Connect with people
in real life,
in real time.
Sit By Me is the social app anyone can use to find their people — at events, coffee shops, bars, and everywhere in between. No awkward intros. Just real connections.
How to get started.
Anyone can get started in minutes. No complicated setup — just real people in real spaces.
Download the App
Free on iOS and Android. Set up your profile so others know who you are and what you're about.
Set Your Status
"Open to Chat" or "Working Quietly" — a simple toggle that tells nearby people how you want to connect.
Update Your Location
Check in at a Community Connection Point and go live on the map so nearby people can see you're there.
See who's open, send a sit-by request, put the phone down — and actually talk to that person. That's the whole point.
Built for every kind of community builder.
Your city, your connections — IRL.
Green light / Red light
Live map of people near you
Earn rewards
Works in your home city
Supercharge connections at your event.
Find the right people, fast
Live sessions + city discovery
Designated Connectors
Built-in sponsor advertising
Become a Community Connection Point.
Get on the map
Fill seats, grow revenue
Gamified repeat visits
Matched marketing
Your city's best spots for real connection.
Safe, welcoming, community-verified spaces on the Sit By Me map — the best places to work, meet people, and build something real.
Organizations building community alongside us.
Sit By Me is proud to work with the most connected organizations — bringing people, businesses, and communities together.
Real words from real people and real businesses.
"We love using Sit By Me at Haven Cafe — it brings remote workers into our space and creates natural opportunities for networking, collaboration, and community right from a seat. For us, it's more than a tool — it's a catalyst for growth, connection, and shared energy."
"I want people to feel welcome in the space, that they can sit down and connect with anyone who is available. With the connections you make with Sit By Me, you can grow your small business, make new friends, and meet new community members and neighbors."
"It makes connecting with strangers so easy and intentional. Whether I'm networking, meeting new friends, or just not wanting to feel alone working remote — I can see who's open and who's heads down. Super user-friendly and fun to use."
Sit By Me in the media.
Milwaukee entrepreneur creates app Sit By Me to help foster relationships and create community
↗New app helps foster new connections in Milwaukee
↗Jump Start: Sit By Me app aims to drive professional connections, revenue at co-working spaces
↗Hustling Sideways — Brad Steckart of Sit By Me
↗Tackling Loneliness and Isolation in a Hyper-Connected World
↗Sit By Me app launches in Milwaukee, featured on Project Pitch It
↗Wausau native to appear on Project Pitch It with app Sit By Me
↗Can This App Help Us Build Real-World Connection? with Brad Steckart, Founder of Sit By Me
↗New social media app aims to connect people throughout Milwaukee
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Sit By Me"I founded Sit By Me to bring people, businesses, and communities together." — Brad Steckart, Founder & CEO
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