Wake Up. Totally Us.

Put the phone down and get back to you and your people: real plans, real hangouts and memories worth making.

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Free to join. Starting in Calgary, for adults 18 and up.

Social media promised to keep us connected.

Instead, it became better at holding our attention than bringing us together. Our friendships became notifications, our memories became content, and our lives became something to watch instead of something to share.

We’ve traded real nights out for screen time, and the cost is bigger than a few missed plans. We can have hundreds of followers and still be missing the people who answer when we call, make an ordinary night worth remembering, and show up when life gets hard.

A life that looks connected is not the same as a life shared. It’s time to wake up and start showing up for one another again.

Wake Up is built on what actually matters: your crew, real hangouts, and memories worth making.

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Friendsmas is onSaturday, 7 pm. Everyone in your crew is in.

What if your screen time were nights out?

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21hours a week
5nights out a week
46full days a year

Based on 4 hours for a night out. Your phone's screen time settings show your real number.

Three stories. Three beginnings. One night.

Everyone comes to Wake Up from a different place. Here's how it works for three of them, and what happens when their stories meet.

AAishaHas a crew, but plans never happenJJordanJust moved to CalgaryMMeiHer best nights keep getting buried
AStory one · Aisha

Plan it with your crew. Share it with your network.

Aisha has a group chat full of friends, but plans never make it past "we should hang out soon." With Wake Up, she starts with her crew and picks an activity that comes ready to play. When they're ready, the night opens up to their shared network.

  1. 01

    Start with your crew

    Pick from your crew. The people you see most are at the top.

  2. 02

    Pick an activity

    Everything you need to play is right in the app. You just show up.

  3. 03

    Set a time

    Your crew gets the invite first. Now put your phone down.

  4. Then

    Open it up when you're ready

    When your crew is ready, the invite goes out to your shared network: the friends of your crew. That's how crews start to connect.

What makes it different.

  • Nothing to plan. Open the app and it's all there: the songs, the stories, the cards.
  • No awkward silences. There's always something to talk about, even with someone new.
  • Your crew grows. Every night you show up brings your crew a little closer.

Every hangout comes with something to do.

You'll never run out of things to talk about. Open the app, pick an activity, and everything you need for a night full of laughs is ready to go.

  • Music

    Behind the Songs

    Take a trip through the history of music, one era at a time. You might find a new favourite in a decade you thought you'd skip.

  • Storytelling

    Two Sides of the Story

    We give you two sides of a story. Pick a side, then find out which version we made up.

  • Big decisions

    Take the Deal?

    A tempting offer lands in front of you. Look at the details and make your case. Would you take the deal or walk away?

  • Coming soon

    More on the way

    More activities are on the way, and waitlist members see them first.

JStory two · Jordan

Having someone in your corner shouldn't be based on luck.

Jordan just moved to Calgary and doesn't know anyone yet. New to Calgary, or starting fresh? You can still build your crew, one person at a time.

  1. 01

    Let us get to know you

    We start by getting to know you a little: what matters to you, your interests, your communication style and what you're looking for in a friendship.

  2. 02

    Meet your five

    Based on what we learn about you, we introduce you to five people we think you'll click with. One connection at a time, you choose who to connect with first. No swiping.

  3. 03

    Start easy

    Guided prompts take the awkwardness out of the first conversation, so it never gets stuck at "hey, how are you?"

  4. 04

    Meet up

    If it clicks, pick an activity and meet in person. The app has everything you need for the night.

One of Jordan's five is Mei. It clicks, and she adds him to her crew.

MStory three · Mei

Keep the moments that matter.

Mei's favourite nights keep getting buried under posts from people she's never met. On Wake Up, they finally have a place to live.

Keepsakes

The night, kept.

Every hangout becomes a keepsake your crew can go back to.

  • Grouped by activity and by who was there
  • Look back through every hangout together
  • Share with your crew only, or with your community too
In the Moment

Until next time.

Small things you send between hangouts to keep the vibe going.

  • A photo, a song or a thought, for your crew only
  • Gone after your next hangout or 7 days, whichever comes first

Where the stories meet

Traditions: where your crews meet.

Some nights are too good to do just once. Traditions are how your crew makes them a thing, and how your crew grows into a network.

  1. A

    Aisha starts a tradition: Friendsmas with her crew. Mei is in.

  2. M

    When Aisha's crew is ready, the invite opens up to the friends of their crew too.

  3. J

    Mei brings Jordan. A month ago he didn't know anyone. Now he's at Friendsmas.

Aisha's crewMei's crewJordan's crewFriendsmas

Three stories. Three beginnings. One night.

That's how a crew becomes a network.

Join with your crew.

Wake Up works best with people you already know. Add as many friends as you like, and your crew gets into the Calgary pilot together.

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