Local Discovery: Proxima

Alpha Waves LLC

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About this app

Proxima is a neighborhood discovery app, nearby places finder, and local discovery tool built on one idea: your home base never moves.

Most map apps scatter results the moment you search. Proxima locks onto an address you set — your home, a hotel you booked, an apartment you're considering — so every nearby place is measured from the spot that actually matters to you.

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WHY PROXIMA IS DIFFERENT
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📌 YOUR HOME BASE STAYS LOCKED
Set any address and that anchor never moves. Every nearby restaurant, café, park, or shop is shown by real distance from it — not from wherever the map thinks you are.

📏 WALK TIME & DISTANCE ON EVERY RESULT
See exact distance and walking time on every place at a glance. Stop squinting at the map to guess which spot is closer.

🔔 WATCHES THAT NOTIFY YOU
The one thing other map apps can't do. Set a Watch on an area and category, and Proxima quietly checks for you — then pings you when a new place opens nearby or a rating changes. No daily checking required.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO
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🧭 FIND NEARBY PLACES BY CATEGORY
Browse curated categories — restaurants, cafés, parks, gyms, supermarkets, pharmacies and more — or type a custom search like "ramen" or "vinyl records." A full nearby places finder in your pocket.

🕒 TIME-OF-DAY MODE
One tap re-sorts results for Now (open right now), Tonight, or the Weekend.

🔖 SAVE & COLLECT
Bookmark places and build a personal collection across every neighborhood you explore.

🏆 RANKS, BADGES & STREAKS
Earn badges as you save, watch, and discover. Climb six explorer ranks from Newcomer to Atlas.

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PRIVACY THAT MEANS SOMETHING
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No accounts. No sign-ins. No ads. No analytics. Almost everything stays on your device. Proxima never reads your phone's GPS — it works from the address you choose.

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PERFECT FOR
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• Apartment hunters checking what's walkable before signing a lease
• Travelers who want to know the area around their hotel before they land
• Locals who want to actually notice their own city
• Privacy-minded people who want a nearby places finder that doesn't track them

Set a home base. Get on with your life. Proxima taps you when something near you changes. Free to download, with optional Proxima Pro.

What’s new

• New "Local Tips & Guides" — tap to read neighborhood stories and finds from our blog
• Smoother place pages — you can now scroll down to the map buttons
• Cleaner distance info on place details
• Fixed Terms & Privacy links