SpotWorld for iPhone Review

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By: Spotworld

Version #: 1.01

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Developer: By SpotWorld Inc.

Price: Free

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The proliferation of location based social network has given people plenty of insight into where their friends hang out and what they do but it really doesn’t help those that are new to an area or visiting and want to find out what the best local spots are. SpotWorld is an app that is taylor made for location discovery wrapped up in your standard foursquare style check in app.

SpotWorld suffers a bit initially from multiple personality disorder. It cant quite figure out if it wants to be a check in game, social travel planner, or a location network. luckily each ascent of SpotWorld is done similarly to other apps that have focused on these uses before. You are able to either register an account for SpotWorld or login with your Facebook credentials. Connecting to Facebook has the added bonus of letting you check if any of your friends are also SpotWorld users.

Once you have connected, it is time to start exploring and checking in. From the main screen you can search for check in spots near your location, search for destinations in popular cities, browse through popular itineraries, or make your own. The check in portion of this app is focused more on sight seeing destinations than businesses. It is also limited, at least in North America, to the more major cities when searching for destinations. This comes back to SpotWorld being useful as a social travel guide, but less useable as a day-to-day check-in app. You can still see where friends are checking in and you are able to add tips and photos to any location, which means that with time SpotWorld could become a rich resource for travelers looking to find interesting things to do in a visiting city. If you are planning a vacation, you might find it interesting to give SpotWorld a try and see if you find some of those “off the beaten path” destinations that vacationers love to discover.

We rate this app 4 out of 5 stars.