Foursquare integration in other apps?

September 12, 2011 9:02 AM

Looking for interesting examples of Foursquare integration in mobile apps.

Either using their API or otherwise, have you seen iPhone/iPad/Android apps that offer some interaction (pulling data, sending checkins, etc.) with Foursquare?

posted by gwint to Computers & Internet (2 answers total)

Best answer: Hi, I actually work at foursquare as the lead iPhone developer. There's quite a few apps that use our API. A few that I have installed:

Pushing Check-ins:
* Instagram, PicPlz: Attach photos you take to your check-ins
* GroupMe: Share your location with your groups and optionally check in to foursquare

Pulling Venue information:
* Instagram, PicPlz: For location tagging of your photos
* Sonar: Uncovers the hidden connections with people checked in with you

Our Mobile App Gallery includes dozens more: https://foursquare.com/apps/?cat=Mobile

If you have any specific questions, feel free to send me a message at anoop (at) foursquare (dot) com.
posted by AaRdVarK at 9:45 AM on September 12, 2011 [6 favorites]

In addition to Sonar, there's Localmind. Whenever you check in using Foursquare (or another app that pushes check-ins to Foursquare), Localmind knows about it and shows the check-in as a pin at that venue on a map. Other people can then send questions to you (like "How busy is it?" or "How long is the queue?") which are pushed to your device for you to answer. It's pretty cool.
posted by henryaj at 10:18 AM on September 22, 2011