Okidooki Night
User Manual

Everything Okidooki Night can do for your nightlife — explained step by step. Designed for first-time users and power users alike.

🚀 Getting Started

Okidooki Night is a free download for iOS and Android. You'll need an account to use the social features, but you can explore the map without signing up.

🗺️ The Map

The Map is the heart of Okidooki. It shows every venue, event, friend and Pulse around you, in real time.

What you'll see

• Venue pills — bars, clubs, lounges, restaurants. Tap one to see ratings, photos, crowd level and directions.
• Event markers — animated icons for every category (Sport, Club, Hot Spot, Kebab, Yoga, Dog Park, Travel, Fashion, Holiday, World Cup and more).
• Friend markers — green pills with your friends' avatars, only visible when they're in Party Mode.
• Nearby users — pink pills showing people in Party Mode around you, with distance.
• Cluster markers — pink circles with numbers when many events overlap. Tap to zoom in.
• The Crown 👑 — sits over the country currently leading today's World Cup 2026 ranking.

Filters

Use the filter chips at the top of the map to narrow what you see: All · Our Partners · Clubs · Bars · Lounges · Restaurants · Events · Friends · Nearby · Quests.

📍 Party Mode

Party Mode is the toggle that makes you discoverable. Turn it on to appear on other people's maps with your avatar and (optional) distance. Turn it off any time to go invisible.

How to enable

1. Tap the Nearby tab in the bottom navigation.
2. Toggle Party Mode ON. The pink switch confirms you're visible.
3. A countdown shows how long you'll stay visible (auto turns off if you don't refresh).

What Party Mode unlocks

• Near Me — see other users currently in Party Mode within walking distance.
• Friends — see which of your friends are in Party Mode tonight.
• Partners — verified venue staff and creators visible near you.
• Ranking — the live leaderboard tab.

👥 Friends

Build your nightlife crew. When friends are in Party Mode you see them on the map; when they're offline you still see them in your Friends list.

Adding a friend

1. Open someone's profile (tap their marker on the map or their avatar in chat).
2. Tap Add Friend. They'll get a request.
3. Once accepted, you'll see each other in the Friends tab and on the map.

Friend statuses

• ● Party Mode — green dot, currently visible.
• ● Offline — gray dot, no current location.

🎟️ Events & Tickets

Browse every concert, festival, club night, opera and party in your city. Buy tickets directly in the app.

How to browse

1. Tap the Events tab.
2. Filter by Tonight, This Week or All.
3. Use category chips: All · Club · Concert · Festival.
4. Tap an event card for the full details: line-up, venue, time, ticket prices, gallery.

Buying a ticket

1. Open the event.
2. Tap Get tickets — Apple Pay / Google Pay / Card supported.
3. Your ticket appears in Profile → Tickets as a scannable QR code.

📡 Pulse Events

Pulse events are free community events — no tickets, no fees. They appear on the map as animated category markers and disappear when they end.

Create a Pulse

1. Tap the pink + on the map → Create Pulse.
2. Pick a category. Categories include nightlife (Club, Concert, Festival) plus 18+ everyday types (Yoga, Dog Park, Travel, Gossip, Kebab, Fashion, Holiday, Hot Spot, Sport, World Cup 2026, and more).
3. Add a title, location (pin or search), date & time.
4. Optionally: add a poll (up to 100 options) so people can vote at the event.
5. Tap Create.

Edit or delete your Pulse

1. Open the Pulse from the map or your profile.
2. Tap the menu (•••) → Edit or Delete. Polls and votes are preserved during edits.

⚽ World Cup 2026 Ranking NEW

A daily 24-hour competition between 48 national teams. Create Pulse events tagged with your country — the country with the most Pulses by 9 AM next day wears the crown.

How to play

1. Open Quick Actions (pink + on the map).
2. Tap Create Pulse.
3. Scroll to the World Cup 2026 section (highlighted gold with sparkles).
4. Tap Pick a team — choose your country from the 48 qualified nations.
5. Add a title, location and time. (Optional: poll like "Who scores first?")
6. Tap Create. Your country gets +1 in today's ranking.

The Daily Winner Celebration

The first time you open the World Cup ranking after 9 AM each day, you'll see a full-screen celebration of yesterday's winner: golden crown, country flag, confetti, animated transitions.

Where to see the live ranking

1. Quick Actions + → Pulse Ranking (third item with ✨ sparkles).
2. Or: Games tab → WM tab.

All 48 nations are listed sorted by today's Pulse count. The reset countdown timer is at the top.

🎮 Games & Quests

Earn loops (in-app points) and level up by completing nightlife challenges across the city.

Bar Crawl

Race through a curated list of venues in one night to earn bonus points. Open a Bar Crawl from Games → Challenges or via Quick Actions → Quest.

Monthly Marathon Premium

Visit 15 unique venues across the month. Each visit unlocks the next step. Massive points reward at the end.

Challenges

Weekly & daily missions: Category Sampler (visit 3 venue types), 3-Night Streak (go out 3 nights in a row), Loop Reporter (post a story per night), and more. Auto-generated for your city.

Quests

Custom checkpoint-based games. Open Quick Actions → Create Quest, drop pins around the city, challenge friends. Earn points when each checkpoint is visited.

💬 Chats & Watch Together

Neon-styled real-time messaging with read receipts, reactions and YouTube sync.

Chat features

• Long-press a message → reactions (❤️🔥😂👍), Reply, Copy, Save, Message info.
• Reply quote — replies show a snippet of the original message.
• Read receipts — see when your message has been delivered and read.
• Voice notes — tap and hold the mic icon to record.
• Photos & videos — attach from your gallery or camera.
• Group chats — start one from + New Chat, add friends.

Watch Together (YouTube sync)

1. Paste any YouTube link into the chat.
2. Tap Watch Together on the link card.
3. The video opens for everyone in the chat at the same timestamp.
4. Whoever started controls playback — pause, scrub and resume sync live.

⚡ Quick Actions

The pink + button on the map opens the Quick Actions menu — your shortcut to everything you can create or do.

1. Create Quest — drop checkpoints, challenge friends.
2. Create Pulse — free community event.
3. Pulse Ranking ✨ — jump to the WC 2026 leaderboard.
4. Share a Loop — post a quick story from where you are.
5. Games — open the Games hub.
6. Create Event Business — publish a ticketed event.
7. Live Controls Creator — go live, show LIVE on the map.

🏆 Leaderboard

Found in Nearby → Ranking. Climb city- and global-wide rankings across multiple categories.

Ranking categories

• Created Loops — total stories posted.
• Received Loops — engagement on your loops.
• Sent Gifts — generosity ranking.
• Game Points — total challenge points.

Top 3 get 🥇🥈🥉 trophies. Top 50 wear status badges like Royalty.

👤 Profile & Settings

Your profile

• Avatar — tap to upload from gallery or camera.
• Map Marker URL — choose a custom image that shows on your map marker (defaults to avatar).
• Display name — what others see.
• City — your home city for venues and events.
• Bio — short description.

Settings

• Language — 7 languages supported: EN, DE, ES, FR, IT, PL, PT.
• Notifications — push notifications for friend activity, events, messages, etc.
• Privacy — Party Mode visibility, block list, who can message you.
• Business mode — apply to become a verified business (venue / organizer).
• Creator mode — apply for streaming and Live Controls.

🛡️ Privacy & Safety

Your safety comes first. Here's how Okidooki protects you:

• Approximate locations — Party Mode shows you within ~100m, never an exact address.
• Block & Report — long-press any user → Report / Block. Blocked users can't see you or message you.
• Child safety — read our full Child Safety policy.
• End-to-end privacy — for true E2EE messaging, see our sister app Obliv.
• Delete account — Profile → Settings → Delete account. All your data is wiped within 30 days.

❓ FAQ

Is the app free?

Yes. Free download, free to use. Premium features for business accounts and creators.

Which cities are supported?

We launched in Basel and are expanding across Switzerland and Europe. Add your city if it's missing — go to Profile → City → Request a city.

Can I create events without a business account?

You can create unlimited free Pulse events (3/day). Only ticketed Events require a business account.

Why didn't my Pulse count toward the World Cup ranking?

Make sure you selected the World Cup 2026 category (gold sparkle section) AND picked a flag. Generic Pulses don't count.

Do friends see my Party Mode by default?

No. Friends see you only when you toggle Party Mode ON. Once off, your marker disappears immediately.

I'm having a problem — how do I contact you?

Email contact@okidooki.app or reach us via App Store reviews. We read every message.