Abandoned World - Urbex

I was a little skeptical of this app at first, but it really is free with ads and has tons of locations available. The app itself could use polish, but it is obvious from the reviews that the developer actively listens to reviews and try’s to implement changes from community feedback which is really cool. My biggest complaint so far is the search engine could use improvements. So far users can only search by location or keyword, it would really improve the user experience if it was possible to filter results on the map using keywords, like the “search this area” feature on google maps. Another recommendation would be adding the ability to search using multiple keywords at the same time (Ex. “England” + “Factory”) I am looking forward to exploring locations on this app.

I love this app and can see it being very useful for adventures. My main problems are that you can’t close out of some of the GUI’s that take up half the screen causing a difficult and frustrating time navigating the map, and that you cannot zoom out all the way out of the map. This causes frustration. Also, I think a feature that should be added is the ability to let the OP remove their own photos/contributions from certain locations. I also believe there needs to be a better filter for photos being posted. There are some places where people just spam fake photos and others where people spam unrelated photos. There was an area in Virginia where someone had spammed a location with rock concert photos. It was very annoying to report each and every single one. Those are just some critiques. I love the app and it’s very useful when used properly.

Abandoned App: This is a helpful tool that I’ve used when in an unfamiliar area with some time to kill, but it needs some improvement in areas. The issues: 1. Inaccuracies. As far as I can tell, this app looks for keywords with GPS data and adds them to the map. The result is a LOT of inaccurate or irrelevant information that you have to sort through. 2. No ability to comment (more of a suggestion than a complaint) or edit locations. I think this ability would help a lot so that other people can correct some of the errors that are posted. 3. This app would be far more useful and save a lot of time if the map included an option to view in satellite view. As it is currently, to view in aerial/satellite (like to see if the place is even still there), you have to exit the app to do so. This is a huge pain. I would suggest either more (human) curation of the locations and/or allowing the users to interact in more useful ways with the locations that are posted. As it stands, perhaps 30-50% of the posted locations seem accurate or interesting enough in reality to be worth looking into further. But, hey! That’s something at least. Despite the above issues, I would say it’s worth a download if you’re new to exploring or a stranger in a new land. This is one of only two apps that I’m aware of that cater to this niche. Last but not least... The new pop-up ads are intrusive and need to go! There is no feature in an app that will make me delete it faster off of my device than pop-up ads that keep unexpectedly popping up and forcing me onto their site. Nope! Cheers, DA *UPDATE: The devs did actually include an edit (after review period) option for specific locations it looks like, so hopefully that’ll help with some of the issues listed above!*