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Make friends who love what you love, near you

Feeling lonely happens to everyone: after a move, a breakup, the end of school, or when old friends have gone their own ways. It isn’t a flaw, and it can be fixed. The easiest way is to start from what you already love.

How Serkle helps you meet people

  1. You choose your interests: hiking, jazz, board games, cooking, climbing, photography… more than 900 to choose from.
  2. Serkle shows you the people near you who share them, starting with those you have friends in common with: it feels safer, and it gets going faster.
  3. You add them to your serkle, write to them, then meet for real. Serkle is only the starting point.

For making friends, not a dating app

No swiping, no feed, no like counts. You spend five minutes a day on it, and the rest happens outside.

New city, moving abroad, university

Just arrived somewhere? Choose your city and your interests: you see right away who around you loves the same things. Serkle is available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Hebrew.

Free and private

Serkle is free, with no limit on contacts. Your circle stays private: nobody sees who you added or where you placed them. Your data is never sold.

Get started, it’s free

Questions people ask

What app can I use to make friends with the same interests?

Serkle is made for that: you choose your interests, and the app shows you the people near you who share them, starting with those you have friends in common with. It’s free, and it isn’t a dating app.

I feel lonely. How can I meet new people?

Start from something you already love. On Serkle, search for it to see who shares it near you, write to one or two people, then suggest a coffee or the activity itself. Little by little, a circle forms.

How do I make friends in a new city?

Add your city and your interests on Serkle: you see right away the people around you who have the same ones, and those who already know someone you know.

How do I meet people when I’m shy?

A shared interest is a ready-made conversation starter. On Serkle, the first message starts from there, and nothing makes you go faster than you want.

Is Serkle a dating app?

No. Serkle is for staying close to your people and meeting people who share your interests, for friendship. No swiping, no rating profiles.

If it weighs more than that

If loneliness really weighs on you, talk to someone you trust or to a professional. In the US, call or text 988. In France, 3114 answers day and night, for free. In Israel, ERAN answers at 1201.