ABOUT BERLIN vs Local Pulse

SEEING BERLIN THROUGH NEW EYES The ABOUT BERLIN app tells fascinating stories that reveal Berlin’s eventful history. Nowadays, dates, facts and figures are ten a penny. With this in mind, the ABOUT BERLIN tour guide has taken a new approach that brings history to life in surprising ways through storytelling. This free app presents locations and events that have played a key role in shaping Berlin’s image as the city of freedom. EXPLORE FUTURE THROUGH HISTORY The ABOUT BERLIN tour guide and city app put the focus on places that reflect a whole era through the lives of Berliners and their love of freedom. Every story, every location brings history to life, telling reallife tales of oppression and revolution, idealism and hedonism, innovation and decay, captivity and freedom. The free ABOUT BERLIN city guide also takes you off the beaten track. Why? Because very few people know what lies behind these seemingly nondescript places – living history, fascinating stories, unknown aspects of politics, society and history in different periods. When you use the app, you can work your way through seven periods of Berlin history from 1871 to the present day and on into the future, or you can select individual stories and locations to explore. AT A GLANCE: What makes the tourguide ABOUT BERLIN so special? • SECRET TIPS – More than 300 gripping tales tell the story of Berlin’s eventful past • BACKGROUND STORIES – Meticulously researched details of seven periods from 1871 to the future • AUDIOBOOKS, PODCASTS AND VIDEOS – Multimedia content that brings Berlin's history to life • HISTORICAL IMAGES – New, unusual visual materials in our tourguide • NEW PERSPECTIVES – Sheds new light on the events of the city, its history and society Find exciting places near you using the app's map function. Alternatively, you can put together your own individual discovery Tour. The ABOUT BERLIN city guide offers exciting stories about over 300 selected sights that enrich your personal Berlin experience. Interesting multimedia content such as podcasts, audio books and videos provide varied entertainment. You don’t need any previous knowledge of history to use the app. The ABOUT BERLIN city guide is absolutely suitable for school classes. But history buffs will also love the way the tour guide sheds light on little-known events and throws up surprising nuggets of information. TECHNICAL FEATURES • All content provided free of charge • Discover exciting places near you • Explore our tours or create your own individual tour • Favorites function • Multimedia content • Search for places and stories • Available in English and German NEW FEATURES We keep adding new stories, tours and highlights to the ABOUT BERLIN app. We also regularly make technical changes to sustainably improve your Berlin experience with ABOUT BERLIN. We wish you a lot of fun in Berlin! FOLLOW US FOR MORE BERLIN TIPS Want to learn more about Berlin? For more Berlin tips also check out our website, follow our social media channels and subscribe to our newsletter! WEB: https://www.visitberlin.de/en/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Berlin/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/visit_berlin/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@visitberlin SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-news PRIVACY: https://www.visitberlin.de/en/privacy-statement-app-about-berlin CONTACT: app@visitberlin.de

Local Pulse Customer: NOW! Know before you go Merchant: NOW! Every business can advertise Both slogans start with NOW! — the entire product promise in one word: real-time, local, actionable. The Problem Google Maps says open. You arrive. It's closed. Local Pulse is the last checkpoint before you leave — merchants broadcast their live status, the community verifies it. Three Status States Open - Operating normally Sold Out - Open but can't serve — tickets gone, food finished, fully booked Closed - Not operating today Plus auto-computed: Conflict (community contradicts merchant), Stale (no update >24h). Customer Features NOW tab — Mapbox map + distance-sorted nearby business list. Check before you go. Pulse tab — Live broadcast feed from every merchant in your current area. No following required. Following tab — Saved merchants with automatic push alerts on every status change. Check-in — GPS-verified reports (must be within 100m). Four types: Open / Closed / Sold Out / Leave a Note. Poke — Ask a merchant if they're open. 3+ pokes in 30 min triggers one notification to the merchant. Go-out reminders — Lunch/dinner push at 11:30 & 17:30 showing open businesses near home or work. Merchant Features Dashboard — 2-tap status toggle (Open / Sold Out / Closed). No complexity. Promo broadcast — Send a live update to every user in the zone via the Pulse feed. No followers needed, no ad spend — this is Every business can advertise. Conflict override — If community reports contradict your status, one tap confirms "I am open" and notifies the reporters. Poke alerts — Get notified when customers are trying to reach you. Insights — Daily views, check-in breakdown, promo engagement. Claim & verify — List your business via on-site check, phone OTP, or document review. Community-verified badge unlocked at 10+ check-ins. Stack React Native + Expo · Firebase · Mapbox GL · Cloudflare R2 · expo-iap · ——— Privacy Policy: https://local-pulse-941ed.web.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://local-pulse-941ed.web.app/terms.html