From finding a groomer to adopting your next best friend — Hello Friend brings adoption, services, community, and shopping into a single, beautifully simple app.
Create rich profiles for every pet in your family. Add photos, health notes, breed information, and more. Keep everything about your companion in one organized place — always at your fingertips.
Golden Retriever · 3 yrs · Charlotte, NC
Browse adoptable pets from shelters, rescues, and responsible breeders in the Charlotte area. Filter by species, breed, age, and size. When you're ready, send an adoption inquiry directly through the app.
2-yr Domestic Shorthair · Queen City Animal Rescue
Find and book groomers, veterinarians, trainers, pet sitters, dog walkers, boarders, and more — all verified local providers in your area. See services, pricing, and provider details without leaving the app.
Pawfect Cuts · 0.8 mi · Next open: Tomorrow 10am
The Hello Friend community feed is your local hub for pet news, tips, photos, and stories. Share your pet's milestones, ask for recommendations, and discover what's happening in the Charlotte pet community.
Pet owners sharing tips, stories & local finds
Browse and buy from local pet businesses — food, toys, accessories, and specialty items you won't find at big-box stores. Every purchase supports Charlotte entrepreneurs and the local pet economy.
Local food, toys, accessories & specialty supplies
Animal Alerts lets you instantly notify the entire Hello Friend community about a lost or found pet in your area. Location-aware push notifications go out to nearby members in seconds — the fastest way to reunite pets with families.
Posted 12 min ago · 0.4 mi from you · Ballantyne area
Find and connect with fellow pet owners and local providers right in the app. Once you're matched on an adoption, a dedicated conversation opens automatically so you can coordinate directly. General direct messaging between any two users is coming soon.
See who you're connected with and discover new members nearby
Hello Friend makes it easy to support animal shelters, rescues, and other animal welfare organizations — no extra apps, no accounts, no overhead. Choose a cause, pick an amount, and 100% of your donation goes directly to the organization.
Shelters, rescues, vet care, spay/neuter & more
ASPs get powerful tools to manage clients, listings, shop, and more — all from the same app. And you keep more of what you earn: our fee starts at 8–10% and drops to 3–5% on higher plans, well below the 20–40% most pet-service marketplaces take.
Public-facing profile with your services, photos, hours & contact info.
Accept, manage, and track service bookings from pet owners.
Open a storefront and sell products directly to pet owners in your area.
Post adoptable animals directly — shelters and rescues get a full listing suite.
See booking trends, messages, shop orders, and customer activity at a glance.
Use treats to feature your service or shop at the top of the Featured section — seen first by local pet owners.
Get paid directly to your bank account through secure Stripe Connect once payouts go live — no manual invoicing.
Get discovered by pet owners nearby and build your network of clients — general in-app messaging is coming soon.
Every new booking comes with a quick AI-written summary of the pet, service, and any notes the owner left — so you walk in prepared, without digging through fields.
Every plan — including free — earns monthly treats automatically. Use them to offset service costs, shop orders, and more. They never expire.
Treats are added automatically on the 1st of every month based on your plan tier. No action needed.
Apply treats toward any pet shop purchase — reduce your total or pay entirely with treats.
Use treats to offset the cost of grooming, training, vet visits, and other booked services.
Spend treats to place your service or adoption listing in the Featured section — seen at the top by local pet owners.
ASP & AdoptersTreats cap at 10,000 per account and never expire. Learn more →
Join the beta free — no credit card, no commitment. Pet owners and animal service providers welcome.