Zipsquare beta brings rapid check-in and venue addition to Foursquare in webOS [video] 8
Palm's beta feed is chock-full of goodness -- the excellent BFG Maps is one such example -- and one of the latest finds comes way of a previous PC Brain Trust article where we asked you what your favorite social media applications were. Zipsquare is beautifully styled, dead simple, and fast; the first scene you see after launching the application is a list of nearby venues, that when clicked on, give you a modal drop-down menu allowing you to check-in, ping Facebook and Twitter, and add a customized message. There's a "+" that resides in the bottom left of the screen that allows you quickly add a venue and a "friends" tab that doesn't offer any functionality just yet.
I wouldn't say that Zipsquare is a replacement for Zhephree's excellent Foursqare (now at version 1.5) currently available in the App Catalog, as its missing a good deal of features in comparison. Rather, it's a great companion for when you want to quickly hop in, check in to a venue, and hop out. Head on after the break to see a video of Zipsquare in action!
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seems good so far. my biggest request is that it can find me fast and quick check in. It was quite a bit faster than the other foursquare app, hopefully that continues. The zephree one seems to lose it's ability to easily access the gps occasionally.
The video doesn't make it seems that much faster. But I do know what bammercole means with Foursquare losing gps occasionally. Its kinda a pain.
"and a "friends" tab that doesn't offer any functionality just yet."
It does work, just move to the left just like if you were changing page on the launcher.
one of my favorite apps, hands down. didn't care about foursquare until zipsquare combined foursquare's use propositions with dead-simple interface. @zephree wrote a wonder foursquare app, but zipsquare appeals to my personal use of foursquare more than his app.
Hey guys, I'm the dev of Zipsquare.
To get to the friends tab just drag the screen to the left (like you do to change pages in the launcher). I'll improve that usability in the future.
Many other features coming soon, and like Robert mentions above, this isn't meant to replace the official 4SQ app (at least not for a while), just compliment it as another tool. Thanks for the great writeup!
David
The best part of this app is that the developer read the reviews, learned what the people wanted, and updated it like crazy in the beginning.
This is a wonderful app and the only one I use for 4Square anymore. I like that it doesn't do EVERYTHING possible like the original app does. It's lite, fit, fast, and exactly what I needed!
wow, great style!