Yes. Drivesome is a social media app built only for car people. It is free, it runs on iPhone, Android and the web, and it works differently from the general networks in one important way: every car has its own page, and everything you post is tagged to the car it is about.
That is the short answer. The rest of this explains why the question gets asked so often, what "just for car people" actually needs to mean, and what you get when you sign up.
Why car people keep asking for their own app
Because the big platforms have quietly become a bad deal for anyone with a hobby. The feed is decided by an algorithm that is paid to keep you angry or anxious, and cars do neither. So the post about your mate's new engine swap gets three views while a stranger's argument gets three thousand.
Car people also have a specific problem the general apps ignore. Our content is about a thing, not a person. When you search for a photo of a particular car in a particular colour, you want every photo of that car, from everyone. Instagram cannot give you that. A car social network can, if it is built properly.
What "built for car people" means in practice
On Drivesome, the structure is the car database. Over 18,000 cars, each with a page, arranged by make, model, generation and badge. A post about a Holden VF Commodore SS lands on the VF SS page, on the Commodore page, and on the Holden page. Follow any of those and you see it.
Tagging is not a chore either. Car Vision looks at your photo and identifies the car for you, so you tap once and it is done. If it is a rare car the database has not met yet, you can add it and the page exists from that moment on.
Around that spine, the things car people actually do:
- Events. Cars and coffee, shows, cruises and track days with free RSVPs, plus city pages for a quick look at what is on this weekend. Browse events.
- Clubs and pages. Pages for more than 1,200 car clubs, 500 racetracks and hundreds of brands, each with its own wall. Find yours.
- Your garage. Each car you own gets its own named page with its build history.
- Virtual car shows. Enter from your driveway, get voted on, win a trophy.
- Rewards. DCred for rank and DTix for giveaways, earned by posting and turning up rather than by paying.
What it deliberately does not have
No news. No politics. No "suggested for you" videos of people falling off things. The timeline is cars, and the "For You" tab is built from which cars you follow and what you linger on, not from what makes you angry.
It also does not pretend to replace your group chat. Your mates are still your mates. Drivesome is where the cars live.
Who it is for
Anyone who would rather look at cars than at arguments. That includes the person with one car and a lot of opinions, the photographer who shoots every meet, the club secretary who is tired of updating three websites, and the person who just wants to know what the blue thing at the lights was.
It is global. Cars are tagged the same way in Adelaide, Austin and Amsterdam, and a follower of the Mazda RX-7 sees RX-7s from all three.
How to get started
- Get the app for iPhone or Android, or use the website.
- Follow a few cars you love and a few people who post them.
- Post one photo and let Car Vision tag it.
- RSVP to something near you this month.
That is it. Four steps and your feed is cars.
Questions people ask
Is there a social media app just for car enthusiasts?
Yes. Drivesome is a free social network built only for cars and car people, with a page for every car, events, clubs and rewards built in. It is on iPhone, Android and the web.
Is Drivesome free?
Yes. Browsing, posting, following cars, joining clubs and RSVPing to events are all free. Optional memberships multiply the rewards you earn, and nothing else is behind them.
Can I use it without owning an interesting car?
Of course. Plenty of members own nothing exotic and post the cars they spot, the meets they attend and the builds they follow. Following cars is free, and so is enjoying them.
Does it work outside Australia?
Yes. Drivesome is a global platform. Car pages, events and clubs exist wherever members add them, and the car database covers every major market.
