City Wave ($0.99)
REVIEW- “Navigate your world in a revolutionary way!”
City Wave is an interesting new app that combines the GPS capabilities of the iPhone with the latest technology and tidbits that make exploring fun. Upon opening the app, I was asked the usual—iPhone wanted to use my location for the program. I accepted and waited a long time for the app to find my location and start working. While the app was searching for my location, there was a radio static search sound in the background. I hope that developers can add more pleasant background music for future versions as well as make the app’s loading times faster. The interface of the app was simple and intuitive for users. Instead of waiting for what seemed like forever for the app to load a city, I would have liked to be able to enter the information in myself or view popular cities.
I was impressed with the overall theory of the app because it allows users to connect with the world around them in new ways—for example viewing Twitter updates about a specific location is awesome! I also liked that I was able to view the weather conditions in a certain area, even though I could easily do that with the native iPhone Weather app. I think that this app is great for anyone who is exploring major cities and wants to keep updated with what’s important.
I found this app to be useful and important to have when traveling to new locations. If you’ve got the travel bug, this app would be a great addition to all your navigation tools!
-Alyssa Z
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Developer: Konstantin Gonikman
URL: http://www.kostik.de/citywave
Developer’s Notes
From the developer of “Aromatic”, a compass to the vast world of tea, “City Wave” is your intuitive yet very unusual city guide.
Just point your iPhone 3GS in any direction and see detailed information about found places like current weather conditions or last tweets.
Tap the city name to pause the magnetometer. And don’t forget to stay away from any interference!
Features:
-A clean, intuitive interface with nice sounds and animations
-Database with over 50 main cities around the world
-Lightweight twitter reader
-Choose your metric system (Celcius/Farenheit, Kilometers/Miles)
-Set allowed magnetometer inaccuracy and longest distance to discover
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