Localyze scavenges information about places and happenings around the users, removes the noise and presents the must-have information in a simple, clean interface.
“Discover, Live and Share”; that is what Localyze is all about. Built on these principles, Localyze helps the user discover new places, by seamlessly integrating location information with photos, tips, reviews, ratings, menus, reservations, events, tickets, directions, deals, activities and more. Localyze aggregates information from several dozens of local search engines, social networks and media sources to create an amazing local browsing experience. This is not available from any other app in the market.
Localyze uses GPS sensors from the mobile device to identify the user’s location, pulls geo-tagged data from diverse sources and creates a uniform presentation of this structured & unstructured data. Version 1.0 features information on dining, entertainment, travel, activities, deals and more. Users are able to discover thousands of restaurants, cafes, pubs, bars, and clubs, categorized by cuisines, tastes, and brands. Dining information is complemented by menus, reservations, community generated photos, reviews, tips and deals.
Localyze features showtimes from local movie theaters along with reviews, ratings, and tickets for current movies. Users can browse through local events, shows, theaters, and games and will be able to purchase tickets directly from the app.
Localyze is a great tool for the people on the road. It offers gas prices, car charging places, gas stations with alternative fuels, parking lots, tours and attraction information. Users can find and book hotels and campgrounds while on the road.
Localyze integrates with other GPS apps like MotionX GPS, MotionX GPS Drive, Navfree, Navmii, NAVIGON, Sygic, TomTom, and Waze for maps and turn by turn directions. Users are able to share places and events with friends and family by sending emails, text messages, tweets or by posting on Facebook.
Localyze is the only local discovery app which offers information on local eateries to local deals, from gas prices to parking spots, from hot nightclubs to places of serenity, from area jobs to popular spas. It is the one app mobile users will ever need while in town or on the road.
Pricing and availability
Localyze is available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch with iOS version 4.3 or higher. It is currently priced at US $2.99 in the Apple App Store. Localyze will be released for Android devices in the near future.
