What is CouldWe?

CouldWe is a social possibilities app that solves the modern problem of over-orchestrated social life by letting you collect and share ideas for things to do without the pressure of immediate planning or commitment. Rather than awkwardly messaging friends about potential plans and managing group chat chaos, you simply save interesting events, restaurants, or activities you spot or think of. These appear in your friends' feeds for them to browse at their leisure. When someone signals interest, you know it's welcome to reach out and make concrete plans - turning the exhausting process of social coordination into a natural flow where ideas float until the timing and people align. The app provides four key benefits:

Collect - A place to save all your ideas for things to do, giving you more options in the future

Discover - Combine your list with your friends' lists, multiplying your possibilities

Signal - Friends can show interest, so you know who to reach out to when turning ideas into plans

Reconnect - A natural hook for reaching out to your wider network based on shared interests

What if none of my friends are on this?

Start by collecting things you spot - that new restaurant, the Tate exhibition, tennis on Saturdays. Even solo, you're building a “things I want to do” list. When friends do join (share your link, takes seconds), they'll see actual ideas to react to, not an empty space. Most people use it with 2-3 close friends anyway - the ones you actually do stuff with.

If I invite my friends they probably won't bother, so what's the point?

Fair. But you're not asking them to join another social network. You're saying “here's what I'm up to, join in if you fancy it.” Start using it yourself - build your list of things you actually want to do. When they get the weekly digest and see that Fontaines DC gig or tennis idea, they might surprise you. If not? You've still got your plans organised and you know who's actually keen versus just being polite.

“Interested” sounds wishy-washy. What does it actually mean?

It means “I like this idea - feel free to message me about it.” Think of it as turning a cold call into a warm one. Without it, you're that person texting “fancy going to that jazz thing?” out of nowhere. With it, you know they actually want to hear from you. It's not a commitment to go, it's permission to have the conversation.

Why not just use WhatsApp?

Try dropping five event ideas in a group chat at once. Chaos, right? Or message that old colleague about jazz out of the blue - instant “we should catch up more!” spiral. CouldWe lets you share ideas as you find them. Friends browse when they're actually looking for something to do, not when you happen to message.

No one uses web apps anymore. Why haven't you built a mobile app?

I look for things to do whilst on my desktop and get annoyed with lots of apps on my phone. But, if it turns out not everyone is like me then in the future I'll build a mobile app too. For now though, it works fine on mobile browsers - just visit couldwe.com.

Can people see when I view their ideas?

People can't see who has viewed their ideas.

What's the “Happening!” button?

Changes your idea from “thinking about this” to “definitely doing this.” Friends can see it's confirmed and can still join in. Once something's happening, you can keep it visible for more people to join, limit it to those already interested, or remove it entirely - whatever works for your plan.

What's the weekly digest?

Every week you get an email showing what friends have added. Low pressure way to stay in the loop without checking another app constantly. See something good? Click through and show interest.

Surely you don't expect me to pay for this?

Nope, it's free. The core thing - sharing ideas with friends - will stay free. Might add premium features down the line if people want extra bells and whistles, but the basic experience isn't going behind a paywall.

I don't like the idea and the execution is poor. Can you do better?

Feel free to tell us more via the feedback section in the app.