Withly | Meet a few new college students every night at 8pm

How it works

One small circle a night.

Set it up once. Withly does the rest, every evening.

Join once

Sign up with your school email, pick a few interests and choose who you'd like to meet. You stay in every night until you pause.

Meet at 8pm

At 8pm your local time you're placed in a circle of 3 to 5 students, with a prompt to get things started.

Talk for 24 hours

Chat with text, photos or voice messages. If things go quiet, a friendly host drops in a fresh question.

Keep the good ones

Vote privately to keep the circle. If 2 or more people keep it, it stays as a group chat. If not, it quietly ends.

See it in action

Inside the app

Real screens from Withly.

Tonight's circle

Who you're meeting and tonight's prompt.

A circle chat at 8pm: the host's welcome and students introducing themselves

Meet at 8

Break the ice with a prompt and a friendly host.

Keep the friends

A private vote decides if the circle stays.

Your interests

Matched around what you love.

Stay in touch

1-on-1 and group chats.

Made for you

Your circle, your way.

🏛️ Your campus or beyond

Meet students from your own school, from colleges across the US, or both: your campus first, others when needed.

✨ Shared interests

Circles are built around what you're into when possible, so there's always something to talk about.

🗣️ Your language

Pick the language you'd like to chat in, plus an optional second one. Your circle always shares a language.

🤝 Choose who you meet

Meet anyone, only your own gender, or women and non-binary students only. You can also stick to your level: undergrad or grad.

💬 Chats that last

Kept circles move to Chats. You can also find students by name and start a chat or a group.

🌿 Nothing to perform

No feed, no likes, no follower counts. Just a few real conversations, then you get on with your night.

Safety

Built to feel safe from day one.

Every person in a circle is a real, verified college student.

Verified students only

Every account is confirmed with a college (.edu) email address.

18 and older

Withly is only for adults. Your birthday is never shown to anyone.

Private preferences

Your gender, languages and matching choices are only used for matching. They are never shown on your profile.

Messages are checked

Circle messages, including edits, are automatically screened for harmful content. Flagged messages are hidden and reviewed.

Report and block

Report or block anyone in one tap. You won't see messages from people you block, and they're never placed in your circles. Someone reported by three members of a chat (or by both others in a group of three) is removed from it.

Circles don't linger

A circle and its messages are deleted after 24 hours, unless members choose to keep it.

Why Withly

Designed by a professor. Built for students.

Every semester I watch students sit in the same lecture hall for months without ever really talking. Social media promised connection but mostly delivered performance.

Withly is a simple, gentle routine: a few new people, one evening at a time. Some conversations last a night. Some turn into friendships.

"Making friends shouldn't depend on luck or on being the loudest person in the room. It should be as easy as showing up at 8."Dr. Mohammad Mohebbi, founder · Meet the team

Who's building Withly

Founded by a computer science professor

Withly LLC was founded and is led by Dr. Mohammad Mohebbi, a tenured Computer Science professor and the Founding Director of the AI Lab at the University of North Georgia. He saw how lonely campus life can be, and started Withly to help students make real friends.

Meet the team

Questions

Good to know

Who can join?

Current students (undergraduate or graduate), 18 and older, with a college email address (ending in .edu) at a US college or university. Withly is just for students, not faculty or staff.

How do I get Withly?

Withly is being reviewed by Apple and Google and will be released soon on the App Store (iPhone) and Google Play (Android). Want to know when it's out? Email mohebbi@withly.co.

Is Withly free?

Yes. Withly is free for verified college students.

Is this a dating app?

No. Circles are small group conversations for meeting new people and making friends.

What if I'm not matched one night?

Sometimes there aren't enough students with matching settings at 8pm. If that happens we'll tell you honestly, and you get priority the next night. Choosing "Either" for campus and "Anyone" for who you meet gives you the best chance every night.

Who can see my profile?

People in your circles see your first name and photo. By default, students at your school can find you by name in Chats. You can change that to nobody, or to students at any college.

Can I take a break?

Anytime. Tap "Can't make it tonight" to skip one evening, or turn off "Join every night" and you won't be placed in circles until you turn it back on.

Coming soon

In review · coming soonApp Store

In review · coming soonGoogle Play

Withly is only for verified US college students with a .edu email.