AI-Powered Travel Companion

An AI travel companion that guides you while you travel

A mobile app that watches your location, learns your preferences, and speaks to you about your surroundings — like having a local friend walking beside you who knows everything about the city.

+250
Cities supported
98%
Satisfaction rate
30+
Languages
Free
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What It Actually Does

A morning in Tokyo

You're in east Shinjuku — the Samurai Museum is a 5-minute walk north, and there's a great kissaten (traditional coffee shop) called Berg just below you in the station basement. It closes at 10.

Blinkar AI
9:15 AM · Shinjuku Station exit

You step out of the station. The app says:

Blinkar

You're in east Shinjuku — the Samurai Museum is a 5-minute walk north, and there's a great kissaten (traditional coffee shop) called Berg just below you in the station basement. It closes at 10.

You didn't ask. The app noticed you just arrived in a new area, checked what's nearby, looked at your interests (you selected "History" and "Food" during setup), and decided this was worth mentioning.

What It Can Do

Phone in Your Pocket

You don't need to stare at a screen. Put your phone in your pocket, wear your headphones, and press play/pause to talk. The AI speaks between your music — volume ducks, the AI talks, music comes back. It works from the lock screen.

You're walking through Shibuya with headphones on, listening to a playlist. You press the headphone button and ask "What's this neighborhood known for?" The music lowers, the AI answers, the music comes back. You never touched the screen.

Proactive Guidance

It tells you things before you think to ask. When you enter a new area, approach a landmark, or need to leave for your next event, it speaks up — but only when it has something genuinely useful to say. It also watches the weather forecast and warns you before it rains. Getting annoyed? Just say "give me some quiet time" and it goes completely silent until you need it again.

Heads up — rain is expected in about 2 hours. You might want to hit the outdoor spots first and save the covered markets for later.

The street on your right is Yanaka Ginza — one of Tokyo's last old-school shopping streets. The croquette stand about halfway down is famous.

All-Day Memory

The AI remembers your entire day. What you talked about at 9am, the cafe it recommended at lunch, the plan you mentioned in passing. It won't re-recommend a place you've already visited, and it builds on earlier conversations naturally.

At 4pm you ask "How far are we from that cafe you mentioned this morning?" — It knows exactly which cafe you mean and gives you walking directions.

Turn-by-Turn Navigation

Walking directions that reference landmarks instead of street names. "Turn left at the 7-Eleven" is more useful than "Turn left on 3-chome" when you're in a foreign city.

"Take me to Meiji Shrine" — Navigation starts with landmark-enriched directions and voice guidance.

Schedule Awareness

Add your reservations, flights, and events. The app calculates real travel time from wherever you are and nudges you when it's time to leave.

You added a dinner reservation at 7pm. At 6:10pm: "Your dinner at Ichiran is 18 minutes by walk from here. You have about 30 minutes of buffer."

30+ Languages

Speak in your language, get responses in your language with a natural-sounding voice. Switch languages mid-conversation — the AI auto-detects and follows.

Languages include: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, and 16 more.

How It's Different

You're walking and want to know about your surroundings

Google Maps

Shows dots on the map. You tap each one, read reviews, go back to the map, tap another.

Audio guide app

Plays a pre-recorded clip if you happen to be at a numbered stop on their tour route.

Blinkar

Notices you're in the area, knows you're interested in history, and tells you the one thing worth knowing — without you doing anything.

You ask "Any good restaurants near here?"

Google Maps

Shows a list sorted by rating. You scroll, read reviews, compare.

ChatGPT

Gives you a generic answer based on training data. Doesn't know where "here" is. Doesn't know you're vegetarian or that you already ate ramen for lunch.

Blinkar

Knows your exact location, your dietary restrictions, what you've already eaten today, what's actually open right now, and gives you 2-3 specific suggestions with reasons.

You need to get to your next event

Google Maps

You open the app, type the destination, select a route.

Blinkar

Knows your schedule, calculates travel time in the background, and tells you when it's time to leave. If you say "take me there," navigation starts with landmark-based directions.

It's 4pm and you want to revisit something from this morning

Google Maps

You scroll through your search history trying to find it.

ChatGPT

New conversation. It has no idea what you did this morning.

Blinkar

"What was that temple you mentioned near the station?" — It remembers the conversation from 9am, knows which temple, and gives you directions from your current location.

Real-World Use Cases

Solo traveler in a city where they don't speak the language

Tokyo, first time. Doesn't read Japanese. Point the camera at a menu and the AI explains every dish. Ask "How do I order at this restaurant?" and get culturally-appropriate guidance. Ask "How do I get to Asakusa from here?" and get step-by-step transit directions in your language.

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Couple on a day trip with a dinner reservation

Exploring Kyoto temples during the day, reservation at 7pm. The app handles timing — "You have 3 more hours before you need to head back. Fushimi Inari is 20 minutes by train and worth the trip." Then at the right time: "Start heading to the station if you want to make dinner."

History/architecture enthusiast

Walking through Seoul's Bukchon. The app notices the interest pattern and proactively explains the architectural style of each hanok they pass, the history of the neighborhood, why the roof tiles look different from Japanese ones — all without being asked.

"Just wandering" traveler

No itinerary. Just walking around Bangkok. The app points out hidden spots, street food worth trying, a temple down a side street that most tourists miss. Want quiet? Say "I'll ask if I need something" and the app dials back to near-silence. Say "be quiet for an hour" and it goes fully silent. It adapts to you, not the other way around.

How It Works

Three simple steps to get started.

GPS, compass, motion sensors collect data about where you are and what you're doing. The app enriches this with nearby places, weather, and your schedule.

Try it on your next trip

Free to try. Works in any city worldwide.

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