Short answer
No. A request shows as a rough area about 500 meters wide, and you can post one without sharing any location at all. Exact location is optional: it can be shared only after a neighbor says yes and you agree, only with that one person, and it ends when the request is done. You can always just name a public place.
The facts, in one place
- Exact location is optional, always.
- It is shared only after a yes and only with that one person.
- You can name a public place in chat instead.
- Sharing ends when the request is done.
The default is blunt on purpose
A help app that pinned your exact position for a list of strangers would be a stalking tool with a friendly icon. The rough area is enough for a neighbor to judge whether they can get to you in ten minutes, and not enough to find you without your say-so.
Ways to meet without sharing
Name a public place in chat: the west entrance, the library steps, the second row by the cart return. That is usually clearer than a map pin anyway. If you want to share live location for a short time, you can, and you can stop. Location permission also lives in iOS Settings.
- Name a public place in the chat.
- Share exact location only if you want to.
- Stop sharing at any time.
What ends the sharing
Finishing the request ends exact sharing automatically. Helpers can apply to be reviewed by our team. Help Me does not run background checks. You can report or block any member at any time.
Help Me is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Questions people actually ask
Yes. A request without a location can still be seen by suitable helpers. Describe where to find you in your own words.
Yes. You can stop sharing any time, and finishing the request ends it automatically.
No. You can change location permission in iOS Settings and keep using the app.
Keep going
- AnswerWho can see my location on Help Me?A rough area about 500 meters wide while live. Exact location is optional, shared only after a yes, with only that person, and it ends with the request.
- GlossaryApproximate locationHelp Me shows a request as a rough area about 500 meters wide, not a pin on you. Precise location is opt-in after a yes and ends at completion.
- 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.
- legalPrivacy PolicyHow Help Me handles accounts, approximate location, and safety reports.
- AnswerWhere should I meet someone?In a public place, in daylight when you can: a store entrance, a library lobby, a campus union, or a busy lot. Never a doorstep or a stranger's car.
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.