Yelp's iOS app goes universal

I sort of thought the most noteworthy part of the Yelp application going universal was that now you can actually write full reviews (of restaurants etc) on the iPad version of Yelp app (You still cannot do so from the iPhone).

I get all the location information I need from Where To?

Review apps are nice if you get enough reviews to drown out the fanbois (or shills) and the haters. Too many people seem to have an agenda on Yelp to make a Yelp app very useful to me, but I can see where it might work for someone else.

@Alex

I guess I could insult you as well in response to your comments, but since it appears I have a slightly different perspective based on my own use of Yelp, I'll just point out that everyone's experience differs. Being in a small Midwest town, and traveling to mid-size to big cities (Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Detroit), I've experienced Yelp as it was intended; pretty honest about most of the comments.

Now, does that mean I think your claims, and the Yelp scams that do exist are irrelevant? Not by any means. However, it might be wise not to attribute the actions of a few sleazy individuals to the greater masses of the Internet. My comments came from my personal use and understanding of the App. Since I don't live near an place that receives close to 500 or more comments and reviews, the actions and website you pointed out didn't even enter my mind before my comments were written. That, and the anecdotes shared onthe Yelp Scam site are said to be based on "user description", and as any good grade school teacher these days can tell you, you shouldn't trust everything on the Internet.

The reviews are all user submitted, there's no one to put the "lean" on the businesses. As far as location check in, it's actually more useful the. FourSquare with the reviews, although yes, some van be venting.

Don't like Yelp at all. Too many catty reviews, and I hear they lean on restaurants to pay for favorable ratings.

1 star.