Every feature you need to rebuild your village
ExpatTribe brings together everything an expat family needs to meet other families in the neighborhood, build lasting friendships and feel at home, faster.
Your neighborhood map
Open the map and see, at a glance, the expat families settled around you. No more feeling like you're all alone in a new city.
- Expat families located in your area
- Approximate area only: your exact address is never revealed
- Filter by kids' ages, languages and interests
Family profiles, not just profiles
Every profile tells a family's story: how many kids, what ages, which languages, which passions. Everything you need to spot the families you'll click with in an instant.
- Family makeup and kids' ages
- Languages spoken and country of origin
- Interests and favorite activities
One account per parent, one family
Each parent has their own account and their own sign-in: nobody shares a password. The first creates the family, the other joins it with an invitation code, and you both find the same conversations, the same families and the same good addresses.
- Invite from your profile: a six-character code, valid for 7 days
- Each parent's first name is shown on their messages
- One Premium subscription for the whole family
Like & match, no pressure
A family you feel good about? Give them a like. If they like you back, it's a match. Nothing happens without mutual agreement: you stay in control.
- Connection only when the interest is mutual
- 5 likes a day on the free plan, reset every morning
- Unlimited likes with a Premium subscription
Messaging to make it happen
A match means nothing if it stays virtual. Messaging lets you set up a coffee between parents, a playdate or a trip to the park in just a few words.
- Private chats with the families you've matched with, on the free plan
- And if a family writes to you first, you can reply, free of charge too
- On Premium, message any family without waiting for a match
Premium: message without waiting for a match
The families' Guide
Questions from families, practical articles and local good addresses, all in one place. Look first: your question may already have an answer. If not, the AI assistant answers using what families have written.
- Questions families have already asked, with their answers
- Practical articles written by local families: schools, health, paperwork
- An AI assistant that draws on those articles when you can't find what you need
Good addresses with verified reviews
Plumber, paediatrician, bakery: the places local families recommend. As soon as three families recommend the same one, it gets the Verified reviews badge and moves to the top of the list.
- One tap on “I recommend it too” to back a place
- The Verified reviews badge from three families
- Most recommended first, or closest to home
Your app in your language, and 19 others
An expat neighborhood is rarely just one language. ExpatTribe comes in 20 languages, so every family can settle in using their own from the very first minute.
- English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch
- Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian
- Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Indonesian
Machine translation, whenever you need it
Twenty nationalities in one neighborhood means twenty languages around the table. In one tap, read a message or a wiki entry — the local tips families share with each other — in the language your app is set to.
- Private messages and wiki entries translated the moment you read them
- The original text is kept: a "Translated automatically" label says so, and you can switch back whenever you like
- An aid to understanding, not a professional translation: when in doubt, the original prevails
Family safety, at the heart of everything
ExpatTribe is built for parents. Protecting your children and keeping control of your data isn't an option, it's the foundation of the app.
- Children's birth dates strictly private
- First name and age visible only to matched families
- No advertising, for anyone: ExpatTribe is funded by the Premium subscription, not by your data
Ready to find a real village again?
Download ExpatTribe, create your family profile and discover the expat families in your neighborhood.
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ExpatTribe is on iPhone
Download the app, create your family profile, and meet the expat families in your neighbourhood.
On Android?
The Android version is on its way. Leave your email and we will let you know as soon as it ships. Your city tells us where to launch first.