Grow your community, and your business.

The platform for run club organisers to connect and grow their community. Before, during, and after every event.

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What we stand for

Shared experiences and in-person connection

How connection compounds

Local Connection, Accessible Communities.

Hilltops keeps the community connected before, during and after every event. Through event channels, user-created rooms, location-based notifications and community chats. Participation and discovery, made easy.

HilltopsDiscovery

Members find your event on the map, and get notified when it lands in their area. Featured placement across platforms.

Social connection

Members form small groups around your event, joining event chats or organising smaller meetups so people walk in feeling connected.

Attendance

Event chats and community channels keep people engaged — share updates, photos or just keep the conversation alive.

Why now

The Social Dilemma

People are wising up to how social media is affecting their mental health and well-being and now priorities are changing.

01Loneliness
43%

of young Australians report feeling lonely.

One in seven have felt lonely for two years or more. Persistent loneliness in the 15–25 bracket has climbed steadily since 2008 — while every other age group has trended the other way.

Source: University of Sydney, 2025

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Sources: University of Sydney (2025) · Eventbrite · Meltwater · LUME State of Events (2026)

Everything, included

Everything you need to grow your community.

Beta partners get every feature we ship. The platform is free during beta; broadcast promotion runs on a top-up wallet, so you only pay when you want to reach new people beyond your followers.

Publish events to the discovery map and your account page. Each event has its own listing in nearby members' surfaces.

Beta Full AccessIncluded
FreeIncluded
PremiumIncluded

Create community channels. Open to everyone, or members-only by request.

Beta Full AccessUnlimited
Free1 channel
PremiumUnlimited

Promote your event straight to nearby members' inboxes. Anchored to the event's location and date so the right people see it at the right time. Top up your wallet once, then promote any event. Open to every approved account.

Beta Full AccessReach people nearby directly
FreeReach people nearby directly
PremiumReach people nearby directly

Register the venue you operate. It appears as a marker on the discovery map and is the home for the events you host there. Each venue is $20/month with a 30-day free trial; add as many as you like at the same per-venue rate.

Beta Full Access1 venue
Free$20/mo per venue
Premium$20/mo per venue

Your public profile inside the app. Bio, photos, links, upcoming events and the rooms forming around them.

Beta Full AccessIncluded
FreeIncluded
PremiumIncluded

Elevated placement above standard results across iOS, Android and Web. Premium accounts also carry a verified partner badge.

Beta Full AccessFeatured + verified
FreeFeatured
PremiumFeatured + verified

Appear in the map, event and area surfaces members use to find what is on around them, plus a featured listing across the hilltops.app website. Reach on both the app and the web — no ad spend, no per-click costs.

Beta Full AccessIncluded
FreeIncluded
PremiumIncluded

Your account and events appear on iOS, Android and the consumer web. One listing, three surfaces.

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FreeIncluded
PremiumIncluded

Users who follow your business get quick access to a dedicated activity center. From there, they can create rooms and see your upcoming events.

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FreeIncluded
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Invite teammates. Roles decide who can post, broadcast and edit. Team management opens post-beta — beta is solo-operator only.

Beta Full AccessSolo
FreeSolo
PremiumTeam

The web app you're using now. Manage events, channels, broadcasts and analytics from any browser.

Beta Full AccessIncluded
FreeIncluded
PremiumIncluded

Notifications and account management from the Hilltops mobile app. More business tools are on the way.

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FreeIncluded
PremiumIncluded

Understand what your crowd actually thought. Build a short survey, hand out a QR code at the venue, and watch ratings, choices and open-text feedback flow into a live analytics dashboard, so your next event lands even better.

Beta Full AccessIncluded
FreeIncluded
PremiumIncluded

Follower growth, event impressions and broadcast engagement. The deeper dashboard is on the way; basic numbers are live today.

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FreeIncluded
PremiumIncluded

Email support from the Hilltops team. Premium accounts get priority response times.

Beta Full AccessDirect line
FreeStandard support
PremiumPriority support

See and try new features before they reach everyone. Beta partners get them first; Premium accounts get them ahead of Free.

Beta Full AccessFirst in line
FreeOn general release
PremiumPriority access
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Tell us about the community you’re building. We read every application.

The connection stack

Four features that keep the room engaged.

The tools event organisers use to promote, gather, and stay close to the community they’re building.

Community Channels & Event Chats

Momentum that never resets.

Open channels or members-only for your regulars, plus a dedicated chat that spins up for every event. The crowd catches up in the lead-up, mid-set, and long after doors close.

Rooms

Regulars bring the crowd.

Members form small groups around an event. When it lands, the crowd walking through the door is often already a community.

Event Promotions

Reach the crowd already nearby.

Promote your event straight to nearby members' inboxes, anchored to your event's date and place — so it lands with the people most likely to walk through the door.

Post-Event Surveys

Every event sharpens the next.

Hand out a QR at the event. Ratings, choices and open feedback flow into a live dashboard, so your next event lands even better.

FAQ

Common questions

Your event lands in front of people already looking for something to do in your area. Members can form small groups ('rooms') around an event so friends show up together instead of one at a time. That means the crowd walking in is often already a community, and your regulars carry the reach for you.
Apply to join. We read every application. If you're a fit, you set up your profile with what you run, when, and where. From there you keep your events current — the network handles discovery.
We're selective by design. The platform only works if the organisers on it are running events where strangers become regulars. We approve people whose events are genuinely social: • You run open social events people can attend and meet each other at — run clubs, book clubs, comedy nights, language exchanges, mixers, open mics, leagues, classes. • Or you run inclusive members' events with a clear, defensible audience (30+, women-only, sober, beginner-only, sport-specific). Private-only, table-service-only, and transactional events without a social hook aren't a fit right now.
The connection stack. Event listings on the discovery map. Rooms so members can join together, not one at a time. Community channels for the conversation between events. Event Promotions to reach nearby members' inboxes. Post-event surveys to close the feedback loop. Analytics on follower growth, event impressions, and broadcast engagement. Full team management. See the full matrix above.
Every feature we ship — profile, event listings, unlimited community channels, Event Promotions, analytics, team management and dedicated support. The platform itself is free during beta; broadcast promotion runs on a top-up wallet so you only pay when you want to reach new people beyond your followers.
You keep your account, your followers and your event history. Venue listings sit on Hilltops Pro from $29.99/month (or $299.99/year) with a 30-day free trial — the first venue is included, additional venues are $20/month each. Free accounts keep unlimited event listings, one community channel and wallet-funded broadcasts. Existing partners at beta end keep their current venues and channels free forever.
People are looking for connection in real life, around something to do. We help them find each other, and we back the organisers and venues making those experiences possible.

Keep your community connected.

Before, during, and after every event. We’re inviting the next cohort of organisers now.

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