Chat with people who want to talk about the same things as you

Type what you want to talk about. Meet the people, Crowds and events near you who are into it too.

Free. iPhone, Android and browser. 18 and over.

How it works

Three steps to a conversation worth having

01

Say what you are into

Save up to five interests. That is the whole setup.

02

Search one

Brane lists the people and Crowds nearest you who picked it too.

03

Start talking

Send a Wave, or just say hello.

interest first

Type what you want to talk about

Other apps ask you to find someone by name. Brane asks what you want to chat about, then finds them for you.

  • Search near you, or search the world. From 2 km out to 50 km, or switch to Global.
  • Narrow it by age. From 18 up to 65 and over.
  • See what is busy tonight. Trending interests sit above your results.
The bit nobody else can say

Only the interest you matched on is shown

You save up to five. The other four stay private. Be into four things you would rather not lead with, and still be found for the one you would.

explore

See who is nearby on the map

Explore puts people and Crowds on a single map. Tap an avatar to open a profile, tap a Crowd to see what it is about. Locations are approximate by design and sharing them is totally optional.

crowds

Group chat people can find

A Crowd has a name, a place and topics, so the right people find it without an invite link.

  • Found, not invited. People nearby who care about your topics discover the Crowd on their own.
  • Public or private. One Join Code turns an open community into an invitation-only one, and back.
  • Shareable and embeddable. Every Crowd gets its own link, and every Crowd can be independently embedded on any website so others can join, no app required.
EVENTS

Events near you,
and the people going

A live countdown, your own ticket link, and a chat that keeps going after the event ends.

Messaging

The parts of a messenger that matter

Replies and reactions

Quote any message. Thumbs up or down when it needs no reply.

Photos and videos

Crop, trim and caption in the app before you send.

Wave first

One tap says you are interested. No match to wait for.

brane.chat

Or just open it in your browser

Brane.chat is the whole app, nothing to install. Same account and conversations as your phone, laid out for a wide screen, accessible from anywhere.

take brane with you

Embed any chat or crowd on Any site

Perfect for community building, support chat, or just a single place for your DMs across every social platform.

Brane is free on iPhone, Android and the web

One account. Open it in a browser, or install the app.

Common questions

Is Brane free?

Yes, Brane is completely free. We place no limits on who you can message, or how many times. We run no ads. Even embedding a chat on your site is totally free.

No. No friend requests, and no matches to wait for.

No. No swiping and no dating profile fields. It is built around shared interests.

Yes, at brane.chat.