NearbyGrid: Meet Nearby
Timothy Hess Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touch
NearbyGrid: Meet Nearby is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by Timothy Hess. Rated 4.6/5 from 105 ratings. Requires iOS 15.1.
- Rating
- 4.6
- 105 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 77 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Oct 20
- 2026 · v1.1.2
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About NearbyGrid: Meet Nearby
Find your people and make plans nearby. NearbyGrid brings local groups, events, friendship and dating together. All genders and orientations are welcome. Ages 18 and older. MEET PEOPLE WITH SWIPE Explore profiles one at a time and see the interests and intentions you share. Send a wave to say hello or a heart when you share dating interests. Celebrate mutual hearts and waves with a match screen. MAKE NEARBYGRID YOURS Browse the Map, explore the Grid, or try Swipe. Choose Grid or Swipe as your second tab during setup or in Settings, and switch between them whenever you like. FIND YOUR COMMUNITY Discover groups built around local interests, neighborhoods and activities. Your first group is free to host with unlimited members. Group chats and group events help you turn shared interests into real plans. MAKE PLANS NEARBY Explore local events, RSVP and see who is going. Hosts can organize one time or recurring events and keep their community connected. KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING Chat with friends and groups, celebrate a mutual connection, and share photos. Preview a chat photo before sending and remove it if you change your mind. Priority, General and Requests help organize your conversations. CHOOSE YOUR PRIVACY Map pins use approximate locations. Presence controls let you choose how you appear, and blocking and reporting tools are available throughout the app. OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Plus and Unlimited add features such as messaging directly from Swipe and Rewind. See the app for current plan details. Meet your neighbors. Find your people. Make your next plan with NearbyGrid. Plus and Unlimited are automatically renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage your subscription or turn off automatic renewal anytime in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://nearbygrid.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://nearbygrid.com/privacy
Ratings & reviews
4.6
105 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.1.2 · Updated October 20, 2026
Event pages, invites and guest lists are easier to use. Profiles show events and groups you share. Group cards show descriptions again. The map keeps your zoom and rotation when you come back to it and feels faster after zooming. Simpler sign in. Fixes for Android memory crashes.
App privacy
The developer, Timothy Hess, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name, Phone Number, Other User Contact Info
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- User Content: Other User Content, Emails or Text Messages, Photos or Videos, Customer Support
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Precise Location, Coarse Location
- Sensitive Info: Sensitive Info
Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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