[ Case study · Community platform ]
Where hobbies become communities.
One app where hobby communities find members, host ticketed events and trade gear. It replaces the link-in-bio mess of WhatsApp groups, payment links and spreadsheets that most organizers were juggling.
Art
Sunday sketch walk
18 of 20 going
Climbing
Beginner bouldering
11 of 12 going
Baking
Sourdough swap
9 of 15 going
Games
Board game night
24 of 24 going, full
Example events
Four Problems to Solve
HobbyMate is building the home for India's hobby culture, from quiz nights and open mics to pottery circles and book clubs.
- Sector
- Social & community
- Market
- India
- Users
- Members, hosts & sellers
A community operating system for every hobby
- 01
Discover
Find communities by hobby, vibe or location, with events happening this week front and center.
hobbymate.in
- 02
Host
Create events in minutes with built-in RSVP, ticketing and zero-commission payments for hosts.
- 03
Connect
Match with people who share a passion and keep up with the groups you belong to.
hobbymate.in
- 04
Market
Buy, sell and swap hobby gear peer to peer within a trusted community.
Communities That Keep Coming Back
- Participants
- 5,000+
- hobbyists joined events through the platform
- Host fees
- 0%
- commission on event payments for hosts
- Repeat attendance
- 48%
- of attendees come back for another event within 60 days
- Tools replaced
- 5
- separate apps organizers no longer need
Figures reflect platform data from the months following the events and marketplace launch.
“SajalTech built something genuinely new. HobbyMate gives our users a real community, real tools to earn from their passions, and a platform that gets better every day. It's the best social product we could have imagined.”
How a community grows on HobbyMate
The loop that turns attendees into regulars.
- 1
Host creates a page
Community profile, members and payments set up in one place.
- 2
Event goes live
Tickets sold in-app and shared to socials with one link.
- 3
Members show up
Check-in, reminders and follow-ups keep people coming back.
- 4
Ecosystem connects
A pottery attendee discovers a ceramics sale. By design.
Built with
- React Native
- Python Backend
- PostgreSQL
- Payments Gateway
- Push Notifications
- Figma Design System
- Cloud-native Infra
Before and After Launch
Before: Organizers ran events across WhatsApp, forms and payment links, and members drifted away after a single meetup. After: Communities have one home for members, tickets and gear, and the app connects people to the next thing they will love.
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Delivered in this engagement
- iOS and Android apps
- Events and ticketing engine
- Peer-to-peer marketplace
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