Gerany turns physical proximity into a living community. No follow buttons, no friend requests — geography is the social graph: everything you see comes from real, verified neighbors around you, within a range that adapts to how many neighbors are near.
Neighbors, connected. Picture it: one neighbor bakes healthy sourdough bread, another has a scooter and time to deliver, and a third loves eating healthy bread — all within walking distance, and Gerany connects them. Or you're learning something new and someone a few buildings away is learning the same thing — now you can find each other, practice together, and keep each other going.
Engagement happens around real life, not an algorithm. The feed shows what's genuinely nearby — always tagged with how far away it happened. Experiences organize meetups with RSVPs and a pinned venue; Circles give each of your real-life groups its own hand-picked feed, so every post reaches exactly the people it's meant for.
Two ways to message. Messages are private and accountable: chats and group chats with photos, voice notes, and more — no phone numbers exchanged — and the conversation is a record. The Private space is an end-to-end-encrypted room inside a conversation, readable by the two of you and no one else — not even Gerany — so nothing there can ever be cited in a dispute, and it lives only on your devices. Make the deal in Messages; share the secret in the Private space.
The Dispute Resolution Center. When a deal between neighbors goes wrong — a service not delivered, an item not as described, a payment that never arrived — either side can open a case. It is negotiation-first: the two of you propose a settlement and Gerany ratifies it; only if that fails does it escalate to an impartial review with a written, reasoned decision. Because Messages are a record, what was said and agreed can be reviewed — agreements made in Messages are agreements you can stand on.
Calls stay in the neighborhood. Encrypted audio and video calls, 1:1 or a group of up to 16, straight from a chat. 1:1 call media flows directly between the two devices — never through Gerany's servers — and Gerany never stores call content.
Trust is earned and visible. Verification badges — a confirmed phone, a verified email, a profile photo confirmed by a live selfie — unlock more of the community, so whoever contacts you has proven they're a real neighbor. Privacy stays yours: coarse distances only, anonymous posting, blocking, and control over who can reach you.
The strongest community online is the one that already exists on your street — Gerany just gives it a place to talk, help each other, and meet.
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Where everything lives
A quick map of the app, so nothing feels hidden.
1. Feed — the home tab. Posts from neighbors around you, closest first.
2. Experiences — things happening nearby: classes, runs, film nights, meetups. RSVP or buy a ticket.
3. Messages — private chats, group chats, and calls.
4. Search — find posts, tags, and neighbors.
5. Tap your profile picture (top corner) for Settings, Privacy & data, saved posts, circles, orders, and this Help page.
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Your first day, step by step
The fastest path from "just installed" to "part of the neighborhood":
1. Create your account (see the Getting started topic for every step).
2. Add a real profile photo and allow location — the feed literally cannot work without knowing roughly where you are.
3. Verify your phone or email in Settings. That plus your photo lets you post.
4. Write a short hello post, or answer someone else's. Recommendations and questions are the easiest starts.
5. Browse Experiences and RSVP to one thing. Meeting one neighbor in person changes everything.
Tip: you can browse everything before verifying anything — gates only apply when you want to post or contact someone.