Meetup+ can be a weekly, monthly, yearly subscription that allows members to customize their experience on the Meetup app.
Members without a subscription will have access to basic features related to the Meetup community, but details such as other members' names, photos, and interests will be blurred or locked. Subscribing to Meetup+ will guarantee full visibility over these details.
In fact, those who subscribe to Meetup+ can access exciting features and benefits that otherwise will be locked or blurred. If you try and access these feature, a pop-up will inform you that an upgrade to Meetup+ is necessary to get full visibility. To get out of the pop-up and revert to the free, limited experience, just click the Continue with free plan link at the top of the Meetup+ pop-up.
Some of these perks were previously offered only to organizers, including:
- Exemption from service fees when RSVPing to paid events
- Unrestricted direct messaging with other members
- Priority position on event waitlists
- Full access to the attendee list and group member lists
- Full access to member profiles
- Full access to the "Who will be there" feature for upcoming events
- "First to Know" - receive event announcements sooner, along with organizers and event hosts!
- An ad-free experience of Meetup across all platforms
- A distinct Meetup+ badge on your sitewide profile
- Custom app icons for your phone's home screen by following these steps:
- Tap your profile photo in the upper right.
- Tap the gear icon (Account Settings).
- Select App icons.
- Choose your new Meetup app icon.
Meetup Standard and Pro organizers get access to these same features, and can see which of their members has subscribed to Meetup+. Identifying these more active and engaged members helps organizers select new leadership teammates, craft new events, and expand their group.
❗Organizers with a Starter subscriptions will be able to view their group member list and attendee lists for events they are hosting. Starter organizers can access other features by subscribing to Meetup+ separately.
Organizers with a Starter subscription can access all premium features by subscribing to a separate Meetup+ plan. If you don't have an active Meetup+ (or Standard organizer or Pro organizer) subscription when you try to use one of these features, a pop-up will inform you and offer you the possibility to upgrade to Meetup+.
Subscribing to Meetup+
To subscribe to Meetup+, go to your Account Settings in the Meetup app. A small subscription fee (prices vary by region) allows you to experience all of the above features through the app.
Upgrading to an organizer subscription
Meetup+ is separate from being a Meetup organizer. If you'd like to create and lead groups, cancel your Meetup+ subscription then start a group to activate an organizer subscription.