Chat is back

Find your people. Then actually talk to them.

Brane is group chats and DMs with people near you who are into the same things. The Sunday run club, the five-a-side that is always one player short, the board game crew. Find yours and jump in.

Free. No ads. 18 and over.

A Sunday Run Club group chat in the Brane app, with a photo, a reply and thumbs up reactions

Made for this

Whatever you love, there is a chat for it

Local clubs, weekly games and the friends you have not met yet. A few ideas to start with.

Three runners silhouetted against the sunrise

Run clubs

8k on Sunday, coffee after. The chat picks the route and nobody gets left at the hill.

A football on a grass pitch, about to be kicked

Five-a-side

Short a player at 6pm? Ask the chat. Sorted by 6.05.

A climber on an indoor bouldering wall

Bouldering

Find someone near you to climb with after work, whatever grade you are on.

A board game mid play with dice and pieces

Board game nights

Bring a game, meet four new people, argue about the rules.

Two small dogs running along a path

Dog park crews

Who is at the park this morning? The chat knows.

A crowd with hands in the air at a concert

Gigs and events

Every event has its own chat, so you turn up already knowing people.

Search anything

Type what you love. Meet who loves it too.

Bouldering. Sourdough. Formula 1. Salsa. Search any interest and Brane shows you the people near you who love it too, nearest first. Then just say hi.

Brane People search for bouldering, showing people nearby who are into it
A one to one chat in the Brane app between two people who both love film photography

Say hi

Skip the small talk. You already have something in common.

No friend requests, no swiping and no waiting for a match. Open a profile, say hello, and start with the thing you both love.

Crowds

Group chats you can actually find

A Crowd is a group chat with a home on the map. People nearby find it when they search, join in one tap, and the conversation is already going. Start one for your club in a minute.

The Crowds tab in the Brane app, with popular Crowds, groups near you and events near you

Chat is back

Remember when the internet was for talking?

Before the feeds, the likes and the endless scroll, there were chat rooms full of people who loved the same things. Brane brings that back, with real conversations about real interests and the people down the road.

Built for

Whatever brings you here

Pick a door. Every one of them ends in a conversation.

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Making friends

Meet people nearby who love the same things, without friend requests or swiping.

Making friends on Brane →

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Group chats

Start a Crowd for your club or crew, or find one already going near you.

How Crowds work →

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Events

Find what is on near you, and chat with the people going before the doors open.

Brane for events →

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Travel

Look around a city before you land, then meet the locals who love what you love.

Meeting locals when travelling →

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Creators

Put one link in every bio and take every DM in one inbox, straight from the browser.

The creator guide →

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Your website

Put a Crowd or a one to one chat on any page with one line of script. Free.

Embed a chat →

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Clubs and businesses

Run a club, a cafe or an event? Give it a group chat members can find, a chat for every game day, and support chat on your own website. All of it free.

Brane for clubs and business →

Common questions

What is Brane?

A free chat app for meeting people near you who are into the same things. Join group chats called Crowds, message people one to one and find events, around anything you love.

Is Brane free?

Yes. There are no limits on who you can message or how often, and no ads.

Is Brane a dating app?

No. There is no swiping and no dating profile. Brane is built around shared interests.

Do I have to download anything?

No. The whole app runs in your browser at brane.chat, with the same account as your phone.

Get Brane free

On iPhone, Android and in your browser, with one account everywhere.

No ads. No swiping. No phone number. 18 and over.