Orbit

Find someone studying the same thing, at the same time.

Study with people in your actual classes

Studying alone is harder than it needs to be. Orbit finds students in your exact courses who are free when you're free — then gets out of the way so you can message them and get to work.

Join early access

Orbit is in final testing before the App Store. Sign up and we'll email you the moment it's live.

How it works

  1. Add your coursesPick the classes you're taking this term from the UBC catalogue.
  2. Mark when you're freeA weekly grid of the hours you're actually around.
  3. See who lines upStudents in your courses, with the people whose free hours overlap yours nearest the top.
  4. Message themDirect messages, plus a group chat for every course you add.

What you get

Match by class, not by profileEvery match shows exactly which courses you share, so you always know why someone is on your list. No swiping, no rating people.
Group chats and DMsA chat for each of your courses and direct messages with anyone you match with. Reply to a message, edit what you sent, share photos, pin what matters and mute what doesn't.
Deadlines and study sessionsKeep what's due in one place, plan sessions, and invite someone from your course — it lands in their schedule too.

Who it's for

Orbit is open to UBC students to begin with — signing up needs a UBC email address, and every account is confirmed by email, so the person you're messaging is genuinely in your class. More campuses follow.

Orbit is an independent student project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the University of British Columbia.

Safety comes first

Orbit connects you with people you don't know yet. Every profile and every conversation has report and block, blocking is instant and works both ways, and we review reports of objectionable content and abusive users within 24 hours. Accounts that abuse other students are removed.

Please read the safety guidelines before meeting anyone — meet in public, on campus, and tell a friend where you're going.

Your data

No ads. No tracking. Nothing sold. Your data is stored in Canada, and you can delete your account and everything in it from Settings at any time — no email to us required.

Legal

Privacy PolicyWhat we collect, who can see it, and how to delete it. Terms of ServiceThe rules for using Orbit, and your rights. Staying Safe on OrbitMeeting someone you matched with, and what to do if something goes wrong.

Contact

Support, reports and safety: orbitstudyapp@gmail.com
Privacy questions and requests: orbitstudyapp@gmail.com

Reports can also be filed inside the app, on any profile or in any conversation.