Nearo: Offline Nearby Chat

Discover people nearby and start a direct conversation — no internet connection, no sign-up, and no permanent chat history.

No signal. No account. Still connected.

Nearo lets nearby iPhone users discover each other, connect, and exchange text messages without relying on an internet connection.

Open Nearo, see who's nearby, send a request, and start a temporary conversation the moment they accept.

CHAT NEARBY

See other Nearo users nearby and message them directly — no internet required. Nearo works over your local network, device to device.

NO ACCOUNT

No sign-up, no phone number, no email. Choose a name and an avatar, and you're ready.

DIRECT CONNECTION

Messages travel straight between the two devices, encrypted along the way — never through a server, because there isn't one.

TEMPORARY BY DESIGN

Nearo is built around temporary sessions, not permanent chat history. When you end a conversation, it's deleted from your device — and Nearo tells the other device to delete its copy too, whenever that's possible. Reconnecting later starts a brand-new conversation.

SIMPLE ON PURPOSE

No groups, no attachments, no read receipts, no noise. Just a nearby conversation when you want one.