Today we shall be reviewing a new Android app called Talk Place. As the name of the app suggests, Talk Place allows you to talk to people you don’t know anything about, but who share some common interest with you.
As the Play Store description puts it, a private one-on-one call with someone is a safer option to get advice on something, given the person at the other end is willing to share a piece of his wisdom with you. I am not sure if this is the case though, as most online forums allow you to stay anonymous and have lots of users willing to help each other. It can be fun at times, though, to talk to a stranger who shares the same interest as you.
The developer promises that the app makes sure that your conversations stay private and secure. This means that you can talk about anything you want without worrying about NSA. While I don't particularly care whether someone listens/peeps into my conversation, the whole NSA scandal has made people much more conscious about their privacy. If privacy matters a lot for you, Talk Place scores a point here.
Enough about the concept behind the app, let’s jump to the app itself. Talk Place has a clean User Interface and makes it easy to search people based on their interests, country, language etc. As the app is still in its early days, I failed to find anyone online to give calling a try. Other than that, the app itself is quite stable. The developers promise to introduce conference call in an upcoming update to the app. One of the features that I loved about the app was Popular Topics, which allows you to talk with people about topics which are currently trending. It could be nice to talk to a stranger about the soccer match you just finished watching and desperately need someone to tell how awesome the match was.
The app, unfortunately, would run only on Android devices running Android 3.1 or above, which means that if any of your friend is still rocking froyo or gingerbread, he/she will have to miss out on the fun.
If your chit chat a lot, love talking to strangers and your friends call you a Gossip Girl, this app might turn out to be one of your favorites. If you are a Droidiser reader, you can get a free 14 day trial of this app here. Normally, this app is going to cost you $1.75, followed by a fee of $1.49 per month.
As the Play Store description puts it, a private one-on-one call with someone is a safer option to get advice on something, given the person at the other end is willing to share a piece of his wisdom with you. I am not sure if this is the case though, as most online forums allow you to stay anonymous and have lots of users willing to help each other. It can be fun at times, though, to talk to a stranger who shares the same interest as you.
The developer promises that the app makes sure that your conversations stay private and secure. This means that you can talk about anything you want without worrying about NSA. While I don't particularly care whether someone listens/peeps into my conversation, the whole NSA scandal has made people much more conscious about their privacy. If privacy matters a lot for you, Talk Place scores a point here.
Enough about the concept behind the app, let’s jump to the app itself. Talk Place has a clean User Interface and makes it easy to search people based on their interests, country, language etc. As the app is still in its early days, I failed to find anyone online to give calling a try. Other than that, the app itself is quite stable. The developers promise to introduce conference call in an upcoming update to the app. One of the features that I loved about the app was Popular Topics, which allows you to talk with people about topics which are currently trending. It could be nice to talk to a stranger about the soccer match you just finished watching and desperately need someone to tell how awesome the match was.
If your chit chat a lot, love talking to strangers and your friends call you a Gossip Girl, this app might turn out to be one of your favorites. If you are a Droidiser reader, you can get a free 14 day trial of this app here. Normally, this app is going to cost you $1.75, followed by a fee of $1.49 per month.
