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Sidekix is a smart walking and urban discovery app which offers routes according to your interests.
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Happy to see the new Sidekix on PH! As a "walker", I love the concept. Great for independent/self-navigated "walking tours" at your own pace. Can't wait to try out the new version. Good luck Jenny & team! 😃👍👟
@adividedbys Thanks. Happy for you to check out the new design, as well as new features, including events around you, thematic guides, etc.
Nice little app, just gave it a try and already found out about a music venue I didn't know about here where I live and I haven't even left NYC yet. Will have to bring this with me when I fly to conferences, have a few trips coming up.
@jenny_drezin are you guys planning to have planned routes for families vs. couples, etc? Segment it by the type of people traveling in a group?
@dragilev yes, that's a great idea. We haven't so much focused on families/kids until now (but we get it, since we all have kids!). We recently added a guides tab as another way to explore, and started adding places for the "young and young at heart" in some cities (playgrounds, cool spaces for kids to climb on etc.) and we could definitely expand that.
@gileyal Thanks. We take feedback seriously and try to improve all the time ;)
As someone who traveles a lot but has very limited time to explore, Sidekix helps me experience the cities I visit according to my (very specific) intesrests and dietary restrictions
Pros:I travel a lot for business and it helps me experience the city even with very limited time
Cons:None
I'm a terrible traveler so this looks like a potential win. On November I'm going to MicroConf at Lisbon, Portugal. Would the app work well there?
@pupeno Hi, i personally used it in Lisbon and found an awesome restaurant on it (amazing food on a back street I wouldn't have noticed otherwise), so I do think it works well there.
I've been using this app for a while now and love using it every time I'm out exploring! Just in Amsterdam and used it a few times!
Beautiful. As long as Ryanair don’t cancel my flight (Europe thing) I will be using this app in Gdansk!
@stevenlaw Cool. We cover all of Poland. . . Western Europe and most of Eastern Europe.
Really good idea, look forward to trying this on my next trip! Do you curate everything yourself? Or are ratings crowdsourced?
Also, love the explainer video - design and content is fab!
@marsh931 Thanks for your feedback. Ratings are crowdsourced. We also work with bloggers to be able to show urban gems.
@sivan_baram Thanks so much! The idea was to provide something with a different kind of value that what you get from normal navigation apps.
Thanks for your awesome work!
Pros:It's easy to use and helpful!
Cons:Needed worldwide
Hey Hunters!
We’re happy to introduce you to the newly redesigned Sidekix, now available also on Android (as well as iOS).
What is Sidekix, you ask? We’ve been called “waze for walkers” or the lovechild of Yelp and Google maps.
At our essence, we are a smart walking and urban discovery app for people who love to explore on foot. We believe that walking is the best way to discover a city and truly understand its local vibe.
Most navigation apps offer only the shortest or fastest way. This is fine when you’re in a rush, but less useful when you travel, or have leisure time to explore. To truly enjoy a city, you should enjoy it your way: So we pioneered the concept of experience based routing--offering route choices based on your interests.
If you’re in Paris to shop, Sidekix will offer routes with the maximum number of boutiques. If you want the cultural side of Berlin, we include the most landmarks and historical buildings.
How do we do this? Well, what we don’t do is overwhelm you with every business or attraction--just the highest rated ones. By curating suggestions, make it easier to have urban adventures on the fly.
Sidekix is available in hundreds of cities through-out the US, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, and adding more all the time. We’d love for you to try us!
-Jenny, Sidekix Co-founder
@jenny_drezin Last time I was in NYC I walked over 25 miles in 3 days. Walking is 100% the best way to experience a city!
@robjbye That's awesome. Obviously we agree! NYC is my hometown and definitely the city to walk.
can u make a route creator for city sighting, telling the best route to visit different spotlights that users can pick so u have the best experience and the most efficient walking distance?
@alexandr_ That's not exactly what we go, but its a great idea, especially for a first time visiter for a new place. We'll keep in it mind, thanks!
I used it several times when I travelled abroad and it was better than any other guide
Pros:Shows you places around you and suggests great walking routes upon your interests
Cons:can't think of one
This is my goto travel and navigation app
Pros:very intuitive and easy to use
Cons:offline version could be nice
I'm Sidekix fan, use it for the past 4 months now, very usefull
Pros:Cool design, very friendly, use it in several cities so far and helped me to find good places
Cons:I love it
Bazaart for Android
My favorite type of travel is city travel, so this app is perfect for me.
Pros:It helps me find hidden treasures in new and familiar cities.
Cons:I'd love to have support for Hebrew.