Every feature, explained.
HAVEN. is built for people who live around food and drink moments. Here's a full walkthrough of everything you can do in the app - from your first post to building a community around your lifestyle.
Your lifestyle world, in real time.
The HAVEN. feed is an infinite scroll of moments from everyone you follow - morning coffees, cocktail nights, brunch spreads, late night bites, and everything in between. Unlike algorithmic social media, your feed shows you real content from real people whose lifestyle you've chosen to follow. No filler, no noise.
Each post shows the photo, what it is, a rating, where it's from, and the vibe tag. You can like, comment, repost, or save any post directly from the feed.
- Infinite scroll from accounts you follow
- Like, comment, repost, or save from the feed
- See the drink or dish, rating, place, and vibe at a glance
- Tap a place tag to go directly to that spot's page
- Scene tags let you filter by vibe: nightclub night, coffee date, girls night out, and more
Capture every moment worth remembering.
Posting on HAVEN. is designed to be fast but rich. Whether it's a Starbucks on the dashboard of your Jeep, cocktails at a rooftop bar, or a late night burger run - you're not just uploading a photo, you're creating a record of a moment with the context that makes it worth keeping.
Add the name of the drink or dish, a score from 1 to 10, the vibe, the place, and a caption. It all becomes searchable - by you, and by your friends.
- Post from your camera roll or shoot directly in the app
- Add drink or dish name, score (1–10), and the place
- Choose a vibe tag: girls night out, bar crawl, coffee date, rooftop, date night, and dozens more
- Tag the style: nightclub, cocktail bar, cozy cafe, fine dining, fast food run - you name it
- Write a caption - as short or long as you like
- Posts appear in your feed, your journal, and the place's page
Discover what's around you.
The HAVEN. map lets you explore every spot near you that someone has posted from - restaurants, bars, coffee shops, nightclubs, lounges. It's the fastest way to find somewhere worth going, with actual posts from real people instead of generic star ratings.
Pins on the map represent places with HAVEN. activity. Tap a pin to see the spot's score, top picks, and the most recent posts from your community. Filter by vibe - nightlife, coffee, brunch, cocktail bars, and more.
- Live map of every spot with HAVEN. posts near you
- Tap any pin to see the score, top picks, and recent posts
- Filter by type: restaurants, bars, nightclubs, coffee shops, and more
- Uses your location to keep results relevant
- Powered by Google Places for venue data
The full picture of every spot.
Every place tagged in a HAVEN. post - restaurant, bar, nightclub, coffee shop, or lounge - gets its own page. Over time, those pages become the most honest and real picture of a spot you can find anywhere, built by the community that actually goes there.
A place page shows the average score from all posts, the top-rated picks, all posts from that location, and which people post there most. It's the real word on every spot in your city.
- Automatically generated from community posts
- Average score from all posts
- Top picks ranked by community rating
- All posts from the spot in one place
- Business accounts can claim and customize their page
Find exactly what you're looking for.
HAVEN. search goes deep. It's not just searching usernames - you can search for specific dishes, cuisines, restaurants, scene tags, and more. If someone on HAVEN. has posted it, you can find it.
Results are organized across four tabs: Users, Posts, Dishes, and Restaurants. Verified accounts and businesses appear with priority in relevant searches, so quality signals surface first.
- Search users by username or display name
- Search dishes by name or cuisine type
- Search restaurants by name or location
- Browse by scene tag: cozy, date night, solo, and more
- Verified accounts and businesses surface with priority
Your personal lifestyle timeline.
Your Journal is your private archive - a chronological record of everything you've ever posted on HAVEN. From the iced latte you had on a Tuesday morning to the cocktails you ordered on a Saturday night, it's your life in moments, the way you lived it.
Filter by date, vibe, place, or score. Look back at your highest-rated nights out, your most-visited spots, your go-to drinks. It's the most personal part of the app - and only you can see it.
- Chronological timeline of all your posts
- Filter by place, vibe tag, score, or date range
- See your personal stats and trends
- Find that drink from that night you've been trying to remember
- Only visible to you - completely private
Share what moves you. Save what you want to try.
Reposting on HAVEN. works the way it should - the original post stays fully credited to its creator, but it gets shared to your followers' feeds too. It's how good food finds its audience.
Saves work differently: they go into your private saved collection, invisible to everyone else. Use saves to build a personal wishlist of restaurants to try, dishes to recreate, and posts that captured something perfectly.
- Repost any public post to your followers' feeds
- Original creator always gets full credit
- Save posts to a private collection
- Browse your saved posts anytime from your profile
- Both actions notify the original poster
Stay connected to your community.
Notifications in HAVEN. are focused on what matters: the activity around your posts and profile. Likes, comments, reposts, saves, and new followers - all in one clean notification center, with no noise from things you didn't ask to see.
- Likes and comments on your posts
- Reposts and saves by other users
- New followers
- Notification grouping to reduce noise
- Full control over notification preferences
Grow your audience on HAVEN.
The Creator Subscription is for people who are serious about building a presence on HAVEN. Subscribers get boosted post visibility in the For You feed - putting your content in front of more people, more often.
Creators also get an exclusive badge on their profile and every post they share. Choose from four premium badge styles: Crown, Diamond, Star, or Rose. The badge is distinct from the standard verification badge - it's a signal that you're an active, committed creator on the platform.
- Boosted visibility across the For You feed
- Exclusive Creator badge on your profile and posts
- Choose from 4 premium badge styles
- Early access to new filters and features
- $19.99/month - cancel anytime
Earn your badge. Three paths to membership.
HAVEN has three membership tiers - Creator, Individual Verified, and Business Verified. All three add a badge to your profile and posts, but each serves a different purpose.
Creator Subscription is for users who want to grow their presence - it boosts post visibility in the For You feed and comes with an exclusive badge. $19.99/mo.
Individual Verification is a community trust badge. Meet the requirements (14+ days, 3+ posts, bio, 200+ followers), apply, get reviewed by HAVEN, and subscribe for $3.99/mo to activate your badge. Choose from 9 badge styles.
Business Verification is for restaurants, food brands, and food media. It comes with a distinct gold badge, priority in search, and access to a business analytics dashboard.
Download HAVEN. and get started for free.
Everything here is waiting for you in the app. Free to download, free to use.
