# Recs: Places Made Simple — Save, Match & Go with Friends > Social platform for saving, sharing, and matching on places with friends. (iPhone/iPad app by TeamGo, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recs-places-made-simple/id1645633816 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [TeamGo, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1480524437) - Category: Food & Drink, Travel - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.32/5 from 563 App Store ratings · 87 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 13.4 · 74 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2022-11-03 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recs-places-made-simple/id1645633816/reviews.md ## What is Recs? Recs is your places – made simple. Save the places you love or want to try, share recs with friends, match on places you both wanna go, and go – because the best way to explore is together. SAVE. Put your faves and the spots you’ve been wanting to try all in one place. Go ahead and delete all those random notes you have – with Recs, you’ll always remember the name of that place. SHARE. Recs makes it easy to share a hole-in-the-wall bookstore or hot new sushi spot. Get trusted recs from friends so you know your experience will be 5 stars. MATCH + GO. Finding cool spots to try is easy. But agreeing on a place that everyone is down to try? That gets tricky. Place-matching takes the stress out of making plans. Just match with friends who wanna go to the same place and decide on the deets. POPULAR. No friends on Recs yet? No problem. Select the ‘Popular’ button to view popular places from across the Recs community – where every rec is someone’s 5-star review. COLLECTIONS. Your organization BFF. View your spots organized into collections and have all your faves right at your fingertips. IMPORT EXISTING SAVED LISTS FROM GOOGLE MAPS to quickly get started on effectively organizing your faves in one place. EXPORT YOUR PLACES to a file whenever you want, so you can build your collection with confidence! --- Terms of Use @ recsapp.com/terms ## Key features - Save favorite and desired places - Share recommendations with friends - Match on places with friends - Discover popular community spots - Organize places into collections - Import from Google Maps - Export your places ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly Subscription | $1.99 | per month | | Monthly Subscription (Day One) | $0.99 | per month | ## What do users think of Recs? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💕 Loved the app - 🤝 Great way to share recommendations with friends - 🗺️ Helpful for finding new places to visit - 🌟 Useful and easy to use **Cons** - 💰 Moved to a paid subscription model - 🔒 Lost access to previously saved data - 🤔 Confusing or buggy user experience - 🚫 Disappointed by the paywall **Commonly reported bugs** - Saved data disappearing - Glitchy map and scrolling issues - Login/account problems **Most requested features** - Allow free access to basic features - Grandfathered subscriptions for existing users - Add ability to mark places as visited - Improve recommendation and discovery features ## Recent user reviews (10 of 87) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recs-places-made-simple/id1645633816/reviews.md ### 5/5 — IM SO SAD *2025-07-01, version 4.2.9* I loved this app my family used it to plan stuff out. It was so easy to use and gave great recommendations. Im so sad that it’s gone now, I hope that maybe in the future they’ll be a revival 😞 ### 5/5 — Best app I’ve ever used 💔 *2025-05-29, version 4.2.9* I’ve never written a review, but I’ll do one now since it was my favorite app and I put lots of people on. I loved the idea behind it and have used it for a while. Really sad to see it go but thanks to the creator for helping me track places. ### 5/5 — Loved this app!! *2025-05-15, version 4.2.9* I didn’t mind paying for this app as I used it regularly :) hoping this comes back one day. ### 5/5 — I will miss this app!!! *2025-02-09, version 4.2.9* I LOVED this app!! I was so sad to see it go!! ### 5/5 — So sad it’s gone *2025-01-26, version 4.2.9* I loved this app and am so sad it shut down. So far haven’t been able to find anything remotely comparable to it 😢 ### 5/5 — Great APP unfortunately it’s now shut down *2025-01-20, version 4.2.9* I really liked this app! It was a great way to keep track of restaurants that were recommended to me or that I saw on socials. Went to add a new restaurant and the app is shut down. Thanks for everything and even though the app didn’t work out, I still think it was awesome. ### 4/5 — Please help me export!! *2025-01-16, version 4.2.9* I absolutely loved this app and was using it for several months. I was sad to see it go to a paid model but I still paid for it. I just opened it for the first time in awhile and found that it’s been shut down?!! It offers me the ability to export my saved places but the file is an illegible text file that I can’t export to anywhere. Please help me get my data! I have 350+ places saved with detailed notes and am very upset about losing all of this ### 1/5 — Abruptly Shut Down *2025-01-14, version 4.2.9* App was abruptly shut down ### 5/5 — I really enjoyed this app *2025-01-14, version 4.2.9* I absolutely loved using this app. I would constantly save places that I would want to go on here. And it kept things for me really organized. I am really sad to see that this app has shut down. I truly don’t think I will find another app like it. Thank you ### 1/5 — surprise *2024-10-16, version 4.2.6* Opened the app today to find my saved list useless. I find it a horrible customer experience that there isn’t a free or grandfathered version being that I had an existing account before it transitioned to a subscription only model without warning. I randomly opened the app after not being in it on a while and I can’t even do anything with the places I had saved, I can’t click to edit, delete, or view the location, open it to launch maps nothing. It’s a labeled pin-point on a useless map. Poor business call, sure way to ensure I don’t pay for access. ## Frequently asked questions about Recs ### What does Recs: Places Made Simple do? This app helps you save and organize places you want to visit or already love. You can share these recommendations with friends, find places you both want to go, and discover popular spots from the community. It aims to simplify the process of finding and agreeing on places to explore together. ### What are the key features of this app? Key features include saving places, sharing recommendations with friends, matching on desired locations with friends, viewing popular community spots, organizing places into custom collections, importing saved lists from Google Maps, and exporting your place data. ### Is this app free to use? Yes, the application is free to use. Based on the provided information, there are no in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a completely free experience for users. ### How can I get started with Recs? You can start by saving your favorite places or spots you want to try. You can then share these with friends to get their recommendations. The app also allows you to import existing saved lists from Google Maps to quickly populate your collections. ### Can I use this app to find places if I don't have friends on it yet? Yes, you can still discover new places even without friends on the app. By selecting the 'Popular' button, you can view trending and highly-rated places from the wider Recs community, essentially seeing where others have had great experiences. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.2.9 — 2025-01-03 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 4.2.7 — 2024-11-22 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 4.2.6 — 2024-10-10 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 4.2.5 — 2024-08-30 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 4.2.4 — 2024-05-15 CITY COLLECTIONS!!!! ## Apps similar to Recs | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Shari’s Rewards](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sharis-rewards/id1522256715) | 4.8 (7,207) | Free | Food & Drink | | [ReciMe: Recipe Manager](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recime-recipe-manager/id1593779280) | 4.8 (1,128) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Kure App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kure-app/id943125723) | 4.9 (47) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Claim](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/claim/id1643003868) | 4.5 (2,482) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Mixology - Bartender App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mixology-bartender-app/id6445912575) | 3.9 (357) | Free | Food & Drink | | [Flavrs: Watch. 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