For neighborhoods & blocks
The block looks out for its own.
Borrow a ladder, watch a pet, check on the neighbor two doors down. Lightwork is the free app for the small favors that turn a street into a neighborhood.
Free to use. Works on iOS, Android, and the web.
What it looks like
The favors that make a neighborhood.
Borrow instead of buy
A ladder, a drill, a folding table. Ask the block before you buy the thing you’ll use once.
Pets & plants
Out of town? A neighbor feeds the cat and waters the tomatoes.
Eyes on the street
Check on an older neighbor in a heat wave, or grab a porch package before it walks off.
Weather & storms
A downed branch, a snowed-in driveway, a hand sandbagging before the water rises.
Moving day
A couch that needs two more sets of hands, offered by the people right next door.
A meal for a hard week
A new baby, a death in the family, a rough stretch — the block brings dinner.
Good to know
What neighbors usually wonder.
We already have a group chat — what does this add?
Group chats bury requests as they scroll. Lightwork keeps asks and offers organized, so a need does not disappear before anyone answers.
What if I don’t really know my neighbors?
That is the point. Start with one small favor — asking plainly is how a block gets to know itself.
Is it safe?
An ask is public to your area by default, so anyone nearby can offer. Post it to your neighborhood group and only that group’s members see it. You can ask anonymously when you’d rather not broadcast it.
What does it cost?
Nothing. It is free on iOS, Android, and the web.
What you get
Built so asking for help feels safe.
Private by default
Ask anonymously when you need to. Your identity is never revealed in notifications, share links, search, or messages — unless you choose to share it.
Your area, or your group
An ask is public to your area by default, so anyone nearby can lend a hand — no group required. Post it to a group and only that group’s members see it: your church, your street, your school.
Direct, safe messaging
A private message to one person, separate from the chat on the ask. A message request you decline simply disappears — no awkwardness, no pressure.
Everywhere you are
One account across iOS, Android, and the web. Start on your phone, finish on your laptop.
Free, and built to stay kind
No ads, no selling attention. Lightwork measures help given, not time spent.
Turn your street into a neighborhood.
Free on every phone and the web. Start a group and invite your block.