Local Discovery: Proxima

Proxima is a neighborhood discovery app built around one idea: your anchor point never moves.

Most map apps scatter results across the screen the moment you search. Proxima stays locked to an address you set — your home, a hotel you're staying at, an apartment you're considering — so every nearby place is always measured from the spot that actually matters to you.

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HOW IT'S DIFFERENT

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📌 YOUR HOME BASE STAYS LOCKED

Set any address and that anchor never moves. Search results orbit around it. The map doesn't fly off to fit results.

📏 DISTANCE ON EVERY RESULT

Walk time, drive time, and exact distance on every place — at a glance, no squinting at the map to guess which is closer.

🔔 WATCHES THAT NOTIFY YOU

Set a Watch on any area and Proxima quietly checks for you. New restaurant opens 0.8 mi from home? You'll know. A spot's rating drops? You'll see it. No daily checking required.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO

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🧭 NEARBY DISCOVERY BY CATEGORY

Browse 10 curated categories — restaurants, cafés, parks, gyms, supermarkets, pharmacies, dog parks, and more — or type a custom search like "ramen" or "vinyl record store".

🕒 TIME-OF-DAY MODE

One tap re-skews results for Now (open right now), Tonight (bars and evening spots), or Weekend (parks, museums, day-out destinations).

📰 DAILY DIGEST

One short morning notification with the freshest thing near you — a new opening, a rating shift, or a streak nudge. Never spam.

✨ VIBE LAYER

An AI read of your neighborhood's character — what kinds of places dominate, what the area feels like — that updates as places open and close.

📍 SPOTTED BY LOCALS (opt-in)

An anonymous "N locals also saved this" signal that surfaces what people in your area are actually saving. No accounts, no profiles, no tracking. Off by default.

🔖 SAVE & COLLECT

Bookmark places. Build a personal collection across every neighborhood you explore.

🏆 BADGES & STREAKS

Earn badges as you save, watch, and discover. Climb six explorer ranks from Newcomer to Atlas. Daily streaks reward consistent use.

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PRIVACY THAT MEANS SOMETHING

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No accounts. No sign-ins. No ads. No analytics. Almost everything stays on your device. The only data that leaves your phone is what's needed to fetch nearby places, check the weather, or power the optional Spotted signal. We don't collect your name, email, GPS location, or any identifier tied to you.

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PROXIMA PRO (optional)

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• Up to 5 active watches (free: 1)

• Up to 100 saved places (free: 25)

• Unlimited custom-keyword searches (free: 10/day)

• Priority alert checks

Subscriptions auto-renew through Google Play and can be cancelled any time from your Play account.

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WHO IT'S FOR

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• Apartment hunters researching a neighborhood before signing a lease

• Travelers who want to know an area before they land

• Locals who want to actually notice their own city

• Anyone who'd rather be notified than have to remember to check

Set a home base. Get on with your life. Proxima will tap you when something changes.