What is Viatous? For when the plan is there but the people aren’t
Viatous, Rooms & Roomi · Équipe Viatous · 4 min
Saturday, 3 p.m. You feel like going for a walk. Or reading for an hour without touching your phone. Or finally making progress on that project that’s been sitting there for months. You text two or three people: one is working, one is away, the third will reply tomorrow. The motivation is there. You’re just missing someone.
That’s exactly where Viatous starts. Its promise fits in one line: find someone to do it with.
A simple idea: start with what you want to do
So it all begins with something you want to do, and that’s where Viatous is different. On a lot of apps, you start by looking: at profiles, at posts, at a feed to scroll. On Viatous, you start by saying what you want to do. In your own words.
A few things you could write:
“I’d like to read with someone for 30 minutes.”
“I want to work this afternoon without procrastinating.”
“Go for a walk in the park on Saturday morning.”
“Practise speaking English.”
Viatous understands what you mean and only asks for the details it actually needs: the time, the duration, the language, the format. No endless questionnaire, no profile to polish for an hour before you can begin.
A Room: 2 to 4 people, one shared idea
Once you’ve said what you want, Viatous looks for people who match your idea and your availability. Matching takes into account the activity, the timing, the language and your preferences. When a group forms, it’s offered to you. You decide whether to join: everyone accepts for themselves.
That small group is a Room : 2 to 4 people brought together around the same activity, online or in person . Why so small? Because beyond four, it gets hard for everyone to speak. With three or four, everyone has a place and nobody gets lost in the crowd.
You don’t need to know anyone before you start. Viatous builds the small group and the structure. All that’s left is to step into the Room.
Roomi, the robot that guides the moment
Every Room has a guide: Roomi , the Viatous robot. Roomi welcomes the group, introduces the steps, reminds everyone of the rules, keeps the pace and hands over speaking turns when the activity calls for it. In a reading Room, for example: a welcome, time to read, a chat about what stood out for each person, then a review.
Roomi doesn’t replace people. The connection happens between you; Roomi is there so the moment runs smoothly and nobody has to play the organiser.
And afterwards? The Room closes or becomes a Circle
At the end, everyone gives their review and answers one question: would you like to do this activity again with this group? If everyone says yes, the Room becomes a Circle : a group that meets again. If someone would rather leave it there, the Room simply closes, without anyone finding out who said no. Nothing is forced.
What Viatous is not
A new app always raises questions. So let’s be clear from the start:
not a dating app : you meet to do something together, not to flirt;
not a social network : no feed to scroll, a Room starts from something you actually want to do;
not therapy or an emergency service : peer support Rooms exist, for adults, but they never replace a professional.
Viatous is open from age 16. In a Room, you appear with your first name, plus your photo if you’ve added one. The camera is optional, you can mute your microphone and leave the Room at any time. Identity verification is available, and it’s required to take part in person. You can also block or report someone.
How much it costs, and how to start
Viatous is free to start: one completed Room free each week , no payment card needed. A search that finds nobody, or a cancellation before the activity starts, doesn’t count. If you want more moments, Viatous Plus costs €4.99 a month with no commitment: unlimited Rooms (subject to fair use), private Rooms where you invite up to three people, and up to 5 active Circles. Everything else, including matching, safety and Roomi, is the same for everyone.
Viatous has been live in France since 7 November 2026, on the web. To try it:
create your account;
write what you’d like to do, or pick an idea;
say when and how you’d like to do it;
let Viatous search, then join the proposed group if it suits you.
Start small, for example: “I’d like to read with someone for 30 minutes tonight.” Often, the smallest moment is the one that makes you want the next. And the next Saturday the urge strikes, you won’t be missing anyone.
See how Viatous works , or explore ideas on the Discover page .