Hotspotter is a mobile app that provides a curated, continuously updated guide to food and beverage venues worldwide. Users can browse, save, and organize hotspots into preset or custom lists, follow friends, share recommendations, and download city maps for offline access, all for a low‑cost monthly subscription with a free trial.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Travelers and food enthusiasts often struggle to discover reliable, up‑to‑date recommendations for restaurants and bars, especially when offline or when trying to coordinate recommendations with friends.
Solution
Hotspotter is a mobile app that serves as a digital guide to food and beverage hotspots worldwide. It provides a continuously curated list of venues, allowing users to browse, save, and organize their favorite spots into predefined or custom lists. The app includes social features that let users follow friends, view their activity, and collaborate on shared lists, while an offline mode lets users download city maps and recommendations for use without an internet connection. A simple subscription model offers full access to all features and locations with a 7‑day free trial.
Target Audience
Primary users are travelers, food lovers, and social groups who want a reliable way to discover, organize, and share dining and drinking venues.
Features
- Curated database of restaurants and bars with regular updates
- Save hotspots to preset lists (Favorites, Want‑to‑go, Been) or create custom lists
- Social feed to follow friends, view their recommendations, and co‑edit lists
- Share hotspot links that work on the web for non‑app users
- Offline map download for specific cities, enabling access without connectivity
- Monthly subscription (€0.99/month) with a 7‑day trial and no commitment