Camino Places app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Ivar Rekve
First release : 22 Feb 2015
App size: 24.63 Mb
Find places along the Camino de Santiago recommended by other Camino Forum members.
Features:
- Uses GPS to find closest lodging alternatives, places to eat, pharmacies and bus/taxi stops.
- Read and leave comments and photos on each place to help pilgrims walking behind you.
- List of places around you can bee seen as a list or on a map.
- Use the "Search" tool to search for places that is not close to you (for planning purposes).
- Only Camino Forum members can use the app (same login), so you will recognize their avatar and username from the forum.
- If you leave a comment on a place, and another forum member (that also is using the app) is close by (within 60km), the app will let you know that there are pilgrims "Nearby". If you do not want to show up here, this can be turned off in the app settings. A private Conversation (using the forum) can be sent to pilgrims "Nearby" from the app.
- Comments you make in the app about a place, is posted to you profile page in the Camino forum. This way, you will have a list of places you stopped at in your forum profile. (This can be turned off in app settings).
An internet connection is needed to use this app (Wifi or mobile data).
This app is an extension of the Camino Forum that is used to plan your Camino de Santiago found here:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/
Latest reviews of Camino Places app for iPhone and iPad
It tells you whats near your location (restaurants, lodging, pharmacies, transportation). Gives you an opportunity to rate the ones you visited so others can benefit from your knowledge as you can benefit from theirs. Very useful!
I got this to help plan my trip along the Camino. Keyword there is "plan", meaning that I am not actually there yet. And this thing does not work without the location settings turned on, but if they are turned on, it will tell me where the nearest McDonalds is for my current location. Basically it doesnt tell me anything that one of the countless free apps doesnt about things around me. I was expecting something that would actually give me info on the Camino before making my trip. It doesnt. I will be contacting Apple for a refund.