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Step-by-step guides and quick answers. Numbers here are always today’s live values.
Start here
How to play: the whole game, step by step
From your first visit to catching, takeovers and drops.

Finding deals

The map, votes, Price Check and adding a deal.
Find a deal near you
Every deal is a price pin on the map.
Vote 🔥 on a good deal
One vote per deal per day heats up its pin.
Compare prices with Price Check
See what the same item costs around town.
Add a deal
Spotted a deal that isn’t on the map? Add it in a minute.
"Needs a check" and stale deals
How we keep prices honest.
Report a deal that’s gone
Wrong price or no longer running? Tell us.

Scouts & Nomlings

Hunt mode, catching, the café, takeovers, drops and trading.
How to play: the whole game, step by step
Start here. From your first visit to catching, takeovers and drops.
Deals mode and Hunt mode
One switch turns the game on or off.
Catch your first Nomling
Nomlings are caught in person, at any restaurant on the map.
The catch meter and calming snacks
Skill decides the catch. No dice.
The Nomdex and "Where it lives"
Your collection, and how to find the ones you’re missing.
How to read a card
Every mark on a Nomling card means something. Here’s the key.
Your Nom Café and daily visitors
A small daily habit with gifts to collect.
Treats, levels and unlocks
How you earn treats and what they’re for.
How takeovers work
Beat the guard’s Nomling and the restaurant is yours to guard.
Legendary sightings
A Legendary appears for a few hours, usually at a big event.
Weekly drops
New Nomlings arrive every Tuesday.
City goals (the balloon)
Scouts team up to lift a city balloon.
Rarity, Pure, Legendary and Ascension
What makes a Nomling rare.
Your Nomling card and sharing
Every Nomling has a card with a frame for its rarity.
Trades and the swap market
Swap Nomlings and items with other players.

For restaurants

Claim your place, post deals, your building and Treat jar.
Claim your restaurant (free)
Your page is free, forever.
Post your first deal
Deals from owners go live after a quick check.
"Still accurate?" checks
Keep deals fresh so they can rank.
Phone-in deals
Scouts can confirm a deal by calling you.
Pick your pixel building
Make your place on the map look like the real thing.
The Treat jar
Earn treats for keeping deals fresh, then thank customers who visit.
Ads and rankings
Rankings are never for sale.

Account & safety

Age, location privacy, blocking and deleting your account.
Age and accounts
DealHotspot is for people 13 and older.
Location privacy
We never store where you are.
Block a player or report something
Stay in control of who you see.
Download or delete your data
Your data, your call.

Fix a problem

Location, sign-in, installing the app and error screens.
"Location blocked" or wrong location
Let your browser or phone share your location.
Install DealHotspot on your phone
Add it to your home screen like an app.
Sign-in problems
If Google sign-in doesn’t finish.
Seeing an error screen?
“Something went wrong” is usually fixed by a reload.

Most asked

Can I catch Nomlings from home?What do the pin colours and rings mean?Is catching luck?Why can’t I trade some of my treats?Does claiming cost anything?Do you store my location?
All questions
Still stuck? Email [email protected]. We read every message.

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