A SHORT SUMMARY
Pros
- Useful Amount of Information
- Can Post Reviews and Photos
Cons
- Difficult Navigation
- Tips Are Hidden At The Bottom
Yelp
An app that offers reviews on businesses around the world. It currently has over 70 million reviews. Reviews are given by actual people who have used the businesses before. It also offers the ability to find events, lists, and allows you talk with fellow Yelp reviewers. The company makes money by offering ads on its site and app to local businesses. In order to make sure you see the highest quality reviews, Yelp has automated software that rates reviews for reliability, quality, as well as the activity of the reviewer.
Yelp was founded in 2004 to help people find great local businesses such as restaurants, mechanics, and other businesses. The mobile app was designed to help you find local businesses on your mobile device. The Yelp app also allows you to see photos of the businesses you are looking for, and also lets you to look up addresses and phone numbers. You can even call the business and make reservations through the app itself. It is one of the most popular applications that you can use if you are trying to find a business while on the run.
Pros
Useful Amount of Information: Unlike different applications that look cluttered and give you a lot of useless information, the Yelp app gives you the most relevant information all on one page. This means you don’t have to go searching for the information you want such as business hours, map to the location, and the phone number.
Can Post Reviews and Photos: The mobile app allows you to post reviews and photos. This means you can say exactly what you think while in the business you are reviewing. This is helpful because you don’t have to wait until you go home to get on the computer, and then remember exactly what you meant to say.
Cons
Difficult Navigation: If you want to see other information on the app the navigation will give you problems. Because Yelp has so many useful features, sometimes it can be overwhelming to try to get to all of them. Also missing in the Android version that can be found in the iPhone version is the handy quick access menu. Which makes it even harder to move around within the app on your android device.
Tips Are Hidden At The Bottom: Yelp offers a tip section that can give you handy little notes on the business you are looking up. But the only problem is that when it comes to the app the tips are below everything, making it hard to find. Unless you scroll down to the bottom of the page your are likely to miss some helpful detail that might come in handy.
In Conclusion
The Yelp app is very popular because it gives you a lot of helpful information that you need about a business. The app helps you by listing all key information first, which means you don’t have to search for it. Although there are problems. Navigation may seem a little difficult because of all the features and also there is no quick access menu in the Android version. But in the end there are not many applications out there that you can use that will help you out as much as Yelp will. If you need business information quickly, then the Yelp app should be your first choice.
