Fluke - Meet People Nearby IRL
Friends from random encounters
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Who did you almost meet today? Fluke surfaces the real-life near-misses worth a hello - private by design, no swiping, no bots.
Fluke shows you who you were near today - without sharing where you are.
Every day you walk past people you'd love to know. Fluke captures those moments privately and shows them to you as encounter cards. When both sides are curious, you can connect, chat, and share stories.
HOW IT WORKS
Go about your day with Fluke running in the background. The app generates a fuzzy location — a roughly 150-metre grid cell and a 15-minute time window — and pairs it with an anonymous Bluetooth signal. No precise coordinates ever leave your phone. When someone else was in the same fuzzy area at the same time, Fluke creates a mutual encounter card. You see them, they see you — each as a pseudonymous profile until you both choose to reveal more.
PRIVACY BY DESIGN
Your precise location is never stored or transmitted. Bluetooth proximity uses a rotating anonymous token that can't be used to identify or track you. All on-device location data is automatically deleted after 24 hours. Server records are tied only to coarse geographic cells and time buckets — Fluke cannot reconstruct where you were or where you went.
CONNECT ON YOUR TERMS
Browse your encounter cards. If you're both curious, send a connection request to reveal full profiles and open a private chat. Share ephemeral stories with people you've crossed paths with — posts expire after 24 hours. Block or report anyone instantly and anonymously; blocked users disappear from your feed, connections, and stories immediately.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Fluke requires iOS 17 or later, Bluetooth enabled, and Location access set to "Always" so encounters can be detected while the app is in the background. Sign in with Apple keeps your identity private from day one.
ABOUT YOUR DATA
Fluke collects the minimum needed to make the product work: a coarse fuzzed location (never precise coordinates), an anonymous Bluetooth proximity signal, your pseudonymous profile (handle, emoji, optional display name and photo), content you choose to create (messages, story photos and videos), and an Apple-issued identifier for authentication. We do not sell your data and we do not use it for advertising or cross-app tracking.
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The developer, Michal Jach, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Michal Jach
- Size
- 24.8 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 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
- 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
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Michal Jach