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Traveler? Photographer? Do you need an app to find the best photo spots?

Hi guys! It's been 1 year now from the first day I started working on NoFilter app (https://getnofilter.com), as a side project. NoFilter is an app that helps photographers and travelers to discover the best photo locations.
I created this app because that was a necessity that I had. I had some situations like: "Hey, look at that photo, it's on Rome. I was in Rome and I never saw that place".
The idea of NoFilter is to help people to discover those "secret places" while you are traveling or even in your own city.

Is it a necessity that only I have? Do you feel this app may be useful for you?
I'm expending too much time curating + moderating content for the app, and I'm not sure if it worth it.

Currently, after ~1 year (and poor advertising), NoFilter is installed in ~1.500 devices (installed - uninstalled). Not a big number. Honestly, I was expecting some really bigger.
The good news is that number is always growing. Slowly, but growing.

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    Thank You, from a fellow photographer I always find it hard to get good photo spots in my NYC. Definitely going to try out your app.

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      I hope you enjoy it!
      Please, don't forget to send me your feedback after your test!

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    following this thread. I think there is a way to collaborate. I have an app for ondemand photography. I would love to flex this community and help each other out. I essentially created payment platform for ondemand situations. My app is live its growing super slow but plan on doing some intense advertising as soon as the next updates drop. Unlocked pricing, location awareness and some other things. You can check it out under my profile. In the end I hope to help both photographers and customers get great photos and more customers.

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    Hi Broda, just a few thoughts. Regarding your downloads (I was checking your App on sensortower) I saw that your App doesn't had any review nor any Rating. You should fix that, adding a popup inside the App asking for reviews to the engaged users.
    Probably you already think this: Ask your current (genuine) users for these information (This is harder to crack, but can be done)

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      Taking note... I'll try to improve it ASAP.
      Thanks!

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    Hi, I just downloaded it and the spots don't show up for me. (iPhone XS). Appears to hang on 'Downloading spots'.

    I like the idea in general. I do a decent amount of traveling and almost always end up using instagram to plan my trip. I have tried a few similar 'Photo Spot' type apps but have always ended up going back to Instagram.

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      Well, that's weird. I don't have any reports of bugs while downloading the spots.
      Is that problem still there?
      Sorry about that!

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        Just checked, works now!

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    I'm a fellow photographer as well, and typically scour Instagram by the location filter to get a sense of some cool shots in unknown places(or known places)! I guess this is dependent on how you get the data but if I knew of a secret or lesser known spot, I would not necessarily be willing to share that with a mass number of people...and I think thats the trend you're seeing these days. For one, this limits overuse of the particular location, and two, it is nice to know about a secret spot without everyone else killing the vibe by coming in droves!

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      I agree. People try to keep those things on secret, but, well... That's why I don't mainly focus on "share your spots". Instead, I focus on "discover new spots".

      In the app, you can share yours, but the idea is that NoFilter helps you to discover new ones.

      I was thinking about the people of people keeping spots as secrets, but then I also considered all the open-communities that are creating really big things together, and I preferred to keep working on the idea.

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    I should probably give it a try - not much of a photographer myself, but I genuinely enjoy camping. I think next time we're gonna make a local trip with my family, so I'm also looking for new equipment. Some thoughts about tents: https://activegeardirect.com/best-family-camping-tents-top-5/ But I found out sharing unique places is a real thing for travelers and fellow campers, there are lots of blogs with those out there!

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