What if the only way to use a social app…was to actually be social?
First Round’s On Me (FROM) is an approval-only social app that rewards you for making plans, and showing up. It’s for the friends escaping the endless group chats, the coworkers who need an excuse to leave Slack, for the couples remembering why date night matters. Just a drink, time and place with your people at our curated list of New York City’s top bars, restaurants and cafés.
[ FIND YOUR PEOPLE ]
• Add the friends you want to catch up with, or discover new connections near you.
[ CONNECTION SHOULDN'T BE COMPLICATED ]
• Sync your calendar, see when your people are free, and share your availability all in one place.
[ MAKE A PLAN IN SECONDS ]
• Pick a Drink, Time & Place, then send the invite—done.
[ GET REWARDED FOR SHOWING UP ]
• Receive & redeem drink credits.
[ QUALITY VENUES FOR QUALITY MEMBERS ]
• Redeem those drink credits at our curated list of New York City’s top bars, restaurants and cafés. Enjoy a round on us with a two-drink minimum
[ SAFETY YOU CAN TRUST ]
• Referral and waitlist only membership that fosters a community-first culture.
[ UPGRADE FOR EVEN BETTER CONNECTION ]
• Everything in our Classic membership, plus 50 credits each month, access to The Social Club in Chelsea, a complimentary coffee every day, guest passes & plus-one privileges, along with free entry to all events.
[ A COMMUNITY BEYOND THE APP ]
• A Members club in the heart of Manhattan, city guides, and curated events—because we know that real community lives offline.
▶ WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ◀
”In an industry that relies on the steady demand for human connection, FROM is emerging as a strong new player.” - LA Times
“Their physical space dovetails with the app’s design, perfect for in-person connection.” - NY Post
“An app is inspired by a time when people met organically.” – Yahoo.com
“A movement in the human connection space” - Pulse 2.0
You have no more excuses not to get that drink. We make it easy to plan, meet, and connect in real life—with the people who matter. Download First Round’s On Me (F.R.O.M) today.
• Terms of Use: https://www.firstroundsonme.co/termsofservice
• Privacy Policy: https://www.firstroundsonme.co/privacypolicy
• Podcast: https://www.firstroundsonme.co/podcast
• Events: https://www.firstroundsonme.co/events
It’s so hard to find a new concept in dating apps nowadays, and somehow these creators managed to do it..the simplicity of it and not being overwhelmed by matches is very refreshing. No time wasting..It’s fun. It’s catchy and the app itself was kind of easy for me to learn quickly and then just kind of merge into my “daily app schedule,” per se. My only advice would be for some people I showed this app to - for them it’s never enough & more is always better ☠️🥳🤩so maybe the option to have more than just one match a day like maybe three or even up to five and you can let your users choose which option is best for themselves - I definitely believe it Would open up a bigger market to you guys 100%…And for me personally- I would like a little more selection as to my personal interest or likes or wants for when I’m creating my profile on what I’m looking for in a match -other than that like I said -it’s so hard to create something that catches peoples eye and is a different concept and not the same as 100 other people have already tried -so on that alone good job 👍🏼 🥳👏🏻 and I can’t wait to see what you guys do with it and how you grow☺️😉
An app you can find people you match with quicker to save time & not waste your time
Melissaabarnes
This First Round’s on Me dating app puts the focus on being able to engage and meet people and finding out rather fast If this is going to be a match. I like that you do not need to waste hours and hours up to weeks chatting on the app and have it end up as wasted time as it isn’t a match and never at the point of meeting, or meeting and finding out you shouldn't have been chatting in the first place due to how multipleOther apps works but FROm has eliminated that. Seeing the whole system be so user friendly and organized as we are all so busy is refreshing! The built in calendar on app is a great tool and the people on it from my observations looking for real connections, not just chatting and wasting time. These are real people and the app is sophisticated enough to find people near your community. There are many ways to ask and have answered all the things you want to ask before a date so you can even plan that together. I am giving this app 5 stars as it is so easy to use, makes it local vs long-distance and by checking this app out you may never know who you may meet. Is it possible to find your soulmate here? Absolutely. It’s worth giving it a chance because what if you find the one, your soulmate. Give this app a fair shot even if many others have disappointed you and see if you find something a bit different, more improved with you in mind to find the right person.
Dumpster fire of an app
Chrissssssstopha
I matched and set a date, but it won’t display her picture, just a gray background because it won’t load the image. It did the same failure to display on my bio when I tried uploading an additional picture. It’s now less than 24 hours and the chat *should* have opened but instead it’s telling me it opens in -5987 seconds. It’s not even the correct number of seconds past the start, maybe 30 seconds before it was only -5700. I literally have zero clue who I’m supposed to meet and have no way to coordinate figuring that out because this app is so horribly buggy. Who knows if she even saw my pictures either. It used to work ok prior to the mandatory update. Whoever is in charge of this refresh should be fired, did they not do any beta testing before pushing this out? Edit: mysteriously the chat suddenly started working about an hour after I left the previous review… did not receive any responses and she did not show, no clue if she ever even saw my messages or attempted to write back. When I went to remove her connection, the app immediately logged me out and when I signed back, she was still there. Clicking report this account button immediately crashes the app. Everything about this app is just broken. Also, did you know they display your last name to matches? Huge privacy violation. Do not join this app!
Developer Response
Hi Chrissssssstopha,Thank you your feedback, we apologize for the inconvenience and would love to make it up to you. Please reach out to support@firstroundsonme.co so we can take of this.In regards to the issues you mentioned, we did release a new version of the app and most of the things you found have been fixed, we will make sure we are on top of this moving forward.Thank you,
Too buggy but great concept
Sonyamazeballs
UPDATE 7/7/24: Since the most recent app update, it’s prompting me to create a new account! So either my account was deleted or they’re having login issues 🤯🤯 so frustrating!!! Please fix this and let me login!Great for actually going on dates. But very buggy and no responses to my support requests! Main problem: The app crashes when you try to view someone who asked you out on the same day that you already have a date. So it’s impossible to move it or even look at their profile. Very sad since you’re completely missing out on someone who invited you!! Sometimes after sending an invite or sending your interest, nothing happens so you have to close the app and reopen it to refresh. Chat messages don’t update in real time. For example I was waiting for someone to confirm and finally just sent a message myself and then their message popped up but they had sent it 20 minutes earlier 😒😒. It just hadn’t shown up. So the notifications overall are really wonky. You also can’t zoom in on profile photos which is a bummer. Overall lots of improvements to be made…. But it is much better than other apps to actually meet people.
Developer Response
Hi SonyamazeballsThank you for this feedback, we will look into these issue that are popping up.Also, if you don't hear back from our support team, please reach out to support@firstroundsonme.co.Thank you!
Minor fixes - We tidied up how profiles look and improved check-in flow further!
Version 1.9.4
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