What is ANEAR?
ANEAR is a social app that reconnects people in real life. It notifies you when friends or acquaintances are in the same city or when your travel plans overlap — without sharing your exact location. Designed for genuine connections, ANEAR helps turn coincidences into real meetings.
Problem
Users struggle to coordinate spontaneous meetups with friends or acquaintances in overlapping locations due to reliance on manual communication (e.g., texting) or social media check-ins, resulting in missed opportunities for real-life interactions and privacy concerns about sharing exact locations.
Solution
A social app that notifies users when friends or acquaintances are in the same city or have overlapping travel plans, enabling spontaneous meetups without revealing exact locations (e.g., alerting two friends in Paris simultaneously without GPS tracking).
Customers
Young professionals and frequent travelers aged 18-35 who prioritize authentic in-person connections but face challenges aligning schedules or tracking friends’ movements privately.
Unique Features
Proximity-based notifications with location privacy (exact coordinates hidden), travel plan overlap detection, and focus on real-life meetups instead of virtual engagement.
User Comments
Facilitates effortless meetups during travels
Respects privacy while fostering spontaneity
Reduces planning hassles for busy individuals
Useful for networking in new cities
Minimizes awkward location-sharing requests
Traction
Newly launched; no explicit metrics disclosed. Comparable apps like Zenly (discontinued in 2023) previously reached 35M+ users; market potential inferred from demand for privacy-focused social tools.
Market Size
The global location-based services market is projected to grow from $58.3 billion in 2022 to $146 billion by 2032 (CAGR 12.1%), driven by demand for proximity-driven social and retail applications.
