field notes
Not a dating app
People ask if this is Tinder for friends. It is not. Dating apps are built for a different goal, and the gamification reflects it: rankings, endless swiping, who is hottest.
Table42 has no ranking and no algorithm deciding who you meet. You browse, you send a real invitation, you meet at a verified place, you scan to confirm it happened, you earn a badge. That is it.
We deliberately show a balanced mix of people — including same-gender meetups. Friendship has no gender rules.