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WEAK TIES REALLY MATTER. 

After retirement, the small moments still matter.We're here to bring them back.

Hoppale is an app that helps adults 65-80 stumble into short, real-world encounters near home. 

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Community Belonging

Motivated to Act

Simple & Spontaneous

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Inside the app

from greeting to reflection

Step 01

Welcome Screen

A warm, personal entry point designed for adults 65+.

Hoppale splash screen
Step 02

Tell us a little about you

Short personal onboarding, Pick your interests once, and the app does the matching from there.

Hoppale hobby selection during onboarding
Step 03

Activities near you, matched to your Interests

The Tov-Karov slider balances between what's closest to you and what matches your interests. Prefer to explore visually? Switch to map view.

Hoppale main feed with the Tov-Karov slider and map view
Step 04

Everything you need to know

Host, distance, price, and who's coming - all upfront.

Hoppale event detail card
Step 05

You're going - now what?

Navigate there or add it to your calendar instantly.

Hoppale post-registration confirmation
Step 06

How did it go?

A short reflection that turns one outing into a habit. Speak, no typing required.

Hoppale reflection screen with active voice recording
Step 07

keep your social moments 

Track your outings, your saved events, and how far you've come.

Hoppale personal profile and saved events
Why it works

The reasons behind Hoppale

Weak ties

The power of small encounters.

Granovetter's weak ties theory (1973) shows that acquaintances and everyday contacts can connect people to wider social networks. For Hoppale, this explains the value of creating short, nearby, low-commitment interactions for recent retirees.

Granovetter et al., 1973

Reflection

The day continues after the meet-up.

After every outing, a short reflection — just a few questions about how it felt. Over time, the next one becomes easier to say yes to. Research shows that brief reflection after an unexpected encounter helps build lasting social habits.       (Olshannikova et al., 2020)

10-minute walk
Neighborhood

A community already nearby.

Most meaningful encounters happen within a 10-minute walk of home. Hoppale surfaces the small, neighborhood-scale moments — a coffee, a walk, a class — that turn a street into a community.

MusicWalksCoffeeBooksArtCookingNatureTalks
Personalization

Tuned to be personal.

Pick your interests once. From there, Hoppale quietly matches what's near you with what actually pulls you out the door — no endless feeds, no algorithms guessing.

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social contact
HELP TO REDUCE LONELINESS

The quiet gap after retirement.

Many older adults describe a subtle drop in everyday social contact after retirement — fewer small interactions, not necessarily fewer close friends. That gap is what Hoppale is built to fill.

MiLab interviews & literature review, 2025

RTL
Hebrew-first

Why Hebrew-first

Most loneliness-and-tech tools we found are English-only, app-store heavy, and assume comfort with onboarding flows. Designing in Hebrew, RTL, with large type and minimal steps was a non-negotiable starting point.