# HotSeoul – Live Hotspots — Best spots in Seoul right now?

> Best spots in Seoul right now? (iPhone/iPad app by Chi Won Choi.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hotseoul-live-hotspots/id6779291739 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chi Won Choi](https://appshunter.io/developer/668526413)
- Category: Travel, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 26 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hotseoul-live-hotspots/id6779291739/reviews.md

## What is HotSeoul?

Seoul, right now. HotSeoul uses live city data from the Seoul Open Data
Plaza to show what's happening at 121 key locations, refreshed every 5 minutes.

• Best place right now — a visit score combining crowd, weather and commerce
• Live congestion — population density and trend at a glance
• Mood filter — pick "Calm" or "Lively" to match how you feel
• Place detail — population, weather, fine dust and payment activity
• Route planner — choose 2–5 spots for an optimal order, time estimate and Naver Map handoff
• 5 languages — Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)

Data: Seoul Open Data Plaza, real-time city data
Photos: Seoul Tourism Organization / VisitSeoul (KOGL Type 1)


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-02

Explore what's around each hotspot — restaurants, attractions and places to stay.

- Nearby restaurants, attractions & lodging: nearest-first cards, full list/map view, and rich detail screens per hotspot
- Detail screens: photo gallery, intro, hours, fees, subway directions, amenity tags and homepage link
- Full-screen photo viewer with pinch-to-zoom and swipe paging
- The view-all map now fits every pin on screen when it opens
- Stability improvements and minor bug fixes

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-01

Seoul Pulse is now HotSeoul. 
With a fresh lime icon, we show you the hottest corners of Seoul more clearly than ever.
• New brand identity and app icon
• Stability improvements and bug fixes

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-20

Welcome to Seoul Pulse! Live crowd, weather and commerce for 121 Seoul hotspots, refreshed every 5 minutes — with visit scores for where's great right now and a route planner.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-06-18

No release notes.

## More apps by Chi Won Choi

- [SimpleLotto — Lotto & Pension](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simplelotto-lotto-and-pension/id6749795025)
- [컴뷰어 - 국내 커뮤니티 글 모아보기](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6762103883)

All apps by Chi Won Choi: https://appshunter.io/developer/668526413

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-03.*