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Places Around app review: discover all things nearby

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Introduction

If you have a vacation or getaway planned then this is the app you'll want to have with you in order to experience all there is to see and do. The Places Around app can be used on your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone as a way to discover places nearby. This means you'll quickly be able to find such things as shopping, movie theaters, gas stations, hospitals, ATMs, restaurants, and so much more. You won’t be wandering around aimlessly because thanks to this lifestyle app you’ll be able to make the most of your time.

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Places Around

$1.99

Be Well Aware of your Surroundings

The Places Around app makes it possible for users to be well aware of their surroundings and therefore make the most of their time. The app features more than 40 predefined categories of "places" such as shopping, restaurants, gas stations, and more. Tap on the category you are interested in or perform a custom search quickly and easily. The app is able to use your current position to give you details on what's around and even real-time distances to these places.

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The app was updated recently with a number of new features giving users even more reason to want to use it. New features include giving you more information on the actual locations such as that location's hours, website, photos, and even reviews and ratings. The app currently scores very high with users getting four out of five stars. Some of the comments you'll find include "it's very useful to travelers," "it has always found what we were looking for," and "this is an awesome app," just to name a few.

Make use of the pre-defined categories
Make use of the pre-defined categories

Useful Information that is Simple to Find

Places Around doesn’t just excel in offering tons of information; the information itself is very easy and quick to access. Because it automatically detects your location you don't have to worry about entering in an exact address, which, when traveling, you might not know. You can view your results in list or map view and if you need directions you'll find them in list view. Mark locations as favorites so you can easily find them again, share locations by SMS, email, Twitter, and Facebook, and the app is even integrated with Booking.com for in-app hotel bookings.

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For me this is one of those travel apps that I know I’ll keep and use on a regular basis, because you don’t need to be traveling in order to find the information useful. I find even in my own hometown it comes in handy and can save me a whole bunch of time and hassle.

View results in list or map view
View results in list or map view

Places Around

$1.99

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • A beautiful user-friendly user interface
  • Information is found and displayed extremely fast
  • The app is able to search based on your current location
  • Make use of the pre-defined categories or do a custom search
  • Mark locations as favorites
  • Excellent while traveling

Cons

  • It would be nice to see features continued to be added giving users even more conveniences in future updates

Places Around screenshot
Places Around screenshot

Final Thoughts

The Places Around app for your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone is one of those apps that you will find incredibly helpful both while traveling and even in your own home town.

 

Places Around

$1.99
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