Description
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MapsBuddy is now a winner of the iPhone Footprint Excellence Awards 2008
See http://www.iphonefootprint.com/iphone-app-excellence-awards/
Featured on CNet, Engadget, Digg, Gizmodo, Mashable, Technorati, MacWorld.com, PCWorld.com, iPhoneFootprint, Apptism, 148Apps and other iPhone sites. Tens of thousands of downloads already!
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MapsBuddy - a must have companion to the Maps application on your iPhone!
Imagine you are driving (or just hanging out with your friends). To locate the nearest coffee shop (or any such location), you would usually launch Maps, tap the current location button and then type "coffee shop" - that's too many things to do, not quick and definitely not very convenient!!
Instead use MapsBuddy!! Just launch MapsBuddy and tap on "Coffee Shop" - that will automatically locate and show all coffee shops near your current location on the map. Locate all your favorite places with one tap without the hassle of typing!!
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Features
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Automatically determines your current location.
With one click locate the nearest bank, bar, chinese restaurant or any such location.
Comes with a built in list of common locations such as "coffee ship", "gas station", "hotel", "pharmacy", etc.
Customize the location list to suit your needs. You can add your own location names or modify/remove/hide the built in location list.
Organize locations into categories such as Food & Dining, Entertainment, Transportation etc.
Works worldwide with iPhone.
Works with iPodTouch using Wi-Fi in metropolitan areas of US, Europe and Japan using Apple's built-in SkyHook technology.
Recommended for fans of iBeer, LightBike, Wobble, Blocked, Distant Shore, iShoot, Monopoly, Bejeweled, iFitness, iSniper, Tetris, PocketGuitar, iCopter, iFart, Ocarina, Koi Pond, Pull my finger & FieldRunners.
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What other users say
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Any one that ever uses Google Maps should have this!
This is what I have been waiting for!
Works fine and I have used it quite a bit in my 4 day travel trip!
I have been using this and it has never failed me. Awesome app in my opinion!
What's New in Version 1.5
[Fixed] With the latest iPhone OS release, MapsBuddy was not showing the locations correctly within Maps. This has been fixed with the new release.
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Customer Reviews
Do not recommend
It's really klunky. Pick a category and it brings up a list and you have to pick one place. The app then exits (??) and you are taken to google maps. If you dont like that one you have to relaunch the app. Around Me plots several on a map at once and you can interactively check things out, plus their interface is better. But my Favorite app for this is MotionGPS, an astonishing value with voice guidance, 3D maps, realtime traffic, and a slick interface for choosing categories. My only complaint on motion is it is quite slow to start. It's only a few dollars where other gps apps are 20 times as much. It finds all the restaurants, gas stations, etc near me.
Update fix
The App was bad for a time, a glitch showing the whole earth. On 10/16/09 I did an App update. There was Map Buddy!! It is back to normal again. Awesome App and worth every penny.
The bad reviews were about the glitch. IT IS FIXED...YAY!!!!!!
Disappointing
This app looked promising at first, but turned out to be a disappointment. It looks pretty much like Google map, but with a few pre-set categories such as "Parks", "Libraries," etc. One can bookmark locations.
However, I quickly discovered that I had to re-start the app *EACH* time I wish to search in a new category--and *EACH* time I want to go to a different bookmark. Big pain.
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- $0.99
- Category: Navigation
- Updated: Oct 13, 2009
- Version: 1.5
- Size: 0.1 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Seller: SpiceLoop
- © 2008 SpiceLoop
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.1 or later
