A new chapter for buUuk

If you find yourself in an unexpected stopover in Jakarta, say because your plane landed without its landing gear and you need to recover from the incident, at least you won’t go hungry; the latest version of buUuk (version 2.3) now comes with a Jakarta restaurant guide.

The developers of buUuk have decided to have on a one app to rule them all approach instead of having city-specific restaurant guides. Jakarta is the first city to be added to buUuk (after Singapore) and the developers hope to include other Southeast Asian cities in the coming weeks.



“This was really our vision from the beginning,’ says buUuk founder Jon Petersen. “Users should be able to use buUuk wherever they are. You don't want 10 dining apps on your phone right? Or have to learn how 10 apps work.”

The new version of the app detects which city a user is in when they first start the app. They then have the option of setting that as their 'Home City" and/or "Current City".

BuUuk has been downloaded more than 30,000 times and Jon says they are “very happy” with usage levels. “Depending on the day of the week, between 10 percent and 20 percent of our users visit the site at least once during the day.”

A quick look at the buUuk forum shows that a lively community is developing. A debate is currently raging about where to find the best nasi lemak in Singapore. (Selera Rasa in Adam Road, Fong Seng in Clementi and Boon Lay Hawker Centre are currently the top contenders).

Thanks to its combination of community and content, buUuk sounds like it is on its way to being a bestseller.

BuUuk (iTunes link) is available for free on the App Store.