MakeaMatch helps people connect around shared interests and actually get something scheduled. It started sports-first, but the current direction is broader: sports, games, social activities, places, groups, and other interest-based communities.

Your profile includes handle, bio, optional demographics, location settings, privacy controls, menu customization, notification settings, and photo-or-avatar choice. Discovery settings separately control what can be seen in search.

Interests are the main matching unit. Some interests also support vibe, skill ranges, or tenant-specific scales. Groups and many request flows now use interests directly instead of older sport-only assumptions.

Location and radius affect discovery, requests, and place selection. You can use home location or current location while traveling. This helps matching stay local without losing your real home base.

Places are reusable activity locations. A place can include maps-ready details such as address, reservations, fees, hours, phone, and website. Places also support place categories and ratings.

Place categories help the app show the right quick tags for the venue. For example, a restaurant can show tags like Busy or Walk-in friendly, while a sports facility can show tags like Wet court or Lights out.

Users can also report quick place tags from the place detail page. These live status reports auto-expire after several hours so the information stays fresh.

Requests are the main “I want to do this” object. Depending on tenant settings, date/time and location may be required or optional. Requests can also track players needed, visibility, notes, and capacity state.

Quick Play lets you invite one or more people directly instead of relying only on broader discovery or feed flows. Group Quick Play automatically uses the group’s assigned interest.

Inbox organizes inbound and outbound match activity and supports list, agenda, day, week, and month views. It is the best place to review responses, history, and timing at a glance.

Discovery is opt-in. Users control what appears publicly, including avatar/photo, headline, age, gender, city, relationship status, and direct-contact preferences.

Use Playmates to manage accepted connections, requests, blocks, direct invites, and person-to-person chat.

Groups are tied to a single interest. They support members, roles, invites, and group chat, and they provide a cleaner way to organize inside a private community.

The app supports direct chat, group chat, and intent chat, with unread counts, archive behavior, and block-aware access rules.

In-app notifications, unread badges, and user/tenant settings help keep the experience informative without being too noisy. Capacity and waitlist changes can also trigger notifications.

Account management includes identity, password, email, privacy, menu settings, avatar/photo choice, and tier/plan-aware navigation when tenant features require it.

Use visibility controls, direct-contact settings, and blocking tools to decide how public or private your experience should be. Keep sensitive details limited to what is actually useful for matching.