Research

Competitive Analysis


Yelp

Pros

Well-known and large number of people use it

Simple interface

Cons

Too much information to sort through (hundreds of reviews and many restaurants in big cities)

No search filter for food preference and tastes




Urban Spoon

Pros

Fun to use since one can shake the phone to get results

Different from yelp in that it also has "trusted" reviews

Cons

Too much information to sort through (hundreds of reviews and many restaurants in big cities)

Restaurant reviews are not personalized to each user




Basic Interaction Design 2011   |   Human-Computer Interaction Institute   |   Carnegie Mellon University