FIMBY
Neighbours who know your name
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
FIMBY (Family In My Backyard) turns the place you live into a place you belong.
Most apps teach us to scroll past each other. FIMBY helps neighbours slow down, notice each other, and share everyday life close to home.
It's a neighbourhood app for the people around you, not a city-wide feed. Ask for help, offer what you have, lend and borrow everyday things and skills, split bulk purchases, gather, and stay connected in small, ordinary ways.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Ask and offer
Post what you need or what you can share, from moving help to extra soup.
Lend and borrow
Add tools, books, kitchen gear, and other useful things to your neighbourhood's Library. Borrowers and return dates are tracked for you.
Borrow a skill
The Library holds skills too: neighbours who fix bikes, tutor, translate, or lend a hand.
Bulk buys
Split large purchases with neighbours. Reserve shares and let FIMBY keep the allocations organized.
Gather
Host a dinner, plan a cleanup day, share a block party, or pass along a local event worth knowing about.
Shared Life
Post a story, a thank you, a hard moment, or a prayer request (if that's something you do).
Messages
Coordinate through response threads, direct messages, and group chats, all in one inbox.
BUILT FOR REAL NEIGHBOURS
Local by design
You see the same neighbours over time, not thousands of strangers. Names become familiar. Small acts of care start becoming real relationships.
Belonging over performance
No likes. No followers. No trending. FIMBY is for showing up, not showing off.
Care preferences
Share how neighbours can care for you, on your terms: what support is welcome, what isn't, and how to reach out. All optional, all editable.
Support people
Someone you trust can help you use FIMBY, posting and messaging on your behalf. Built for elders, disabled neighbours, and anyone who'd rather have a trusted someone help them take part.
Family profiles
Parents can add a family profile from their own login, so a kid can be known by name while a parent is always the one at the keyboard.
Local organizations
Community centres, shelters, churches, and other local groups can share events, meal times, and programs in the same neighbourhood feed.
PRIVACY AND RESPECT
No ads. No data harvesting. No engagement metrics. Your neighbours aren't an audience to be monetized.
You choose what to share, with whom, and you can change your mind. Contact sharing is granular and revocable. Blocking is bidirectional.
Quiet by design
Set quiet hours, choose what you hear about, and let the rest wait for morning. FIMBY is a doorbell, not a slot machine.
Delete anytime
Go to Settings, then Delete my account. Your login is revoked right away, with a 30-day window to restore it if you change your mind.
WHO IT'S FOR
FIMBY is for adults 19 and older in an active FIMBY neighbourhood. It's open to everyone, whatever your background or beliefs. You don't need to belong to any organization, church, or community group to find a place here.
A note on joining: after you sign up, a local volunteer moderator activates your account, so there can be a short wait before you're in. Borrowing items opens once a neighbour vouches for you; everything else, including skills, is open from day one.
FIMBY grew out of more than 20 years of neighbouring in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: shared meals, prayer, lending, checking in, and local groups trying to care well for the same place.
It's not a replacement for shelters, health care, crisis lines, detox, or other essential services. It's one small way to help neighbours share everyday life and practical care, close to home.
Technology can make needs visible. It can make generosity easier to act on. It can open a door. But it cannot make us love our neighbours. That part is still ours to live. FIMBY helps make it a little less hard to start.
Currently available in Vancouver's V6A neighbourhood, and growing neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Improvements to light and dark modes, and increased login speeds.
The developer, Strathcona Vineyard Church, 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:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Strathcona Vineyard Church
- Size
- 35.2 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 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
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- This app has an age rating of 18+ with content restrictions.
Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls. - In-App Controls
Age Assurance
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Social Media
Social Media (Age Restricted)
- Copyright
- © 2026 Strathcona Vineyard Church