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Shacking Up

2+ incomes, one address. That's just the math now.

Everyone's starting over at once and there's no normal way to meet anyone anymore. So every day at 8pm you get 1 person in your city. Someone you might actually want to live with.

🏠A roommate
❤️A long-term relationship
🌱Either, honestly

Free for students. $7 one-time pay for everyone else.

You moved for the job. You know one person here.

Or it's your first semester. Or you're back home for a bit while you work out the next thing. Or you're done splitting rent with whoever answered the listing, and you'd rather pick someone this time.

how it works

1.Tell Us Your Type

How do you really live & what you're looking for? Shoes on or off. Whether you work in the office or remotely at home all day.

10pm on a weeknight.
How loud is the house?
Quiet. That's the rule.
Normal volume
It's Tuesday, not a funeral

2.We'll Match Ya

Get one email match at 8pm daily once your city opens.

your 8pm email
Shacking UpMon 8:00 PM
to: you
Lily, 24 — new job, needs a place this month
❤️Looking for a long-term relationship

Lily's 24, starting a new job, needs a place this month, and she's looking for a long-term relationship. Her last roommate says she's: “chaotic in the kitchen, weirdly tidy everywhere else”.

Dealbreakers

At 10pm on a weeknight it's quiet — that's the rule.

Their dishes sitting two days? I noticed on day one and I'm not saying anything.

Bad day, I want an hour alone first, then talk.

Everything else

Shoes come off, obviously.

I'm home all day, every day.

My living room is lived in. Blanket situation.

When we argue I make it stupid until someone laughs.

If I'm short on rent, you'd know Monday.

…and four more

In common

You'd get along about noise — and clash on the dog. She comes with Beans; you said “none yet, but I want one.”

Her email is hidden until you both say yes.
Reply YES or NO.
Before 8pm tomorrow.

3.Schedule The Meet

Find a time that works for both of you to meet up. You have till 8pm tomorrow to say yes or no.

Your tiny outing's already half planned.

Enjoy a good time with your match. You both picked roughly where, when, and a less than ~$10 activity you're into like coffee, froyo, etc.

the email you'd both get
to: you, lily
Joe, meet Lily
You both said yes. And you both picked froyo.
You're in East Austin, she's in Cherrywood — somewhere in between?
Find a spot between us →

Every other app asks what your hobbies are.

Hiking. Tacos. Travel. None of it tells you what someone is like at 11pm on a Tuesday, which is the part you find out in month eight. We ask first.

Shoes on or off?Off, obviously
Pets — dog, cat, or allergic?None — I'm allergic to cats
How much are you actually home?Home all day, every day
Which is worse — up before 7, or still up at 1?Up before 7 is a war crime
You cooked. Who does the dishes?Whoever didn't cook
What does your living room look like right now?Don't
Their dishes have been in the sink two days.I'd just wash them and not mention it
Three weeks in, they're doing something that bugs you.Wait, see if it fixes itself
Every argument needs an exit ramp. What's yours?Silly hats. Dumb voices.
Rent's due Friday and I'm the one who's short.You'd know Monday
I'm having four people over Friday. What do you need?A heads up, that's it
Something breaks. Who's calling the landlord?I'd assume you were on it
Bad day. What do you want?Sit near me, say nothing
Same address — when?Eventually, no clock on it

Rent isn't going down.So it's not if, but rather a question of who.

You're going to split a place with somebody in the next year or two. Basically everyone does now. The only thing you actually get to decide is whether it's someone you chose, or whoever answered the listing at 11pm with three question marks and no punctuation. We don't know where the world is going. We know it has rent.

Everybody in here answered the same 12 nosy questions. Zero about hobbies — dishes, sleep schedules, the stuff roommates actually fight about. That's it. That's the algorithm.

what it costs

$7. Once.

Good till the end of 2028.

One a day.
One introduction a day, at 8pm.
Nothing renews.
No subscription, no card kept, nothing to cancel. One payment, and you're done till the end of 2028.
Need a place soon?
Tell us how soon — this month, a few months, no rush. The sooner you need it, the harder we look.
City not open yet?
Your $7 comes back on its own if your city doesn't open within 6 months. We keep the promise, not the money.
That's it. That's the whole pitch.
questions
Do I have to pick roommate or dating?
No. “Either, honestly” is literally one of the three options. Change it whenever — it only decides who you get shown.
Is there chat?
No in-app chat. When you both say yes, one email goes to both of you — reply all and you're talking.
What if I need a place soon?
Tell us how soon when you sign up — this month, a few months, later this year, no rush. People on similar timelines see each other more, and “this month” gets priority.
What if my timeline changes?
Change it in your profile — one tap. Either way you still get one a day.
Do I need a photo?
No. People read the answers first anyway.
What if my city's empty?
We don't start a city until 300 people are in — below that there aren't enough matches to give you one a day. And if your city doesn't open within 6 months, your $7 comes back on its own.
Who sees my email?
Nobody, until you both say yes. Then the intro email puts you both on the same thread, so you see each other's address and nothing else.
What if it's weird?
Block and report — they'll never know. And replying to any email we send, in words, reaches a human.
What does the $7 actually get me?
Every intro and every yes, till the end of 2028. It's also the bot filter: nobody's in here swiping for sport at $7 a head.
Is there an app?
No. It's your inbox. Nothing to download, nothing to check, nothing sending you notifications at 2am.
You're going to live with someone eventually. 😜 Might as well pick them. 😜 You're going to live with someone eventually. 😜 Might as well pick them. 😜