- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: iPhone, iPhone OS 2.x
- Date added: August 27, 2009
- Total Downloads: 2,988
- Downloads last week: 81
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Jessica Dolcourt on February 27, 2009
Yelp for iPhone contains all the ingredients you'd expect from the well-known business-rating and reviews site, except for one small thing: the capability to write a rated review from the iPhone or iPod Touch. True, two features do provide a workaround: one lets you write short, 140-character tips and observations; the other lets you begin a rated review and save it to finish and post from a computer.
Apart from that, the iPhone app cleanly features user-reviewed listings for restaurants, bars, banks, and so on, utilizing the iPhone's GPS know-how to target your current neighborhood. Each listing squeezes in the address, user ratings, distance, and price range. Mapping capabilities show you how to get there, and a call button can help you make the reservation. Feeds featuring your activities, your friends' ratings and tips, and all rating and tips for businesses nearby bring the app some of the same social-networking qualities as its beehive online. In addition to those, certain scheduling capabilities would be welcome, like sending a listing as an invitation for lunch.
Yelp for iPhone strikes a nice balance between community features--like scrolling through photos and complimenting a reviewer's prose--with mobile musts. We're especially thinking of the Special Offers feature that seeks out deals nearby, the newly movable Google maps (they were static prior to this), and an integrated browser that no longer kicks you out of the app and over to Safari. With these, Yelp is turning into a robust app for business-seekers who are on the go.
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Publisher's description
From Yelp :Looking for a burrito joint open late? An Irish pub nearby? A gas station you can drive to before your tank hits empty? Yelp for iPhone is here to help. Use it to search for places top eat, shop, drink, relax and play then read reviews from an active community of locals in the know.
Version 3.0 adds happy hour search, buy-one-get-ones, and other deals near you with a new Sales & Special Offers search; Drag, pinch the map; Join conversations; Send the reviewer a compliment and vote for reviews; Spelling suggestions in search, view web pages without leaving the app, speed improvements, and UI polish.
CNET Editor's Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where you must continue the download process. You must have iTunes installed in order to open the link, and you must have an active iTunes account to download the application. This download may not be available in some countries.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.0 adds happy hour search, buy-one-get-ones, and other deals near you with a new Sales & Special Offers search; Drag, pinch the map; Join conversations; Send the reviewer a compliment and vote for reviews; Spelling suggestions in search, view web pages without leaving the app, speed improvements, and UI polish
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