Your local insights, delivered in seconds.
Pulse is the marketplace that connects you with verified local Context Keepers who answer your real-time questions about any place — in under 40 seconds.
Live queryBuilding the real-time layer trusted by teams like
From question to on-the-ground answer
Three steps, thirty-one seconds. No apps to chase, no threads to wait on.
Ask anything local
“Is the queue at the ferry actually moving?” “Is the night market open in the rain?” Type it, set your spot, see the price.
We match a nearby Keeper
Pulse routes your query to verified Context Keepers who are near that exact location right now and available to help.
Get a verified answer
A real, on-the-ground reply — often with a photo — in under 40 seconds. Rate it, and only pay when it's answered.
The gaps others leave open, closed
Everything you need for real-time, trustworthy local intelligence.
Answers in under 40 seconds
Every query is routed to nearby Context Keepers instantly. Median first answer lands in under 40s — or it's free.
Live local truth
Not a modeled average. A real person standing there tells you what's actually happening, right now, at the exact spot.
Verified, rated Keepers
Every Keeper is identity-verified and continuously rated. Reputation is the product — we protect it aggressively.
Fair dynamic pricing
Queries priced $1.50–$6 by urgency and density. You always see the price up front and only pay for a verified answer.
B2B context feed
Businesses subscribe to an aggregated real-time signal for venues and transit instead of paying per query.
Community you can trust
Photos, cross-checks and ratings on every answer build a living, self-correcting map of your city.
Where the map goes dark, Pulse turns on
A real-time context feed for venues & transit
Instead of pricing per consumer query, businesses subscribe to an aggregated, privacy-safe signal of what's happening on the ground — footfall momentum, wait-time pressure and neighborhood conditions — refreshed continuously.
- Aggregated footfall & wait-time signals around your locations
- Transit and event context that predicts your next rush
- One flat subscription — no per-query metering to forecast
- Clean API + dashboard, privacy-safe by design
The city, answering back
Illustrative stories of how Pulse changes the moment of decision.
“I was 200 meters from the terminal deciding whether to run. A Keeper told me the gate had a 15-minute hold. Saved my connection.”
“Popular Times said 'not busy.' Pulse said 'line's out the door, side entrance is empty.' Guess which one was right.”
“As a venue we finally see real-time footfall momentum around us without buying a hundred sensors. The feed pays for itself.”
Pay for answers. Or subscribe to the signal.
Two ways to tap into the real-time layer of your city.
Priced dynamically by urgency and location density. No subscription — pay only when a Keeper answers.
- Answers in under 40 seconds
- See the price before you confirm
- Automatic refund if unanswered
- Photos & verified replies
Aggregated real-time context for your venues and transit corridors. One flat subscription, no per-query metering.
- Live footfall & wait-time signals
- Transit & event demand forecasting
- API access + analytics dashboard
- Priority onboarding & support
Questions, answered
A Context Keeper is a verified local who happens to be near the place you're asking about right now — a barista, a commuter, a resident, a regular. When you send a query, we route it to available Keepers close to that spot so you get a human, on-the-ground answer instead of an estimate.
Popular Times shows a modeled average based on historical data. Pulse gives you a live, specific answer to a specific question — 'Is the line actually moving?', 'Is the rooftop open tonight?', 'Which entrance is flooded?' — from someone standing there in the last few minutes.
Our target and median is under 40 seconds from query to first answer. If no Keeper responds in time, you're never charged — the query is refunded automatically.
Queries are priced dynamically between $1.50 and $6 depending on urgency, location density and time of day. You always see the price before you confirm, and you only pay when you get a verified answer.
Yes. Instead of pricing per consumer query, we offer businesses an aggregated real-time context feed for venues and transit — footfall momentum, wait-time signals and neighborhood conditions — via a single subscription. See the 'For business' section above.
Keepers are identity-verified and continuously rated. Answers can include a photo or short note, cross-checks flag disagreements, and low-quality Keepers are removed. Reputation is the product, so we protect it aggressively.
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