Lacks broad discovery features like video chat or dating-style matching
About Vicinity
Vicinity is a social app developed by Esketit LLC.
Download Statistics
Vicinity has been downloaded 71 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 2.3 thousand times.
User Ratings
Vicinity is rated 3.56 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 110 ratings.
App Information
Vicinity is FREE to download. The APK download size is 39.91 MB. The latest version available is 3.0.0. The last update was on August 24, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Vicinity requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play May 2021.
Description
Vicinity is a spatial communication network — the group chat for IRL. A real-time social layer tied to where you are, not who you follow. No algorithms — just your local world, live.
Open the app and connect with everyone nearby across multiple topic channels. Send message requests, create group chats, or join landmark rooms at iconic locations worldwide — but only if you're physically there.
The internet you walk through, not the one you scroll. As connection with those physically around us quietly erodes, Vicinity gives your location a shared context — a common channel for real community.
POTENTIAL USES ● Meet new people nearby ● Organize meetups by topic ● Chat with others at a sports game, bar, or concert ● Coordinate a class study group ● Get help from a neighbor ● Invite others to a block party ● Recommend shows, restaurants, or events to people nearby ● Ask locals for tips when traveling ● Coordinate group activities ● Host a game night with people nearby — trivia, chess, poker, and more
CORE FEATURES ● Vicinity chat: multiple topic channels for your radius ● Live Games: host or join real-time multiplayer games with people nearby — trivia, chess, poker, blackjack, werewolf, mahjong, and more ● Landmark rooms: audio and text chat at iconic locations worldwide — only if you're physically there ● Private messaging: send message requests to anyone you meet in the chatroom ● Profile photos: free for everyone ● Premium: group chats, photos in DMs, voice & video calls, ad-free, and more
DARK MODE Vicinity supports both light and dark mode.
PRIVACY AND SECURITY All location-based rooms are fully moderated. Distance sharing is optional — you control what you share.
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When I try to sign up with Google, it does nothing, with Twitter, it tells me that JavaScript is disabled for this browser (I'm still inside the app), and when I type everything, it just shows a never stopping loading indicator. Please help.
★★★★★Edward Surgener· Nov 23, 2025
Works perfectly fine for me. New to this big wonderful chaotic city and it's nice to be able to socialize with people who also live here. However, the location issue I did have at first but, still able to use it, so it's fine. Great app man!
★☆☆☆☆Jason D· Nov 6, 2025
Not ready for public release. Even though I gave the app full, precise location permission, it can't find me, so it won't even let me sign up. No other app has this much trouble with location. DEVELOPERS, do not ask me for anything, I do not work for free. My advice is to not cut corners during QA. Actually test on real phones. I write these to warn others, not to help you.
★★☆☆☆Claire J· Jul 13, 2026
Interesting idea but doesn't really work in practice. If your chat radius is too small it looks like people are talking to themselves bc it just hides messages from people outside your radius. You have to pay money to make a custom chat and nobody seems to be doing that. If you want to talk with people in your neighborhood you're better off making a discord server edit: for some reason the founder saw this as an invitation to connect with me on LinkedIn?? That's really weird
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