Yard

The chat and notice board of your courtyard

Yard finds your neighbours by phone location automatically — no links, no invitations, no forms. Notices, finds, the chat of your area and direct messages with neighbours — everything within walking distance. Sign in by e-mail — the confirmation code arrives instantly.

Coming soon to RuStore Download APK · 2.0.3

Signed with the «Fat Cat» release key. When installing from the file, Android will ask to allow installs from unknown sources — that is normal for APKs outside a store.

Screenshots

Yard: sign-in
Sign in: the confirmation code arrives instantly
Yard: courtyard chat
Courtyard chat: your neighbours and everything about home
Yard: notice board
The board: give away, find, bring a lost cat home
Yard: area map
Area map: your courtyard, radius and «Area life»

What it does

House passport — new in 1.1Houses appear on the map with outlines: a house card with the address and your neighbours' notes — a carousel, photos and «Helpful» votes.
Your courtyard — and the next oneThe app detects your courtyard by itself — a cell of roughly 450–500 metres: open it and you are already in the courtyard chat. The server only knows the cell number, not the point: no routes or movement history. The «My courtyard / Courtyard here» switch works when you are away from home.
Courtyard chatLive conversations with neighbours: replies with a quote, edit your own message (15 minutes) or delete it (an hour); «Fat Cat in the yard» stickers, emoji and the «Local» / «Guest» badges.
Notice boardGive away, buy and sell, services, lost and found, events — everyday categories around you. Up to three photos, filters and sorting; you can edit or remove your own notice.
Replies and direct messagesA reply to a notice opens a private conversation that lives as long as the notice does. Send a friend request right from a message; friends are always in the message list. Block unwanted contacts and delete conversations.
Area mapYour courtyard and radius on the map; «Area life» shows which courtyards are the most active — anonymised, without anyone's points: the «Yards» and «Gradient» views. Courtyard names are proposed and voted by neighbours.
Yard badgesBadges for your time in the yard — from «Guest» to «Yard Veteran»; the profile always shows why a badge was awarded.
Notifications and soundPush notifications about messages and replies; a choice of notification sound — beep, meow or purr; «Found by word» — up to 10 keywords, and the app will tell you about new notices that match.
Neighbour votingControversial notices are hidden by neighbour voting — fair and without a moderator; the threshold is configurable.
Sign-in — by e-mailA confirmation code arrives in your inbox instantly; sign-in is by e-mail only, no phone number.
Themes and helpDark, light and system theme; the app includes «Help», the community rules and full profile deletion.

Planned

VK ID sign-inThinking about one-tap sign-in — no waiting for a code.
FeedbackWrite to the developer right from the app.
RuStoreWe will appear in RuStore — follow the news on the home page.

Documents

«Yard» Privacy Policy (in Russian)

«Yard» Community Rules (in Russian)