Palm Springs Modernism Tour

Palm Springs is the Mecca for mid century modernism and this app is a great accompaniment to your tour of Palm Springs. Use it as a reference when you’re driving/cycling/walking about town or just to plan your visit in advance. There’s an architectural gem around every corner and this will help you identify their provenance and story. Please remember that many of these historic homes are owned privately and respect their privacy. Admire from a distance but don’t peer in windows.

I was really excited when I picked up the brochure for this tour and saw there was an app -- it seemed the app would provide a tour of these amazing buildings, but in reality, it just shows the locations and detail. There is no route, it's up to you to connect the dots. Each stop is numbered, and each features a great write-up with a recorded description (loved that part), but the audio stops when it's backgrounded! My wife was navigating and had to continuously copy the address into Google maps because this app only supports exporting each address into Apple Maps, which for whatever reason was not providing turn-by-turn directions. One other gripe is that a couple of the locations are on private roads / driveways. While it would be great to see them, I'm not up for trespassing. Overall, this app has great potential, but it seems half-baked, and if it weren't for the decent photos and audio, I wouldn't say it was worth the $5 ($7CAD). Either way, I'm sure the developers can find a way to trim it down from the 1GB size.

I tried loading the twice, nothing happens. No audio

Sadly the map will not really help you if you do not know the area. We then went to a visitors center which then sold us a paper map, same info for another $5.50. Even when we showed them we had bought the app.

Do not download, not worth it. Buggy app.

Most of the written descriptions are cut off in mid-sentence, proving that nobody bothered to read the text. Several of the videos refused to load, and they mostly repeat the same descriptions that appear as text. Very disappointing!

Navigation feature doesn’t work in app and won’t transfer to maps. You have to copy and paste each individual address. Basically I bought this so I wouldn’t have to build a custom route…. And I ended up doing it anyway. This app led to more fights and close call traffic accidents then it’s worth. Also SUPER irritated that on several of the houses the info cuts off mid sentence, what’s up with that? It is also supposed to tell you the best way to see the houses, this is especially important for the ones up the canyon. But all you see is driveways, fences or gates. Why are those houses included?

Poor design, not user friendly. Always an advertisement when using even though it’s a pay app. Needs professional help.

Purchased this and looked forward to driving around and looking at architecture with my wife. However although family sharing is set up for our phones, we would have had to pay again for it to be downloaded to my wife’s phone. Therefore called Apple to get refund

Goes to many boring condo buildings. Biggest issue is many streets have become security gated, so you can’t get to the sites being described. A waste of money and time.