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Busy is
a color
now.

OTW helps people discover what's happening at your bar, restaurant, brewery, coffee shop, or venue before they decide where to go. List for free, post events, send flash offers, and reach people making plans tonight.

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How it works

Turn tonight's events into tonight's customers.

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Claim your venue

Search Columbus, claim your listing, and verify your venue. Free to list.

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Post your events

Add trivia, karaoke, happy hours, or recurring events once. Guests can save them and get reminded before they start.

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Reach people deciding where to go

Push flash offers when it's slow, or respond when guests nudge your venue asking for a deal.

The signal

One glance helps guests understand what's happening now — powered by venue updates and community activity. Red means busy or long waits, amber means it's picking up, green means come on in.

RedBusy or long waits
AmberFilling in, good energy
GreenOpen, ready for your crew
Flash offers

Slow Tuesday? Push an offer and reach nearby guests before they make plans.

Send a limited-time deal to nearby OTW users who are still deciding where to go. No ad spend, no minimum.

Half-price apps til 7
$2 off pints, next 2hrs
Free cover before 9
The question

"What's it like there right now?"

People don't just search for bars or restaurants anymore. They search for the right place for tonight. OTW helps them answer one question — and your venue is the answer when you keep it current.

Stop posting into the void

Your events deserve better than disappearing.

Instagram Story

Only your followers see it. Gone in 24 hours.

Facebook Event

Guests have to know it's happening before they search for it.

OTW

People discover it because they're looking for somewhere to go tonight. Stays discoverable every week it recurs.

Reminders & nudges

Stay top of mind without lifting a finger.

Your events keep working even when you're busy running the venue.

Event remindersGuests save trivia, karaoke, or happy hour and get a push notification before it starts. Create the event once — reminders happen automatically, every week.
NudgesGuests can nudge your venue when they're interested in an offer. When enough people are asking, you'll know it's the perfect time to send a flash offer.
Live discoveryGuests see what's happening at your venue right now — not yesterday's posts or outdated business listings.
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OTW combines your venue updates with activity from guests already there — giving people a better picture of what's happening before they leave home.

Every venue update, guest check-in, reminder, and nudge helps answer one question: "What's it like there right now?"

Built for every venue

Not just bars.

Whether you run a restaurant, bar, brewery, coffee shop, cocktail lounge, food truck, winery, dessert shop, arcade, or entertainment venue — OTW helps people discover what's happening before they leave the house.

OTW works for venues hosting trivia nights, karaoke, bingo, live music events, comedy nights, Sunday brunch, wine tastings, brewery releases, watch parties, food trucks, open mic nights, run clubs, and more.

Questions

Frequently asked.

How does OTW update venue signals?

OTW combines venue updates with community activity from guests who check in and contribute real-time information about wait times, crowd size, and energy levels.

Can I post recurring events?

Yes. Create a recurring event once (like Tuesday trivia or Thursday karaoke) and it automatically appears every week. Guests can save it and receive reminders before it starts.

Are flash offers free to send?

OTW offers free and paid plans. The free tier includes a limited number of flash offers per month. Available features may vary by plan as OTW grows.

What is an OTW Nudge?

A Nudge is when a nearby guest tells your venue they're interested in a deal. When enough people nudge your venue, you know there's real demand — and can send a flash offer at the perfect time.

Can breweries, coffee shops, and restaurants use OTW?

Absolutely. OTW works for any venue where people gather — bars, restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, wineries, food trucks, arcades, entertainment venues, and more.

Do guests have to download the app?

Guests can browse venues and events without creating an account. They need the app to save events, receive reminders, claim flash offers, and nudge venues.

Can I edit events after I post them?

Yes. You can update event details, change times, or pause recurring events at any time from the app.

Can multiple staff members manage our venue?

Currently one account manages each venue listing. Multi-user access for teams is on the roadmap.

Start getting discovered tonight.

Every feature in OTW is built around one moment: when someone asks, "Where should we go tonight?" List your venue for free and be part of the answer.

Claim your venue — it's free