Orange Pill App

What Orange Pill App does

Orange Pill App, operating commercially as Club Orange, is a location-based social networking platform built exclusively for the Bitcoin community. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company operates a single unified mobile/web application available on iOS, Android (via Play Store and direct APK on GitHub), and browser, enabling members worldwide to discover nearby Bitcoiners, browse Bitcoin-only events, locate merchants accepting Bitcoin, communicate in city- and event-based group chats, and send satoshis instantly via an integrated Lightning Network wallet. The platform claims over 20,307 active members across 71 countries and 400+ listed Bitcoin events and conferences, making it one of the most established directories for Bitcoin-maximalist community activity. Architecture is mobile-first, self-serve, and community-driven, with no sales motion required for individual sign-up.

The company monetizes via a recurring paid-membership subscription (monthly or annual), with a Bitcoin-payment option offering a 21% discount. The paid gate is positioned as anti-bot/spam/scam/shitcoiner filtering rather than as a premium feature unlock; both individuals and merchants pay the same fee, with merchants receiving additional visibility via the Bitcoin map. The go-to-market is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth among Bitcoiners, organic social (X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Nostr), and endorsements from Bitcoin advocates such as Knut Svanholm. In 2024 the company rebranded from Orange Pill App to Club Orange, broadened its product surface to include an Explorer (Bitcoin block explorer), Leaderboard (gamification), and Learn (educational content), and launched an equity crowdfunding round on ThunderFunder. Management team, funding totals, and revenue are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Orange Pill App

Legal name

Club Orange / Orange Pill App, INC.

Website

https://orangepillapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Orange Pill App (Club Orange) operates a location-based social network exclusively for the Bitcoin community, enabling individuals to discover nearby Bitcoiners, browse 400+ Bitcoin-only events, find accepting merchants, and send sats via an integrated Lightning wallet across 71 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cryptocurrency Community Social Network

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAAALAG

Dating & Social Discovery Safety (Profiles, Messaging, Harassment)

Business & Public Services/Administrative & Support Services (BPO, Call Centers, Back Office)/Content Moderation, Trust & Safety Operations

Keywords

• Bitcoin social network
• Location-based networking
• Lightning wallet app
• Merchant discovery platform
• Community event directory

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Paid Membership Subscription: Monthly or yearly subscription fee for members to access the platform. The paid model keeps the platform free of bots, scammers, spammers, shitcoiners, ads, and data selling. Merchants pay the same membership fee and gain additional business listing capabilities on the Bitcoin map.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Orange Pill App, operating as Club Orange, runs a paid-membership, location-based social networking platform exclusively for the Bitcoin community. Members can discover nearby Bitcoiners, browse the world's largest Bitcoin-only events directory with 400+ meetups and conferences, locate Bitcoin-accepting merchants on an interactive map, join city- and event-based group chats, and send satoshis instantly using a built-in Lightning Network wallet. The platform is available across iOS, Android (Google Play and APK), and the web, and uses a subscription paywall to keep out bots, scammers, and non-Bitcoin users.

Product overview

Club Orange (formerly Orange Pill App) is a location-based social network designed exclusively for the Bitcoin community. The platform operates as a single unified mobile/web application with multiple integrated features: the core social networking functionality for discovering and connecting with nearby Bitcoiners, a built-in Lightning Wallet for instant sats transfers, a Bitcoin Events Directory with over 400 Meetups & Conferences, a Merchants Platform for Bitcoin-accepting businesses to list themselves, Group Chats for city-based and event-based communities, and supplementary tools including GeoZap (location discovery), Explorer (Bitcoin block explorer), Leaderboard (gamification), and Learn (educational resources). The platform is available as native iOS and Android apps, an APK for direct Android installation, and a web-based version.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Club Orange Membership Paid monthly or annual subscription membership to Club Orange (formerly Orange Pill App), a Bitcoin-only social network offering nearby-Bitcoiner discovery, a worldwide Bitcoin events directory, an interactive Bitcoin-accepting merchant map, city and event group chats, a gamified leaderboard, educational resources, and a built-in Lightning wallet for instant sats transfers, available across iOS, Android, APK, and the web.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,307+ members across 71 countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bumble: Location-based social discovery app with paid subscription tiers and profile-based matching. Comparable to Club Orange because it shares the same mechanics — geographic profile discovery, premium subscription gating, and curated communities — though Bumble serves a dating audience while Club Orange serves Bitcoiners.
• Meetup: General-purpose local event discovery and community organizing platform. Comparable to Club Orange because it also enables location-based discovery of like-minded people and hosts the world's largest events directory — Club Orange is effectively a Bitcoin-only verticalized version of Meetup's core mechanic.
• CoinMap: Crowdsourced map of Bitcoin-accepting merchants worldwide. Comparable to Club Orange because it overlaps directly on the Bitcoin Merchant Map feature, addressing the same user need (finding local places to spend sats) with a different delivery model.
• Stacker News: Bitcoin-focused social news and discussion platform with sats-native tipping. Comparable to Club Orange because it targets the same Bitcoin-maximalist audience, monetizes via Bitcoin-native mechanisms, and operates as a curated community gated to Bitcoiners only.

Emerging players

• Primal: Nostr-based social networking client popular with the Bitcoin community. Comparable to Club Orange because it serves an overlapping Bitcoin-maximalist user base with profile-based social feeds, Lightning zaps, and a focus on censorship-resistant community — partially competing for the same engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Telegram: Dominant messaging platform with city- and topic-based group chats. Comparable to Club Orange because its group chats substitute for many of Club Orange's community messaging use cases, and many Bitcoin meetup organizers already run Telegram groups, posing a free substitute risk.
• Foursquare: Established location-based discovery and check-in platform. Comparable to Club Orange because it pioneered the location-discovery mechanic Club Orange relies on (GeoZap) and serves the same local-discovery job, though at a broader and non-crypto-focused scale.
• X (Twitter): Global social platform where the bulk of Bitcoin discourse, merchant announcements, and meetup coordination already happens. Comparable to Club Orange because it captures the awareness, networking, and event-discovery jobs Club Orange targets, at massive scale and free of charge.
• Discord: Community chat platform widely used by Bitcoin and crypto groups for ongoing conversation and event coordination. Comparable to Club Orange because its server-and-channel structure competes with Club Orange's group chats as the default community home for Bitcoin enthusiasts.

Regional players

• Phoenix Wallet: Self-custodial Lightning Network wallet with in-app payments and contacts. Comparable to Club Orange because it overlaps on the Lightning wallet functionality embedded in Club Orange, and competes for the same Bitcoiners who want seamless sats transfers — though Phoenix is wallet-first rather than social-first.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cluborange
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@joincluborange
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orangepillapp
• Instagraminstagram.com/joincluborange

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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