Bar Roulette for iOS

Go bar hopping with the help of Uber, Yelp and Foursquare.

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Go bar hopping with the help of Uber, Yelp and Foursquare.

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Launch tags:iOS•Ridesharing•Drinking

Launch Team

ClearBrain

Cool! Have been using since the web app and it certainly has spiced things up as it breaks my bar routines. Taking the app for a spin tonight. Question: Does this work all over the world? I feel like I want to use this on my upcoming trip in Europe. Seems like an awesome way to do discovery in a new city where I know nothing about the bar scene.

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10yr ago

One Year Wiser

Maker

@colingardiner Yes!! It works anywhere that Uber, Yelp and Foursquare are available. For Europe it looks for an UberPOP first, then the traditional Uber car.

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10yr ago

ClearBrain

@tylerswartz great to know it is looking for the lowest priced fare option. Does it first do UberX or Pool? Interesting option to add...

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10yr ago

One Year Wiser

Maker

@colingardiner Right now it uses UberX. I'm considering adding the ability to choose the type of Uber you want. This could be a useful feature for groups that want a larger vehicle.

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10yr ago

Floor

Nice - fun concept and love the safe ride. Q: What was the motivation behind allowing the user to choose the source of the data? Do users care? Also, on Foursquare, you could allow mood to be some pretty cool tags that they have structured information around. Congrats man!

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10yr ago

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Maker

Thanks @chrismaddern! I heard from some users that they do have a preference. On my feature list is to add the ability to exclude bars you've checked-in at on Foursquare, so you only get new ones. Completely agree that I could build on the "mood" filter with some fun tags.

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10yr ago

@tylerswartz Love the idea of only going to new bars.

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10yr ago

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Hunter

Great little app for going out and discovering your city and its bars — using Uber as your designated driver! Nice work @tylerswartz!

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10yr ago

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Maker

Thanks for hunting @chrismessina! It's been fun to work with the Uber API, there are a lot interesting ways to use it!

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10yr ago

One Year Wiser

Maker

Hi PHers - I’m excited to have the iOS version of Bar Roulette launched (my first iOS app). After the phenomenal response from my first web-app in August I knew I needed to build native app. I designed and built it myself so it took me a bit longer than expected (seeing as I had to learn Swift…) Bar Roulette combines Uber, Yelp and Foursquare to find a highly rated bar and take you to it. And it’s all without telling you the name of the bar until you arrive! So simple, and so much fun. I received insightful feedback from users of the web-app and made some changes for the iOS version. The biggest modification was changing the bar search area from the radius around the user’s current location to now allowing users to pick what general region or neighborhood they want to find the bar in. This is great for people who live outside of a city (and want to find a bar in the city) or have a particular neighborhood they want to go to. I also added the ability to choose between Yelp or Foursquare as the source of the bars (don’t let the power go to your head). If you use Foursquare you can filter the bars based on price. Perfect for a cheap date night :) Please give it a try and send me your feedback! I’ve got a list of features I’d like to add...new ideas are welcome!!

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10yr ago

Panda

@tylerswartz Congrats Tyler!!!

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10yr ago

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Maker

@danielsing3r thanks! it's been an exciting and nerve-wracking day with the launch. Definitely going to go use Bar Roulette soon to celebrate!

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10yr ago

DIY Music Fest

Love this concept. Could totally see myself getting a group of buddies for a bar-hopping night to discover new places around the city. Good stuff @tylerswartz!

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10yr ago

ClearBrain

@kevinleeme @tylerswartz PMHQ outing with Bar Roulette for the next meet up?

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10yr ago

DIY Music Fest

@colingardiner @tylerswartz ^ genius idea.

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10yr ago

This is a really fun app. Integrates with two of my go-to apps for discovering a city (Uber and Foursquare). @tylerswartz, it would be great to compile some of the stories that people end up having by using the app.

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10yr ago

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Maker

Thanks @fahadquraishi that is a great idea! Let me know how it goes using it this weekend!

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10yr ago