Pool UChicago
Rides, deals & campus events
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Exclusive verified-student deals around Hyde Park, campus events, and rides — all in one app. Tap in, swipe to redeem at the counter, and split costs with students.
Pool is the app for finding deals, rides, events, and finding out what your friends are doing — all in one place.
POOL RADAR — DEALS
Radar drops exclusive, verified-student-only deals from spots around town. Free signature dishes, meaningful percentage-off checks, BOGOs, and other offers worth rerouting your day for. Walk in, tap the deal, swipe to redeem at the counter — done in a few seconds. One redemption per student per drop, verified .edu only, so offers stay real and scarce. Browse past redemptions anytime in My Deals.
POOL RADAR — EVENTS
See every event worth showing up to: parties, pop-ups, shows, student-org events, whatever's trending nearby. Tap in for details, location, and who else is going. Hosting something? Submit it in seconds and after verification get it in front of the feed.
RIDE FEED
The full picture of every ride happening around you. Post your own trip in seconds. My Rides keeps every upcoming and past trip organized.
AIRPORT POOLING
Heading home for break or catching a flight for an internship? Enter your flight details and see who else is traveling around the same window. Connect in the app, coordinate pickup times, and split the cost instead of paying full price alone.
RETURN QUEUE
Flying back? Join the return queue with your airport and window, and Pool matches you with other students landing around the same time so you can share a ride back.
CHAT
Real-time messaging with anyone you're matched with. Coordinate pickup times, confirm who's driving, split the fare, and share ETAs — all without leaving the app.
MULTI-TRIP
Run multiple live trips at once — a weekend run and an airport trip the same week, or two legs of one trip — without them stepping on each other.
PROFILE & PREFERENCES
Control which Radar categories you want to see, manage your verified profile, tune notifications so you don't miss a drop or a match, and review your ride and deal history.
VERIFIED STUDENTS ONLY
Verified .edu sign-in means you're in the app with real students, not randoms. Every Radar deal is hand-negotiated with a local partner. Free to use, always.
Turn on notifications so you don't miss the next drop, the next event, or the next ride.
What's New (for 2.6.8):
Smoother everywhere with this update:
• Chats now reopen reliably from any tab — no more dead taps
• Fixed a rare issue where a message wouldn't send or retry after a connection drop
• Snappier tab switching, with a cleaner Profile tab
• Refreshed in-app copy throughout
Turn on notifications so you never miss the next drop, event, or ride match.
The developer, Victor Hardt, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Victor Hardt
- Size
- 14.2 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
- Copyright
- © 2026 Pool
