Questions
Frequently asked.
What Coordn8 does, what it costs, and what happens to your location. If something here is unclear, that is a bug — tell us.
Getting in
When does Coordn8 launch?
Our New York City launch target is January 1, 2027. Request early access and we’ll email you when your invite is ready.
Is it in the App Store yet?
No. Before public launch, access is through a TestFlight invitation. Our launch target is January 1, 2027.
Do I need TestFlight?
Yes, for now. TestFlight is Apple’s own free app for trying software before release. You install it once, tap the invite we email you, and Coordn8 installs like any other app. After launch it’s an ordinary App Store download.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. Coordn8 is iPhone-only at launch, on iOS 17 or later.
Why isn’t my neighborhood open?
You can use Coordn8 anywhere in the city to read a street’s rules. Handoffs need neighbors, so those get better as more people nearby join — telling us your ZIP when you ask for an invite is how we know where to build out first.
How Coordn8 works
What actually happens in a handoff?
A departing member signals they’re leaving. An arriving member coordinates. Until you’re within about 100 feet of each other you see direction and distance only — never an address. The full walkthrough is here.
Do I pay another driver for a space?
No, and you can’t. Nothing of value changes hands between members, ever. Coordn8 is coordination software, not a marketplace for public curb space.
Can I read a street’s rules without anyone else using the app?
Yes. Swipe your finger along any street and Coordn8 reads its cleaning schedule, posted signs and meter hours from the city’s own data. It works on streets nobody has ever opened the app on.
Is a hint a guaranteed space?
No. A hint tells you what other drivers have seen recently, and it fades as it ages. It is never a reservation and never a substitute for reading the signs on the pole. More on hints.
What is standing?
A reliability score. Everyone starts at 30, confirmed handoffs raise it, no-shows lower it. It cannot be bought, and paid accounts score exactly like free ones. How standing works.
Membership
What do I get for free?
Individual pins with exact reveal, coordinating a handoff end to end, the neighborhood density view, posting hints, and building standing. Free accounts are real accounts, not trials.
What does a membership add?
The best places to park, lined up within a mile of where you’re headed, street cleaning and meter reminders, reminders on up to 10 streets, the Today window, neighborhood search with a wider radius, and giving a neighbor a heads-up. A membership buys software convenience — never anything about a public space.
How do I cancel?
In your Apple subscription settings, at any time. You keep your membership through the period you’ve already been billed for. Step-by-step here.
What are community credits?
A closed loop. Credits come from Coordn8 to you, they are non-transferable between members, and they cannot be converted to cash.
Your data
Does Coordn8 know where I park?
During use, yes — matching needs it. After a handoff, live pins leave the map. Precise historical coordinates may remain encrypted for up to 90 days, then we delete or coarsen them. Coarse operational records (without exact GPS) follow a separate retention policy.
Who sees my exact location?
Nobody, until a handoff is nearly complete. Before the handshake a departure shows as direction and approximate distance only, and the reveal decision is made on the server rather than on your phone. Privacy policy.
Does anyone see my phone number?
No. Members never exchange phone numbers through Coordn8.
What happens to a coordination after it ends?
The live session ends and exact pins leave the active map. Any retained precise coordinates are Sensitive: encrypted, kept at most 90 days for coordination and safety, then deleted or coarsened.
Something went wrong
The other driver never showed up.
Report it. A no-show lowers their standing, and every tier change decomposes into the events behind it, so nothing moves without a reason you can see.
I think my standing is wrong.
Any member can appeal to human review. How standing works.
I still need a person.
Email support@coordn8.co, or use the contact page.