Is Lunchclub Still Active?

The app has not changed since March 2022

Lunchclub's latest App Store release is version 2.3.8, dated 3 Mar 2022, with the release note "Bug fixes." On 5 Nov 2026 the listing showed no later version, and the store rating is 4.0 from 70 ratings. The newest App Store review in the cited set is dated 5 Jan 2024, and it is the newest of the 10 reviews the store shows. ^{[1] [2]}

Reviews and user reports stop in early 2024

The four Trustpilot reviews run from Dec 2021 to Feb 2024. The newest, dated 6 Feb 2024, is a 4-star review saying the writer meets good-quality professionals there. Product Hunt's four reviews carry only relative dates, and the newest are about two years old. One says the app stopped working, and another says it failed to offer meaningful matches. ^{[3] [4]}

Of the 25 user reports cited in this guide, the newest dated ones are from February 2024, in a personal review published 18 Feb 2024. ^[8]

The company's site shows no product, and its founders moved on

lunchclub.ai returns a 301 redirect to lunchclub.com. On 5 Nov 2026, lunchclub.com loaded only its page title, with no product copy, sign-up form, pricing or terms. ^[5]

Fortune reported on 11 Nov 2025 that Lunchclub's growth had plateaued in 2022, that its founders moved into what became Lighter, and that about 80% of the team went with them. Fortune does not say whether the networking service was shut down. Lighter's own site describes a zero-knowledge perpetuals exchange and does not mention Lunchclub. ^{[6] [7]}

The one newer mention is about past use, not current use

An August 2026 comment on the Show HN: Pause thread says the commenter used Lunchclub "with some good and bad connection." It gives no status and does not say whether the service runs now. ^[9]

Articuler, a competitor that sells its own matching service, wrote on 28 Sep 2026 that the Lunchclub sign-up page still loads. That conflicts with the title-only site, so read it as a rival's claim. ^[10]

What would change this answer

A shutdown notice from the company would confirm the closure. A working sign-in and a booked call would reverse it. Try to sign in, then request one meeting. A failed sign-in or a request with no reply matches the signals above.

Where to go instead

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