A small group.
A real place.
A weekly ritual.
Clubs are how strangers become regulars. One café, one ritual, one weekly hour. The door is held by someone real, not an algorithm.
Stop scrolling. Start showing up.
Algorithms feed you strangers you’ll never meet. Clubs feed you the same five faces every week.
A real place
One venue per club. You know the door, the seat, the playlist.
A repeating slot
Same hour, same day. Show up twice, you're a regular. Six times, you're a friend.
A real door
Open, application, interview, or paid. The host picks the bar so the room stays the room.
- 1Browse clubs near youOpen IRL → Clubs. You see what is running at the cafés and bars you already pass: sketch hour, language exchange, founders’ breakfast, board-game nights.
- 2Apply or just joinSome clubs are open: one tap, you are in. Others ask a question or two so the host knows it is a fit. Honest answers do the work.
- 3Show upA nudge the day of. The seat. The playlist. The same five faces, every week.
- No algorithmic feed of randos to swipe.
- No bots, no scraped profiles, no engagement bait.
- No DMs from strangers. You only follow people you have actually met.
Turn a quiet Tuesday into the night people show up for.
Clubs give your venue a regular pulse. The host runs the room. You run the venue. We handle door rules, payments, members, and the chat.
Built-in audience
Anyone within walking distance who has the app sees your club. No paid promo. No Eventbrite spam.
Paid doors that work
Membership fees, paid tickets, tier-gated rooms. Stripe Connect. Money lands in your bank, not ours.
The right kind of regulars
See who is coming back. Reward repeat attendance. Build a room people notice when you skip.
- 1Claim your spotPin your venue on IRL. Verify with a business email. We mail you a printable QR for the door.
- 2Run a club, or invite someone who willPick a name, a rhythm, and a door rule. Or invite a regular to host on your behalf. Creator handoff in one tap.
- 3Get paid, see your room fillConnect Stripe in three minutes. Charge for membership, tickets, or tier upgrades. Members rebook themselves.
- Build a website. We host the public club page.
- Manage a CRM. Member status + history live in the dashboard.
- Chase no-shows. Stripe + RSVP rules do the chasing for you.
- Hire a designer. Pick a photo, pick a tone, you're live.
Things people ask before they sign up.
Who can start a club?+
What does it cost?+
Why anchor to one place?+
Can I run a private, application-only club?+
Refunds, no-shows, capacity caps?+
I run events but I do not have a venue. Can I still host?+
Run a room.
Or join one.
IRL is in TestFlight in Lisbon, opening more cities monthly.