The Water Bottle Drop
Dropping a pen or water bottle just so you have an excuse to look at or talk to the person sitting next to you. Desperate times call for clumsy measures.
Actual student tactic #1
Built by students who hated the old way
Stop dropping water bottles
just to say hi to someone
in your lecture.
You’re surrounded by 40,000 students, yet feel completely isolated in a 300-person hall. Meet Overlap: the non-anonymous academic network designed around your actual program, concentration and classes—not random campus noise.
- 100% Verified Student emails
- Program-based Circles
No newsfeed, just people.
The Reality
Let’s be honest about how hard
university socializing actually is.
We surveyed hundreds of students. The traditional university social playbook is broken, outdated, and full of awkward friction.
Forced Professor Intros
“Turn to your neighbor and introduce yourself.” Pure panic. It feels completely unnatural, rigid, and instantly kills any organic vibe.
Universally dreaded moment
The Classroom Cliff
Class ends, everyone sprints out the door, and connection vanishes. There is zero bridge between in-class proximity and outside-of-class friendship.
The missing link
Anonymous Toxicity
Generic university apps devolve into toxic anonymous boards or massive disorganized group chats where no one actually meets up or studies.
The noise trap
The Solution
How Overlap fixes
academic networking
We kept what works (it starts with the classroom) and stripped away the random guesswork.
100% Real & Non-Anonymous
Say goodbye to sketchy burner accounts. Everyone on Overlap is verified with their university student credentials. Build trust and meaningful peer connections safely.
Rightsized Academic Circles
Instead of an overwhelming campus of 40k strangers, your network is automatically organized by your specific program, concentration, academic year and enrolled classes.
Smart Filters & Direct Chat
Filter classmates by shared study schedules, project interests or mutual classes. Slide straight into direct message without awkward icebreakers.
App Preview
See how Overlap
works on mobile.
Your people.
Your program.
Your starting point.
Explore all six tabs directly in the phone, based on the current Overlap app.
- 01Find common ground
Start with your program and classes.
- 02Discover your peers
See the people who share your academic world.
- 03Keep the conversation going
Take that first hello beyond the lecture hall.
Interactive preview with fictional profiles and stock portraits. Messages stay in this demo. Photo credits
Tap the softly highlighted actions inside the phone
Be the first to bring Overlap to your campus
The next hello
starts here.
We are rolling out university by university based on student demand.
Overlap for Apple and Android. Public launch coming soon.
Public launch coming soonApple devices
Apple download · Coming soon
Public launch coming soonAndroid devices
Android download · Coming soon
Check back here for updates and the release date.
Let’s talk
Have a question?
We’re all ears.
Application support, feedback, company enquiries,
or requests about your personal information.
For privacy enquiries, include “Privacy request” in the subject.
Clear information. In one place.
Overlap uses email for service-related communications, including account-deletion confirmations and responses to feedback or support requests.