Check the pulse.
Know before you go.
Who's out, what's on, what it's like inside, and how long the line is — at the bars around you, from your friends and the people already there.
Tonight, at a glance
Each card answers what you would text a friend to ask: is it busy, who's there, and what's on tonight. Friends who posted there tonight, or are going, show up right on the card.
Before you leave the house
See which friends are out tonight and where, on the card, on the map, and in the Out tonight row at the top of your feed.
Trivia, live music and DJs tonight, right on the card, plus hours on the venue page.
Photos from people at the bar right now. They stay up for 24 hours, then move to the poster's private archive.
When someone reports the wait you see it with how many people said so and how long ago. Gold means it's fresh, and old reports drop off on their own.
The whole neighbourhood
Brighter dots are bars with more going on right now. Friends who are out show up as faces over the bar they're at, so you know where your people are before you pick a direction.
Also in the app
Find a bar or a friend from the same search icon on Explore and in your feed.
Tonight's posts on your profile, your archive a tap away. Only you see the archive.
Hours, menus, and whether there is a pool table or keno — on the venue page, so you do not have to phone and ask.
Where we are
Pulse is open to everyone across 31 venues in Southie, Fenway, the Seaport, Downtown, Dorchester and Quincy. Pulse works best when enough people in one place are using it, so we add bars a neighbourhood at a time. It is built and operated by Obsidn Ventures LLC.
Pulse is free on the iPhone. Get it on the App Store.