It's been months in the making, but Bey2ollak finally came out with their newly redesigned app, and truth be told it now looks like an a legitimate app than it ever did. Here's why it still failed to impress me
Winning Google's إبدأ competition, the Bey2ollak team had a lot to live up to, now that they have the cash and the human resources to rebuild their app from the ground up. The update however came short of expectations as it improved on already annoying interface. True, it now looks easier on the eyes and it's much easier to navigate, but a lot of features are still missing.
Old fans of the app will be familiar with the new design. On the homepage you will find a list of all the streets in Cairo with a traffic status on the right and you can view or add a report to any street of your choice. You might still wonder however why they decided to stick to that design in the first place. As new roads are added, the lists keep getting longer and the only way to find a street is by scrolling or typing keywords in the search box (which doesn't work most of the time because of spelling issues). You can still however add your favored street to the "Favorites" tab, but that's only a way around the cluttered design.
The update is a very welcome one, but it's probably the timing that was bad, because the longer they delayed that update, the higher were our expectations. It is still a pretty safe bet, that the team is working on something even bigger, but their update intervals remain to be an issue that they need to solve, especially when faced with tough competition that could see Google coming into the game with an update to their maps.
Rating: 3/5
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