Social Spark: Spark Your Night
Spark Your Night
Free
Discover and connect with local businesses near you!
Explore restaurants, cafés, venues, and more—right from your phone.
With our app, you can:
Find local businesses on an interactive map
Check in automatically by entering a geofenced area or manually with one tap
See live check-in counts to discover popular spots nearby
Browse business details like hours, cover fees, contact info, and more
Stay safe with helpful resources and tools for your night out or daytime adventures
Whether you're looking for a local coffee shop, restaurant, or bar, our app makes it easy to explore your city, discover hidden gems, and support small businesses.
more So helpful makes choosing where and what to do much better not just for going to bars but literally everyday
So helpful makes choosing where and what to do much better not just for going to bars but literally everyday
It tells you everything you need to know about a night out
It tells you everything you need to know about a night out
Very simple to use. Easy to open on a night out
Very simple to use. Easy to open on a night out
- Fixed some bugs.
- Added new features
3.0.2 Sep 4
Squashed bug fixes and improvements
3.0.1 Aug 25
Our biggest update yet. Meet the people around you, earn as you go out, and never miss a moment.
Friends
Build your profile: profile photo, display name, socials, bio, and live stats.
Search & add friends: find anyone by name, or connect instantly with your personal QR code.
Suggested friends: we surface people you keep crossing paths with (opt-in).
Pokes: nudge a friend when you're out.
Live activity inbox: friend requests, accepts, and pokes in one place, in real time.
You're in control: privacy settings decide who sees your profile and how you're discovered. Off by default.
Coins & Rewards
Going out now pays off, with Welcome Week and the coin economy.
Earn coins for checking in, showing up, and staying active.
Spin the wheel for bonus coins and surprises.
Wallet: track your balance and everything you've earned.
Leaderboard: see how you stack up against the crowd.
Redeem rewards: cash coins in for real rewards from local spots.
Challenges: new goals to chase, with rewards for finishing them.
Live moments
Live Dock: while checked in, a persistent dock keeps your Spark Moment and the live Crowd Read one tap away. No more disappearing popups or timers.
Spark Moment sharing: capture and share the moment you're in.
Bugs squashed and performance tuned throughout
3.0 Aug 23
- UI Fixes
- Bug fixing
2.2.2 May 6
Added a way to get notifications via nearby businesses
2.2.1 Apr 16
What's New in Social Spark v2.2
New Features
Deals — Browse and claim deals from your favorite spots in a dedicated Deals tab, with new-deal alerts in your Activity feed.
Dynamic Cover — Real-time cover charge info powered by live venue activity.
Events Tab on Business Pages — Upcoming events now live in their own tab on the business details page.
Improvements
A more personal experience — Signing in is now required so every part of the app can be tailored to you.
Smoother sign-in — Refreshed auth flows with better support for Apple and Google accounts, including the ability to link accounts from Settings.
Always up to date — The app will let you know when a new version is available so you never miss the latest features.
More reliable notifications — Alerts are more consistent, better timed, and less repetitive across the board.
Sharper live activity — Behind-the-scenes upgrades to Live Check-in make crowd signals, Moments, Deals, and Cover more accurate.
UI polish across the app — Countless refinements to screens, layouts, and interactions for a cleaner, faster feel.
Bug Fixes
Popular spots and events now sort the way you'd expect.
Search filters now apply correctly every time.
Spark Moments prompts are better timed and no longer repeat after you've already captured one.
Line and crowd estimate popups stay dismissed once you've submitted.
Push notifications are more reliable after signing in or reopening the app.
A range of smaller stability and performance fixes throughout the app.
2.2 Apr 13
- Fixed minor bug with event interest type
- Removed Frat leaderboard
2.1.1 Mar 20
- Wrapped recaps
- Spark Moments
- Events
- User Accounts
- and more!
2.1 Mar 17
- Fixed issue where some Chapter referrals would have submission errors
- Bug with leaderboard not appearing on first download for those near ASU
2.0.2 Jan 27
- Bug fixes in business cards throughout the app
- Users can now see other location businesses through search page (Bug Fix)
- Added Chapter Referral Event for those near ASU
- Added a check in button on the business details page in the top right for easy access
- Added Crowd Forecast button to business details page and on map page
- Minor quality changes throughout the app
2.0.1 Jan 26
- Crowd Estimates
- Better live check ins
- In-App Weather Forecast
- Crowd Forecast
- Revamped safety page
2.0 Jan 19
- Added Christmas/Winter Theme
1.7.3 12/21/2025
- Added new Thanksgiving themed logo
1.7.2 11/26/2025
- Changed theme from Halloween back to normal
- Fixed issue with businesses showing up for live checkin capability when not in radius
1.7.1 11/06/2025
- Updated design for halloween week
- Added NEW FEATURE: Line Estimates
- Users can now give a line estimate when live at a location
- Users can also view line estimates to see how long lines are at different businesses
- You can view line estimates on the Home Screen and in the business details
- Added NEW FEATURE: Manual live checkin
- Users can now manually live check in to businesses that they are closest to even if you are not within the geofence
- You can also remove your live check in if you're not in the area
1.7 10/27/2025
- Changed look of the home screen
- Changed "Check In" to "I'm Going!" for user clarity
- Added check in button on each business on the Home Screen to make checking in easier
- Added feedback message for users if their area has no businesses nearby in Home Screen and location search screen
- Added new photos for businesses who added their own logos/images to use in Home Screen
1.6 10/06/2025
- Fixed capacity issue in change location tab
1.5 09/12/2025
- Added ability to search for businesses in different areas
- Added users current location to home page
- Fixed live check in bug to more accurately capture live checkins for businesses
1.4 09/08/2025
- Fixed location in business information
- Added radius to user location to pick up business in their area to not load every business available
- Map loading businesses based on user location fixed
- Changed business information picture to logo
1.3 08/15/2025
- Fixed check-in number on Home Screen so it updates more accurately.
- Businesses that close after midnight will stay open on app and will not be shown as closed
- Businesses that are closed will no longer be shown on the Home Screen or map
- Fixed text size issue for smaller phones on safety page
1.2 08/14/2025
Removed faulty phone numbers in safety page
1.1 07/16/2025
Bug fixes
more Version 3.0.3 Oct 24
Data Linked to You The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location Identifiers Usage Data