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A map-based social app for your neighborhood. Instead of a follow feed, open the map to see what neighbors post nearby — local news, spots, events, and daily "Today's Neighborhood" photos. Record your town before it fades and share it worldwide, auto-translated in 11 languages.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I'm a solo developer, and MapNews started from a simple wish: to discover,
record, and show off my own neighborhood.
Most social feeds are about who you follow. MapNews is about where you are —
you pin posts to a map, so opening your neighborhood shows what's happening
right around you: local news, hidden spots, events, and everyday street photos
("Today's Neighborhood").
The idea: if enough people snap one photo of their block, over months and
years it becomes a living, photographic history of that place — weather and all.
I built it all solo — maps, editor, ranking, moderation, 11-language i18n with
auto-translation, GDPR/PIPA compliance with one-tap data export. Would love
your honest feedback 🙏
👉 mapnews.app
I'm a solo developer, and MapNews is what I've been building for the past year.
Most social feeds are endless and algorithmic. MapNews is the opposite — it's a map. Open it and you see what's actually happening in your neighborhood, pinned to the exact spot it happened. The person who lives there becomes the reporter.
A few things that make it different:
🗺️ Map-first, not a feed — you explore by place, not by algorithm
✍️ Anyone's a citizen reporter — a new shop, a road closure, a lost cat, a street event
📸 "Today" — snap a quick photo of your neighborhood. No title, no caption needed. The photo you take today becomes your town's history 10 years from now.
🏆 Regional & reporter leaderboards, plus playful "Versus" and "Guess where" games
🌏 Browse without signing in · 11 languages · runs right in your browser (no download)
I built the whole thing solo — the hardest part was normalizing administrative regions across countries so the map works worldwide. I'd genuinely love your feedback, especially on:
1. Map-first vs feed-first — which makes you stick around?
2. How would you approach the cold start of seeding hyperlocal content, city by city?
Thanks so much for taking a look 🙏
About Mapnews.app on Product Hunt
“Your neighborhood's today, pinned on a living map”
Mapnews.app was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #50 on the daily leaderboard. A map-based social app for your neighborhood. Instead of a follow feed, open the map to see what neighbors post nearby — local news, spots, events, and daily "Today's Neighborhood" photos. Record your town before it fades and share it worldwide, auto-translated in 11 languages.
Mapnews.app was featured in Social Media (89.1k followers), Maps (12.8k followers) and Local news (486 followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 25.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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