We’ve just released our newest Bubble template — Momentum Profiles, Messaging & Connections — a flexible foundation for building social and professional networking apps without writing code. It’s designed for creators, startups, and teams who want to launch their own social network, member directory, community platform, or private messaging app, without the cost or complexity of traditional SaaS tools.
This template includes all the essentials: customisable user profiles, private messaging, and connection requests — ready to go from day one. Every element is built natively in Bubble, so you can easily edit workflows, colours, text, and privacy rules to match your brand. Profiles include bios, photos, tags, and locations; messaging supports attachments, read receipts, and notifications; and connections let users send, receive, and accept requests with clean, mobile-friendly UI.
Because the data model follows best practice, you can adapt it to almost any purpose. You can use it to create a professional networking app like LinkedIn or Lunchclub, a private community platform like Circle or Mighty Networks, a freelancer marketplace with profiles and direct client chats, or even a dating or social discovery app with custom filters and public profile visibility. For business users, it’s equally suited to internal staff directories, alumni networks, or customer communities — all hosted securely on Bubble.
The app structure is built around key data types — User, Profile, Connection, Conversation, Message, Notification, and Tag — with privacy rules that keep messages and connections fully private between participants. You can open your app for public signup, or make it invite-only for controlled communities. Tags and filters help users find each other by interests, industries, or skills, and notifications keep members informed about new messages or connection requests in real time.
Like all Momentum templates, it’s fully documented and developer-friendly. The included guides cover setup, design customisation, privacy configuration, and option sets. You’ll find field-by-field data dictionaries, onboarding checklists, and SEO settings ready to paste into your app. The goal is to give builders a real starting point for community and social products — not just a UI mock-up, but a functioning, extensible network you can grow over time.
Most importantly, it’s affordable to run. Bubble’s Starter Plan covers unlimited users for around $32/month, with no per-user pricing or external server setup. Combined with the one-time template cost, it’s one of the most cost-effective ways to launch a social network, messaging app, or professional community that you fully own and control.
You can preview the app live, explore the documentation, or open it directly in the Bubble editor to see how it’s built. Whether you’re planning a business directory, alumni network, creative community, or a simple app for people to connect, the Momentum Profiles, Messaging & Connections template gives you a scalable, no-code foundation that’s both easy to customise and powerful enough to grow with your audience.
We’d love to see what you build with it — feel free to ask questions, share feedback, or show off your version in the comments below.
Click here to visit the template page.
— The Momentum team