How It Works
Getting Started
Download UNPLUG and create your account.
Verify your identity — government ID, selfie, and phone number. Not optional. Everyone on UNPLUG is real.
Build your profile — vibe tags, club interests, dietary needs, and your default mode.
Pick your membership — Free gets you started. Upgrade when you're ready.
Your Mode
"Every UNPLUG night has a blind element. That's not a bug. That's the whole point."
OPEN
Newcomer+UNPLUG assembles your group, picks your club night, and chooses your venue based on your collective vibe. You find out where you're going the morning of. Show up.
CREW
Social+Bring your people. UNPLUG matches your crew with another group you've never met, picks the venue, and sends you the details the morning of. Show up.
BLIND
Connected+No names. No photos. No venue until the morning of. You get a time and a first initial. That's it. Show up and find out everything when you get there.
8-PACK
Social+Four people you know. Four you don't. Venue revealed the morning of. Sit as your own side for the first 45 minutes. Swap seats at halftime. Rate everyone after.
The Night
Morning Of
UNPLUG sends you a notification with your venue, dress code, and arrival time. The venue was chosen by the algorithm based on your group's collective vibe, dietary needs, club interests, and tier. You didn't pick it. That's intentional.
Arrive at the venue. Your group is already booked — reserved table, venue knows you're coming.
Phones go in the jail. The venue host holds the physical key or combination — not you.
The venue feeds you from their existing menu, tailored to your group's dietary needs. Anonymously — no names attached.
Talk. Eat. Be a human.
90 minutes in — venue host opens the box. Rate the venue, the food, the experience, and the people.
Vote: Continue the Night? All 6 or more say yes — phones stay out, Night Map activates, and you tag every spot you hit after.
Rating and Points
After every event you rate four things — venue, food, experience, and the people. All four required before your next night unlocks. Every rating you receive builds your points score. You also get 10% off your next outing every time you submit a complete review.
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Attended an event | +10 |
| Completed all ratings | +5 |
| Received positive Vibe rating | +8 per person |
| Received positive Respect rating | +8 per person |
| Received Would Meet Again | +15 per person |
| Upvoted by crew member | +10 |
| Venue review approved | +5 |
| Continue the Night activated | +10 |
| Night check-in tagged | +3 per venue |
| Social share posted | +5 |
Tiers
Points unlock tiers. Tiers unlock better venues, more modes, and eventually HOST status. Points decay after 6 months of inactivity — keep showing up, keep your score healthy.
| Tier | Points | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Newcomer | 0–99 | OPEN, Local venues, 1 night/month |
| Social | 100–299 | CREW, 8-PACK, Social venues |
| Connected | 300–599 | BLIND, Elevated venues, priority grouping |
| Unplug Regular | 600–999 | Explore featured, early club access |
| Iconic | 1000–1499 | Premier venues, Iconic badge, curated events |
| HOST | 1500+ | $600 HOST night, pick your 3, HOST badge |
The HOST Night
Hit 1,500 points and you earn a HOST night.
- $600 UNPLUG credit at any participating venue
- You pick 3 guests — anyone on the platform, new or previously met
- 4 people total at $150 per head at a Reserve tier venue
- UNPLUG gives you an icebreaker deck, task cards, a conversation prompt, and a pacing guide. You run the night.
- Guests rate you as HOST after. Your score goes on the public leaderboard.
The Growth Ladder
USER
Show up. Rate everything. Earn points.
HOST
Hit 1,500 points. Run your own night.
Not every night will be your people. But the nights that are — you get to keep them. That's kinda the point.