See what's happening around GCU and connect with the people you keep crossing paths with. Your friends, your crew, your community, already all around you. No randoms, no bots.
Founding member status locked. We'll email your invite the second Hot Spots goes live at GCU.
Hot Spots runs quietly in the background and only lights up when you're physically near another verified student.
Sign in with your GCU email through Microsoft. Real students only. No catfish, no bots, no creeps from three states away.
Go to class, the gym, the dining hall, or a party. Hot Spots works in the background and notices who you genuinely cross paths with.
Come near another student and you both show up in each other's paths. Say hi, make a friend, or more. You already shared a room. Now close the distance.
Other apps show you a thousand strangers you'll never meet. Hot Spots only shows you people you were genuinely near, from your classes, your buildings, your scene. Real people you'd actually run into.
Opt in to the daily Spotlight board and see who's catching the most likes on campus this week. It's a game you choose to play, ranked by real likes, refreshed every day. Pure FOMO, fully your call.
Opt-in onlyNo surprise DMs from strangers, no spam. Connections open through crossing paths, on your terms. Hot Spots shows you crossed paths after the fact, never your live location.
Everyone on Hot Spots is a verified GCU student. The people you cross paths with sit two rows over, live in your building, or were at the same event last night.
Most social apps are empty maps. Hot Spots is built by a team that fills rooms with live events for a living. Every event becomes a live hotspot where the app lights up and the whole crowd is right there with you.
A proximity app has to earn trust. We designed Hot Spots around it from day one.
You only ever see that you crossed paths, after the fact. Never where someone is right now.
GCU email plus photo verification. Everyone is who they say they are.
No messages from strangers out of nowhere. You decide who can reach you.
Block and report instantly. Consent-first Spotlight, nobody ranked without opting in.
Verified GCU students who are 18 and over. You sign in with your GCU email through Microsoft, so everyone on Hot Spots is a real, current student.
Two checks. Your GCU email confirms you're a student, and an AI photo match ties your face to your Instagram for the verified check. Real faces, no bots, no catfish.
Hot Spots uses proximity to notice when you cross paths with someone, but your live location is never shown to anyone, ever. You only see that you crossed paths, after the fact, never where a person is right now.
Hot Spots only shows you people you were physically near, on your own campus, plus what's actually happening around you. No endless feed of strangers, no bots, no one three states away. It's your real-life circle, not the internet.
Joining and connecting are free. Hot Spots+ is an optional upgrade for extras like unlimited priority and your full crossed-paths history. You never have to pay to meet people.
Hot Spots opens at GCU first. Join the waitlist and we'll text you the moment you're in. Founding members get in first and keep founding perks.
Safety is built in. No live location, verified students only, messaging you control, one-tap block and report, opt-in Spotlight, and a one-strike ban policy for anyone who breaks the rules.
Invite them. Hot Spots gets better the more of your circle joins, and inviting friends earns you perks. Your circle is smaller than you think, and bigger than you can imagine.
Hot Spots launches at GCU first. Reserve your spot and lock founding member status before everyone else.