Reviews of Places: Curated Travel Guide

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List of user reviews and ratings for Places: Curated Travel Guide

Total ratings

4.30 (Rating count: 173)

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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 Some content is outdated or low-quality, and the app can be hard to open at times.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Content quality can be inconsistent, with outdated or poor picks.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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 4.30

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47% (15)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-22	Te*****	So useful!!! I love it
So useful!!! I love it
2026-05-18	Ca*****	Absolutely beautiful. Love the human curation. I find myself depending on it with travel as well as locally. In a sea of sameness among travel apps, this has to be the best one.
Absolutely beautiful. Love the human curation. I find myself depending on it with travel as well as locally. In a sea of sameness among travel apps, this has to be the best one.
2026-03-06	Ha*****	Just boring and useless
Just boring and useless
2026-01-17	Ap*****	They paid for the app to get built, now they want the money back from you.
They paid for the app to get built, now they want the money back from you.
2025-12-24	Gr*****	Some really terrible selections, very awkward interface, way too long set up and no option to delete your profile.
Some really terrible selections, very awkward interface, way too long set up and no option to delete your profile.
2025-12-07	Pb*****	What’re we talking about. This is obviously the best app to find great places.
What’re we talking about. This is obviously the best app to find great places.
2025-10-17	th*****	You can’t use anything in this app unless you pay for the yearly subscription. I don’t see the point of that.
You can’t use anything in this app unless you pay for the yearly subscription. I don’t see the point of that.
2025-09-20	sa*****	Someone should please send me an invite code. Thank you
Someone should please send me an invite code. Thank you
2025-08-31	Ni*****	What a pretentious app!
What a pretentious app!
2025-07-31	Co*****	I actually use this app everyday. You need to find a cool place to eat? Something exciting to do? Want to find some culture in a new place? Or looking for a last minute reservation? This is the place to find it. Everything on the app is curated and recommended by professionals, you will only have good experiences at the places it recommends. You can also see where your friends go, save places you look or want to go, and create a digital archive of all the places you go on life’s journey!
I actually use this app everyday. You need to find a cool place to eat? Something exciting to do? Want to find some culture in a new place? Or looking for a last minute reservation? This is the place to find it. Everything on the app is curated and recommended by professionals, you will only have good experiences at the places it recommends. You can also see where your friends go, save places you look or want to go, and create a digital archive of all the places you go on life’s journey!