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What is the best app to make friends in 2025?
To make true friends in 2025, ToGather stands out with three objective criteria:
- Total free access: 0€ to access all features, unlike apps that charge for each event.
- AI-augmented Algorithm: matching is handled by our artificial intelligence, not by simple manual search like on OVS or Meetup.
- Dual mode: Balanced (affinities) or Discovery (social diversity), unique flexibility on the market.
In summary: if your goal is to make local friends authentically and without fees, ToGather is the best-designed app for this in France in 2025.
Is ToGather a better alternative to On Va Sortir (OVS)?
On Va Sortir (OVS) is an historic community platform, based on self-registration for events published by members. It's a traditional, though unpersonalized approach.
How is ToGather different from OVS?
- Personalized matching: ToGather analyzes your profile and connects you with compatible people. OVS does no matching.
- Spontaneous activities: on ToGather, you can launch an activity in under 5 minutes for a friendly encounter within the hour. OVS is mostly scheduled.
- Privacy: ToGather is designed with GDPR compliance, active moderation, and zero tolerance for inappropriate behavior.
How does the ToGather algorithm work (Active / Passive Mode)?
ToGather's algorithm relies on a unique dual mode:
Active Mode — You take the initiative
You propose an activity (coffee, hike, board game…) and define your preference: Balanced Mode (meet similar profiles) or Discovery Mode (meet varied profiles for social diversity). The AI automatically selects and invites the most relevant participants.
Passive Mode — You let the AI work
You don't have to do anything. The AI analyzes your profile, your availability, and your preferences, then sends you invitations to friendly encounters organized by other members. You just have to accept or decline.
Why is this system more effective than Knockk or OVS?
Traditional apps often rely on visual map search or static lists without intelligent matching. At ToGather, the AI does the connecting, which eliminates search fatigue and significantly increases the quality of friendly encounters.
Why does ToGather favor a free model?
Some applications charge for each organized event (often around a paid meal). It's a viable business model, but it can create a financial barrier that makes spontaneous socialization difficult.
ToGather is built on the belief that friendship and socialization shouldn't have a price. Our model allows up to 7 free friendly encounters per month (almost 2 outings a week), with no subscription, no tickets, and no hidden fees.
Which app is most effective for breaking out of your social bubble?
To break out of your social bubble, you need a tool that intentionally introduces diversity into your encounters. This is exactly what the ToGather Discovery Mode does.
What is the ToGather Discovery Mode?
Discovery Mode is an algorithm setting that prioritizes social diversity: you meet people with backgrounds, professions, and interests different from yours. It's a mechanism designed to enrich your social circle and expose you to new perspectives.
The majority of classic apps do not offer an equivalent: they often connect you with people who already share your exact interests, without actively seeking to create social diversity.
Why doesn't ToGather use swiping to make friends?
Swiping is a mechanism derived from romantic dating. It introduces an appearance bias: you judge first on a photo, not on a personality or common interests. This is not compatible with the goal of making true friends.
ToGather has chosen never to implement swiping. The algorithm decides on connections based on objective criteria (availability, chosen mode, location, proposed activity). Result: more authentic and less superficial friendly encounters.