How CityBridge works
Last updated: September 27, 2026
Five steps, and what happens behind each one.
CityBridge is currently in early beta. Real account creation is available, real accounts use the CityBridge Cloud backend, and the community is still small and growing.
1. Age check
Sign-up asks for a date of birth, so anyone under 16 cannot create an account and accounts aged 16–17 are placed in the protected tier automatically. Your birthday and exact age stay private.
2. Build your profile
Photo, name, city and country, languages, education, profession, a short bio, interests, and your connection goals. A completion percentage shows what is left, and privacy controls let you decide who finds you and what they see.
3. Discover people
Switch between Nearby and Global, search by name, city, country, profession, interest, language or goal, and filter on anything that matters. Each card shows shared interests, a match percentage you can expand into a “Why this match?” explanation, and either an approximate distance or the person's local time.
4. Connect and chat
Send a connection request, optionally with a personal note. Requests, sent invites, acceptances and declines all live on your Connections page. Once a request is accepted you can message each other, and conversations are readable only by their participants.
5. Events
Join or host meetups: search by title, host, venue, city or interest, and filter by Nearby, Global or Online and by Upcoming, Joined, Hosting or Past. Every card carries an audience badge of Ages 16–17 or 18+, and an event page shows the host, timezone, capacity, attendees and your Join, Leave or Waitlist state, with reporting and calendar export. Planned for later: event reminders and host moderation tools.