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Explorest - Photo Locations
Explorest Inc. · 131 ratings · ★ 2.8
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131 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 33 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"locations"
9 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Seems like this app is basically dead. Feedback link in settings doesn't work, no posts on their instagram since February. I'm off to Amsterdam today and did a search in Explorest for locations - not a single one! Doesn't bode well." - Mike Stevens
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"live"
6 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I live in Europe (Bucharest) but the nearest attraction is located 638km away" - Bogdan
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"places"
6 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "App navigation is frustrating. Back button doesn't work as it should. Search for nearby locations, shows me places 500 miles away" - Chris
4
"single"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Seems like this app is basically dead. Feedback link in settings doesn't work, no posts on their instagram since February. I'm off to Amsterdam today and did a search in Explorest for locations - not a single one! Doesn't bode well." - Mike Stevens
5
"location"
5 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Seems like this app is basically dead. Feedback link in settings doesn't work, no posts on their instagram since February. I'm off to Amsterdam today and did a search in Explorest for locations - not a single one! Doesn't bode well." - Mike Stevens
6
"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Seems like this app is basically dead. Feedback link in settings doesn't work, no posts on their instagram since February. I'm off to Amsterdam today and did a search in Explorest for locations - not a single one! Doesn't bode well." - Mike Stevens
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"showing"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Last time I used the app a couple years ago it was showing all the locations to explore. Now you have to pay monthly. Really? Why so greedy ? It's very disappointing. I'm deleting it." - Frank Kristof
8
"country"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Imagine needing to sign up to see some of the most common landmarks and literally not a single place in your own country, at least let me check if there's something for me in before forcing me to register for nothing." - Gustavo Marin
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"away"
4 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I live in Europe (Bucharest) but the nearest attraction is located 638km away" - Bogdan
📋 All 33 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
unusable app, poor recommendations, not enough data and a paywall. uninstall
Too expensive
Imagine needing to sign up to see some of the most common landmarks and literally not a single place in your own country, at least let me check if there's something for me in before forcing me to register for nothing.
This was okay before, but the spammy notifications really ruined it.
Not sure what happened with the latest update, but now the app wouldn't load a single location. Even the ones I had saved previously. Keeps showing me I'm not connected to the internet, which of course isn't true.
Loved the idea but there are so few locations (zero in Canada) and trying to figure out how to use the interface is just irritating so I give up. I can use the space it takes up on my phone so I'm uninstalling. I'll continue to use Google in the future.
Cannot open
Doesn't open
The app does not open on my Oneplus 7T Pro - Android 11. I tried to uninstall it many times but still it's close every time I try to open it. Never had this problem before on any other app.
It crashes the moment i start the app.. After new update. Samsung Galaxy S10.
The idea is good but there is nothing special this app can provide that a simple internet search can't. In fact, some local travel blogs or YouTube travel videos would provide better locations and directions. It's just useless to give permissions for this app to do what a simple Google search can do. Also, the locations are very very limited.
Would be a great app but it keeps crashing
I live in MD and the closest photo spot said it was in NY...
I was so excited when I saw this app. It is exactly what I was looking for, however, the app was basically useless. The closest locations to me were over 6000 kilometers away. There wasn't a single location in my country and the interface is pretty horrible.
App navigation is frustrating. Back button doesn't work as it should. Search for nearby locations, shows me places 500 miles away
Not a single location in my state or many others
For specific countries only
Worst app. Not offering 'Nearby Places' feature for India
Useless app. No support for most countries, not even India.
Only one place in my country :-(
This app only has limited locations to choose from and if you don't live there you're out of luck. I'm from Canada and apparently there are zero places in Canada
There is only 1 place in my country.... (I live in the Czech Republic). Also, don't know of this isn't already implemented, but you should let users add photoplaces. Because there are really few places.
Argentina!...
This app makes no sense. Isn't it supposed to show locations near me for good photo opportunities? That was my impression from the description. It completely failed. It was showing places 300+ miles away. And I live in the 5th largest US city, so something should come up near me. I couldn't figure out how to show me locations in my area. Isn't that the point!? This app was showing me random locations that made no correlation to where I was. Complete waste. Uninstall.
Theres like 5 photos near my location. Gunna be hard to discover new places nearby with 5 photos. Also, theres no way to be a simple observer of works. They force u to sign up with an email, as a photographer. I'm missing the point.
Seems like this app is basically dead. Feedback link in settings doesn't work, no posts on their instagram since February. I'm off to Amsterdam today and did a search in Explorest for locations - not a single one! Doesn't bode well.
Last time I used the app a couple years ago it was showing all the locations to explore. Now you have to pay monthly. Really? Why so greedy ? It's very disappointing. I'm deleting it.
Expensive. And since it is expensive, there are not many users and that leads to little contribution.
The idea of the platform itself is outstanding also the app is great, BUT the user experience is way worse, there are no new posts. Also I myself have submitted pics 3 times, but still not showing on profile. No update about whether it is rejected or accepted. If this will be the case ahead too, the great idea of this platform with the is of no use to anyone.
I live in Europe (Bucharest) but the nearest attraction is located 638km away
Wow, I live in the heart of the Colorado Rockies and the 'nearest' landscape locations are in Nevada and California. This app has a long way to go. Nice UI.
Map doesn't work and freezes on a white screen.
No examples within 800km from my location. Not relevant for me.
Sentiment summary
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Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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Negative (1-2★)