steep, on your phone

Every review, every map, every route — built natively for iPhone, not a website in a wrapper. Free, with no subscription and no paywall of any kind.

Requires iOS 17 or later. Also works fully in any browser at thesteep.app — the app is a better experience, not a required one.

Download steep on the App Store — free, iOS 17 or later.

What the app does

Every review, native and fast

The full catalogue of reviewed cafes and bars — scores, neighbourhoods, hours, and the whole write-up — rendered natively rather than in a browser wrapper. Search and filter by city, neighbourhood, venue type, or what you actually want from the place.

Maps that open where you are

A native map of every reviewed venue in a city, plus a world map that opens on your own region rather than the middle of the ocean. Free, no account needed.

Build a Day

Pick a city and a time of day and the app builds a walkable route between venues worth the trip — ordered by distance, with walking times between each stop.

Save, track, and list

Save places for later, mark the ones you have been to, and build shareable lists. Your visit log travels with your account across web and phone.

A Steep Pick every day

A Home Screen widget showing one venue worth knowing about, and an optional daily notification. Same pick for everyone, rotating daily.

There is nothing to buy.

No subscription, no in-app purchases, no premium tier, no ads. Signing in is free and optional — review text, scores and maps need no account at all.

Every venue in the app was visited and paid for out of pocket. No venue pays to be featured, and no venue can pay to be ranked higher.