Sheffield 3.6.0.0

Learn and explore one of the historical and industrial centers of England with a neat guide
Spending a few days in the influential English cultural and economical center of Sheffield can be a vacation to remember for all those traveling there and those who are getting ready for a trip to Great Britain will surely take the time to find some of the most interesting places to see and discover a few details about each of them.

Windows Phone users have at their disposal some specialized apps that can come in handy when it comes to learning new stuff about new destinations and if you are getting ready to travel in Britain's "Steel City", you might find this guide to be of interest.

Uncomplicated layout, easy to go through

The utility comes with a relatively simple look that relies on the map orientation which is its most prominent feature. There are few, if any, elements of graphical design that could be considered attractive since the focus is clearly set of on practicality.

A very positive aspect is the pleasant experience coming from the fluent map navigation in the road view, as well as in the aerial mode and also among the several areas of the app, lacking any kind of lag or some other type of flaw.

Check out the main spots to see in Sheffield

With the help of this virtual guide you can take a quick look at the map and pick any of the marked spots to view their name and by tapping it enter the areas where all the details are provided.

This application manages to offer another very well organized method of browsing all the items that are included in its database.

Thus, you can opt for the places list that is accessible via the main menu at the bottom of the main screen you will have all the locations on display, neatly structured in alphabetical order.

Read detailed info and look at the related photos

This utility will you enable you to get quite a bit of information on every local attractions it has in store for you and there are also some nice photos accompanying each listing. A neat thing is that the source of information is the reliable online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

There is even more info you can easily access if you want to learn more about any of the attractions and this can be done by visiting the source page for which the URL address is made available inside every listing.

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softpedia rating

4.0/5

user rating

UNRATED
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Hits & Misses

hits

  • cool aerial view and road maps
  • offers plenty of details and some interesting pictures for each landmark

misses

  • extremely high battery usage
  • the GUI could use some improvements
Bottom Line
Design / UI8
 

The looks are relatively plain, but the interface is still practical, so this guide offers a good perspective of the city and fluent navigation from end to end.

Function8
 

This application provides a decent set of touristic attractions anyone would surely like to visit and it also provides plenty of details one all of them.

Security9
 

Most of the sensitive ares of the system remain untouched, but the app peeks into the phone identity for some reason.

Battery2
 

This utility requires a massive amount of energy, so the battery will discharge very quickly, especially when the aerial view is active.

Price10
 

Overall Sheffield is a pretty good tool to have, especially since it offers a lot of useful data on many local attractions and it does it at no costs.

Compatibility10
 

As long as the device on which users want to install this app is running Windows Phone 7 or above, everything will work smoothly.

Editor's Review
VERY GOOD
Reviewed by Olivian Puha, last updated on February 13th, 08:03 GMT.
Specifications
price:
100% Free
current version:
3.6.0.0
reviewed version:
3.6.0.0
developer:
Interprone
category:
TRAVEL
os version req.:
7, 7.5, 8, 8.1
age rating:
N/A
in-app purchases:
No
hits:
293

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