I built BetterCall — settle every "bet you it won't happen" argument your friend group has. Web beta is live (no real money, just bragging rights).
Every friend group runs on the same broken system: someone says "there's no way that happens," someone else says "bet," and then... nobody remembers, nobody pays up, and the person who was right never gets the credit they deserve.
So I built BetterCall to fix the bookkeeping. It's a social prediction app where your group makes calls on future events, puts play-money coins behind them, and the app settles up automatically when the result is in. The beta is now live on web:
Want to play with me directly? Join my private group with this code:
🎟️ UVY-MF8-4W9
Important up front: this is not gambling. Every coin is free play-money — none of it costs real money or pays out real money. It's about bragging rights, leaderboards, and finally proving you were right.
Signing in is easy
Continue with email, or connect an Ethereum or Solana wallet — your call. And to be clear: no crypto balance is required. The wallet is just your login; you don't need to hold or spend anything.
How it works
- Make or join a group. Pull in your friends, family, sports chat, or work crew with an invite code (like mine above). Everyone gets a welcome stack of coins to start.
- Post a question. Anything with a yes/no or multiple-choice answer and a deadline. Takes about ten seconds.
- Everyone picks a side and stakes coins. The app shows live confidence as votes roll in.
- It settles itself. When the result's known, the question closes and winners split the pot, proportional to what they staked. No spreadsheets, no arguments about who said what.
- Climb the leaderboard. Streaks, accuracy, biggest wins — the app quietly tracks who actually has the sharpest read in the group.
Some questions to get the chaos started
The best ones are about people in your group — that's where it gets personal (and very funny):
- "Will Dave reschedule on us again this weekend — after he's the one who picked the date?"
- "Will this trip we're '100% doing this year' make it past the planning stage?"
- "Will Sam order 'just a salad' and then eat half of everyone's fries?"
- "Will I actually keep my New Year's resolution past January?" (self-roast bets are the funniest)
Coins: Silver and Diamonds
- 🪙 Silver is your group's currency. It stays inside that group — your private league of friendly trash talk. You top up with a free daily claim, and showing up on a streak pays bonuses.
- 💎 Diamonds are the global currency, used out in the Global Markets (below). You earn them through activity — a recurring claim every few hours, weekly challenges, and one-off rewards for things like completing your profile or bringing a friend in.
Looking ahead: down the line, we want Diamonds to be redeemable for real online rewards. That's still on the roadmap, but it's where this is headed.
Global Markets
Beyond your private group, there's a public layer. Global Markets are open predictions anyone on BetterCall can join — spanning sports, tech, entertainment, weather, culture, politics, and finance. You stake Diamonds instead of Silver, the same logic applies (winners share the losing pool), and there's a global leaderboard to climb. It's the casual on-ramp to prediction markets without putting a cent on the line — and a way to see how your read stacks up against the whole crowd, not just your friends.
What's next
Right now it's web, so anyone can jump in and play today. The iOS app is coming soon, with Android close behind.
Want to build this with me?
BetterCall is still early, and I'd love to find a few people who want to help shape where it goes — not just play with it. If you light up at prediction markets, social/multiplayer products, or just the idea of turning something fun into something real, let's talk.
Right now I'd especially love to hear from:
- Mobile engineers (React Native / Expo) who want to help ship the iOS app
- Designers who can make the app feel as fun as the bets themselves
- Crypto-curious builders — we already support Ethereum and Solana sign-in, and there's a lot more we could do on that side
- Anyone who just loves this space and wants to swap ideas, test things, and tell me what's broken
To be straight with you: it's a labor of love at this stage, not a funded company with salaries — so I'm looking for people who want in because the idea is genuinely exciting, with room to grow into something bigger together. Drop a comment or DM me. I'd much rather build this with good people than alone.
Come play
This is a beta, so it's not perfect yet — which is exactly why I'm posting. Try it with your group, break it, and tell me what's confusing, what's missing, and what made you laugh.
- Play here → https://bettercall.nive.sh
- Join my group → code UVY-MF8-4W9
Thanks for reading — happy to answer anything in the comments.