Heylo helps your group meet in-person
Join the Student Early Access program
Create connections
🏔 Icebreakers. Custom profile prompts help your members connect with one another like “hometown”, “major” or “classes"
🔍 Member search. Search across all your members to find common interests or get help
🎖 Titles. Grant titles to recognize your leadership team and exceptional members
🏆 Leaderboard. Check-in members, and top participants are prioritized on the members screen
Member directory
Host engaging events
đź‘Ť RSVPs and attendance. Know who's coming in advance and connect with attendees after
đź’¬ Event chat. Get a dedicated chat to plan logistics and engage attendees before and after your event
📆 Calendar integration. Add event details directly to personal calendars
âś‹ Caps and waitlists. Set an attendance cap for your event, and a waitlist is automatically managed for you
Event planning
Communicate like you're in person
đź—‚ Chats organized by topic. Replace one big chat with chats organized by topic
📢 Announcements. Admins have a space to reach everyone in the group even if they don't have the app installed
Organized chat
Stay organized
📸 Photos. Store all your group photos for your members to easily download and share
đź“‚ Share content. Save critical member info, like your community guidelines or discounts
đź”— Organize links. Keep your important URLs in one place for your members to access
Store info
Getting started is a breeze
Add your member emails
Paste your member's emails into Heylo. They'll receive personal invites, announcements and event reminders by email (even without signing up)
Set up your group for success
Create your first event and icebreaker to get the conversation started
Get the party started!
Ask one of your members to create the first topic and message. They set the tone for the rest of your members to engage!
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Your group gets its own private space on Heylo. Your members must be invited to join or have their join request approved.
Yes! Heylo is free for students. Also, we do not serve ads or sell your data to third-parties. Heylo makes money by charging non-student groups for collecting payments and integrating with other software products.
No. Heylo will not sell your data or serve unwanted ads in your group.
Upload your mailing list directly to Heylo, and all of your members will get a personal invitation to join your group. As you add your upcoming events and make announcements, your members will receive emails and can join to RSVPÂ and meet the all the rest of your members.
Getting started is super fast! Create and share your first event can be finished in less than a minute.
No. Heylo is designed to work well with and without an app. All of your members can use the Heylo on the web from any computer and get email announcements and event reminders too
Start by sharing this site with them and inviting them to a group you have created. Our team is also available to demo and you can reach us at support@heylo.co.
Don't worry! Most members join right away. Some take more time but, once you build momentum in Heylo, they will eventually become motivated to join. If you want 100% of your members to benefit from Heylo, you can also add members directly by email address. They do not need to take any action, and will start receiving all of your announcements and upcoming events by email.
No. Unlike other chat apps, Heylo does not share phone numbers or emails with other Heylo users.
Heylo is the only group platform that was designed—from the beginning—to bring your members together in person, build real connections with one another, become more engaged, and help your members feel like they belong to your group.
As a group admin on Heylo, you have ultimate control over your group. You can delete any message, topic, event, or member.
Yes. You can collect membership dues or charge for events. All payments are subject to standard credit card processing fees from Stripe.