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Beijing Taxi Guide and Offline Maps app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 2336 ratings )
Travel Navigation
Developer: HoodHot, Inc.
9.99 USD
Current version: 5.3.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 13 Aug 2008
App size: 56.9 Mb

As featured on Gizmodo and on BBC Worlds Fast Track TV program, the Beijing Taxi Guide is filled with over 3000 big, bold-faced addresses in Chinese that show drivers exactly where you want to go. Now with fully cached Offline Maps that can be accessed anywhere!

What do users say about the app?

"Best Application in the Store!"

"I do not know how I survived here without this."

“...in a city where none of the taxi drivers speak English, this app is essential...”

"...if I were coming here for the first time, I would buy an iPhone just so I could have this app in my pocket."

Want to try it out? Check it out in person at the Beijing Sanlitun Apple Store, or see a video demo on YouTube at http://bit.ly.com/HoodHotTaxiGuide

FEATURES

+ Taxi Cards: Just hold up your iPhone - the big, bold addresses in Chinese tell the driver exactly where you want to go. No more charades and no more getting lost!

+ Local Suggestions: We added local suggestions from some of our coolest friends (DJ Wordy, Chinas 3-Time DMC Champion, local students, bar owners, and expats) - its easy to browse their knowledge with the Taxi Guide.

+ Offline Maps: Ever find yourself wishing for a map but didnt have or want to pay for a data connection? Your wish has been granted - Shanghai Taxi Guide now has fully cached, zoomable, scrollable Offline Maps! And if you have a device with a GPS chip (iPhone or iPad with 3G radio) it will display your current location as well.

+ Search: Want to find a specific place? Search for it in English or Chinese! With over 3000 locations and hundreds of hotels, its probably in here! If not, let us know, and well include it in the next release.

+ Distance Sorting: Sort the locations by distance to quickly find things around you.

+ CardShare. Friends envious of your iPhone and that you have the Beijing Taxi Guide? At least you can share the Chinese address with them via Email, SMS, or just by copying and pasting it into your program of choice.

+ Custom Cards. Ask your local friends to input your private addresses and have every card you need with you at all times!

+ Notes. Trying to remember why you love that hutong shop on the corner? Make a note of it and youll never forget.

+ Integrated MapView so you dont have to exit the app to see smooth zoomable, scrollable Google Maps!*

+ Integrated WebView so you can read view reviews from the web from inside the app!*

And don’t worry; it doesn’t need an internet connection, so you won’t get dinged with roaming fees. (*Please note that using Apple maps and internet browsing of reviews require an internet connection and will use data). Well be providing constant updates, since the app is offline and Beijing changes so quickly, so stay tuned, add your hotel to the favorites, and enjoy Beijing!

See the demo on YouTube: http://bit.ly/HoodHotTaxiGuide

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For comments/corrections, please contact [email protected] with detailed venue information and we will update the database in the next release.

Pros and cons of Beijing Taxi Guide and Offline Maps app for iPhone and iPad

Beijing Taxi Guide and Offline Maps app good for

Taxi cards, address, phone numbers are very very very usefully BUT it is rare when the spot is located at the right place on Google map. This is really disappointing.
Version 2 is a great step forward! When I first purchased the app, I send a feedback to the developer, asking for several new features. The developer responded quickly and 1 1/2 weeks later, the requested features have been added.
This is an invaluable tool here and if you can find what you want to go to or something close in the many listings the taxi cards work great . The big however... if you click on the address in the info screen it takes you to a map with a pin of the location. This function is grossly inacurate about 50% of the time. Come on guys this needs work many business with diferent addresses all show the same location on the map. The distance feature suffers the same problems. If the business you are looking for shows up in a group of businesses the same exact distance from you be suspicious if it is by itself it is probably accurate. Needs work but still worth gold here.
This is one of the most useful applications I have seen. Would be great if this could be followed with an edition for Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo. The utility extends beyond the Olympics to business travel in Asia Pacific.
I was in Beijing constantly using taxis, and it was difficult to communicate with the drivers. Next time Im in beijing itll be a breeze. Plus when I start learning Chinese its like having flashcards on your iphone to practice how to read signs. Also, if you are walking around you can use it to "read" the signs by matching the chinese characters. But itd be nice to have reviews and location_based recommendations
Ive been on vacation in Beijing for three weeks now. This app has been amazingly helpful in finding places and things to do that many locals barely know of. Execution is pretty good. The only complaint is difficulty in getting the maps function to work with China Mobile internet. Also, the iPhone chooses the less developed Chinese language maps through wifi.

Some bad moments

So many new places opened and are not in the list. So many places closed and are still in the list. Would really need a serious update!
The idea is great but my Beijing Taxi guide contains only Shanghai sites.
As the others say, what a waste! The information is very outdated. Restaurants that shut down three years ago are listed here as if they are still open. And at $10, it is one of the more expensive apps I have ever purchased.
many of the addresses were not findable by the taxi drivers. i found out this was because the chinese characters for the address were not correctly written, eg missing strokes. this is a brilliant idea but needs to be implemented properly. right now i only found it most usable as a directory and being able to call places to give the taxi driver the phone.
I spent an hour adding BJ destinations to my favorites list before my upcoming trip only to lose them all when I closed the program. Tried a few times...same issue.
Shows shanghai stuffs... Rip off do not get it if you are traveling to beijing

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