Ask Bob
Your local, in your pocket

The local who always knows where to go.

Ask Bob what's good near you and get honest, in-the-know picks — the hidden gems a real local would send you to. Not the tourist traps. Not pay-to-play. Just the good stuff.

No invite. No waitlist. Works in any city, instantly — and the guide Bob writes you works offline.

SeeHearText

Scan to get Bob

Launching soon on iPhone & Android

Get Bob on your phone

Point your camera at the code — Bob opens on the App Store or Google Play, whichever phone you're holding. One friendly local, ready before you've left the hotel.

What Bob does

A friend who's done all the homework

Everything you'd want from someone who actually lives there — the way to ask, the way to keep it, and the honesty to tell you the truth.

Ask any way you like

See Bob's answer on screen, hear him talk you there in a natural voice, or just read it. Bob meets you where you are.

Eat, see, stay — or surprise me

Picks for food, sights and places to stay. Or tap Surprise me and let Bob riff: a locals-only eat, a coffee crawl, a rainy-day plan.

Craving something specific?

Tap a cuisine — ramen, tapas, pizza, seafood and more — and Bob finds the good version within a short walk.

Only what's actually good

Bob holds a real quality bar and tells you honestly when he has to widen the search. Never padding. Never pay-to-play.

Point and identify

Aim your camera at a dish, a building, a landmark — Bob tells you what it is, then tap for the story behind it.

Beautiful offline city guides

Download a designed PDF of Bob's best picks for a city or the area around you — yours to keep, re-download free, open with no signal.

Bob speaks your language

Eleven languages, so Bob feels like a local wherever you land — in the words you actually think in.

Your places, saved

Heart the spots you love and find them again in a tap — the start of your own map of the city.

Quiet, never noisy

No ads, no feed to scroll, no tracking. Bob just answers — and an optional nudge when you're near somewhere great is off until you want it.

Ask Bob Premium

Free Bob is great. Premium Bob is unstoppable.

Start free and see for yourself. When Bob's already saved your afternoon twice, Premium is the easiest yes you'll make all trip.

The whole city, all day, every day.

Free Bob answers three times a day — plenty to fall for him. Premium takes the brakes off: ask as much as you like, unlock the place Bob was saving, and let him plan the whole day.

Try Bob free →

Start on the free tier. Upgrade inside the app whenever you're ready — no pressure, cancel anytime.

Free
Everything you need to fall for Bob.
  • Three asks a dayHonest, quality picks, every time
  • See & text modes
  • Keep & re-open guides offline (guides are a paid extra)
  • Save your favourite places
  • Point-and-identify
No-brainer
Premium
Everything in Free, with the brakes off.
  • Unlimited asksAsk Bob as much as the day needs
  • The hidden gem on every answerThe place Bob would send a friend
  • Hear modeBob talks you there in a natural voice
  • Bob's perfect dayA whole day of picks in one arc
  • Proximity nudgesA quiet tap near somewhere great
  • Five guides every monthExtras at half price

Travel free, and authentically.

Most travel apps make you build a network, wade through ads, or dig through what's merely bookable. Bob just answers — warmly, honestly, in any city, from the very first minute. Some things are better unplanned. You need Bob.

Ready when you are

Meet Bob before your next trip

Ask Bob is putting on his shoes — launching soon on iPhone and Android.