The Porch Light App
Keep the Light on
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Remember when a lit porch meant someone was home, and you could just stop by? Porch Light brings that back — for your your friends, your family, your community and anyone you want to stay connected with.
Features:
- Porch Light — Friends see it and know they can reach you. You don't have to manage it, it turns on when you're home - like an actual porch light.
- Home Light — automatically turn on your Porch Light when you're home and driving but not during sleep hours or when your calendar is busy.
- Sit on the Porch — Friends see it and know you are "in the mood to connect" — but this one's manual not automatic, like sitting on the porch with a lemonade to share.
- Circles — For the groups you want to stay close to — family, a support group, a mastermind. Different streets, same neighborhood. Glance down, see who's free.
- Daily Ring — It automatically calls you, then whoever you've gone weeks without talking to when both your lights are on — like ringing the doorbell of a neighbor you'd like to catch up with. Research links short daily calls to real gains in mood and connection.
- Knock the Block — Some things can't wait for one porch light to be on. This runs down the street and knocks on every door, one after another, until someone answers.
Built for your inner circle of 10-20 people, not hundreds of followers. Less social media, more real connection.
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Thanks. Going back to the live 2.2.46 (binary 2.2.47, Sep 3) adds a few more changes users will notice: pin and pause, new glow moods, clearer onboarding, and more reliable call audio on iPhone. Updated blurb:
• Find friends already on Porch Light by name
• Invite links connect you right away — even if you install the app first
• Log a call you made outside the app
• Your light can come on while you scroll social media
• Free accounts now hold up to 20 friends
• Long-press a friend or circle to pin it to the front or pause it
• New glow moods: a night in, guests at home
• A clearer walkthrough when you first open the app
• Calls connect more reliably on iPhone
• Premium: three porch lights — Family, Friends, and Work — each with its own place and hours
• Premium: point your glow at one circle
• Fixes and small improvements
The developer, Porch Light App, LLC, 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
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Porch Light App, LLC
- Size
- 45.1 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2025 Nephi Gomez