Meet the people actually around you.
See who’s nearby, tap in to start a conversation, and join what’s happening in your neighborhood. No followers, no feeds from across the world.
Shoulder Tap is in testing now and launching soon.
Social, the way it works in real life.
Everything in Shoulder Tap starts with where you are, so the people you meet are people you could actually run into.
The map
See who’s around you right now, within a reach you set, from a few blocks to a few miles.
Tap in
Tap someone to start a one-to-one conversation. You choose who can tap you, and you can approve every tap first.
Threads
Questions, polls, plans and debates from your neighborhood, your state, or everywhere.
Pins
Drop a quick note on the map. It fades in minutes unless people upvote it.
Built so nobody can find your front door.
A local app has to get privacy right. Shoulder Tap was designed around it from day one.
- Nobody sees your exact location. Others only ever see a blurred spot inside a circle you choose.
- Reach works both ways. You only see someone when each of you is inside the other’s reach.
- Go anonymous any time. Read and reply under a handle, or hide from the map completely.
- No background tracking, no ads, no selling your data.