LocalSpot: Places Near Me

LocalSpot helps you discover great food and local experiences, plan trips that fit you, and share what you find — built for Southeast Asia.

DISCOVER
• Personalized feed of restaurants, cafés, attractions, and hidden gems across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Myanmar, Brunei.
• Switch your feed mix between "Around me", "Mixed", or "Other cities" depending on whether you're a local or planning ahead
• Real-time check-ins, photos, and short videos from people exploring near you
• Trending trips carousel — see where other travellers are going right now
• Filter by category and subcategory, sort by trending or newest
• Tap "Not interested" on anything you don't want to see — the feed learns
• Set your dietary preferences (halal, vegetarian, vegan, no-pork, no-beef, pescatarian, gluten-free) at signup and the feed quietly prioritises matching places

PLAN
• Build multi-day, multi-stop trips from a clean 3-step wizard: pick a destination, set dates, name the trip
• 32 pre-set Southeast Asian destinations with one-tap selection
• Add stops by browsing nearby activities, searching, or picking on the map
• Assign each stop to a specific day, with an optional budget per trip
• Share trips publicly or keep them private
• Comment, like, and discuss trips with friends
• Optional AI assistant: ask "cafe's near me" or "kid-friendly day in Penang" and get suggestions to drop in

TOURS
• Browse Viator-powered tours and experiences in your current city
• Filter by category, sort by rating or price, search by interest
• Add tours directly to a trip day

CONNECT
• Follow friends and creators, or keep everything private
• Real-time direct messages with read receipts, typing indicators, emoji reactions, and failed-message retry
• Share trips, activities, photos, and live locations inside DMs
• Comments with quick-emoji reactions on posts, trips, activities, and check-ins
• Push notifications with separate channels for messages, social actions, and check-ins — each with its own sound


WHY LOCALSPOT
• Built Southeast-Asia-first — halal-aware, dietary-aware, 11 countries from day one
• Real-time, social, and personal — your feed reflects you, not yesterday's algorithm
• One app for discovering, planning, and sharing your journey
• Free to download and use

Whether you're a local exploring your own city or a traveler planning the next adventure, LocalSpot turns "where should we go?" into a real plan in seconds — and a story worth sharing afterwards.