Who's free, right now
Open the app and see who's actually free this second, with a timer on each. You know exactly how long the window is before it closes.
Getting people together shouldn't be this hard.
Hanging out takes ten texts and three group chats before anyone actually leaves.
Two taps to a hangout · iOS & Android · Always free
How it works
Two situations. Two taps.
Bored on a Tuesday or planning a Friday. Both die in the group chat. Pling does the boring part.
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Tuesday afternoon
Bored? Just swipe.
You're on your phone, down for nothing. Swipe Available and Pling handles the rest. No texting, no planning, just out the door.
Out the door in under 30s -
Thursday night
Plan Friday in one tap.
Stop chasing headcount in group chats. Pling finds a time that works, locks the plan, and pings everyone who's in.
A plan, no chasing
No noise
What we left out, on purpose
No new feed. No new inbox. We automated the planning and cut everything else.
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We skipped it
Group chat
You already have one. Pling just starts the hangout.
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We skipped it
A public feed
Nothing to post, nothing to scroll. Open it, see who’s free, close it.
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We skipped it
Followers & clout
No counts, no likes, no flex. Just your circle — friends, not an audience.
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Off by default
Always-on location
Off by default. Flip it on for one friend when you want, off again after.
What’s left is the point: get bored, get a plan, get out. Under 30 seconds.
Why it works
Handles the logistics.
Not your friendships.
It handles the annoying parts. Picking something, finding a time, counting heads. So "who's free?" turns into a plan in two taps.
Calendar matching
It syncs your calendar, marks you busy in class, and finds the window when your group is free. No does-this-work text, no back and forth.
Nobody forgotten
It nudges you to invite the friends you always mean to bring and always forget. Your whole crew, not just whoever you texted last.
Good questions
Before you flip your status
Straight answers, no fluff.
Yes, always free. No paywall, no "upgrade to see your friends." No ads, ever.
Only if you turn it on. It's off by default and set per friend. On for the people you'd actually meet, off for everyone else. Location sharing is opt-in per friend. You control exactly who sees you and when.
From your phone contacts. No username, no requests. Stays small, like the 10 to 20 people you'd text "you up?"
Yes. The Plans tab pulls in different friend groups, finds a time everyone's free, and tracks a live headcount. Built for the Friday party.
It learns from what you actually like — coffee, gym, study blocks — and suggests those when your brain's fried. Pick one, it pulls in whoever's free.
Both. iPhone, Pixel, whatever. Same live status for everyone.
Pling doesn't have its own messaging. Use whatever you already use to chat — iMessage, WhatsApp, Snapchat, whatever your group is on. Pling just gets everyone in the same place.
Those track where you are, always. Pling is about intent. "Free for 45 min, come grab coffee." Timer ends, you're gone. A green light, not a dot on a map.
Now at Ohio State
Get in early
First invites go out across OSU this fall. Drop your email, skip the line.
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