5 Mappen
An unabashed play on the words “map” and “happen,” Mappen aims to make it easy to plan events with friends. In a slightly creepy style, the app shares a user’s location with friends so that everyone knows where everyone else is at; of course, you can choose to go “invisible” at any time.
While this open-stalking approach seems like a bad idea, the makers of Mappen say people can use the feature to keep friends safe or meet up with them; and all of this tracking is meant to make it easy to plan events with others in the same vicinity.
The app features VoIP calling, six emoji “reactions,” and two-tap communication so it’s easy to see what your friends are up to. Only users that are friends can see each other on the map, and anyone can choose to hide their location at anytime. Mappen makes spontaneous meet ups and event planning easier than ever before.