PlaceBox Review – New Travel App For iPhone
PlaceBox is essentially a Google powered app with a twist…
Stats
Category: Travel
Updated: June 18, 2012
Version: 1.3
Size: 3.3 MB
Developer: LinkDotz
Rated: 4+
Our Ratings
Graphics/Sound: 4/5
User Interface: 4/5
Gameplay: N/A
Re-use/play value: 5/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
What Is It?
PlaceBox helps you to find places on location. If you have travelled to a new place you can find local restaurants, petrol stations, coffee shots etc. You can also record your travel experiences by taking photos within the app and making notes.
Is It Easy To Use?
Yes, the interface is simple to use, with colorful icons depicting the various options. If you’re looking for Restaurants just click on that, you then get additional choices such as All or you can just look up Meal Takeaways, Meal Deliveries or Restaurants. It is the same procedure whether you’re looking for museums, nightlife, health and medicine, cafes, or petrol stations and garages.
You can alter the search zone from within 100m and up to 10 km of your location. You can also add your location with a postcode, if you know you’re going to be in a specific location another day you can just type in that postcode and then search for the various facilities that you may require, allowing you to plan ahead.
Once you have settled on a location you can find out the directions from your current location, check in or even call ahead. A great feature for booking a table in a restaurant to a show in a theatre for example.
It’s also possible to add notes within the app and take photos. If you enjoyed a particular location you can take a photograph of it to help you recall the next time.
There are the usual sharing facilities for Facebook and Twitter too.
Is It Fun?
Yes it is fun, obviously its not gaming kind of fun but it is fun finding the places that you want to visit and being organized.
Is It Pretty?
The interface is great, it is clear and the icons are great. The simple UI allows you to operate the app swiftly and precisely.
Should You Download It?
Yes, it’s great value at only $0.99/£0.69 and can help you out when you least expect it but also allows you organize your life ahead of schedule too.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
