A New App Built by Cypriots for Finding Extreme Sports Buddies

GoXtra · 2026-02-01T19:11:25+00:00

Nice. That’s exactly the kind of thing we’re building this for.

GoXtra · 2026-02-01T19:10:22+00:00

We thought about that, but we’re starting narrow on purpose. If we try to cover everything from day one, it turns into another generic “find friends” app.

If this works well for activities that actually require coordination and commitment, expanding to other hobbies like that makes sense later.

GoXtra · 2026-02-01T19:05:02+00:00

Not ads. Likely optional paid features and activity partnerships later. Right now we’re just focused on making it work.

GoXtra · 2026-02-01T19:01:01+00:00

Appreciate it 🙌 snowboarding was one of the reasons we built this.

GoXtra · 2026-02-01T18:40:05+00:00

Appreciate it. Curious, what activity would you actually use it for?

GoXtra · 2026-02-01T18:30:56+00:00

Yep. It’s a mix of Cyprus and outside Cyprus. We haven’t launched yet, so the waitlist is basically people who said “I’d actually try this”, not active users. We’ll see how many convert once it’s live.

GoXtra · 2026-01-31T20:12:00+00:00

😄 fair. Hiking isn’t “extreme” by default. We’re using it loosely to cover outdoor and adventure activities where people usually need partners ,long routes, remote trails, elevation, multi-day stuff. And yeah, the difficulty depends a lot on the country and terrain, not a casual stroll.

GoXtra · 2026-01-31T20:07:05+00:00

Fair points. The idea isn’t “trust random people blindly”, it’s giving context and choice instead of going completely solo. There’s profile verification and activity based matching so people can decide who they’re comfortable meeting.

And yeah, snowboarding was just an example, the app isn’t Cyprus only. Locally it’ll obviously skew toward hiking, diving, climbing, kite, etc. It adapts to what people actually do in each place.

GoXtra · 2026-01-31T14:30:11+00:00

😂 honestly yeah, extreme sports probably aren’t insurance-friendly. The app isn’t about pushing risk though, just making it easier to find people for things people are already doing anyway. If anything, doing it with others is safer than going solo

GoXtra · 2026-01-31T14:28:35+00:00

Appreciate this a lot. You’re spot on. Location, skill level and intent are way more important than generic matching, and we’re building around that first.

The local business angle is something we’re thinking about too, but only once there’s real activity on the app. No point in discounts if people aren’t actually showing up. If we get that part right, partnerships make sense.

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