Life & fun · February 19, 2026
Drop
See how busy places are in real time!
Drop launched on February 19, 2026 with 2 votes, #6,500 of 16,627 launches that month.
What it does
Google tells you "busier than usual." Busier than what? Drop gives you an actual number. 47 people at this bar. 12 at that one. Real-time foot traffic at 54,000+ venues. No check-ins. Completely anonymous. Works passively in the background. Built solo over 8 months. Network effect product. Gets better as more people use it. Free on iOS.
See how busy a place is before you go. Drop provides anonymous, real-time crowd data using geofencing technology.
Watch as the live count of people who arrived updates in real time with an indicator for how busy the place is. Drop is built on a simple principle: show useful crowd data without compromising your privacy. Your identity and location are never shared with other users. Your identity and location are never shared with other users. They only see anonymous crowd counts. Your location is only used within active geofenced areas. We don't track you between places. Authentication is handled exclusively through Apple. We never see or store your password. While we detect when you enter or leave places, your identity is never revealed to anyone. Drop uses background location to count you in and out of…from dropapp.app
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