findatime is a free social scheduling app that finds when you and your friends are both free. You mark your available hours each week, share a single link, and findatime automatically surfaces the times that overlap — so you can stop the back-and-forth of 'when are you free?' texts and just make the plan.

How do casual plans work on findatime?

Instead of polling a group chat, you post what you're up for — a gym session, a hike, a coffee — along with a time. Share it with a Group so the whole crew sees it at once. Friends who are free tap 'I'm Keen'. No RSVPs to chase, no one feels pressured.

Does findatime sync with my calendar?

No. findatime does not sync with Google Calendar, Outlook, or any calendar app. You manually mark the hours you're free each week, which takes about 30 seconds. Your contacts and calendar data stay completely private.

Can I use findatime to catch up with friends overseas?

Yes. findatime works across timezones. You mark your free hours in your local time, your friend marks theirs in their local time, and the app shows you the overlap in your own timezone — no mental math required.

Yes, findatime is free to use. Set your availability, share your link, and start making plans at no cost.

How is findatime different from a group chat?

Group chats require back-and-forth messages to find a time everyone's free. findatime eliminates that: you mark your availability once, share a link, and the app shows the overlap automatically. For casual plans, you post once and see who's keen — no chasing RSVPs.

Why You Need a "Home Friend" and a "Here Friend"

The two circles

After a move, your social world splits into two circles:

Home friends: the ones who knew you before the move. They hold your history, your context, the version of you that existed in the old city.
Here friends: the ones you've met since the move. They know the current you — the new job, the new city, the new life.

You need both. The mistake most people make is investing in only one.

Why you need both

Home friends give you:

Continuity. They knew you before, and they'll know you after. They're the through-line.
Honesty. You can't perform for someone who knew you at 22. They see through the current you to the person underneath.
History. They hold the chapters of your life that no one in your new city has read.

Here friends give you:

Presence. They're actually there — available for a walk, a coffee, a Tuesday evening.
Context. They know your current world — the job, the city, the people. You don't have to explain.
Growth. They know the person you're becoming, not just the person you were.

The mistake

Most movers over-invest in one circle:

The nostalgic invests only in home friends — and feels lonely in their new city.
The adapter invests only in here friends — and loses the thread of their history.

Both are mistakes. You need both circles, and you need to maintain both.

How to keep both

For home friends:

Share your findatime link. Set up a recurring call. The system maintains the friendship across the distance.
Send the mundane — photos, voice notes, the small stuff. The mundane is the thread.

For here friends:

Build recurring local slots — a weekly walk, a fortnightly coffee. The proximity is the advantage; use it.
Share your link with your new circle too. The system works for local friendships as well as distant ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I don't have here friends yet?

Then building them is the priority. Recurring activities — run clubs, classes, groups — are the most reliable way. The home friends sustain you while you build the here friends.

What if my home friends are drifting?

Then re-activate. Share your link. Send a message. The home friends are the most likely to respond — because the foundation is still there.

How do I balance time between the two?

Alternate weeks: one week, invest in a here-friend catch-up; the next, invest in a home-friend call. The system (shared link, recurring slots) makes both low-effort.