Getting Started
How Plus 1 works.
A complete guide for new members.
Five steps from downloading the app to meeting your plus one. Plus what plans look like, how pricing works, and tips for your first plan.
Five steps from downloading the app to meeting your plus one. Plus what plans look like, how pricing works, and tips for your first plan.
Plus 1 is the plans-first social app for dating, friends, and networking. Unlike Hinge, Bumble, or Tinder, Plus 1 is built around a real activity instead of a profile. You post a plan or join one, and the activity becomes the introduction. Here is how to use it from download to meet-up, step by step.
The short version: Download the app, verify your identity (link a primary social account like LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram, or complete real ID verification, under three minutes), set your intent for dating, friends, or networking, post a plan or browse plans nearby, then approve or request a plus one. Most members find their first plus one within a week.
Get the app on iOS or Android. Add a real photo, your first name, age, and a short bio. Verify your identity by linking a primary social account (LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram) so other members can vet you, or complete real ID verification. Members without a linked social account are automatically prompted for ID verification. Every member is verified before they can post or join, which is why members on the App Store say "people actually show up."
Profile photos work best when they show what you actually look like in your everyday life. No filters, no group shots where it is hard to tell which one is you, no five-year-old vacation photos. A current shot from the last six months and one action shot of you doing something you would post a plan for.
Choose one or more of three intents: dating, friendship, networking. You only see plans posted by members whose intent matches yours. If you are open to multiple, pick multiple. You can change this any time.
Intent signaling is the thing that separates Plus 1 from group meet-up apps. On Plus 1 you only see plans posted by people whose stated intent matches yours, so you will never accidentally swipe into a date when you wanted a friend, or into a friend hang when you wanted a date.
Tap the home feed to see plans posted by members near you. Or tap the plus button in the bottom nav to post your own plan with a date, place, and description. When you post, you can also toggle on require real ID verification so only ID-verified members can request to join your plan. Plans range from brunch and yacht days to networking happy hours, run clubs, gym sessions, gallery openings, and concerts.
The best plans on Plus 1 are specific. Not "grab a drink sometime." A real plan with a real date, a real place, and a real reason. "Sunday yoga at Bayfront Park, 9 am, then matcha at Pura Vida" gets ten times more requests than "wanna get coffee."
If you are joining, request a spot on a plan that interests you. Write a short note explaining why you are a good fit. If you are hosting, review your requests and approve the person who feels right. Each plan has one plus one.
Hosts see who requested, when, and a short note. Good requests are specific to the plan, not generic. "I have wanted to try Reserve Padel forever and I am a 5.0 from college" beats "hey I am free Saturday."
You meet your plus one at the time and place of the plan. The activity is the reason you are both there, which keeps the introduction natural. No awkward "what should we talk about" moment because you already know what you are showing up for.
Members consistently report that the activity acts as a buffer for first-meeting nerves. A run, a brunch, a gallery walk, or a padel match gives you something to talk about and a natural exit if you need one.
Anything with a date and place. Members post:
If you would do it in real life, it probably works on Plus 1.
A one-time $20 boost is available on any plan and typically triples request volume. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
"Brunch at Bakan Wynwood, Saturday 12:30 pm, I have a reservation for two" gets ten times more requests than "brunch somewhere Saturday." Specificity signals you actually intend to follow through.
The best Plus 1 plans are activities you would still do if no one joined. That way the plan is a win either way and the plus one is a bonus, not the point.
Take 30 seconds to read the requester's profile and note. Members who write personalized notes are more likely to follow through than generic ones.
Once you have approved a plus one, send a short confirmation message the day before. "Still on for tomorrow at 12:30? Looking forward." Cuts last-minute flakes in half.
Most posted plans receive their first request within minutes. The average time from posting to a confirmed plus one is under 24 hours. Boosted plans typically triple request volume.
Either. You can browse plans hosted by other members and request to join, or post your own plan and approve a plus one. Most active members do both. Hosting tends to get faster results because you control the timing and the activity.
A plan is member-posted (one host, one plus one approved). An event is Plus 1 hosted (a curated experience like a yacht day or matcha brunch with multiple Plus 1 members attending). See upcoming Plus 1 events on the events page.
You can re-open the plan to other requests with one tap. Boosting after a cancellation usually finds a replacement plus one within an hour for active times like weekends and evenings.