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Own Your Now — Record and share the place of this very moment.

NOWN is a real-time location-based place information app that shares the atmosphere and condition of a place right now through photos.

When you are curious about the wait times at a popular restaurant, whether a cafe is quiet or crowded, or if parking is available, check the current on-site information on NOWN.

There are moments more important than past reviews.

It is "what this place is like right now."

NOWN helps you quickly check the current atmosphere of nearby places through photos uploaded directly by users, short comments, ratings, congestion levels, and parking information.

Key Features

📍 Sharing Real-Time Place Information

You can share the atmosphere and condition of your current location with just a single photo and a short comment.

City and regional information are automatically entered based on your current location, allowing you to quickly leave place information without complex input.

📸 Easy Upload

You can record the current situation by entering the place name, a one-line comment, ratings, congestion levels, parking information, category, tags, and more.

Own Your Now — Record and share the place of this very moment. You can directly select the parts of your photos you want to hide before uploading, allowing you to protect your personal information and sensitive details more conveniently.

⏳ NOW: Posts That Disappear Over Time

Posts on NOWN automatically disappear from the real-time feed after a certain period of time.

Because we focus on displaying current, up-to-date information rather than outdated reviews, you can find fresher location updates.

Even if a post disappears, you can still revisit your uploaded records as part of your memories and visit history.

🔥 Real-time Retention System

The more user engagement a post receives—such as likes, reactions, comments, and views—the longer it can be maintained.

Useful information is exposed to more people for a longer period and remains as a valuable record of a place.

🏷️ Location Status at a Glance

You can quickly grasp the current status of a location through features like recommendations, non-recommendations, crowd levels, atmosphere, parking availability, tags, and more.

It helps you decide, "Is it okay to visit now?" before your trip.

🗺️ Explore the NOW Feed and Map

In NOW, you can check real-time location information that has just been uploaded. In the MAP feature, you can explore the recent atmosphere and status of nearby places directly on the map.

You can check the atmosphere of not only your immediate surroundings but also other cities and regions, making it useful when deciding on travel destinations or meeting spots.

🔎 Search Function

You can easily find information about the places you want by searching for the place name, city name, region name, comments, tags, and more.

You can refer to past place records alongside real-time NOWs.

🎉 Official Events and Local Schedules

You can check information on local festivals and official events.

You can view schedules related to the area on the detailed location screen, which helps you find places worth visiting right now.

💬 Place Q&A

You can ask questions about places you are curious about and check the answers.

For example:

Is there a wait?

Is parking available?

Is it crowded right now?

Is it still open?

You can check specific details for each location before visiting.

👤 My Records

The NOWNs you post remain as your records even after time has passed. You can later revisit the places you visited, the photos you took, and the atmosphere of that day.

🏆 Growth and Titles

You can accumulate experience points through NOWN activities and view your own unique titles based on region and category.

For example, records of various activities such as cafes, restaurants, events, and local explorations are reflected in your profile.

👥 Follows and Community

You can follow users you are interested in and share useful place information with them.

You can interact with people through various activities such as commenting, liking, sharing, and following.

🔔 Notifications

You can receive notifications for important activities such as comments, likes, sharing, and following.

You can quickly check reactions to the place information you have posted.

🌐 Multilingual Support

NOWN is preparing to be convenient for more users by considering Korean, English, and Japanese environments.

You can share local information and place experiences with a diverse range of users.

🛡️ Clean Community

You can manage inappropriate content through the report, hide, and block functions. We aim to be a healthy community of place information that everyone can trust and use.

NOWN is recommended for the following people:

Those who want to know the current atmosphere before going to a restaurant or cafe

Those who want to find places worth visiting right now while traveling

Those who want to check waiting times, crowd levels, and parking information in advance

Those who want to record the places and moments they visited with photos

Those who want to discover the real-time atmosphere of a region and new places

NOWN is not just a simple review app.

It is an app that shares genuine place information of this very moment, rather than past ratings.

Start NOWN now and don't miss the real-time moments happening around you.

Own Your Now.