LocalLens
A mobile discovery app for finding independent places based on interests instead of popularity rankings.
About the project
LocalLens is a small mobile experiment around local discovery. Instead of ranking places by generic popularity, the app builds a short list from interests, context and lightweight collections made by other people. The first prototype is focused on Lisbon and a deliberately small set of categories so the recommendation loop can be tested before expanding coverage.
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What already exists
Research · Design · Prototype
What the project owner brings
Mobile app, maps and the first recommendation flow.
Project updates
A short record of real progress, not a marketing feed.
Progress
Aug 14
The map and save-to-collection flow are working in the mobile prototype. Recommendations are still rule-based while the team tests what signals people actually care about.
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Milestone
Aug 09
Finished the first route from onboarding interests to a short list of nearby places. The next test is whether collections are more useful than ratings for choosing where to go.
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Who are we looking for?
This is not a job listing - it is for people who want to co-build the project.
Product
Help test the recommendation concept locally and turn early feedback into a tighter discovery loop.
Preferred level: Building