Commuticate0.1.218 - App Store

Commuticate is the easiest way to use the dead time in your day - your drive home, your morning walk, a quiet 15 minutes between meetings - to actually talk to the people you care about.

Stop playing phone tag. Stop staring at unread voicemails. Broadcast that you're free for a quick chat, see when friends or family are free, and call them in the moment.

WHY COMMUTICATE

. Show that you're free for a quick call. Pick a duration (15, 30, 45, 60 minutes - or custom), add a one-line note, and your friends instantly see you're available to talk.
. See who's free right now. Open the app and your Available tab shows every friend currently broadcasting, with one-tap calling.
. Track the people you care about most. Pick a few close friends or family members to "track" - when they become available to talk, you get a push.
. Recurring commute windows. Drive at the same time every weekday? Set a schedule once and Commuticate broadcasts automatically.
. Friend groups for nuance. Share availability with everyone, or just your "family" / "work friends" / "running club" - your choice, every time.
. Real phone calls. Commuticate doesn't add a confusing new dialer - it logs the attempt and opens your native phone app, so you stay in control.
. Call history that's actually useful. See how often you reach who you mean to reach. Notice the relationships that drift; reinforce the ones that don't.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Sign up with email, Apple, or Google.
2. Add the phone number you'd answer on, and a handful of friends.
3. When you're free for a quick chat - usually a commute or a walk - tap Go Available, pick a duration, and broadcast.
4. Your friends see you in Available. They tap to call. Connection happens.
5. Set a recurring schedule for the times you're predictably free, and Commuticate broadcasts on autopilot.

PRIVACY FIRST

We don't sell your data. We don't run ads. We don't use an advertising ID. We don't upload your contacts. Your phone number is only visible to people you've accepted as friends, and only when you're broadcasting. Read our full policy at commuticate.app/privacy.

ACCOUNT & DATA

Edit your profile from inside the app and delete your account at any time from Profile → Delete Account. Deletion completes within 30 days.

WHO IT'S FOR

. Anyone who drives, walks, or rides every day and would rather talk than scroll.
. Long-distance friendships and family relationships that have drifted into voicemail.
. Couples and parents who only get a real conversation in during the commute.
. Friend circles that have always wanted to "catch up more often" but never quite manage it.

Commuticate is built and operated by Tech Efficient LLC. Questions or feedback? Email support@techefficientllc.com.

Version History Fixes a crash that could happen when choosing a photo. Thanks for your patience. 0.1.218 Oct 5 What's new in 0.1.217:

• Compatibility with the latest version of iOS, so the app opens reliably on the newest devices and updates. 0.1.217 Sep 30 What's new in 0.1.216:

• Behind the scenes: better diagnostics, so problems get found and fixed faster. 0.1.216 Sep 12 What's new in 0.1.215:

• Friend search no longer comes up empty when your search text has a stray space on the end.
• Behind the scenes: account sign-up is better protected against automated abuse. 0.1.215 Sep 2 What's new in 0.1.214:

• Setting up the car automation is now a guided walkthrough — tap the lightning bolt under Profile → Driving & car prompts and it takes you through it step by step.
• Going available from your car no longer fails when your connection blips as CarPlay connects. It retries quietly instead of showing an error.
• A call request about a friend you already message now lives in the same conversation as everything else, rather than a second thread for the same person.
• Going available now defaults to 15 minutes instead of 30 — closer to an actual commute. You can still change it. 0.1.214 Aug 21 What's new in 0.1.212:

• Your commute reminder now arrives 5 minutes before your window opens, instead of right as it starts — so you can go available before you're behind the wheel.
• The reminder has a "Go available" button. Press it straight from the lock screen and you're broadcasting, without opening the app.
• Tapping the reminder itself opens the compose screen already filled in from that schedule. 0.1.212 Aug 18 • Send photos and videos in any conversation, from your camera or your photo library — one to one or in a group.
• Tap a photo to open it full screen. Tap a video to play it.
• Attachments can be up to 100MB, so a full length clip goes through.
• Swipe any conversation to delete it, hide alerts, pin it to the top, or mark it unread.
• Phone stays awake while you record a voice note so you don't get interrupted 0.1.211 Aug 11 • Conversations — send text or voice messages to any friend, from their profile or the new chat icon in the header.
• Group conversations — start one from a group you already use, or pick people yourself. Voice messages work in groups too.
• Threads now read like a real conversation, with a timestamp on every message and day markers as you scroll back.
• Manage your list the way you'd expect: swipe to delete, hide alerts, pin to the top, or mark unread. Search finds a conversation by name or by what was said in it.
• Rename a group conversation, or add people to it at any time.
• Voice notes from your call list now live alongside your other conversations.
• Turning on notifications in Settings takes effect right away, so pushes stop going missing. 0.1.209 Aug 9 • New Calls to make list — track people you've been meaning to call, with an optional reason and priority.
• Voice notes on shared call requests — record up to 60 seconds when you flag a friend, and go back and forth from a shared thread.
• Availability pushes now show how long the friend is free for, plus a "wrapping up soon" nudge before the window closes.
• Availability copy now reads like a sentence — "Sarah is on a walk" instead of just a name.
• Stay signed in longer, with fewer email notifications by default.
• Keyboard and layout fixes on iOS forms. 0.1.208 Aug 7 • Vacation mode — pause your schedule reminders and auto-broadcasts while you're away. Pick a preset like "until tomorrow night" or "1 week," or leave it on until you turn it off.

• New schedules auto-broadcast by default. You can still turn it off per schedule.

• First-time tutorial — three quick slides ending right at the Go available button.

• People you're tracking are listed alphabetically.

• Friend-request links from email work even after you've already accepted — no more spinning.

• Polish: the note field on Go available scrolls properly above the keyboard, Apple "Hide My Email" relay accounts show real names, and share links open straight to the right screen in the app. 0.1.206 Jun 17 - better keyboard experience on the Go page
- don’t suggest to go available if already available 0.1.205 Jun 14 - FaceTime + FaceTime Audio options when you're both on iOS — tap Call and pick the channel.
- Picking up a phone call now pauses your "free to talk" broadcast automatically, then resumes it when you hang up. No more re-broadcasting after every call.
- "Looks like you're driving" prompt offers to broadcast your commute the moment you start your car.
- Push notifications now show the sender's name in bold with the action on a second line, instead of a single truncated sentence.
- Multiline note fields (Go Available, Schedule, Profile bio) now show a "Done" bar above the keyboard so you can dismiss it cleanly.
- Tap-to-refresh: opening a notification jumps you straight to Available with the latest list, no manual pull-to-refresh.

Fixes
- Tapping a friend's free-to-talk card no longer shows a "?" avatar and "no phone number" error.
- Back button labels read "Available", "Friends", etc. instead of an internal screen name.
- Phone validation accepts standard US formats with or without the country code on every screen. 0.1.204 Jun 8 0.1.202 Jun 4