AWOL is a platform that helps pubs, bars, and restaurants attract new and existing customers.

Yes — the basic AWOL app is free to download and use. However, there is a Premium subscription that unlocks bonus features such as verified badges, expanded review privileges, and other perks

Unlike typical listing or deal apps, AWOL combines verified reviews, personal taste matching, and real-time offers. It rejects fake feedback and sponsored over-ranking; instead, your experience and interactions fuel what you see. Venues don’t “pay to rank” — they compete by offering genuine value.

AWOL is a customer acquisition platform designed to revolutionize how small businesses approach advertising. We help businesses by using their first-party data to create tailored deals, leading to more efficient ad spend and better-targeted offers. This helps businesses increase their growth while offering personalized deals that resonate with their customers, creating a win-win situation.

Yes. AWOL only displays verified reviews, meaning users must demonstrate they visited (e.g. via check-ins, redeemed deals, or other validation) before they can rate or comment. This helps minimize spam, fake reviews, and biased feedback.

AWOL is a customer acquisition platform designed to revolutionize how small businesses approach advertising. We help businesses by using their first-party data to create tailored deals, leading to more efficient ad spend and better-targeted offers. This helps businesses increase their growth while offering personalized deals that resonate with their customers, creating a win-win situation, all while keeping your data safe

Absolutely. AWOL is governed by a transparent Privacy Policy, collects only essential data, encrypts information in transit, and does not sell personal user data. Location data is used only to deliver relevant offers, and continuous tracking is avoided unless explicitly needed. Users can also disable permissions and request deletion of their data.

AWOL empowers small businesses by providing a smarter way to advertise. By leveraging your customer data to create customized deals and promotions, we help you attract and retain customers more effectively. With our data-driven approach, you can maximize your marketing budget, increase sales, and build stronger customer relationships, ultimately supporting your business’s growth and success.

Unlike traditional advertising models that rely on broad, untargeted campaigns, AWOL focuses on data-driven, personalized offers. We use your existing customer data to target the right audience with the right deals, cutting down on wasted ad spend and delivering a more meaningful experience for your customers. This approach ensures better ROI and greater growth for small businesses.

First-party data is information collected directly from your interactions — your check-ins, preferences, redemptions, feedback, and usage. AWOL uses that data (in compliance with privacy rules) to personalize what you see, improve matching accuracy, and help venues run smarter, more relevant promotions.

AWOL operates on several monetization streams:

• Premium / subscription features offered to users (e.g. verified privileges).

• Business tools and analytics sold to venues to help them run offers, get exposure, and optimize performance. These revenue sources allow AWOL to remain free and uncluttered for users while supporting independent venues.

When you see an offer you like in AWOL, tap Redeem and show the offer code or confirmation screen to the staff at the venue before ordering. That’s all — no printed vouchers needed.

AWOL operates in 63 countries and lists more than 22,000 venues. It is active in places like the UK, the U.S., and Europe.

Every day, AWOL users can enter raffles to win prizes. Winners are notified and must claim their prize within 30 days. AWOL reserves the right to verify eligibility and user details before distributing rewards.

AWOL Pro (or Premium) is an optional subscription tier that unlocks extra features, such as a verified badge, advanced review privileges, and other perks. The base app remains free — you don’t need Pro to use AWOL’s core discovery and deal functions.

Yes — AWOL works in any location where it’s supported. As long as the city or country has AWOL venues active, you’ll see offers, venue listings, and deals there.

You can register via the AWOL Business page or dashboard. AWOL provides a simple onboarding process, and there’s even a tutorial video showing how to set up your venue and add offers.

AWOL connects your venue directly to people nearby who are actively looking for somewhere to eat or drink. Because offers are shown based on user preferences and verified activity, your promotions are more likely to reach genuinely interested customers. Learn more about AWOL here

AWOL offers free basic listing and access to the platform. Businesses can then opt into paid features like advanced analytics, advertising, or promotional boosts to enhance visibility.

AWOL’s strength is local intent and verified trust — your offers only appear to people in your vicinity who are likely to visit, and reviews are real. There’s less waste compared to broad ad campaigns, and your venue won’t be drowned out by generic ads.

AWOL features a wide variety of hospitality venues: restaurants, bars, cafés, pubs, and local experiences. Deals may include discounts, exclusive offers, happy-hour specials, and limited-time promotions

Because AWOL accepts only verified reviews (users who have visited or redeemed offers), it significantly reduces fake or biased feedback. As a business, you benefit from more credible, trustworthy reviews.

From your business dashboard, you can design, schedule, and activate offers in minutes. These deals will appear to nearby users in the app, helping you attract foot traffic in real time. (There is a video walkthrough showing exactly how to add offers.)

You can deploy time-limited promotions or discounts that automatically surface to AWOL users nearby during off-peak periods, helping you fill seats without needing large ad spends.