What Reddit Says About Couch Surfing Companion Apps

For a smaller platform, BeWelcome can be quite good when traveling in Europe. It didn't catch on in the US the way it did in Europe but it's free and unlike Couchsurfing they are open and transparent about their user statistics.

I host dozens on Worldpackers now and would happily become the biggest host on another platform as I was for years on couchsurfing. ... Wow i havent really heard of world packers. Im happy to pay the CS annual fee as its been really great for me. ... Are you a host or a surfer?

Hi all, I did use CS in the past and paid the verification just because I liked to use the platform, but as many of us now I'm using BeWelcome. To be…

Couchsurfing's platform hasn't been updated in years — literally not one feature has changed since the paywall was implemented four years ago. So for a free platform run by volunteers that even has an app, BeWelcome has a lot going for it ...

I've hosted 5+ people on Couchers.org and surfed with it too. Had really good experiences so far with Couchers even though they are still new and growing.

I used to use couchsurfing.org all the time (hosted and surfed over 100 times) but then the website became subscription only and blocked me unless I paid. Since then I used trustroots more, but haven't been on it in since 2018, so I'm not sure if it's still active.

None of the others have hardly enough people on them. I was reluctant to pay for Couchsurfing myself but I did and I'm very happy with it.

Couchers, Trustroots, BeWelcome, Servex, WarmShowers for free host/surfing like CS.

also slightly nervous that the hosts are all male and i'm a female. i've read some horrible accounts and i'm hoping that surfing is generally a safe thing to consider · My Travels, 50 Countries Before 30 (Many Hosts) u/DustinBrett · ADMIN ...

I hosted and surfed a bunch between 2011-2016, as well as going to meetups when I moved to a new city. But I just feel like the spirit isn’t there anymore. ... I would strongly recommend to subscribe. With Couchsurfing I have done amazing experiences while travelling that I would have never be able ...

Like you, I stopped using couchsurfing but still wanna give back to the travelling community and I have tried hosting on trustroots.

Couchsurfing started requiring payment in order to be able to access and use the site/app. Not all countries have to pay the same amount, or even have to pay at all, which may be why you haven't noticed any change, but most Western / rich countries have seen a paywall enforced. Like the creatio...

This will be my first time ever using a platform like this (aka staying with someone I don't know) but the idea of staying with another queer person makes me feel a lot more comfortable than the majority cishet guys I saw on couchsurfing. You can also just meet up with locals or cowork, so seem...

Much less if one just uses it for the month one is travelling (because the OP does not seem to be interested in hosting). ... Obviously, in the heyday, it was most definitely worth it, but we are long past the golden days.

I'm not posting this because I'm not willed at all to pay any money for a service that provides what couchsurfing provided to me. I'm posting this because I've been thinking of trying out alternatives for a while and read a lot from seasoned surfers here that left/were going to l...

The hangouts feature on the CS app works rather well for meeting folks who want to meet in real time. It stays busy in my town. (Some guys use it to meet women, so be aware of that.) ... Couchers.org is a free platform not only for couch surfing but also for meeting up with locals while you're ...