City Buddy
Discover everything from top attractions to hidden gems.
28 followers
Discover everything from top attractions to hidden gems.
28 followers
Instantly discover top attractions, hidden gems, ratings, and practical travel info for any city or country. No signup needed.
Free
Launch Team
Render Sandboxes: a computer for every agentGive every agent its own machine. Starts in under a second
Promoted
Hey Product Hunt! I built City Buddy with my husband.
We've been digital nomads since 2022 and have visited 45+ countries together. The idea came from a very specific moment, sitting on the bus from the airport, trying to figure out what's worth seeing, and drowning in Google Maps pins and SEO-stuffed blog posts.
So I built a tool that answers "what's here?" in under 2 minutes. Type a city, get the top attractions with real Google ratings, quick facts, and all the practical info (costs, safety, weather) on one page.
A few things I'm proud of:
- Fully server-side rendered, content works with JS disabled, Google indexes everything
- 31 languages, translations generated on-demand and cached
- No account needed, just search and go
- Free Nomad List alternative, we got tired of paying $100 for city comparison data that should be free
We make money through affiliate links (tours, tickets) when you actually visit a city, not by locking data behind a paywall.
Would love your feedback. What city should I try first? Drop it in the comments and I'll show you what comes up!
Congrats on the product and the launch! I already bookmarked it for my future travels, looking forward to trying it.
Do you plan to integrate with other apps in the future? I'm thinking that if I find my recommendations through City Buddy, I could even make direct reservations at those places?
@andreitudor14 Thanks Andrei, really appreciate the bookmark! To answer your question — yes, that's exactly where we're heading. Right now we link you directly to Google Maps directions and attraction websites, but direct bookings for tours, tickets, and experiences are on our roadmap. The idea is that you discover it on City Buddy and book it without leaving the page. Stay tuned!
Congrats! Curious how this differs from using ChatGPT or similar?
@dkofoed Thanks Dustin! The biggest difference is that ChatGPT gives you raw text — you still need to verify everything, organize it, and figure out logistics. City Buddy does all that for you: real Google Places data (ratings, hours, directions), a day-by-day plan with maps, budget estimates, and a PDF you can use offline. No prompt engineering needed, just pick a city, your travel style, and dates.
I tried Santa Cruz. Searching for attractions seems to be going on forever.
@wei_yan4 Thanks for feedback! The site got a bit overwhelmed and we needed to increase the processing power, fixed!
This is exactly what I needed last month in Lisbon, I spent way too long cross-referencing blog posts that all recommended the same tourist traps. Just tried it with Bangkok and I'm impressed how fast the results load. The safety and cost info on one page is a nice touch, usually I have to dig through 3-4 different sites for that. Bookmarked for my next trip. Curious what it pulls up for smaller cities.
Oh wow, the Nomad List alternative angle alone got my attention. I looked into it a while back but couldn't justify dropping that much on a one time purchase just to compare a few cities. Just tested your tool with Madrid and it's honestly more useful for quick trip planning than most paid tools I've tried. Love that it works without an account too, so tired of signing up for things just to browse. The Google ratings integration is smart because I always end up checking those anyway. Would be curious to see how it handles somewhere like Tbilisi since that's been blowing up in the nomad community lately.