Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures
Quick Answer
Outernet, a new app by Danielle Egan and Athena Leong, transforms saved online posts into real-world adventures, helping users organize activities and events.
Quick Take
With features like AI-driven reminders and a passport-like documentation system, it aims to motivate users to explore their surroundings. The app is invite-only, currently profitable with 18,000 users, and offers a premium subscription at $6.99/month.
Key Points
- Outernet allows users to save posts from social media for future exploration.
- The app uses AI to organize activities by date, time, and location.
- Users can document their adventures with a passport-like feature.
- It has 18,000 users and is already profitable with a premium subscription.
- Invite-only access is currently available on iOS, with an Android waitlist.
Source Excerpt
Founded by the creators of viral offline events like San Francisco’s citywide scavenger hunt Pursuit, Outernet's app helps users save places and events they discover online, then nudges them to actually go.
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