The court is booked and two people have dropped out
You booked the court for Saturday morning. Then one friend has a work thing, another has a cold, and you are two short of a full game.
So you send the same message to three groups. "Anyone free Saturday? Need two for padel." You get a thumbs-up from someone who cannot make it, a "maybe" from someone who never confirms, and silence from the rest. By Friday evening you are still counting.
The people who would love to play are out there. They just never saw your message, because a message in a chat only reaches the people in that chat.
What actually goes wrong
- The ask reaches the same people each time. If they could come, they would already have said.
- A request in a chat gets buried. It scrolls away under other conversations.
- You have to write a whole plan to ask a small question. A full activity feels like too much for "two more people".
- A "maybe" is not a player. You cannot plan around it.
How it works on Sociogram
Tap + and choose Looking for company. You make four picks:
- How many people you need: 1, 2, 3 to 5, or a group.
- What it is, for example padel, football, a run or a hike.
- The area.
- When: this week, this weekend, or a date.
You can also narrow it down. Choose who can see it: your contacts and clans, or anyone in your city. Optionally add an age range, gender and languages. People who do not match will not see it.
Tap Post it. Your request becomes one simple line that other members can read at a glance.
What happens next
- People tap "I'm in." You are told each time someone answers. They can tap again to take it back.
- You can message first. If someone wants to ask a question, they can message you.
- No chat, no pressure. A request has no group chat. People just say they are in, and you decide when it becomes a plan.
- Turn it into an activity. When you have enough people, tap Create the activity on your request. The form is already filled in with what, where, ages and languages, and everyone who said "I'm in" is ticked. Untick anyone you like, finish the details and create it. The people who are still ticked are invited.
- Or close it. Tap Found enough to close the request, or Remove request to delete it.
The limits, so there are no surprises
- You can have up to 3 open requests at a time.
- A request closes by itself when its time window ends, and after 7 days at most.
When a request is the right tool, and when an activity is
Use a request when you are short of a few people for something that is already happening, or when you are not yet sure of the plan. Use a full activity when you have the date, time and place and want to publish the plan with spots and conditions. You can move from one to the other: tap Create the activity on your request and the form is already filled in.
Good to know
- Every activity on Sociogram is for people aged 18 and above.
- Sociogram is invite-only. A member invites your UAE mobile number, and you sign in with that number. You can look at the public activities first with Explore Sociogram.
- If an activity you create from a request has a price, you collect it directly, and Sociogram is free for everyone.
Questions people ask
Who can see my request? You choose: your contacts and clans, or anyone in your city. You can narrow it by age range, gender and languages.
Can I have more than one request open? Yes, up to 3 at a time.
How long does a request stay open? Until its time window ends, and 7 days at most.
Do I have to make a full activity? No. A request is a short ask. You turn it into an activity only when you have enough people.
What if nobody answers? You can remove the request, or post a full activity with the details so people can find it on Home, Explore and Search.
Fill the last spot
Sociogram is the invite-only network for real plans across the UAE. Ask a member to invite your mobile number, or look at what is on first.
