Proximity voice chat for drivers
Roadby drops you into a live voice lobby with the drivers physically around you — hands-free, no map, no screen. Drift apart and the voice goes with them.
Free. No ads on screen. Your position is never shown to other users.
Four steps to get going
1 Create your account
Your email and a password, or your Google account. Then a name and an @username. No odd permissions.
2 Turn on your radar
With location on, you see how many people are near you. The area is the same for everyone: about 300 metres around you.
3 Talk, hands-free
Tap Join to enter the voice lobby and talk to whoever is around you right now. When each of you is inside the other’s area, you hear each other at full volume; drift further apart and the voice fades step by step until it is gone at about 400 metres. Tap Leave to step out whenever you want.
4 You choose who
Add friends, switch on Friends mode to keep the lobby to them, or block and report anyone who needs it.
Works with the Bluetooth in your car
Roadby is meant to be used while you drive: the voice is live and hands-free, it works with the Bluetooth kit in your car, and once the radar is on you do not need to look at the screen at all.
Your position is never shown to other users
- No other user sees your position: no map, no distance, no direction.
- Voice is live and is never recorded anywhere.
- You decide who hears you: Friends mode, mute, block or report.
- Delete your account whenever you want, from Settings › Account › Delete account.
This is how Roadby works
Radar
You see how many people are near you, with their name and photo, never their exact position.
Voice lobby
You talk to whoever is around you right now, with a button to mute yourself and one to leave.
Friends and history
Add friends, see how much time you have shared in a lobby and manage your blocks.
Free for everyone. Coffee helps.
Roadby is a small, independent project. If it made one of your drives better, a coffee helps keep it going.
Help & support
If you have a problem with the app, with another user, or any question about your data, this is your starting point.
Write to us directly
For questions, problems with another user, or anything about your data, write to support@roadby.app. We answer as soon as we can.
Frequently asked questions
How do I download Roadby?
You cannot yet. Roadby is not published on Google Play or the App Store: while the app is being finished it is a private build, shared by hand with a couple of people. When it is published, the download buttons on this page will take you straight to its listing. For now it only exists for Android.
Does Roadby work without an internet connection?
No: it needs a data connection to place you, show you the radar and connect the voice lobby.
How do I block or report another user?
Open their profile in the app, tap the ⋯ button (top right) and choose “Report @username” to report them or “Block @username” to block them. In a chat you can also report from the chat’s menu, or report a single message by holding it. Blocking is immediate and the other person gets no notice of it. To unblock: Settings › Account › Blocked users.
How do I delete my account and my data?
In the app: Settings › Account › Delete account, typing your password (or, if you only sign in with Google, the code we email you) and confirming with “Delete forever”. Deletion is immediate and cannot be undone. Without the app, write to support@roadby.app from your account’s email address: we aim to reply within 24 hours and, once you confirm, we delete the account within 7 days. The page roadby.app/delete-account/ explains both options, and what is deleted and what is kept (for example, reports you filed, anonymised).
Can anyone see my exact location?
No. No other user sees your position, your distance or your direction. Anyone near you only sees that you are in range. The area is the same for everyone: about 300 metres around each person. When each of you is inside the other’s area (within about 300 metres of each other), in the voice lobby they hear you at full volume, whatever the distance between you. If you move further apart, your voice gets quieter step by step, and at about 400 metres it is gone and you are out of each other’s range. More detail in the privacy policy.
I have a problem with another user, what do I do?
Block and report them from their profile (the ⋯ button), and write to us at support@roadby.app telling us what happened so we can look into it.
Hear about it when there is news
No spam: we only write when there is something genuinely worth telling.
Not on Google Play yet
The app is being finished and, for now, it is shared by hand with a few people. Write to support@roadby.app if you want to know when it is out.