Subscriptions end. Founding membership doesn’t.

Lifetime Priority access — every feature, every expansion, no renewals. Plus the Annual Edit, hand-mailed each fall.

Yours wherever you live — your member number locks in the moment you join, and reveals in-app when theBEAT opens in your city.

300 founding seats.

Priority is $99/year. Founders pay $159 once — forever, with your number and the printed Edit.

• A founding seat from day one — your membership starts the moment you join, while theBEAT is still being built, and you come in early through TestFlight (free for everyone) as it ships city by city. This isn’t a beta and it isn’t a finished app — it’s early, and you’re joining the launch as a Founding Member.
• Every feature, forever — plus every expansion. New-city launches and feature betas reach Founders first, the moment we start testing them.
• The Annual Edit, mailed each fall — Vol. I, personalized to your year and neighborhood, numbered “№ X of the first edition.” First edition lands Fall 2027.
• A low Founding Member number — stamped in your app profile, yours alone, revealed with an in-app ceremony when theBEAT opens in your city. Your name joins the Founders wall only if you opt in (first name or handle) — your logs and lists always stay yours.
• The gold ring, unlimited voting, the Concierge. The founder’s mark on your profile and your notes — and the same equal vote as every reader. Membership buys access, status, and features, never a paid placement.
• Spotlights — put your standout picks in front of the editors each month.
• Priority invites to share — a starter bundle the day you join, plus more each month, so you can bring the people you eat with in with you.

Use an email you’ll keep — it’s what unlocks the app. Used a different one by mistake? No problem, you can switch it in the app later.