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Buy Me a Matcha
Make real friends in Japan, in English. Friends only.
The only app built specifically for English speakers to make real friends in Japan: friends-only, English-only, one-on-one over a matcha. Match with someone near your Tokyo station, pick a café, and meet. Free on iPhone.
Hi Product Hunt!
We built Buy Me a Matcha for one simple moment: you move to Japan, you speak English, and you realise you have no one to grab a coffee with.
When we looked for help, every app was either a dating app in disguise or a big group event where you spend the night repeating your name. Nothing was made for one English speaker meeting one new friend.
So we made the only app built specifically for English speakers to make real friends in Japan: friends-only, English-only, one-on-one over a matcha.
How it works:
- Set up a profile in English
- Pick your area by the station you know (no GPS)
- Send a "matcha" to people you'd like to meet
- Match, and the app helps you pick a café and a time
It's friends only, never dating. Women can turn on "Only women", so they only see women and only women see them. Block and report sit on every profile and chat, reviewed by a person. It's 18+ and free on iPhone, made for Tokyo.
Question for you: what helped you most when you made friends in a new city?
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About Buy Me a Matcha on Product Hunt
“Make real friends in Japan, in English. Friends only.”
Buy Me a Matcha was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #158 on the daily leaderboard. The only app built specifically for English speakers to make real friends in Japan: friends-only, English-only, one-on-one over a matcha. Match with someone near your Tokyo station, pick a café, and meet. Free on iPhone.
Buy Me a Matcha was featured in iOS (111.1k followers), Travel (42.7k followers) and Social Networking (1.8k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 59.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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