Startup Choice 2017 > Submission

YOBO App - A local recommendation app based on artificial intelligence http://yobo-app.com/

by YOBO App

Exploring a city and finding new places should be magical, but it is mostly tedious and very time-consuming: We spend a lot of our valuable free time on blogs, directories or social networks searching for places and local inspiration. As a result, we collect endless bucket lists - never quite sure where we should finally go.

YOBO is a local recommendation app based on artificial intelligence.

People anonymously share pictures of awesome and interesting places with each other. We use picture recognition and artificial intelligence to further analyze those pictures to be able to recommend places that perfectly match the user's real time situation. All recommendations can be rated with the entire range of emojis, which is also a funny incentive to actively create, share and rate them. When it's sunny and warm outside, we will recommend more outdoor activities, beer gardens or sunny restaurants. On the other hand, when it's cold and rainy, we may show you a cozy cafe that does hot chocolate. These are just some examples our technology is capable of.

YOBO App makes urban exploration magical! It's an easy way for tourists to find unique places outside the touristic bubble. It helps locals to stay up-to-date in what is going on in their city and provides new local inspiration. It enables local businesses to target walk-in customers without a media break. Because all our content is picture- and emoji-based, we have no language barriers.