This nifty iPhone app finds you a great new bar to try and keeps it a secret until you arrive

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Last summer, Bar Roulette introduced the concept of using Uber and Yelp to find a random (and highly rated) new bar for you, with the twist being the destination was kept a secret from you until you arrived. The idea was to add a bit of spontaneity into your life, or date perhaps, but the app was a bit rough around the edges - it was only a side-project web app after all.

But now Bar Roulette has launched its first iPhone app, and made its interface both sleeker and much more useful.

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Here's how the new Bar Roulette works:

• First, you select a radius and location where you want to find a good bar (it doesn't have to be nearby).
• Then you set your price range and choose to either use Yelp or Foursquare data.
• Bar Roulette finds you a bar and gives you the estimated fare.
• Once you arrive at your destination, the app reveals which bar it chose for you.

Here's a good graphic of what it looks like:

Bar Roulette

If the Bar Roulette app proves a hit, it's easy to see the concept extending to something like restaurants.

Check out the Bar Roulette app for iOS.