Hi Ricardo and Eric, For what it does (and the price) around me is excellent!! The main difference between aroundMe and WhereTo is the number of categories. AroundMe has a total of 18 with a few redundancies such as "bars" and "pubs". If I select the "food and drink" category in "whereTo?" here is the list of subcategories under the letter a: Afgan African
all you can eat American Argentinean Armenian Asian Australian and Austrian I'll spare the reader (and my fingers) a trip through the rest of the alphabet or rundown of other business categories, but I can't think of one that isn't covered. As I understand it, the initial release of lookAround listed the five nearest points of interest without regard to user category preference, but perhaps a subsequent release rendered their business search feature more useful? Best regards. Geoff On Feb 12, 2011, at 6:58 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Or by contrast compared to the 5 dollar lookaround app by sendero? > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > User support consultant, > Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, > 1-888-255-5194 > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2011-02-12, at 2:28 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Hi Geoff, >> >> I've never used where to. I use around me for my POI needs. I was >> wondering if you've used around me, and if so, could you compare and >> contrast the two apps a bit? Around me is free and I find it to be pretty >> good. I was wondering what one would get for their $3 for where to. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> rwalker...@gmail.com >> Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 >> Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 >> >> >> >> On Feb 12, 2011, at 12:27 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: >> >>> Greetings Scott G, >>> >>> Since you mentioned business location I thought I'd mention the $3.00 app >>> named "WhereTo?" by future tap. It has a list of categories and results >>> which IMHO absolutely puts geo to shame and more over, the business can be >>> seamlessly passed to either Navigon, TomTom or the built in "maps" app >>> where it launches the preferred "helper app" and sets the desired POI as >>> the destination >>> >>> I can't speak for Garmet or TomTom, but IMHO the POI location feature in >>> Navigon is okay, but you can only get so many pois into a 1.6 GB app. >>> >>> The URL for WhereTo? in the US app store is: >>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/where-to-discover-your-next/id314785156?mt=8 >>> >>> Best regards. >>> Geoff >>> >>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >>> >>>> Scott, >>>> >>>> I have not had sufficient experience to comment on Garmin. I find that of >>>> the few I have tried including Navigon will get you pretty close, within >>>> 30 feet. I have seen the interface and liked it a lot and I would like to >>>> have someone comment on POIs and if it speaks while in "walking" mode. My >>>> conversation with Garmin was it did not, but I suspect the person I spoke >>>> to did not understand what I was asking and was not willing to check it >>>> out. Of course not having an actual route to walk, I suspect a lack of a >>>> simulation mode might be the problem in that case. >>>> Sorry I can't provide more info. >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 1:25 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >>>> >>>>> Scott, could you speak more about the Garmin app and it's features as >>>>> they relate to a blind user? >>>>> >>>>> How is it for walking routes? What sort of features are available. >>>>> >>>>> I've used Geo does it have a lot of the business locating features etc? >>>>> How about the walking maps? Do they tend to put you in the middle of >>>>> parking lots or do they calculate a little to at least put you on the >>>>> sidewalk in front of the building? >>>>> >>>>> In general, how's the accuracy of the GPS receiver? I hear it's not >>>>> that great from a sited engineer friend of mine. He designs GPS >>>>> receivers though so he might be picky. How well do you find it works? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Scott >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 2:46 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Robert, >>>>>> >>>>>> Navigon only receives map updates when the app is updated. If you want >>>>>> the most current maps possible, the Garmin app is the way to go. I have >>>>>> not tried Tom TOm, but I find the Garmin interface to be a bit better >>>>>> than Navigon; however, both apps are quite good. I know the most recent >>>>>> version of the Garmin software apparently includes improvements for >>>>>> accessibility, but not sure what exactly those are. I believe either >>>>>> will meet your needs and it may come down to which interface you prefer >>>>>> and if you can live with the data use of Garmin with the understanding >>>>>> the tradeoff is in more current map data. I again cannot speak about Tom >>>>>> TOm since I have never used it. I think the reason you hear more about >>>>>> Navigon and TOm TOm is simply that both have been around a bit longer on >>>>>> the iOS platform. >>>>>> >>>>>> hth, >>>>>> Scott >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:04 PM, Robert Hooper wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Before even getting into the question I wish to ask on this post, let >>>>>>> me stop and acknowledge that I am indeed aware of the fact that the >>>>>>> word “best”, so often used, is just a four letter word incapable of >>>>>>> nearly anything. With that being said, I will be receiving my iPhone >>>>>>> tomorrow and wish to fill it full of delicious apps. I would like one >>>>>>> of the apps to be a GPS package. >>>>>>> At this point, I have arrived at three possible >>>>>>> conclusions via friends, this list, and the Applevis web site. I am >>>>>>> considering the Garmin app, Navigon, and Tomtom, the latter mainly >>>>>>> because I hear it’s accessible and the primary rival to Navigon. What >>>>>>> are the benefits for each app? Why should I choose one over the other? >>>>>>> I know that the Garmin app doesn’t locally store map information and >>>>>>> the maps are constantly updated as well as traffic and weather >>>>>>> information. How does Navigon compete with this? Are there updates to >>>>>>> Navigon’s maps? Does it provide the same type of information? And what >>>>>>> of Tomtom? Does it store maps locally or are they accessed remotely >>>>>>> like Garmin? >>>>>>> Another reason I am undecided is that Garmin looks the most impressive, >>>>>>> yet it is only ever Tomtom and Navigon about which I hear—so is there >>>>>>> some drawback to Garmin which prevents it from competing on the same >>>>>>> level? I read on the Applevis web site that Garmin is very accessible, >>>>>>> as well as Navigon. Any information is welcome—if I have to have >>>>>>> multiple solutions, I guess I could do that, but it would be much >>>>>>> easier just to depend on one. >>>>>>> Finally, does it really matter that much which app I decide to use? Is >>>>>>> one essentially as good as the other? 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