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[Serj Trouserdale]

Anyone tried that orange app for the iPhone?

Is it any good?

[MIXFEST]

Serj Trouserdale, on 21 June 2010 - 09:50 AM, said:

Anyone tried that orange app for the iPhone?

Is it any good?

It looks to be OK. Well worth a download.
However, I'm concerned that it will eat my phone battery.

[sven mk 2]

I downloaded it earlier, looks fine but the stage times appear to be off by an hour.

[SteveTLizard]

I can't seem to find it on the app store, what's it called?

[tommy89]

i think it will be good as a back up map but i think it will eat my power

[Serj Trouserdale]

I can't find it in the app store either.

[theanimalbus]

Hello  

I've downloaded it onto my N95 and i'm on o2,

Its okay but a bit slow when it comes to showing stage times etc,
Nice colourful zoom in out map (same as fine guide) and you can update it daily but this would probably cost you for online connection.

But its worth it for a freebie, as long as your not impatient  

[Mark E. Spliff]

I'm a total geek, so happy to have anything like this to play with on my phone.  However, even I have to confess, this thing is completely pointless.  The map is a small-scale effort, i.e. no better than the sort of thing you'd find on the inside cover of your Guardian Guide.  The stage times are sort of useful, but last year you were able to input your favourite artists and let it sort out the wheres and whens - you can't do that this year.  It's incredibly slow - if you want to check stage times, you have to wait for around a minute for the page to load.

Basically, there's absolutely nothing this thing has which you wont get in the free Guardian Guide.  But of course, it is on my phone, has pretty colours and is free, so I'm happy with it.

[Serj Trouserdale]

Mark E. Spliff, on 21 June 2010 - 03:16 PM, said:

I'm a total geek, so happy to have anything like this to play with on my phone.  However, even I have to confess, this thing is completely pointless.  The map is a small-scale effort, i.e. no better than the sort of thing you'd find on the inside cover of your Guardian Guide.  The stage times are sort of useful, but last year you were able to input your favourite artists and let it sort out the wheres and whens - you can't do that this year.  It's incredibly slow - if you want to check stage times, you have to wait for around a minute for the page to load.

Basically, there's absolutely nothing this thing has which you wont get in the free Guardian Guide.  But of course, it is on my phone, has pretty colours and is free, so I'm happy with it.

based on this review I think I'll give it a miss

[Filthclough]

SteveTLizard, on 21 June 2010 - 02:54 PM, said:

I can't seem to find it on the app store, what's it called?

Don't think it's out for iPhone yet. I imagine Apple are doing their usual dragging their feet. Shold be a lot better on iPhone with improved zooming and AR too

[Ponyegg]

Filthclough, on 21 June 2010 - 05:28 PM, said:

.... I imagine Apple are doing their usual dragging their feet....

Ah yes, the infamous 'getting your app authorised' song and dance. Took us 6 weeks to get one app through their process once, it was easier filing tax returns.