Companionship for older people
No one should feel alone in their own town.
Alongside introduces your parent to a friendly, verified local nearby. Someone for a walk, a coffee, a proper conversation. The kind of company that makes a whole week feel different.
Starting in Guernsey, and rolling out across the UK one town at a time.
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Our mission
We’re here to end the lonely week, one short walk at a time.
Alongside isn’t a care service, and it isn’t a dating app. It’s a friendly, verified local who lives nearby, and would love to share the small, ordinary things that make a week feel full again.
Trust & safety
You’re trusting us with someone you love. We don’t take that lightly.
So every part of Alongside is built to feel safe, for the person you love and for you.
Every member is a verified real person.
We confirm every single member with photo ID and a matching selfie. Everyone on Alongside is exactly who they say they are. No anonymous profiles, ever.
You approve every match
Nothing begins until you say yes. You see who you’re being introduced to, and the choice is always yours.
Report or block in one tap
A single tap ends any connection, instantly and privately. Every report is read by a real person on our team.
Conversations stay in-app
No phone numbers or home addresses are shared until the moment you decide you’d like to.
Trusted-contact alerts
Add a family member who can be kept gently in the loop, so the peace of mind is yours, too.
Alongside is not a care service. It’s community companionship: walks, coffee, conversation.
Getting started
Three small steps to good company.
Check your town
Pop in your town. We’ll save you a place, and tell you the moment Alongside reaches you.
Meet a verified local
We introduce a friendly neighbour who shares the same interests. You approve every match before it begins.
Share a walk
Meet for a stroll, a coffee, a proper natter, as often as suits, and always close to home.
Good company lives in your pocket.
We’re putting the final touches to the app. Join your town’s list and we’ll tell you the moment it lands.
Setting it up for someone you love
You can’t be there every day. Now someone kind can.
When you live an hour away, or an ocean away, you still want to know they’re alright. Alongside is how you do that.
Questions, answered
The things families ask us most.
Joining is free, and so is being told the day we reach your town. We’ll always show simple, fair pricing clearly before anyone pays a penny, and you’ll never be charged without choosing to.
We’re launching in Guernsey first, then arriving across the UK town by town. Pop your town in above and we’ll save you a place right at the front of the queue.
Safety comes first, always. Every member is a verified real person, confirmed with photo ID and a matching selfie. You approve every introduction before it begins, conversations stay inside the app, and you can report or block anyone in a single tap.
No. Alongside is not a care service. It’s community companionship: walks, coffee, conversation. It isn’t a dating app either. It’s simply good company, close to home.
A friendly local who lives nearby and enjoys the same things: a walk, a chat, a proper cup of tea. Every member is verified, and you approve the match before anything begins.
Absolutely. Many people do. You can join on their behalf, and we’ll guide you both through it gently, at whatever pace feels right.