Jetsetting across the world on an incredible vacation is a dream for many hardworking professionals, but the opportunity to do this doesn’t come up often. Tripl aims to change that, allowing users to connect with friends who are experiencing the trip of a lifetime. This simple iPad app makes it easy to aggregate content from the journey in progress, following and interacting with a friend who is making their way across the globe. Compatibility with many different services means you will be certain to capture every important moment of the trip in question.
Compatibility is King
Aggregate services have to be able to process information from several different locations to be useful, and Tripl does it with flying colors. Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Instagram are all compatible with the service. Other users don’t have to be using Tripl in order for information to be displayed within the app. Instead, the iPad user simply signs in to his or her social media accounts, and the rest is done at the click of a button. Suddenly, all of the moments of a trip in question are available at the user’s fingertips.
Stay in the Loop
The basic idea of the app is that it will give users a quick way to stay in touch with a friend, perhaps inspiring an upcoming vacation of their own. The app is incredibly clean, with a simple interface that makes it easy to use and a true pleasure to browse through. Advertisements are not currently part of the platform, though the team behind Tripl intends to partner with eCommerce companies to come up with travel content that could potentially enter user feeds in the future. For the time being, the content is all about what your friends are up to.
Challenges with the Service
Perhaps the biggest challenge is simply that friends are not always on the go. For users who do not have many connections on Foursquare or Facebook, it will be difficult to deliver content that is interesting and relevant. Those users who are often active on social media will likely have a better time aggregating content, as they are simply more likely to have connections who are on the go. At any rate, for the time being it does appear to be a bit limited. There is also the simple reality that while the app does what it says it will do, it isn’t very powerful. For users looking for a novel way to experience a friend’s vacation, this app fits the bill. That being said, Tripl likely isn’t going to top anyone’s “must-have” app list anytime soon. Instead, it simply serves as a fun way to flip through content and see what is out there when a user on the iPad is bored. Of course, there is plenty to be said about providing valuable entertainment to users who are bored, it is simply necessary to recognize that the app isn’t the most useful on the planet. In order for users to activate the service, it is obligatory to have a Facebook account. From there, the user can start sounding off with other forms of social media. The team behind Tripl seems to have lofty ambitions, so it is possible the app could really take off in the future. For the time being, as beautiful as Tripl may be, it is far from revolutionary. It is a nice and simple way to view friends and their vacations. If that matters to you, this app likely will fit your needs in a pleasant way.
Neill Philip is a tech blogger who can make a website at Site2You
