Unlike Next door that limits your range and risks your security by exposing address details Kahuti is secure allowing you to use an alias and supply only the minimum details you feel comfortable with. Conversations are not limited to any geographical area but you can limit your area of interest down to 1 mile, so you can easily see local discussions, or from a much wider range to see what's going on around you.
It's a young site with growing user numbers mainly because so far the users have all been friendly and welcoming and the developers have been very attentive to user requests, enhancing the site to do what we want.