The app at a glance
At the bottom of the app there are five sections and, to the right, search.
| Section | What you find there |
|---|---|
| Home | What is coming up in the next few days. Top right, + creates a plan. |
| Groups («Gruppen») | Your friend groups and invitations to groups. |
| Dates («Termine») | Your personal calendar with all your RSVPs. |
| Map («Karte») | Churches, events and plans of the next seven days around you. |
| Profile («Profil») | Your profile, friends, friend requests, look-back and settings. |
| Search | People, churches and events. Without a search term it shows suggestions. |
From top to bottom:
- Up next («Als Nächstes»): your RSVPs for today and tomorrow. If nothing is on, your next RSVP.
- Waiting for you («Wartet auf dich»): invitations to plans and plans of your groups you haven’t answered yet.
- Three lists to switch between:
- Your churches («Deine Kirchen»): services and events of your churches in the next seven days.
- With friends («Mit Freunden»): dates your friends are going to, and plans that friends or your groups have opened for you.
- Open plans («Offene Pläne»): plans near you that are open to everyone. Newcomers welcome («Neue willkommen») shows only those where newcomers are explicitly welcome.
Swipe an entry sideways to sign up directly. It then appears under Dates.
The Dates section is your calendar: months to scroll through, with dots under each day for your RSVPs (plans blue, church dates yellow). Tap a day to see its dates and to create a plan for that day with Create date («Termin erstellen»). Today («Heute») takes you back to the current month.
The map shows churches, events and plans of the next seven days. At the top, choose All («Alles»), RSVPed («Zugesagt»), Churches, Events or Plans. Plans whose exact address you may not see only appear roughly within their neighbourhood. More in Find a church.
Search
Section titled “Search”Tap search at the bottom right. At the top, choose All, People, Churches or Events. Without a search term you see:
- People you may know («Leute, die du kennen könntest»), with a reason such as “3 mutual friends”
- Churches your friends go to («Kirchen, in die deine Freunde gehen»)
Notifications
Section titled “Notifications”The bell at the top right shows what’s new: friend requests, invitations, requests to your plans, changed or cancelled dates, new comments, reminders shortly before a date and notices from the platform team. Whether your iPhone shows notifications for this is set under Profile → Settings → Notifications in system settings («Mitteilungen in den Systemeinstellungen»).
In the browser
Section titled “In the browser”The same app runs in the browser at app.yachad.social, for example for friends with an Android phone. Two differences:
- Signing in with Apple is not yet available in the browser.
- The browser sends no notifications. You see what’s new under the bell when you open the page.
Shared links to churches and events also open in the browser without an account.