Foursquare for iPhone Gets a Big Update

Foursquare has released a big update to its iPhone app that brings personalized recommendations, a new leaderboard, additional specials, and more.

Foursquare helps you explore the world around you. Keep up with friends, get insider tips, and unlock discounts and rewards.

While on the go, you can easily tell friends where you are, share pictures, get their comments ("I'm right around the corner, I'll stop by to say hello"), and get insider tips ("order the Lobster Ravioli; it's the best dish by far."). Tons of places offer discounts and freebies to foursquare users, and you earn points and badges for doing the things you love.

What's New In This Version:
This is no 2.3... we've made such big changes to foursquare that this is a whole new version.


Big change 1: Personalized recommendations
- We always look at our friends check-ins and Tips to get ideas of good restaurants in the area. Starting today, in the app, there's an easier way to do that. Tap on the 'Explore' tab and you'll be able to see recommendations based on where you go, what your friends do, and what the entire foursquare community likes. It's the easiest way to plan your nights out.

Big change 2: A whole new leaderboard
- A lot of you use foursquare to help motivate you to do things (get that Gym Rat badge!) or to compete with friends (who can get to the most new places in a week). We've updated our point system to reflect more of the things you're proud of, like going out with old friends or trying out an new restaurant in the neighborhood.

Big change 3: More and more types of Specials
- We created the first version of Specials because Mayors asked to be rewarded for their loyalty. But with over 7 million users, earning a mayorship is pretty hard now. So, we’ve created six new ways for businesses to reward your loyalty, and, starting today, you'll see them all in the app. More ways to save at more places: check in with friends, swarm specials, and more!

There are also a ton of small fixes and updates. Hope you enjoy foursquare 3.0! After we get a full night's sleep, we'll start work on the next one.


You can download foursquare from the App Store for free.

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