Do you need fresh bread? help? advice? a tool? someone to talk to? company?
One ask is enough.
Whatever you need ...
Someone nearby has it.
bitte.help brings you together.
Free · no account · no profile · no ads
Sometimes you just need someone.
Quickly. Without fuss.
But who do you ask when you don’t know
who can help, here and now?
Somewhere out there, someone
has time right now and wants to help.
Someone just waiting to be asked.
bitte.help brings you together.
One ask. Many ears.
Separate conversations.
26 hear your ask
One ask reaches everyone nearby.
They read what you need. Your name and your number stay with you.
3 answer you
Every answer comes straight to you.
Now you know who nearby can help – and wants to. Whoever answers is glad to help. You never hear a no. That’s the small joy of living next door.
1 number shared
From now on, it’s just the two of you.
Only the person you give your number to gets it. Then you can also call and write to each other directly.
This is how we connect people
– without an audience, without posturing.
Many hear. One answers.
Your ask reaches everyone nearby. Every answer comes to you, and every conversation stays between the two of you.
Nobody talks over you.
There is no public thread for strangers to leave their opinions under. Whoever wants to help writes to you.
Humanity, not social media.
No reach, no likes. The only thing visible is your karma – and you earn that by helping.
You choose who you ask.
26 people near you
Your ask goes to everyone nearby.
Even neighbours whose number you don’t have.
9 members of the club
Or only to your club.
Only the club’s registered members see your ask.
6 colleagues
Or only to your colleagues.
You can belong to several groups. You choose again with every ask.
And when you help,
people see your group.
You see who’s helping you.
Whoever helps you shows all their groups – on every ask, even one to everyone. So you know who you’re dealing with.
You know who reads your ask.
An ask to your club reaches members only. Nobody else.
Your work shows across the neighbourhood.
Your members don’t only help each other. When they help a neighbour, your name is there with them.
Would you like your organisation on bitte.help?
You decide what you share.
| Private | Someone is there | Number shared | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your number | hidden | hidden | shared |
| Talking | not yet | via bitte.call | call directly |
| Writing | not yet | under a nickname | write directly |
|
Every ask disappears after 24 hours.
Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Asks expire and disappear – and the messages with them. No archive, no history, nothing to scroll back through.
Your location stays yours.
We find people near you – without giving away where you are.
Only the neighbourhood hears you.
Your ask goes no further. You’ll find the exact radius in the app’s privacy policy (in German).
What happens when someone causes trouble.
Hurtful words don’t get through.
Asks and messages are checked. What hurts is filtered out before it reaches anyone.
Report anything that doesn’t feel right.
A reported ask disappears from your feed, and we take a look at it.
And then it’s quiet.
No more conversation, no message, no call – in both directions.
Three steps from ask to help.
Just ask.
What you need. In one sentence. No name, no number.
Next door, a phone lights up.
Everyone near you sees your ask – including neighbours whose number you don’t even have.
Someone is there.
You talk. You write. You help each other. Done.
Someone needs help.
An ask from near you appears in your feed.
Show that you are there.
One tap on bitte.help, and you can write straight away.
You help.
You talk. You write. You help each other. Done.
Once someone helps, you can talk.
Talk without sharing your numbers.
As soon as someone accepts your ask, the two of you can talk. We connect the call without either of you seeing the other’s number. Whoever hangs up has given nothing away.
Sometimes one line is enough.
Whoever offers help can write straight away. You see each other under a nickname, for example “Yellow Fox”. Your number stays with you until you tap “Share number”. You can change the nickname in the settings.
A thank you, not a score.
Once you’ve helped each other, you both give quick feedback – good or not so good. Your karma grows from that. It is not a rank and not a leaderboard: there is nothing to collect and nothing to defend. It only shows how it went for others with you.
No profile. No ads.
No trading in your data.
Nothing to fill in.
There is no page about you. Nothing to maintain, nothing to compare.
Nobody buys their way into your feed.
It holds asks from people near you. Nothing else.
We don’t sell you.
We sell no data and build no profiles. This website counts visits anonymously and without cookies.
On the big networks, the users are the product. Not here.
Why we are building bitte.help.
When we dream of the future,
people show up for each other again.
We build digital products
– not for screen time,
but for real encounters.
It works in Aachen. In Cologne.
But also in Delhi, New York and Beijing.
This is not social media.
This is humanity.
Started in Aachen.
Made for the world.
What people ask us.
Is bitte.help really free?
Yes, completely. No hidden costs, no premium subscription, no in-app purchases. bitte.help is free.
Who sees my ask?
Only people near you. They see what you need, but not your name and not your phone number. Your number stays hidden until you decide to share it. You’ll find the exact radius in the app’s privacy policy (in German).
Does anyone actually use this?
bitte.help is just starting out in Aachen. We’re still few, but growing. The more people join, the better it works – which is why every single download counts.
How is this different from a WhatsApp group?
In a WhatsApp group, members usually see your number and your profile. On bitte.help your number stays hidden from the start. Your ask automatically reaches people nearby – you don’t have to join any group.
What happens to my data?
Your asks disappear automatically after 24 hours. We store no chat histories, no location history, no contact lists. Your phone number is used for verification and stays hidden until you share it. If you help someone, they see you under a nickname; you share your number only through “Share number”. More on this in the app’s privacy policy (in German).
I need help with the app. Who do I ask?
Write to us at support@bitte.help. We usually reply within five working days. Answers to common questions – no code by text message, deleting your account, reporting someone – are under Help & contact.
Somewhere close by, someone you don’t know yet needs you.
Download bitte.help – and be there when someone needs you.