A Review Of Whereoscope for the iPhone

Are you a parent that wants to keep track of your kids? Are you disabled, and want to be able to have your partner know where you are if you need their help? If you answered yes to either of these questions, than Whereoscope may be the right app for you. Whereoscope helps you know where your loved ones are using the built in GPS in the iPhone. I'm writing this review because I think it's a neat app, and because when we asked the developer to make it more compatible with VO they came through.

Since I like to be positive, I'll start with what I like about the app, and then I'll talk about it's short comings. First is that all the buttons are labeled and are visible to VO. The second thing is the notification settings. I like to know that my husband haS arrived at work safely, so I get notified when he gets there. I can also add more places to be notified about. This feature would be really great for parents. Finally, because it tracks my movements, if I get lost, I can call my husband and he can tell me where I'm at. It also means that if I need to be picked up in a new place, he would know where to find me if I'm unsure of my location.

Now that you know the positive aspects, here's what I think are the apps short comings. First of all it will notify me that my husband is less then a mile away when we're sitting right next to each other in the car. I think this is a problem with the code, and I hope they'll fix this in the future. The second problem is that it doesn't update all that often. One day I wanted to see how long I would be waiting for my husband to arrive home. Due to the lag in updating his location I ended up waiting much longer than I had anticipated.

Overall I think this is a pretty neat app. The developers are really open to suggestions, and the app is totally free. For more information about Whereoscope, please visit their website. If you start using the app, let me know what you think.