Short answer
To ask for help on Help Me, open the live map, choose I need help, pick a category, and add a sentence if you want. A neighbor nearby can say yes, a private chat opens, and you meet in public. Exact location stays off until you agree. A request closes on its own after two hours if nobody says yes.
The facts, in one place
- One sentence is enough.
- Meet in public. Exact location is optional.
- A request closes after two hours if nobody says yes.
- If it is an emergency, call 911, not the app.
Before you open the map
If anyone is in danger, injured, or watching a crime, call 911. Help Me is for the stuck day: a dead battery, a walk to the lot, a printer, a sofa that will not turn the stair, directions to a hall you have never seen.
You need an account, with email or Sign in with Apple, and an iPhone on iOS 15 or later. The app is in beta on TestFlight. You can have only one live request at a time.
The four taps
Open the live map. Choose I need help. Pick a category. Add a sentence if you want one. A public meeting-place label is optional, and a category on its own still makes sense to a helper.
- Ask: one sentence is enough. You are not applying for a grant.
- Wait: helpers nearby can see a short-lived private offer. There is no public feed.
- Chat: the first helper to say yes opens a private thread.
- Meet: public place by default. Exact location is off until you agree.
What helpers actually see
They see a rough area about 500 meters wide, not your driveway. Matching considers helpers who are online, suitable for the category, recently active, and not blocked by either of you. If nobody says yes within two hours, the request closes and you can try again.
Meet in public, do the thing, and both of you confirm it is done. Exact location sharing ends. You can leave a review. You can report or block any member at any time. Helpers can apply to be reviewed by our team. Help Me does not run background checks.
Help Me is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Step by step
- 1
Ask
Open the live map, choose I need help, pick a category, and add one sentence. A public meeting-place label is optional.
- 2
Wait for a yes
Helpers nearby who are online and suitable can see your request privately. There is no public feed.
- 3
Chat
The first helper to say yes opens a private chat. Nobody else is in it.
- 4
Meet in public
Pick a public place. Exact location stays off until you agree after a yes.
Questions people actually ask
Yes. A request without a location can still be seen by suitable helpers. The map shows a rough area, and exact location is opt-in after a yes.
Helpers nearby who are online and suitable for the category. It is not a public timeline.
The request closes after two hours and you can post again. There is no promised response time.
Keep going
- How it worksHow Help Me worksAsk in one sentence. A neighbor nearby can say yes. You chat privately and meet in a public place. Four steps, for the small stuff in Fargo-Moorhead.
- GuideHow to meet someone new, with your head on straightMeet in public, keep exact location off until you agree, and use report and block. How to meet a neighbor from Help Me, plus when to call 911 instead.
- GuideMeet in public. That is the whole rule.Public meeting places in Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead: unions, libraries, store entrances, malls, and lit lots. Never a doorstep or a stranger's car.
- GuideHow location works, and how it does notHelp Me shows a rough area about 500 meters wide, not a pin on you. Exact location is shared only after a yes and your consent. Here is how it works.
- Ground rulesThe ground rules, said plainlyHow Help Me handles your location, who can help, private chat, and meeting in public. Plus how to report or block anyone. Help Me is not an emergency service.
- appGet Help MeLive on TestFlight for iPhone in Fargo–Moorhead.
Help Me is a community app for adults in Fargo–Moorhead. It is not a K–12 student program, not a youth chat, and not campus police.