Foursquare vs Yelp

Which do you prefer and why?

I can't decide which I wanna invest my time in. I don't want I be checking in everywhere twice.

NMF said:

I love Yelp and use it several times a week.

I don't know what Foursquare is.

There's my answer.

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Foursquare is a social location based app where you check into different places and earn badges and points. Its kind of a game and competition.

Yelp has a check in feature. And it has badges and competition. It's got much more info about the place you're checking into. But it's less about the social/game aspect

I do think yelp has a lot more information about the places you find. Foursquare only has "tips" that people can leave.

My main thing is the foursquare app is much more polished. The yelp app is a bit clunky. Like the fact that you can only draft a review with the app and I have to go to the website to finalize it.

I think I've decided to go with yelp. Wish they had a better app.

Changing it up again lol. I like how much information it has and how helpful it can be. However the social networking side of foursquare makes it more fun to use. Also you can't check in places that are further than 10 miles from you and it has a radar feature that buzzes when you are near something cool.

I think I'll keep Yelp for the reviews but use foursquare to check in.

i feel like they are both a little ridiculous on check ins. with foursquare you can make any location a "venue" to check into. my friend has her apartment set up as well as other apartments on campus. she is a supermayor but half the places she's the mayor of aren't really "establishments"

With yelp you can't create a place but you can check in no matter how far away you are. i just tested it from about 15 miles away and it worked fine.

But the "king of d.c" has 586 dukedoms and 384 places he/she is a regular at...
that just seems outlandish.

so it looks like both make it easy to "play the game"

overall 4square is about telling friends where you are and finding you friends. and trying to obtain badges. yes it does have an explore option but its limited to your current location and only has limited info about the place

yelp focuses on reviews of these places and obtaining all pertinent information about the establishment. check ins are kind of thrown in with the app and for what it is they are well executed.

after spending a few days playing with both i find, like rosemary said, they are truly different apps. though they both provide the same service (check ins) their approach is radically different. it comes down to what you want to get out of the app. if you just want to keep tabs on your friends and also to let people know where you are. and finding new places is more of an adventure for you then foursquare is the way to go. if you have fun checking into places but that isn't necessarily the goal. and finding new places is more of an exact science where you can review tips, reviews, and information about the venue such as pricing, parking, required attire, etc then yelp is for you.

i see a lot of you use yelp for the reviews. how many of you use it for checking in

Stewie said:

I quit using yelp as they have a pretty crappy policy with reviews and ranking. You can google it for more info, but I just don't trust yelps reviews at all.

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So do you use foursquare?

Hilarious...and a satire. So not really a point to be made.

so while we're talking about check in services. does anyone use google+ to check in...or at all?