A new consumer social app called Rex has been launched by a team of Twitter alumni, which is designed to help people share their personal recommendations of places to visit, such as restaurants, bars, museums, businesses, parks and trails. The app uses a combination of AI and computer vision technologies to make it easier to share recommendations by analysing the user’s Camera Roll for images of favourite spots, which can then be added to playlists shared with friends and followers. Founder Aliza Rosen said she was inspired to build the app because of the difficulties of researching the best spots and finding personalised, curated content. Rex is available to download for free from the App Store and is not generating revenue through ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases.
