$50 for a warm intro if the cafe goes live on spot

your friend's having a long day.
send a coffee they love.

not another $5 venmo: a real coffee from a local cafe, sent in iMessage while you're already texting. they order it for pickup when they're ready, and you only pay when they do.

download on the app store request a cafe
top pick
$11.83
Açaí smoothie
Twisted St. Cafe
$9.56
Acqua Panna
Bella Cafe
$6.74
Affogato
Bavetta Coffee
Bavetta CoffeeBean DreamBella CafeCafe AlmaCalifornia KahveCCivil CoffeeConstance TeaDDr.InkElaichi Co.PPaper Son CoffeeTwisted St. CafeWhistle and FizzBavetta CoffeeBean DreamBella CafeCafe AlmaCalifornia KahveCCivil CoffeeConstance TeaDDr.InkElaichi Co.PPaper Son CoffeeTwisted St. CafeWhistle and FizzBavetta CoffeeBean DreamBella CafeCafe AlmaCalifornia KahveCCivil CoffeeConstance TeaDDr.InkElaichi Co.PPaper Son CoffeeTwisted St. CafeWhistle and FizzBavetta CoffeeBean DreamBella CafeCafe AlmaCalifornia KahveCCivil CoffeeConstance TeaDDr.InkElaichi Co.PPaper Son CoffeeTwisted St. CafeWhistle and Fizz
01 · where spot is live

the cafes you can send from.

every pin is a real local cafe. drag the map around to see where a coffee can land today.

12 cafes on the map right now.

  • Bavetta Coffee · 754 The Alameda Ste 80 · San Jose
  • Bean Dream · 1131 Taraval St · San Francisco
  • Bella Cafe · 12 Tillman Pl · San Francisco
  • Cafe Alma · 888 Innes Avenue · San Francisco
  • California Kahve · 300 Bowling Green Dr · San Francisco
  • Civil Coffee Highland Park · 5629 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90042
  • Constance Tea & Matcha · 3512 Balboa St · San Francisco
  • Dr.ink - San Jose · 77 N Almaden Ave Ste 70, San Jose, CA, 95110-2799
  • elaichi co. chai house · 360 3rd St Ste 101 · San Francisco
  • Paper Son Coffee - Downtown · 303 2nd St Ste N102, San Francisco, CA, 94107-1329
  • Twisted St. Cafe · 2320 Lombard St. · San Francisco
  • Whistle and Fizz · 254 Greene St · New York
02 · how it works

from iMessage to the counter.

your friend texts that she's having a long day. here's how you send her a coffee without leaving the conversation.

1your friend texts youa normal conversation, like always.
2you pick her coffeespot opens inside iMessage. you pick a drink from a local cafe and save a card. nothing’s charged yet.
3it becomes a textit shows up in your message box as a text. you press send and it goes to her.
4she taps the textit opens, and she orders it for pickup when she’s ready.
5she picks it up at the cafewe place the order with the cafe, and that’s when you’re charged. she picks it up at the counter.
your phone mia's phone
9:41
m
mia
today 9:41 am
todays been the LONGEST day 😮‍💨
still at work
say less.
spot.
a matcha for you · tap to open
delivered
iMessage
spot.
a matcha for you · tap to open
Add comment or Send
spot. MIA'S GO-TO PICKS
her usual
matcha latte
hardware coffee · $8.00
berry smoothie
bean dream · $8.50
see the menu
matcha latte
about $8.00 · pickup at hardware coffee
add a message optional
hang in there!!
save card & send
nothing’s charged until she orders
spot.
sent. nothing charged yet
your matcha latte is on its way to mia.
send it to mia
j
jo
today 9:41 am
todays been the LONGEST day 😮‍💨
still at work
say less.
matcha latte
spot.
a matcha for you · tap to open
WAIT thank you 🥹
you're the best 🫶
iMessage
it's yours
matcha latte
order it for pickup at hardware coffee whenever you’re ready.
Order for pickup
maybe later
Matcha Latte
Order
spot. A GIFTfor you
Matcha Latte PICKUP ATHardware Coffee
order placed
ready at the counter under mia
03 · the difference

same $5. whole different experience.

one disappears into a balance. one lands like a little gift.

the cold way venmo request. not memorable nor personal.
9:41
m
mia
today 9:41 am
exams are killing me rn 😵‍💫
i need coffee so bad
here u go 🤷
v you sent $5.00: coffee ☕️ View Details
mia, tap here to accept money using venmo
seen 9:42 am
lol ty
the spot way a real latte lands in the conversation. memorable and personal.
9:41
m
mia
today 9:41 am
exams are killing me rn 😵‍💫
i need coffee so bad
open this 👀
spot.
an iced latte for you · tap to open
💗
seen 9:42 am
wait this is so cute
gonna grab it rn!!! thanks for spotting me :)
04 · the menu

popular this week.

drinks from local cafes like bean dream and hardware coffee. spot learns each friend's usual order and what everyone's been sending, so the menu keeps changing.

Açaí smoothie
Twisted St. Cafe · $11.83
Acqua Panna
Bella Cafe · $9.56
Affogato
Bavetta Coffee · $6.74
Affogato
Bella Cafe · $11.27
Affogato
Twisted St. Cafe · $10.14
AFFOGATO
California Kahve · $9.56
05 · faq

good questions.

the stuff people ask before sending their first coffee.

available now

send a friend coffee today.

download spot and send one right from iMessage.

download on the app store