a small studio in Seattle · last updated august 2026
i was bad at planning. not bad at caring, bad at planning. i'd run into someone i genuinely liked, say “we should grab dinner,” mean every word of it, and then watch four months go by. the friendship didn't end. it just quietly stopped happening. temporarily.
the part that finally bothered me was how it happened over and over. it was never “i don't want to see you.” it was: who have i not seen in a while, what would we even do, which night works, and who sends the first text. four small chores standing between me and a dinner i actually enjoyed. every single time.
so hangpal is an ai hangout planner that does those four chores. it notices who you've been drifting from, digs up something the two of you would actually like doing this week, picks a night that fits your calendar, and drafts the text. you read it, change whatever you want, and hit send. the message goes from your phone, in your words.
adults with real jobs and a handful of people they'd see more of if life were less busy. you already have a sense of how long it's been. you don't need a reminder that friendship is important. you need that next dinner on the calendar. hangpal finds the trendy restaurant that just opened up.
one person, no investors (yet? 🐵). there's a free tier and a paid one at $89 a year (or $8.99 a month). that's the whole business model, which is why your data is never sold and never used to train anyone's big AI model. the full detail is in the privacy policy.
it's still early. it's invite-only while it's in pilot, and it's being shaped by the people using it right now. if you want in, join the waitlist, or read the questions people ask.
a real person reads hello@hangpal.app. hello! that person is me, a human and not an ai chimp.