Built by an employee, for employees.

// real connection. real community. really yours.

TOCTalk is where you and your coworkers actually talk — swap shift stories, organize the cookout, sell the truck tools you're done with. Made by one of us, on nights and weekends — free, independent, and run for the people who use it.

Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play Why I built it

An independent app, built by an employee — not affiliated with any employer, and we don't sell your personal information.

Our story

The app I wish I'd had on the floor.

I built TOCTalk because I wanted a way to reach the people I actually work with — on something simple that's genuinely ours: a place to plan the cookout, post the fundraiser, sell what we're done with, and keep up with the folks we spend our days beside.

It's an independent app made by an employee, for employees — somewhere the crew's real life can live: the happy hour, the food sale, the retirement sendoff, the truck full of tools somebody's finally letting go.

Built late nights and weekends, fully independent. No company owns it and no company runs it — it answers to the community that uses it. Just employees, talking to employees.

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Independent and employee-made — genuinely the crew's own.

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Independent

Cost to workers

Dev who cares

The app

See it in action

Real screens from the app — the feed, the events, the marketplace, and a crew that's already inside.

The TOCTalk feed with posts from coworkers — // the feed — shift talk, wins & safety

Upcoming crew events list — // events the whiteboard could never

Event details with RSVPs — // RSVP in two taps

Marketplace listings from coworkers — // buy & sell with people you know

A marketplace listing detail — // meet at the dock at shift change

Direct message conversations — // shift swaps & cook-off trash talk

A chat thread between coworkers — // the group chat, upgraded

Notifications feed — // never miss the cookout

Top contributors leaderboard — // the floor vets finally get their flowers

// your name, your rep

What's inside

Everything you'd actually use at work.

Four simple things, done well — grouped around how a shift really goes, not a feature checklist.

The Feed

Share what's going on, ask the group, give someone their flowers — straight from the crew, to the crew.

Upvotes and downvotes surface the good stuff
Post anonymously when you'd rather not sign your name
Sort by New, Hot, Top, or Rising

Events

Cookouts, fundraisers, retirement send-offs, pickup games. Plan it and see who's in.

RSVP Going, Maybe, or Can't in one tap
Host recurring events and manage the guest list
Automatic heads-up when the details change

Marketplace

Sell the tools, the truck topper, the spare tickets. Buy from people you already know.

Photos and prices — or list it free
Message the seller right inside the app
Listings auto-archive at 30 days; relist in one tap

Messages

Private, direct conversations with anyone in your community — no phone numbers needed.

One-to-one chats, no phone numbers shared
Reach coworkers and sellers directly
Archive what's done, keep what matters

Earn your standing

The more you show up, the more you're worth around here.

Every helpful post and upvoted comment earns you points — a running score that says you're a real part of the crew, not a drive-by account. Climb the ranks and land on the leaderboard of top contributors.

Points come from posting, commenting, voting, RSVPing, hosting events, listing in the Marketplace, and showing up daily
A compact badge shows the rank you've earned on every profile
Monthly Top Contributors board — when a giveaway is running that month, the top ranks win real prizes. The month closes at 11:59:59 PM Eastern on its last day, and the frozen month-end record decides it.
Check in daily to build a streak, and knock out the day's challenge for bonus points.
Earn 100 points every time a coworker signs up and enters your invite code in their first week.

No purchase necessary, 18+, U.S. residents. Prizes and qualifying ranks are shown in the app each month; if none are shown, no giveaway runs that month. Apple and Google are not sponsors and are not involved in any way. Official Giveaway Rules

Where we stand

Independent means independent.

Not a slogan. It's how the app is built and what it will and won't do.

Independent, plainly stated

No company login, no admin view for management, and no data feed to your employer. None of it exists to hand over. We can't stop a manager signing up like any other member — so when you'd rather not sign your name, post anonymously. Every post, named or not, passes the same moderation.

We don't sell your data

No ad networks, no audience segments, no selling your information. The privacy policy says exactly that — in plain language.

Kept safe, kept honest

Reporting, blocking, and AI moderation on every post keep it civil — run for the community, not for a brand's bottom line.

For local businesses

Reach the workers right down the road.

The people on TOCTalk are night-shift crews and day-shift regulars in your area — the exact folks who grab coffee before clock-in and dinner after clock-out. Put your business in front of them with a clean, clearly-labeled sponsored spot in the feed.

In-feed

Right in the feed

Directions

One tap to your door

Reporting

Views & taps, monthly

See how promotions work

Straight answers

Questions people actually ask.

Can my employer see any of this?

We don't build anything for them: no company login, no admin view for management, no data feed. TOCTalk is independent, so no employer can require us to add one. What we can't do is stop a manager signing up with a personal email like anyone else — nothing here checks where you work. So treat anything you post publicly like the bulletin board in the break room — or post anonymously: your name isn't shown on an anonymous post, to a manager or to anyone else, and it passes the same moderation as everything else.

If I post anonymously, who can tell it's me?

Other members don't see your name on it, and anonymous posts never show up on your profile. TOCTalk moderators can see who wrote it — there's no way to enforce the rules against an account we can't identify, and we'd rather say so than let you find out later. We don't sell that information and we don't hand it to your employer.

Do I have to use my work email?

Not at all. Sign up with any email and a username of your choosing. We're not affiliated with your workplace, and nothing links your account to your employer.

What does it cost?

The app is free for workers. Always. Local businesses can pay for a clearly-labeled sponsored spot, but that never changes what community members see from each other.

Is it just for one company?

No — TOCTalk is for workers, full stop. Anyone can join and connect with the people they work alongside, wherever they clock in.

What does TOC stand for?

Team-Oriented Communication. TOCTalk is the team-oriented communication app for coworker communities — any crew, any shift, any workplace. It isn't named after, affiliated with, or connected to any company, department, or facility.

How do you keep it civil?

Reporting, blocking, muting, and AI-assisted moderation run before content posts — and if that review can't run, content is held for a human moderator instead of published. Plus a human review queue for anything flagged. It's run for the community, not a brand's bottom line.

Which devices can I use?

Free on iPhone from the Apple App Store, and free on Android from Google Play — no invite needed either way. And the web portal is open: sign in from any browser at app.toctalk.app with the same account.

Get the app

Join your coworkers on TOCTalk.

Out now on the App Store and Google Play — free, and no invite needed on either.

Get on Apple Get on Android

Now on Google Play — free, installs like any app, updates automatically. Questions? support@toctalk.app

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