Book local guides and pros

Local services and activities, by the hour: guided city and food tours, photo and video shoots, tutoring and lessons, hiking and trail guiding, personal training, driving and airport transfers, errands and queueing, event coverage and on-site help. Phriend is not a dating service. Romantic or sexual services, compensated dating and escort services are banned and get an account removed immediately.

Send a booking request with the date, start time, hours, a public meeting place and a note. If the Phriend lists services, pick one. The Phriend accepts or declines, either side can cancel with a reason, and after the meetup either side marks it completed. Every booking can be added to your calendar.

Directly between members, never through Phriend. On a first meetup, hand over 50% in cash when you meet and pay the rest after. E-wallets and bank transfers are for repeat Phriends you already trust, and only to the account shared in the chat. Never pay more than half upfront.

Do not proceed. If the other member arrives with people who were not agreed in the chat, be prudent: cancel the meetup, leave, and report the profile. The same applies to a client who shows up with extra people. A cancellation for this reason is refunded in full.

Not yet. Members agree on a rate per hour, typically between ₱300 and ₱1,500 depending on the activity and the city, and keep all of it. If this changes we will announce it well ahead of time.

Yes. Set your hourly rate and list services with their own price per hour or per session, a minimum booking if you want one, and a photo. You also set your weekly availability and lock out busy dates. Phriend takes no cut, so what you list is what you keep.

Members submit a government ID and a selfie through our identity verification partner. It takes about two minutes and confirms the member is 18 or older; the verified badge then shows on their profile. Everyone verifies: you need it to chat, book, review or post a gig, and a Phriend profile cannot go live without it. Details are on the safety and privacy pages.

Before a profile goes live, every Phriend ticks an agreement: 18 or older and ID-verified; legitimate activities only, nothing romantic, sexual or illegal; public places only and nobody who was not agreed in the chat; half at the start and half after, cash in person on a first meetup; and prudence if a client shows up with extra people not agreed in the chat. The full text is on the safety page.

Rules a Phriend pins to the top of their profile so clients agree before they chat. They pick from: public meet-up only, no physical contact, cash downpayment on arrival, daytime only, no alcohol, no smoking, groups must be agreed in chat, no riding in client vehicles, ID check on arrival, and no overnight or out-of-town.

A gig is a request a client posts: what they need, the activity, city, budget per hour and date. Phriends with a live profile apply in the chat, with the gig pinned as the subject of that conversation. Anyone can report a gig, and you can edit or delete the gigs you posted.

You may cancel if the other member is more than 30 minutes late without notice, and a late Phriend refunds any downpayment already paid in full. Cancellations should happen at least 24 hours before the meetup. The full rules are on the safety page.

Not yet. Phriend runs in the browser at web.phriend.app on any phone. Add it to your home screen and it works like an app, with chat, bookings and in-app notifications. The App Store and Google Play apps are coming soon.

Open My profile, tap Delete account and type DELETE. It permanently removes your account, Phriend profile, photos, favorites, reviews, bookings, notes and gigs. It cannot be undone.