The best nearby place, right now.
NearBy is a decision engine, not a directory. Share your location, pick a category, and get the top few places ranked by our TrueScore™. No endless scrolling, no guesswork.
Launching first in Tampa. Join the waitlist to bring NearBy to your city next.
Tampa, FLRestaurants near you
Ember & Oak
Casa Verde
The Standard
The problem
Too much noise. Not enough trust.
Finding a good local business should take seconds. Instead it takes patience, tab-switching, and a leap of faith.
Too many choices
Hundreds of pins on a map. Endless scrolling. By the time you decide, you are exhausted before you even arrive.
Reviews you cannot trust
Rating inflation, fake reviews, and stars that do not tell the real story. Quality gets buried under noise.
Wasted time
Seven minutes later you pick the closest option and hope for the best. There had to be a smarter way.
How it works
From open to answer in two taps
NearBy answers one question fast: what is the best nearby place for what I need right now?
Share your location
Open NearBy and tap once. No account, no setup, no forms. We find what is genuinely close to you.
Pick a category
Restaurants, barbershops, or auto repair. Choose what you need right now and we do the rest.
Get ranked picks
The top few places, ranked by TrueScore™, with an AI summary and one tap to call or get directions.
The difference
One score does the deciding for you
TrueScore™ blends five signals into a single, transparent ranking. Instead of a raw number, you see clear labels like Best Overall and Closest Good Option, so the choice is obvious.
It is deterministic and fair: closer places win, but never at the expense of quality, and a handful of glowing reviews will not beat a proven track record.
What TrueScore™ weighs
The primary quality signal, weighted highest.
More reviews mean more confidence, on a fair scale.
Closer is better, capped so it never dominates.
Places you can actually use get a boost.
AI reads the reviews for what people really feel.
Categories
Starting with the decisions you make most
High-intent categories first. More arrive as NearBy grows.
Restaurants
Available at launch
Barbershops
Available at launch
Auto Repair
Available at launch
Coffee & Cafés
Coming soon
Beauty & Wellness
Coming soon
More on the way
Coming soon
Built for real life
Everything you need to decide, nothing you do not
AI summaries
A clear two-sentence read on each place, so you know what stands out before you go.
Smart badges
Best Overall, Highly Rated, Closest Good Option. The label tells you why a place made the cut.
Filters that matter
Narrow by distance, minimum rating, and open now. Results re-rank instantly.
Map view
Switch to a clean map with numbered pins and swipe through the ranked picks.
Call and directions
One tap to phone the business or launch turn-by-turn directions. No detours.
No account needed
No sign-up, no profile, no clutter. Open the app and get your answer.
Be first to make better local calls
NearBy is launching soon. Join the waitlist and we will let you know the moment it is live in your area, plus early access before anyone else.