Connecting with people

Cloomba has no search box for finding people. You connect with people you actually cross paths with — at an event, through a shared profile link, or face to face. It keeps conversations tied to real interactions instead of cold, unsolicited messages.

Three ways to start a chat

From an event. Tap someone's name or photo on an event — an organizer, a speaker, or a fellow guest — to open their profile, then tap Connect.

From a profile. Every profile at cloomba.com/u/username has a Connect button. Once you already have a conversation, the same button reads Chat and takes you straight to it.

By scanning their code. When you're together in person, open your profile QR code from your profile and have the other person scan it with a phone camera. You're connected instantly, with no request to accept. One code can be scanned by several people, so it works for a whole table at once.

You can display your own code on any device, including desktop web, but scanning someone else's needs a phone camera — there's no scanner built into the app.

Message requests

The first message to someone you're not yet connected with arrives as a request the other person can accept or decline. Until it's accepted, that's the only message you can send. Scanning a code in person skips this step — being face to face is already the introduction.

Why there's no people search

You can't look up strangers by name, and no one can drop you into a chat out of the blue. It's deliberate: it keeps spam and cold outreach off the platform, and it means a message almost always comes from someone you've genuinely met or share an event with.

Blocking

If you'd rather not hear from someone, block them from their profile. A blocked person can no longer message you or see your activity.