pass.

Not really my favorite experience. There isn't a good "social networking" vibe on the app. For example, finding the person I'm standing next to is near impossible - this gets in the way of our conversation and reduces the number of friends I have on the app. Also, events disappear as soon as they are over which makes it impossible to reconnect with people I forgot to share contact info with. All in all, not a joy to use. Hopeful for the future ☺️

The app is lagging and the messages aren't syncing in time. I would receive messages a day later, it's not refreshing properly, and I haven't been receiving any notifications. But when I use the app on an iOS device, it runs smoothly, it updates and make routinely patches to ensure its quality. As an Android user, I don't feel we're recognize as part of that couch surfing ecosystem.

What's new

• Bug fixes and performance improvements