Porch Light

Keep the light on.

A porch light means come by anytime. Turn yours on when you're around, and your closest people know it's a good time to call. No feed, no audience — just connection.

A warm porch lantern glowing at dusk, with lit windows down the street

We're more connected than ever — and somehow further apart.

Life gets full. You think of someone you care about, but you never quite know if it's a good time to call — so you don't. Weeks slip by. Months.

And too many of us, when a hard moment comes, aren't sure who we'd even pick up the phone to call. Porch Light was built to change that.

Three simple ways to stay connected

A man smiling during a hands-free call while driving
Porch Light

Always on at the right moments.

Your porch light is a standing invitation — when it's on, your people know it's a good time to call. And you barely have to think about it: Porch Light turns your light on and off for you automatically, around your day, so you're reachable when it makes sense and never when it doesn't.

A woman laughing warmly during a phone call at home
Auto Call

Don't let the months slip by.

Good intentions fade. Auto Call sets up a recurring conversation at a frequency you choose and rings you both when you're available — so staying close actually happens, instead of slipping away.

A young boy reaching up to knock on a tall wooden door
Knock

Someone to call, right now.

Tap Knock and Porch Light calls your people one at a time — just the ones whose light is on, in the order you've set — until someone picks up. The moment someone answers, you're on a real call together.

Here's what it looks like

Three one-minute screen recordings from the app.

Porch Light's welcome screen

Setting up your light

Onboarding, and how your light turns on and off around your day.

A friend's page with Auto-call switched on

Auto Call

Pick how often. When you're both free, it rings you both.

A circle screen mid-call, dialing one member at a time

Calling your circle

Round-robin dial — one person at a time until someone picks up.

No posts. No likes. No strangers.

Porch Light isn't social media. There's no feed to perform for, no audience, no followers to chase. Just genuine, one-on-one conversation with the handful of people who actually matter to you.

Built for real life

🏠 Home base

Your light comes on the moment you get home — so your people know you've landed and you're free to talk. Your location never leaves your phone.

🌙 Quiet hours

Block out dinner, bedtime, the moments that are yours. Your light stays dark and nothing comes through — so downtime stays downtime.

📅 Calendar

Soon, your light will dim itself when your calendar's busy — so a call never pulls you out of a meeting.

🚗 Driving

Soon, your light will switch on for hands-free drives — turning your commute into time to actually catch up.

A hand knocking on a warm wooden door beneath a glowing porch lantern at dusk

Keep the light on.

Download Porch Light and start having the conversations that matter.