The success of our platform relies on the quality and richness of our community. To ensure you're able to connect with people like you, we're focusing our launch on single groups at a time. To make sure you can join as soon as possible, we suggest requesting an invite and sharing your code with people you know. The more people we have like you in your location, the sooner you'll be able to use Butter.

When you create an account, you'll be asked to provide your full name, age, postcode and email address. Once your account has been created, you can add additional information like your personal bio, a selection of photos, your gender association and your interests. We don't collect any location data or financial information.

Right now we're available exclusively in Melbourne, and solely for the sober, sober curious and sober-ish. As our platform is brand new, we're only accessible to iPhone 12 users and later.

It's as easy as keeping your preferences up-to-date. Open the Explore feed Tap Preferences, located in the top right corner of the feed Select your preferences for the plans you'd like to join, including your interests, the location of the plans, and the age and gender association of the people you'd like to meet These preferences will save to your account until you update them again. Changing your selection will update your feed instantly. We also suggest making sure your interests, age and gender association are up-to-date on your profile, as these are used to curate your plans in others' feeds.

Tap on your profile photo in the top left of the Explore feed Settings > Edit Profile Here you'll be able to edit your bio, photos and personal information.

We want to create intentional connection, IRL. So, we're a little different to other platforms you've used before; you're not able to add someone else as a friend until you have the intention to meet them in person. This means that once you join a plan, all of the guests - and the host - automatically become friends. Here you're able to create chats with each other, and invite them to future plans.

Head to the search bar in Chat Enter the name of your friend or plan Select them from the list Alternatively, if you're wanting to start a conversation within a plan you're attending Open the plan from Calendar Navigate to Discussion Start a chat This conversation will also appear in Chat, located in the menu bar.

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Tap the + button in the menu bar Sell the dream: get others excited about your plan by providing plenty of detail about why you've created the plan, the agenda, and time and place Select your plan preferences, including the gender association of the people you'd like to meet and how many guests you'd like to attend Add a cover photo that accurately represents your plan Invite friends in the final tab Tap Create plan

Here are our top 4 tips: Create a clear, concise name Give your plan a name that tells people exactly what they're in for. We recommend a name no longer than 3-4 words - something like 'Markets & Coffee' is much more eye-catching and prescriptive than 'Saturday Morning Hang Out' or 'Window Shopping'. Sell the dream with a strong description The same goes for the plan description. What do you want to do? Why do you want to do it? What are you looking forward to? Sharing this level of detail will help others to get a better understanding of you, which will lead to better RSVPs, and better connections. Add a cover photo Update the default cover image with a photo that really showcases your plan. For example, in our 'Markets & Coffee' example, you could add a shot of the markets you're attending, or the cafe you'll visit after. Keep in mind this photo will be the first thing people will see, so you want it to look as engaging and exciting as possible. Preferences, preferences, preferences These are crucial to ensuring your plan gets infront of the right people. Make sure you select the 2 interests your plan most relates to, as well as the number of guests and the type of people that you'd like to meet.

You can invite your friends to your plans. To do this: Make plans using the '+' button in the menu bar Add all of your plan detail Navigate to Invite and select the friends you'd like to invite. Tap Create plan Your friends will receive a notification once your plan is published.

You can manage your join requests from Calendar. Open your plan Navigate to the Guests tab Here you'll be able to view everyone who's requested to join your plan, their join messages, and manage your responses - from 'Approved' to 'Declined'. The Invite button will also display the number of RSVPs you have remaining, based on the preference you selected. To ensure everyone has a great experience on Butter, make sure you're responding to join requests as quickly as possible. Any pending requests will be highlighted by the pill, located in the bottom right corner of your plan.

Navigate to Calendar > your plan Tap the Guests tab Here you'll be able to view everyone who's requested to join your plan and view the join messages they've left.

Open the plan you'd like to join Tap the RSVP button Leave a message for the host. You can skip this step, but you're more likely to become a guest if you leave a personalised message Tap Send request You'll receive a notification if the planner accepts your join request. Until then, you can view your pending RSVPs in Calendar > Pending.

RSVPing to a plan acts as a join request, rather than an acceptance into the plan. If the planner accepts your join request, you'll receive a notification and the plan will appear in your Calendar. You'll be able to chat with the guests and view the specific meeting location at this point. If your RSVP is declined, your request will disappear and you won't be permitted to attend the plan.

Open the plan where you'd like to modify your RSVP Tap the Attending button Select your new RSVP status We ask that you treat your social plans on Butter with the same respect as you would any other social plan. This means, if you need to change your RSVP after you've successfully joined a plan, it's important to send the planner a message to let them know why you're no longer attending. Ghosting isn't cool, and we won't let it become an accepted way of doing things on Butter.

Navigate to the Calendar to view all of your upcoming plans, including plans you're attending, plans you've made, and plans you're waiting to be accepted into.

You can view the plans you have pending RSVPs on in Calendar > Pending. Once the host reviews your RSVP, you'll be notified if you've been accepted and the plan will move into Calendar > All Plans.

Connecting on Butter We only encourage the community to meet with each other offline if they feel safe to do so. If someone in the community is displaying inappropriate or concerning behaviour, please flag them with the Butter team using the 'Report user' function and do not meet them offline. Connecting IRL We want to foster a safe, open and respectful community, so we take your feedback very seriously. If you have an uncomfortable experience at your offline plan, please let us know here so we can investigate the user. Any users breaching our safety guidelines will be removed from the platform. Sharing location information When you make plans, you're required to add a meeting location, and a suburb location. This specific meeting location cannot be seen by anyone on the platform until you've accepted them as a guest at your plan. This prevents people from arriving at your plan that you have not personally accepted and approved. Please note, we do not collect location data while you're using Butter.

Absolutely. When you make plans, you're required to add a meeting location, and a suburb location. This specific meeting location cannot be seen by anyone on the platform until you've accepted them as a guest at your plan. This prevents people from arriving at your plan that you have not personally accepted and approved. Please note, we do not collect location data while you're using Butter.

Head to the Chat tab Enter the person's name into the search bar Open their profile Tap the 3-dot button in the top right-hand corner Press 'Delete friend'.

Open your profile, found in the top left-hand corner of the Explore feed Navigate to Settings > Profile settings Select Report user Select the friend you're reporting, and add some feedback Press Submit Our customer service team will investigate them and take any required steps.

Open your profile, found in the top left-hand corner of the Explore feed Navigate to Settings > Profile settings Select Block user Select the friend you want to block Press Submit Our customer service team will investigate them and take any required steps.

To keep everyone safe, your profile can only be viewed by the Butter community when they're exploring a plan that you've posted or RSVP'd to. Our search tools aren't able to be used for searching for users, and functions like Chat are only able to be used with friends.

Yes, anyone can see the plans you've made, if they appear on their Explore feed (which is tailored based on their individual interests). However, we don't publicly display the location of your plans. They can only be seen by people you've approved as a plan guest.

Open the conversation you'd like to remove Tap the 3 dots in the top right-hand corner Select Delete chat This will archive the conversation for 30 days, before being permanently removed.

All of the personal data you share with us like your email, password and photos, are encrypted using our cloud-based storage system. If you decide to delete your Butter account, this data is permanently removed from our database.