Make Friends in Austin — Mingle

Mingle is a free swipe app for anyone who moved to town recently or simply wants to meet people in Austin beyond the same old group chat. Set your city to Austin, choose Friends or Dating mode, and swipe through profiles of people in the same city. The app is strictly 18 and over, and matching is city-level only — Mingle never uses precise GPS, so nobody is pointed at your address. When you are ready to meet in person, low-key ideas are never far away: a walk or jog around Lady Bird Lake, live music on a weeknight, a taco stop on South Congress, or coffee on a sunny patio.

How it works

Sign up with a first name, your age and your city, then pick at least three interests so your deck leans toward people you would actually click with. Swipe right to like, left to pass, up for a Super Like, and back if you change your mind. When someone likes you back you match, and chat opens with suggested conversation starters so the opener is not just "hey". Filters cover age, distance and shared interests only — Mingle deliberately has no race, ethnicity, nationality or religion filters, so discovery stays fair. Everything runs in your browser and installs as an app on your phone, making Mingle an Austin friends app that opens as quickly as your camera.

Is Mingle free?

Yes. Creating a profile, swiping, matching and chatting are free in both modes, with nothing to cancel and no card to enter. The app is funded by clearly labeled advertising and by a small number of partner links on the "Plan the hang" screen. When you first open Mingle you choose whether non-essential cookies are used, and picking "Essential only" never disables a feature.

Safety first

Meet in a public place for a first hang — a busy café, a food truck line, a well-used trail section — and tell a friend where you are going and when you will be back. Keep messages inside Mingle until you are comfortable, and never send money to someone you have only met in chat. Every profile has a report button 🚨 with specific reasons, including "Under 18", and a block button 🚫. Mingle is 18+ only and underage accounts are removed, and your location stays at city level rather than street level.

Nearby cities

Mingle is live across the US and Europe, and you can change your city from your profile whenever you travel. Three more places you can open Mingle today:

Open Mingle

Set your city to Austin, pick a mode and start swiping — it takes about a minute and costs nothing.