How to Save Your and Others' Time with Twist

How often are you late to meetings with friends and acquaintances? If the thought about being late makes you unhappy, and if being on time is crucial for you, this app is a must. Whether you have a busy unpredictable schedule or being late is your trait, check out Twist.

People are so often late! With all those traffic problems and unpredicted last-minute tasks, or even with social networking services that consume too much time, there is always a need to tell somebody that we are going to be late. Twist is a location-based service that helps you save your time in the moments when time is most crucial. Whatever it is you are late to, you can always get notified the people who are waiting for you. Moreover, you can do it automatically without even touching your device: leave all this hassle to Twist and concentrate on more important things, such as getting in time to a place where you need to be.

Price: Free
Current Version: 1.0.10 (18 July 2012)
Genre: Utilities, Location-based services
Developer: Twist and Shout, Inc.
System Required: iOS 4.0 or later
Rating (App Store): 4.5

What Are Twists and Why You Need Them

Twist and shout. Like the name of the company, the app suggests that you ‘twist’ and shout, which means that you leave shouts in the form of notifications called ‘twists’ to people with whom you have a meeting arranged. That’s simple: you set all your meetings and arrangements in the app’s calendar, and the app tracks your progress to the site of your appointment through GPS. Once you have left off and started your journey to the destination, the app sends a ‘twist’ to the person who is waiting for you. They also get notified when you are late and when you are very close.

What is Twist made of? The app combines various features that can be helpful in tracking your location, communicating with people, and making predictions on your arrival time. Therefore, Twist is a mix of GPS, calendar, photos, SMS, traffic maps, etc. With the app, you not only save people’s time, but you also take pictures of places you are in, and you have a possibility to share your whereabouts via Twitter or Facebook.

The Latest Version

Now Twist lets you not only have another person notified, but you also get a reminding ‘twist’ before the planned meeting. With the new version, you can take pride in viewing the statistics of your heroic activity of saving other people’s time. There is also Facebook and Twitter integration that allows you notify people who are not using Twist, which is very handy.