IyerDhruv

We're Beehive, a social app that lets you call your friends without needing to schedule. With Beehive, there's no more catching a friend at a bad time, sending texts back-and-forth to coordinate, or wondering if they even want to talk to you. Simply make a post with a topic, set an expiry time of 5-60 mins, and wait for a friend to call you! If you see a post on your feed, it means that friend is willing and able to chat. Our calls last about 10 mins, so it's perfect to pass time during a walk or wait.

A few months ago, we launched Beehive as an audio version of Quora or Stack Overflow [1]. You could post any question and get a call from someone with an answer. That problem ended up being too broad and vague. People just didn't know what to post.

Then, something interesting happened: our users started using Beehive to call their friends. We saw people talk about their day, tell a funny story, or meet up in person. That's when we redesigned Beehive to be the easiest way to call and keep in touch with your friends [2].

We'd love for you to try out the new version of Beehive on iOS and Android with your friends and let us know your thoughts!

I'm Dhruv, and along with my friends Amit and Catherine, I'm excited to share Beehive. Our app [1] lets you have instant 1:1 phone conversations about any topic, such as a project you're working on, something interesting happening in the news, or career advice.

To use Beehive, post your topic, set an expiry time of 5 - 30 mins, and wait for someone else to give you a call. While you wait, you can browse and answer other posts to build your stats, follow your friends, and check out different categories.

Building meaningful connections online is hard, made only more difficult by the pandemic. And while text-based platforms like Twitter and Reddit are useful, they can’t replicate the power of a 10-minute conversation. So we built something that does: Beehive enables private conversations with real people. Think of it as a private Clubhouse.

We’re excited to see how the HN community uses Beehive and hear your thoughts. To join, put @beehive_social as the user who invited you. Looking forward to your questions and feedback!