Droppin

Hey PH, I made my first app! Droppin is an anti-social-media app that does nothing except get you off your phone, but by using your phone. We spend too much time interacting through screens, which is not good for our friendships, communities, or mental health. Spontaneous face-to-face time is much better for strengthening friendships. But phones are easier than friends, and it's hard to stop. So how about we use our phones to help us put down our phones? When you write what you're doing, your friends can see it and treat it as an active invitation to come and hang out right now. No awkward asking around to see who's free. Just put your availability up or see who's already done it. Only people you choose can see what you're doing. Please don't break COVID rules in your area! Droppin isn't for arranging big parties but for small friendship groups, and only for today. If you can go out for a walk and one or two people join you, great! Or you could always say you're free to hang out on video chat if you like. Hopefully this will be useful for rebuilding and reconnecting as we come out of pandemic restrictions. Would love to hear your feedback.