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Nestoria on your iPhone

Published by Ed on November 28, 2009 in API, New Features and tools. Comments

Fellow Nestorholics!

A few months back we reported on the iProperty app for Apple’s iPhone. Today I’m pleased to report that the pace of innovation remains relentless and several others have taken advantage of the Nestoria API to create their own apps that make searching for property on the go even simpler. The winner, as we had hoped, is you the user in that these apps are even better and cheaper (ie free!).

First and formost we’d like to feature Sten Hiedel’s excellent UK Property app.

Sten is an old friend of ours from nearby start-up MyBuilder. He whipped up the app to help with his own search for a new flat. The smooth interface and simplicity worked for him, and hopefully it will work for you. We recommend you grab this amazing app here.

We’ve also heard from Fifty Eggs Ltd. who have produced Locati, which is available both as a free lite version and a paid full version. The service is interesting because, like Nestoria itself, it mashes property up with relevant local content from sources like Wikipedia. It also offers some nice personalisation options. Nice one.

Meanwhile Property Near Me has taken a slightly different approach. Their service does not require installing an app, instead all you need to do is point your browser to http://www.propertynearme.com and magic happens.

Many thanks to everyone who uses the API, and even more thanks to those of you out there who find and report bugs. Keep innovating! We’ll keep making things better, you can expect some tweaks in the coming weeks.

As someone who’s been working on the internet for over a decade it’s great to see the promise of high-speed, affordable, personalised internet access while on the go finally happening. Actually, not just happening but happening via an absolute explosion in innovation and creativity.

Meanwhile, if this post has whetted your technical appetite and you’re looking for a challenge, we’d love to see someone whip up a nice app using our average house price data

As always, we close by wishing you happy house hunting.

Property search to go

Published by nomsa on July 9, 2009 in API. Comments

Hello Nestor iFans!

We are happy to report that a developer named Iain McLean has taken us up on our offer and gone and developed a new application for the iPhone using our free Nestoria API. It is called iProperty and available via the iTunes Store.

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The reviewers at Know Your Mobile have only praise for iProperty. The many features include filtering by number of rooms, rent, buy, houses, flats, and price. It allows you to search by entering a location or alternatively by pinpointing your geolocation via the iPhone’s GPS and searching within a specified radius. Truly, property search on the go. The App is also available for property search in Italy, Spain and Germany.