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Hereknows is in private testing. The first release on iPhone and Android is on its way.

See how it works

Learn it live, from someone who knows.

Book a video call with a real person, by the minute, for anything from guitar to a washing machine that will not drain.

    Built for everyone, everywhere

    Find help for every kind of skill

    How it works

    An appliance technician on a video call, holding up a phone that shows the inside of a washing machine. The Hereknows search screen showing a person who teaches small appliance repair.

    1. Search or ask

      Type a skill or describe the problem. See who teaches it, where they are, the languages they speak and whether they are online now.

      Browse categories

    2. Talk live on video

      Book a time or start straight away. The call runs inside the app, camera on or voice only, and no phone numbers change hands.

      Get help right now

    3. Pay for the minutes you used

      The amount is held when you book and settled when the call ends. Finished early? You pay for the time used, down to the helper's minimum.

      See what it costs

    Know the cost before you call

    Sellers set a price per hour. Booked sessions and urgent calls are both billed by the minute, so a short call costs a short call's worth. Try a rate and a length.

    Plus a small service fee, shown before you confirm. Finished in six minutes? You pay the seller's minimum, usually ten.

    Choose how you want to get help

    Two ways in, one call out.

    Book a session

    For learning something properly, at a time that suits you

    Browse people and listings, read their profile, and book an hour, a weekly class or a one-off fix.

    What you get:

    • People and priced listings across every category
    • Profiles with ID ticks, languages, reviews and an intro video
    • A time you choose, one-off or recurring
    • Money held when you book, settled when the call ends
    • Every call recorded for 30 days, with five days to dispute
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    Ask now

    For a problem you have right now

    Describe what is wrong, set a budget per hour, and the people who know it get a ping at once.

    How it runs:

    • Helpers who teach that skill are notified immediately
    • The first to say yes ends the wait; you pick from the best five
    • Ranked by skill, closeness, rating and shared language
    • Video or voice, billed by the minute against your budget
    • Not solved? Send it again, with the last helper left out
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    Built so strangers can trust each other

    Hereknows is for adults. Every account is checked to be 18 or over.

    An oud player teaching from his living room over video.

    For sellers

    Sell what you know. Keep your hours.

    • Set your rate. A price per hour, and the shortest and longest session you take.
    • Go live at once. Listings publish without an approval queue.
    • Take urgent calls, or not. One switch decides whether you get pinged.
    • Get paid when the call ends. Money is held at booking and settled to you after the session.
    Start selling

    Need a licence for your skill? Counselling, electrical work and 35 other areas get a verified badge once we have seen the document.

    Find someone who knows. Or be the one who does.

    Hereknows is in private testing with its first sellers. Leave us your details and we will tell you the day it opens.

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