# HiddenGem Korea — Quiet Korean spots, curated

> Quiet Korean spots, curated (iPhone/iPad app by Jung Soon Shin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiddengem-korea/id6771645512 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jung Soon Shin](https://appshunter.io/developer/379186743)
- Category: Travel
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-06-01
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiddengem-korea/id6771645512/reviews.md

## What is HiddenGem Korea?

[2026 Korea Public Data Tourism API Contest entry — built on Public Data Portal (data.go.kr) tourism OpenAPI]

HiddenGem reveals Korea's quieter, lesser-known tourist spots. We combine regional visitor big data (DataLabService) and tourist-site concentration rates to compute a 'hidden score' — high satisfaction, low crowds.

• Curated low-crowd picks across all 17 regions
• Map view with quiet spots near you
• Community of travelers sharing real finds
• Multilingual: Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified)
• Privacy-first: no ad trackers, your data stays yours

Built on tourism OpenAPI services from the Public Data Portal (data.go.kr). Source: © Korea Tourism Organization
Less known, more rewarding.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.4 — 2026-09-02

Housekeeping update.

• Store search information refreshed
• Small stability fixes

Pricing and how your data is handled are unchanged.

### 1.1.3 — 2026-08-31

A quiet release. After you save a spot you liked, or post a place you found, HiddenGem may ask once whether you'd like to leave a review — then it won't ask again for a long while. Everything else is unchanged.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-08-11

Places withdrawn by the Korea Tourism Organization are now removed from listings automatically.

If a place you saved is no longer offered, the detail screen now explains why instead of showing an empty page, and lets you remove it from your favorites in one tap.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-08-04

Clarified how the hidden score is calculated and refined the data-source wording.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-01

Compare crowd levels across Busan's districts.

· See the 30-day average concentration rate for all 16 districts, quietest first.
· Pick a district to narrow the list to that area.
· Nearby spots on the map are now ordered by distance.
· Changing the language in Settings now also changes the tourism data.
· Added a data source credit.

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All apps by Jung Soon Shin: https://appshunter.io/developer/379186743

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