Vurb — Search & Discover Things to Do app for iPhone and iPad

4.4 ( 4864 ratings )

Social Networking Lifestyle
Developer: Verbify Inc.

Free

Current version: 3.2.0, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 26 Feb 2015
App size: 79.5 Mb

Your daily guide to search and discovery—get recommended things to do and more.

Voted ‘Best New App’ by Apple and TIME, Vurb is the only search app that gives you suggestions and results tailored to what you love. It’s the best way to search, save, and get things done—in one simple app. With Vurb you can:

• Search Restaurants, Sights, Nightlife, Movies, TV Shows, Music, Videos, and Events.

• Save your favorite finds into lists to remember them for later—like “Paris Vacation” or “Brunch Spots”.

• Explore entertainment, travel, and restaurant ideas curated from Vurb and its community—tailored for you.

• Make plans or share your favorite finds with friends on Vurb Chat, text, or email.

• Take action:
◦ Make reservations
◦ See reviews
◦ Get a ride with Uber or Lyft
◦ Stream movies on Netflix or Amazon
◦ Buy tickets to movies and events
◦ Listen to music

Stay Current.

Vurb’s ‘Today’ tab keeps you in the know with a daily update of recommended things to do, trending videos, new music, and more.

Search is easy.

No need to open multiple apps to search for dinner, make a reservation, and get an Uber. We organize your search results with information and services from relevant apps. See only the most important information at a glance and access the right action—like buying ticket—with a tap.

Personalized for you.

Get suggestions based on where you are, time of day, and even the weather. Pick your preferences—like nightlife and movies—to get recommendations from Vurb and the community on the things you love. The more you search and save on Vurb, the better the tailored suggestions get.

Press and Reviews:

Forbes: “Newest And Best Apps For The Upcoming Travel Year”
New York Times: “12 Travel Apps Worth Keeping in 2016”
Los Angeles Times: “Think it, book it, do it: Vurb app eases the work of going out”
New York Times: “Start-Ups Try to Challenge Google, at Least on Mobile Search”
Techcrunch: “If Google launched today, it might look a lot like Vurb”,
Techcrunch: “Search App Vurb Adds Messaging To Become The U.S. WeChat”
USA Today: “You can Google it, or perhaps now Vurb it”
VentureBeat: “Vurb launches its uber-app as the conductor of your app symphony”
MIT Technology Review: “An App Inspired by App Overload”
Macworld: “Social discovery app Vurb keeps your favorite apps in one place”

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Pros and cons of Vurb — Search & Discover Things to Do app for iPhone and iPad

Vurb — Search & Discover Things to Do app good for

Pulls in all sorts of different search sources and apps into one spot. Works great. Love to see more categories built out.

Great search experience and social aspect of making and collaborating on lists to plan or save things to do.

Great user interface that allows easy and efficient navigation through the app. Pinterest meets Yelp for excellent planning anywhere with anyone.

Love the deep linking. Love the design. I use it just because its so gorgeous!!

Now before I go further, I will say I downloaded this for another app. That out of the way, I couldnt find myself uninstalling this. Its actually a really cool idea, and you can make "cards" of anything. Cards are kind of like little TL;DRs of a thing to do or look at, and you can share them to people and they can get more info. Websites into cards is SUPER convenient!

I like the concept. Needs some more thought but overall i like it.

Some bad moments

Any privacy, any content in my area. Easy to create and share your account. IMPOSSIBLE to delete it.

I like the concept, but searching for common local events or tv shows I find a match maybe 50% of the time. Trouble saving to appropriate cards and minor navigation issues. Ill try back again later but for now finding this more annoying than useful.

Results not relevant. Not sure whats different here from Google now besides UI

Movies, restaurants, reviews, things to do, Vurb allows me to do a lot in one place. It simplifies searching that would normally require multiple apps, and also allows you to make "cards" and "decks" of things you would like to put into categories and save for later. Other apps have been pushed into folders and replaced by Vurb on my home screen.

No need to switch through multiple apps anymore. Vurb gathers all the information you need in one place. Cant wait for the release of a shopping search feature!

really like that you can chat with friends without leaving the app - makes sharing restaurant ideas and planning for trips easy. no more annoying group texts needed!

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