# Places: Curated Travel Guide

> Restaurants, Shops & Hotels

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6446208302](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6446208302)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6446208302`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Raya App Inc
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (178 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.76.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2023-08-24
- **Size:** 273 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/places-curated-travel-guide/id6446208302)
- **Website:** [https://www.placestheapp.com/](https://www.placestheapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://placesbyraya.com/privacy](http://placesbyraya.com/privacy)

## Description

**Places** is a curated travel and city guide for discovering exceptional restaurants, hotels, shops, experiences, neighborhoods, galleries, and local favorites. Recommendations come from passionate curators and trusted local experts, helping you find memorable places worth visiting.

Ask Places to plan anything from a night out to a complete itinerary, discover notable new openings, and book reservations directly through multiple platforms. Save and share favorites, follow friends and curators, and build a personal record of the places you love. Full functionality requires an active 12-month auto-renewing membership; eligible Raya members receive complimentary access.

## Rankings

- #113,296 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, reviews are mixed. Many praise the app for professional curation, strong visuals, and helpful social features that aid travel planning and discovering new places. However, recurring complaints focus on the pay-to-use model (subscription required), invite-only access and waitlists, invasive upfront data requests, and unstable onboarding. Some content is outdated or low-quality, and the app can be hard to open at times. The core value lies in discovery and sharing, but access, privacy, and reliability concerns significantly color the experience.

### Pros

- Highly curated, professional recommendations leading to quality places.
- Excellent photos and a polished, intuitive user interface.
- Strong social features: see friends’ picks, save places, and create a digital archive.
- Great for travel planning and discovering new restaurants, hotels, museums, and more; saves time.

### Cons

- Mandatory paywall/subscription to access features; pay-to-use model.
- Invite-only onboarding and waitlists; users must provide a phone number and wait for approval.
- Privacy concerns due to extensive upfront data collection.
- Content quality can be inconsistent, with outdated or poor picks.
- Stability and onboarding issues, including occasional crashes and onboarding bugs.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6446208302)