Guide

How it works

Acompani is a local map for starting something small and finding what others started. It’s for meeting the people around you who like what you like, and showing them what you do.

Explore

Open the map and see what’s near you: events, skills, goods and spaces, put there by people living around you. Save the people and groups you like so you can find them again, and message the person behind any listing to ask a question or join in.

Create

Put something on the map. It can be free or paid, a hobby or a business. If it’s something you’d tell a friend about, it belongs here.

  • “Jam with me, free”
  • “Statistics tutoring”
  • “Lending my camera”
  • “Selling my bike”

Not sure what you could offer yet? Try something. You can change it or take it down any time.

Your page

Everything you put on the map comes together on your own page. You can share it, and it shows up on Google. Think of it as a small portfolio: a place to start, which can grow into a business if you want it to.

Share and invite

Send your page or a listing to friends, or print a poster with a QR code and hang it where people will see it. You’ll find both on your page and on each listing.

Inviting a friend earns time for both of you. You’ll find your invite link under Me.

How time works

Listings use time while they’re live. That keeps the map fresh: what you see is what people are actually doing now, not something they forgot about a year ago.

You start with some time. You earn more by inviting people, and you can top up if you need to. Read why we do it this way.

Collectives

Groups, clubs and small businesses can have a shared page that several people run together. You can start one once you’ve invited a few people.

Questions

Is it free?
Joining, exploring, saving and messaging are free. Putting things on the map uses time. You start with some, you get more by inviting friends, and you can top up for a small amount if you want to.
Who can see my profile?
Your page is private until you add your town and switch on “Public page” in your profile. Then anyone can see your name, photo, town and your listings. Things you put live on the map can be seen by everyone.
Can I post in Dutch?
Yes. Write in whatever language fits the people you want to reach. Plenty of people in Leuven read English, but Dutch is just as welcome.
What happens when my time runs out?
Your listings go off the map, but nothing is deleted. Invite a friend or top up, and switch them back on whenever you like.

To keep it a good place for everyone, read the community guidelines. Something else? Get in touch.

Start where you are