Spotsetter

Spotsetter was a that was developed by Simple Rules, Inc. and later acquired by Apple Inc.
==History==
Simple Rules was co-founded in 2011 by former FitFiend CTO Johnny Lee and former Google Maps engineer Stephen Tse.Simple Rules was acquired by Apple on June 6, 2014, Mergr. 2014-06-06.Apple reportedly snaps up social maps app Spotsetter by Mariella Moon, Engadget. 2014-06-07. A private beta of Spotsetter for iOS was launched in May 2012, and iPad support was added in December 2013.Demo products, Spotsetter. Archived 2012-05-11.Hey everyone! Come grab the new iPad release, just in time for the holidays! by Spotsetter, Twitter. 2013-12-29.
===Acquisition by Apple===
Simple Rules was acquired by Apple on June 6, 2014 along with its Spotsetter technology. Members of the development team were also reportedly brought into Apple.Apple Allegedly Acquires Team Behind Social Search 'Spotsetter' App by David Murphy, PC Magazine. 2014-06-07.Apple acquires mapping-based social recommendation service Spotsetter by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac. 2014-06-06. About a week before the acquisition, Simple Rules CEO Johnny Lee posted a cryptic farewell message announcing that Spotsetter would be closing down.
==App features==
Spotsetter offered personalized recommendations, such as places to go to. It was designed to use reviews from user's friends and other data, which could help create more s. Support for the app was closed down on May 31, 2014.We’re closing down Spotsetter app tomorrow. Thanks for your support over the years! by Spotsetter. 2014-05-30. Apple's reported goal in acquiring Spotsetter and other related technology companies at the time was to improve its Apple Maps service, which was struggling with unpopularity at the time.Apple bought 29 companies since start of fiscal 2014, not counting Beats acquisition by Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice. 2014-07-23.
===System requirements===
As of January 2014, the minimum requirements were:
*iOS 6.0 or later
==References==
==External links==
*Spotsetter official website (archived 2014-03-01, 2012-05-11)
**Spotsetter official Facebook page
**Spotsetter official Instagram
**Spotsetter official Twitter
*Spotsetter at the Apple iTunes Store (archived 2014-01-03, 2013-04-21)
*Spotsetter at Wikipedia (archived 2022-09-09)
Category:Apple acquisitions
Category:Discontinued services
Category:Discontinued software
Category:iOS apps
Category:2012 introductions