About

We build tools that get out of the way.

HeyGroop started with a small, familiar frustration: a group that wanted to do something together, and a thread that never quite got them there. We thought the fix was a better way to reach the answer — not a louder place to keep talking.

Most apps are built to hold your attention. They measure success in time-on-screen, and every feature is one more reason to stay. HeyGroop is built for the opposite outcome. The best thing it can do is help your group decide and then hand you back your evening.

A group thread is brilliant at sending messages and terrible at reaching an answer. Ideas scroll away, a "yes" three screens up gets lost, and nobody can hold the whole plan in their head. HeyGroop's job is to turn that noise into one card everyone can trust — a single, always-current record of what the group actually agreed to, with the reason behind each decision.

A good decision tool should end the conversation, not extend it.

That belief shapes every choice we make — including the ones that cost us. It's why HeyGroop proposes and never overrules, why it asks for as little as possible about you, and why there are no ads and nothing to sell. The list below isn't marketing. It's the set of lines we've decided not to cross.

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What we believe

Four lines we won't cross.

The group decides. Always. HeyGroop proposes an answer and shows its reasoning — then people ratify it. It never decides for you, and it never pretends to know what your group wants better than your group does.
We ask for as little as possible. Joining a Groop is by link and name only — no phone number, no contact list, no address book. Every permission is opt-in, revocable, and scoped to the one Groop that needs it.
No ads. Nothing to sell. We don't run ads, harvest your data, or sell anything about you to anyone. Ultra-Private isn't a feature we bolt on — it's the shape of the whole product.
We'd rather be honest than impressive. HeyGroop won't claim to catch every decision or read your mind. It surfaces candidates a person checks. When we're not sure, we say so — on this site and in the app.
Who's behind it

Made by Steamboat Software.

HeyGroop is built by Steamboat Software, an independent studio that makes privacy-first apps — small, focused tools designed to do one job well and respect the people using them. We're not backed by advertising, and we don't answer to a data business. That independence is exactly what lets us keep the four lines above.

HeyGroop is in active development, coming to iOS and Android. We're building it carefully and staying honest about what's ready and what isn't. If that sounds like the kind of app you've been waiting for, we'd love to let you know the moment it's live.

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