Challenges
Chase with the neighborhood.
A map kept by the crowd needs a crowd. Challenges reward the moments that keep it alive, and the best ones ride an errand you were already running.
Open the Challenges tab in the app to see what’s running near you.
What a challenge rewards
Four things keep the map alive.
Photos
Every post and every find starts with one. No photo, no find.
First reports
Somebody has to be standing there first to put a spot on the map.
Confirmations
A find dies at 4 hours without them. Still there buys it 90 more minutes.
Coverage
The corners nobody has reported from yet. That’s where the next great find is hiding.
Kinds of challenges Rolling out
Built for chasers, not for grinding.
The catalog grows as neighborhoods fill in. A few of the formats on the way:
First Five
Your first week: a post, a follow, a confirm, a report, a save. Five real actions, and you’re a Regular.
Still There
Confirm finds you’re already walking past. The workhorse, and the one the map needs most.
Cold Corner
Put the first find on a stretch of map nobody has covered.
Night Shift
Late-night finds, for the spots that are open when everything else isn’t.
The Passport
A seasonal collection: different kinds of spots, different neighborhoods.
Neighborhood Cup
Your side of town against the next one. Most confirmed finds wins bragging rights.
Your record Rolling out
A tier is a name, not a number.
Your record decides how much the map trusts you. Reliable chasers’ reports go Live instantly. It can go down, too: if finds behind it close as inaccurate, the tier moves back.
Tiers can’t be bought, gifted or restored by support.
- New HereReports hold at Reported until someone else confirms.
- RegularYour confirmations count as independent.
- Known GoodYour reports go Live instantly. The tier that matters.
- Reliable WitnessFinds you start get a longer clock.
- Trusted on SightA year of clean finds. One “Gone” doesn’t count against yours.
Challenge questions
What are FoodChaser Challenges?
Challenges is a tab in the FoodChaser app that lists challenges running near you. They reward the actions that keep the map useful, like confirming a find you're already walking past, reporting a new spot, or covering an area nobody has reported from yet.
Do FoodChaser Challenges pay cash?
No. Challenges reward status and a visible record on your profile, not cash for volume. Rewards tied to raw counts invite fake reports, and fake reports are the one thing a crowd-kept map can't survive.
Can I game a challenge by reporting from home?
No. Every report and confirmation needs a photo and needs you within 150 meters of the spot, and that check runs on FoodChaser's servers.
Let’s eat.
Find what’s open right now, post the plate in front of you, and put a spot on the map for everyone else chasing the same thing.
Free on the App Store and Google Play. No subscription.