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Pre-registration is open

Find your people.
Maybe find your person.

NetHitch is a new place to make friends and go on dates, built for Gen Z and open to anyone, anywhere. The best parts are under wraps until launch. Pre-register and be first through the door.

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  • 18 and over
  • iOS, Android and web

What is NetHitch

A hitch is where two things click together.

Net is where we all live now: group chats, feeds, late-night voice notes. Hitch is what happens when two people catch on to each other.

Put them together and you get a place to meet someone new, whether you are after a best friend, a plus-one or just a person who laughs at the same things you do.

We started NetHitch because meeting people online still feels like hard work. Too much performing, too much waiting, and too many apps that treat a new friendship and a first date like two different planets. We think they belong in the same place.

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Lying in a circle, laughing at nothing
Four friends chatting over tea and coffee in a bright room
Two coffees, zero agenda
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Taking the long way round

Pick your lane

Friends, dates, or a bit of both.

Most people want some of each, so that is how we are building it. Start with whichever feels right today.

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Find your people

Shared interests, group plans and people who actually reply. Make the kind of friends you text first.

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Find your person

Meet someone who gets you, at a pace that feels right. Less swiping, more actually talking.

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What we believe

Dating and friendship, minus the performance.

01

Real beats perfect

A profile is not a CV and a chat is not an interview. Show up as you are and find people who like that person.

02

Slow is allowed

No countdown timers on your feelings. Take a minute to think of a reply. Take a week, even.

03

Safe from the start

Meeting new people should feel good, not risky. Safety is part of the plan from day one, not a patch we add later.

04

Friendship counts

Making a friend is not a consolation prize. It gets the same care as finding a date, and the same room in the app.

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Built for the people who show up for each other.

Sealed until launch

A few surprises are locked away.

Everything we are building is meant to be felt, not explained in a bullet list. We are not showing it yet. Tap a card if you dare.

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The kind of moments we are building for

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Pre-register

Get in first.

Pre-registration is free and takes under a minute. We only ask for your name and email so we can tell you the moment NetHitch opens.

  • Early access ahead of the general public.
  • Founding member pricing, a discount on your first subscription.
  • First look at what is coming, straight from the team.
  • No spam and no data selling. Ever.
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Save your spot

Name and email is all we need. No payment details, ever.

We only use your details to tell you when NetHitch opens. You can ask us to delete them any time at privacy@nethitch.com.

You are in, friend.

Your spot is saved. We will email you before anyone else when NetHitch is ready.

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Quick answers

Good questions.

What is NetHitch?

NetHitch is an upcoming app and website for making friends and dating, built for Gen Z and open to anyone aged 18 or over. We are in pre-launch with a working prototype, and pre-registration is open now.

Is NetHitch a dating app or a friend-making app?

Both. Lots of people want new friends and new dates, and the two overlap more than most apps admit. You choose what you are here for, whether that is a plus-one, a best friend or a bit of both.

When does NetHitch launch?

We do not have a public launch date yet. We would rather launch it right than launch it fast. Pre-registered members will be the first to know when that changes.

How do I spell NetHitch? I keep seeing Net Hitch and Hitchnet.

It is one word: N-E-T-H-I-T-C-H. People also write it as Net Hitch, Hitchnet, Hitch Net or Netitch, and every one of those should lead you to us. Our website is nethitch.com.

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