Together for local impact.

All-in-one platform for community building, engagement and insights.

Bring residents closer to each other and to your local authority. With a neighbourhood network in the Hoplr app and a complete participation platform for local communication, citizen participation and neighbourly help.

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Connected online.Closer in real life.
10 years of Hoplr Our story
It starts with a message.“Can I help you with anything?”

Already 250+ local authorities
are helping build stronger neighbourhoods.

One platform. A neighbourhood of possibilities.

Participation starts with a connected neighbourhood.

Hoplr connects everyday neighbourly contact with municipal communication and participation. Residents meet, stay informed and have their say. Your municipality shares what happens with their input.

Select a pillar to explore the possibilities.

Neighbourhood network & neighbourly help

A great neighbourhood
starts with all of us.

A request for help, an activity or something to share: the neighbourhood network gives residents everyday reasons to connect. Your municipality can build on those relationships.

  • Bring neighbours and local organisations together
  • Give requests for help and local initiatives a home
  • Turn online contact into real-life connections
More about the neighbourhood network
Fictional example
Sofie · your neighbourPark neighbourhood · today
Neighbourhood activity

Who’s joining us in the park on Saturday?

Let’s meet by the playground at 2 pm. Bring a ball or a picnic blanket if you like. Everyone in the neighbourhood is welcome!

Bram · two streets away

We’ll be there! I’ll bring a ball. Looking forward to meeting the neighbours.

Sofie Lovely, see you in the park on Saturday!

An activity shared online. A neighbourhood meeting in real life.

Connections begin in the park.
The neighbourhood network keeps them going.

A mobile app, connected to the neighbourhood

A place in your
residents’ pockets.

Hoplr is an app for iOS and Android. Residents can find their neighbours, local activities and updates from their local authority, and have a say in their neighbourhood.

  • A reason to come back

    A helpful neighbour, something to borrow or a day out together: everyday neighbourhood contact gives your communication and participation a place in local life.

  • Updates straight to your smartphone

    App notifications help residents keep up with messages and replies. So the neighbourhood stays close, wherever they are.

An app for residents. One dashboard for your local authority. Your team manages communication and participation centrally.

Learn more about the neighbourhood network
The Hoplr app · iOS and Android
Two Hoplr app screens: a request for help with replies from neighbours, and a list of neighbourhood activities
App Store 4.4 / 5
Google Play 4.4 / 5
Neighbourhood connections and activities in the Hoplr app. Belgian stores · September 2026

The Hoplr participation platform

Your own participation platform.
A place for every voice.

Alongside the neighbourhood network, Hoplr offers a complete participation platform. Give projects, surveys and participatory budgeting a public home with your own branding and URL.

Connect your platform to everyday neighbourhood communication. Make participation visible and keep residents involved in what happens next.

  • Projects with phases
  • Surveys and ideas
  • Participatory budgeting
  • Insights and reporting
Explore the participation platform

Local roots. Shared growth.

Small connections.
Big impact.

Behind every number are people.
Neighbours getting to know each other,
helping each other and making things happen together.

Calculate the impact for your municipality
1.2 million+

registered residents

2,500+

connected neighbourhoods

250+

towns and cities

Working towards 1,000 municipalities by 2030.

Help build a world of connected neighbourhoods.

Our ambition for 2030

Award-winning platform for civic engagement

  • EU Seal of Excellence

    Recognised by the European Commission

  • Global ESG Awards 2025

    Community Impact winner

  • World Summit Awards 2020

    Government & Citizen Engagement winner

  • European Social Services Awards 2020

    Social Technology Tool winner

Hoplr in practice

Where neighbours are already coming together.

All case studies
Mechelen · Belgium
53%

of households connected to Hoplr

At the end of 2025 · Source: case study, January 2026
Lasting communication reach

A city connected. A channel people trust.

From its first pilot in 2016 to more than 16,000 connected households: Mechelen shows how an active neighbourhood network supports lasting communication between a city and its residents.

Read the Mechelen story (Hoplr blog, opens in a new tab)
Terneuzen, the Netherlands
Hoplr has become an integral part of Terneuzen.

Jozien BorgmeijerCitizen and government participation adviser
Municipality of Terneuzen

Explore their approach

Connection starts with trust

A place for the neighbourhood.
With privacy in mind.

Hoplr is a private, ad-free neighbourhood network. The focus stays on what matters nearby: the people, questions and initiatives in your neighbourhood.

How Hoplr handles privacy

Privacy, security and accessibility

  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022

    Certified information security

  • GDPR compliant

    Personal data protection

  • Privacy Verified

    Privacy seal from ICTRecht

  • WCAG 2.1 AA

    Digital accessibility

The next strong neighbourhood? Yours.

Bring your community
closer together.

Tell us what matters in your community.
We’ll show you how Hoplr can help.

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