Answers to what people ask us most about the app, privacy, communities, businesses, and launch.
NearCom is a hyperlocal community platform for India. It's an app that lets you meet, talk to, buy from, sell to, and organize with the people who live within a radius you choose — from 500 metres to 5 kilometres.
Think of it as the town hall, the classifieds board, the community centre, and the local business directory — all in one calm, well-designed app. Built by Korvex Technologies.
Signup takes about 40 seconds. You'll enter your name, mobile number, email, and password. We'll send an OTP to verify your mobile. Then you'll drop a pin on the map to set your home location and drag a slider to choose your neighbourhood radius. That's it — your feed lights up.
No — and this is one of the biggest differences between NearCom and society-only apps like MyGate. NearCom works for anyone, anywhere: independent houses, apartment complexes, hostels, PGs, villages, or urban neighbourhoods. All that matters is that you have an address and a mobile number.
Yes, completely free for regular users. We support the platform with lightweight, locally-scoped Google AdMob ads — never intrusive, never cross-city. Businesses may pay for enhanced directory placement in the future, but core features stay free forever.
No. Your exact address and GPS coordinates are never shown publicly by default. Other neighbours see only your approximate distance ("0.4 km away") and, if you turn on the Show address toggle, an approximate area name — never a street number.
Read the full Privacy Policy for details on how location data is stored and used.
Yes. NearCom is fully compliant with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Intermediary Guidelines. Your data is stored on servers located in India. You can request access, correction, or deletion of your data at any time via the Settings menu or by emailing our Grievance Officer.
Every post and profile has a Report button. Reports go directly to our Trust & Safety team, who review within 24 hours. We enforce a one-person-one-account rule via mobile-number verification, and we permanently ban repeat offenders. You can also block individual users — they'll disappear from your feed, chats, and searches instantly.
No, zero commission. NearCom does not process payments — all transactions happen offline, directly between neighbours. We only introduce buyer and seller; the rest is between you two. This also means we don't collect your bank or UPI details.
Absolutely. Set the price to ₹0 and it'll be tagged "Free" in the Marketplace. The Free Stuff category is one of our most active — old books, kids' clothes, plant cuttings, furniture, appliances.
No. Once you mark an item as "Sold," the Message Seller button is instantly disabled on that listing. No more "Is it still available?" messages at midnight.
The Feed shows everything happening near you. Communities are focused sub-groups you opt into — Park Cleanup Crew, Weekend Runners, New Parents Circle, Book Swap Society. Each community has its own posts and a dedicated group chat room. You can create your own, moderate it, and choose Public or Invite-Only.
The creator becomes the first admin. They set the rules, approve join requests (in invite-only groups), and can remove members or posts. Multiple admins can be added. All community moderation still follows NearCom's platform-wide community guidelines and Trust & Safety escalation path.
Once NearCom is live, head to the Businesses tab and tap "Add your business." You'll enter the name, address, category, description, and a photo. Your listing appears to every neighbour within their chosen radius, sorted by distance. It's free to list.
Yes — those are some of the most valuable listings on NearCom. Home cooks, tuition teachers, tailors, mehendi artists, tailors, physiotherapists — they all belong here. You control what's visible in the listing.
Go to Profile → Settings → Location. You can drag the pin to a new home location and adjust the radius slider from 0.5 km to 5 km. Your feed refreshes instantly.
Profile → Settings → Account → Delete account. Deletion is permanent and removes your profile, posts, listings, and messages within 30 days (subject to legal retention obligations described in our Privacy Policy).
In-app: Profile → Support → Send feedback. Or email us directly at contact@korvextechnologies.com. We respond within one working day.
Public launch is planned for Q4 2026. Waitlisters will be invited city by city, starting with our pilot cities — Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, and Delhi NCR — with more added weekly.
Join the waitlist — that's the only way in. We prioritize invitations by neighbourhood density (so early sign-ups from the same area often unlock the whole street). Founding neighbours also get a permanent badge on their profile.
Yes, both. NearCom is built with React Native and Expo, and will launch simultaneously on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. A lightweight web version for browsing businesses may follow later.