Hey Everyone 👋 I’m Melanie, the founder of Panion. I’m really excited to share Panion (version 1.0) with the PH community and to hear your feedback, questions, and ideas for how to make it even more fun and useful for your social life. ⚡️The Problem For anyone who has moved to a new place or has traveled solo, it’s no secret that meeting new people can be a challenge. While we are more globally connected than ever before, technology sometimes has the illusion of bringing us closer than we actually are. I experienced this firsthand when I moved from NYC to Malmö, Sweden and had to start building my social circle again from scratch. So how do you make new friends who you actually have something in common with when you arrive to a new place? Look no further... 😃 🛠The Solution Panion is changing the world of friend-making by making it easy to find like-minded people and relevant activities wherever you go. Unlike other social networking platforms, we do not promote status updates or popularity contests, we are focused solely on helping you build real-life in-person connections that last. We understand that people are complex and therefore building friendships is also complex. We use smart data to connect people based on their personalities rather than swiping through images and judging people solely on how they look. With Panion you can... ⭐️ See all your overlapping common interests, values, and experiences with other panions nearby. 🗝 Search specifically for a keyword or filter by a range of characteristics to make it. easy and efficient to find the exact types of people you are looking for. 👫 Create spontaneous group activities based on mutual interest. 📅 Attend local events with new panions that share your passions. 👥 Join and explore the members of communities you are already a part of and find all the friends of friends you have yet to meet wherever you go. So hop onto Panion and start meeting people who actually get you! 💫We are super excited to be on Product Hunt today! I will be here all day ready to hear and discuss any ideas and feedback you have to offer. And thank you for voting for us!

Great job! Once I started to use this app, I just wondered how I can tell more people about it. I think everybody has to know about this. Knowing that there is someone who wants to share some time with you voluntarily! That is really great!

I concerned about social life in my new country, still, I have concerns but this app made me believe that I can solve this problem easier and sooner than what I have been expecting. That’s really wonderful.

I really liked the fact that there is no perception of love and romance and the goal is just to find someone to share some good moments or maybe bad, I don’t know. Thanks for the team. Good job!

Technically, I found it really professional. I have no problems using the app and this was really surprising!! I am a bit pessimist about digital ways of finding people. Matter of trust or whatever; but here astonishingly, I met real people with real interests in common!

There are lots of specific keywords in this app that you can pick as your interests and this worked quite good for me for the last few months! As a pro gamer 😎 it's really hard to find good gamers around. Thanks to Panion, I have 4 new and really good gamer friends now and we're having fun gaming nights!

Finding some friends with the same interests might not be easier than this. Since the time that I have moved to Sweden, I really missed the activities that I used to do with my friends and this app made this possible for me again. Thanks, Panion!

Love this app! It's a great way to meet new people around town. I wish I had it when I first moved to town but I'm glad it exists now. I'm normally skeptical of new social platforms but I think this one does a good job of nailing their goals. Highly recommended.

I’ve been using Panion for the last few months and it’s been a wonderful way to meet people in my area. I think it’s a really cool concept - a non-dating app that allows me to find people with similar interests!

As someone who is into design, I really appreciate the graphics. The app is easy to use and I can say that I didn’t encounter any difficulties while working on it. Even the first time I think everything was really clear.

I moved to a new city and I’m glad I found out about Panion. It probably would have been a lonely few days in New York if not for Panion! I’ll use this app whenever I’m travelling from now on. I think it has the potential to become even better as more and more users start to join Panion.

I have been using the app for a while now after moving to Malmo, Sweden and I think it is really great. I have made a few friends from the app and have met some of them in person too. Thank you for making it easy for me to find great friends from a totally new place. I will be using the app in the future too since I think it is very easy to find new through this platform and hence can have real discussions that interests both parties. Really excited to see Panion grow much bigger.

As an Expat, not having any friends during my initial days in Malmo, Panion helped me find a Liverpool football fanatic like me who saved me from a few boring weekends I used to have before meeting my Panion. Thanks Panions !!!

Never thought I'd find people who shared the same interests as me so easily! The app is really great and fun to use! Finally, something that lets you find meaningful connections.

great idea. really nice UI/UX.

Although I didn’t move anywhere, the question of finding friends by specific (:))) interests is still relevant for me. I'll try Panion, I hope it will be a success!

As an expat, using this app & being involved has been great! Great way to meet new friends with the same interests. Having moved around quite a lot; Canada to Denmark and now to Sweden, meeting/making new friends has always been challenging but having something like Panion has definitely helped me meet more locals, expats and other people who share some interests of mine. Looking forward to following Panion’s journey. Good luck!

Je trouve beaucoup de gens sympathiques sur Panion

As a pretty shy guy, reaching out to people doesn’t always come naturally to me, but Panion makes it really easy to find people that I have things in common with, and then conversations just happen. It’s amazing how many nice people are everywhere if you just find something to connect over. Last weekend I had a few Panions over for a Mario Kart tournament, it was really great! Definitely try out Panion if you haven’t.

What an amazing idea! Great way to make new friends!