Nrby Events vs VibeHawk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nrby Events
Discover local events with AI-powered recommendations tailored to your preferences. Find out what's happening nearby, invite friends, and never miss an event again with personalized alerts.
- AI-powered personalized recommendations
- Map-based event viewing
- Invite friends directly
- View best friends' events
- Detailed event cards
- Filter events by category
- Event start notifications
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Nrby Events brings you hundreds of thousands of events and uses AI to bring you realtime recommendations. Nrby Events is your guide to your social life so you’ll always know what to do. Never miss out on the perfect event by using our personalized recommendation system powered by machine learning. We have a curated list of thousands of updated daily events that are provided directly to your device. Currently showing events in: New York City San Francisco Bay Area Minneapolis/St. Paul …go to nrby.io/markets to see when you can find events in your city! Features of nrby.io Recommender System- Our artificial intelligence will show you what events are right for you based on your preferences and attended events. Map Based Viewing- See nearby events happening now or anytime in the next week. Invite friends- Message your friends directly to invite them out with you. Best Friends Events- Be able to see your top friend’s events so that you can join them or message them. Event Cards- Find out everything about an event in seconds with our detailed event cards. Filter Category- See events around you based on category or just see the top recommended choices across all categories. Event Notifications- Get an alert whenever an event you’re going to is about to start. …and more coming! Don’t ever miss out again! Contact us! Website: www.nrbyevents.com Twitter: twitter.com/nrby_io Instagram: www.instagram.com/nrby.io/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/nrby.io Blog: www.nrby.io/blog-1 Message: support@nrby.io
VibeHawk
Discover local events happening around you on an interactive map. Filter by category, date, or price to find concerts, markets, and more. Get instant details for any event and explore your city's happenings.
- Live event map
- Filter by category, date, price
- Search by name, venue, keyword
- Instant event details
- Recurring event management
- Real-time data updates
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Stop scrolling endless feeds. VibeHawk puts every local event right where it belongs... on a live map, centered on you. Whether you're hunting for tonight's concert, a weekend farmers market, a free outdoor movie, or a hidden pop-up shop, VibeHawk shows you what's happening around you at a glance. Just open the map and start exploring. SEE YOUR CITY COME ALIVE Events appear as pins on an interactive map. Zoom in to see individual happenings, zoom out to spot clusters of activity across the city. The more you explore, the more you find. FILTER FOR YOUR VIBE Not every night calls for the same energy. Filter events by category, date range, or price — including a free-only toggle when you're watching your wallet. VibeHawk cuts the noise so you only see what matters to you. SEARCH ANYTHING Know what you're looking for? Search by name, venue, or keyword and jump straight to it. ALL THE DETAILS, INSTANTLY Tap any event for the full picture: description, date and time, price, location, and more. Recurring events are automatically collapsed so you always see the next upcoming date first. ALWAYS UP TO DATE VibeHawk fetches live event data based on exactly where you're looking on the map. Move the map, get new results. It's that fast. Whether you're a local looking for something new or a visitor wanting to experience a city like a resident - VibeHawk has your next great night out waiting. Download free. Start exploring.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VibeHawk at 5.0 against Nrby Events's 4.4. VibeHawk also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Nrby Events's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VibeHawk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nrby Events has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Nrby Events's written reviews are positive against 100% of VibeHawk's.
Nrby Events ships an update every 3 weeks, VibeHawk weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nrby Events | VibeHawk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NrBy.io, Inc. | Beach Nomad Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Nrby Events
VibeHawk
In-app purchases
Nrby Events
No in-app purchases
VibeHawk
No in-app purchases
