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by nanijoe 4871 days ago
There are only about 7 million iPhone and Android apps that let you browse craigslist..I don't see what makes this one different. @ethanparker, you can try to be a little less obvious when upvoting a product you are associated with
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What a negative, hyperbolic and unnecessary comment.

I'm playing with the app right now as I've been using Craigslist (and various apps of it) a lot lately.

I find the interface is really quite refreshing and nice. The real estate listings, the various photographic listings, the polish and animations. It really is a well done app.

Not to mention: it's officially licensed by Craigslist so there's a good chance it won't be taken offline anytime soon.

I will be using this app for my Craigslist browsing on my iPhone and sincerely hope an iPad app is soon on the way.

Maybe you should give it a shot? You might see something you like.

I hope you checked out the app. If you really did checkout the app and feel that it is no different than the other craigslist apps on the market, then I have nothing to add and I will take your criticism of the App.
I find the post interesting for a number of reasons:

1. Despite being aware of the past issues other startups had had with CL, I was _not_ aware that there was a legit and not incredibly onerous licensing option (even if it isn't suited for everything).

2. I've tried some of the "7 million" other mobile apps and I've yet to find one that I didn't feel was at least a little sketchy. I'm happy to find one that is at least trying to push forward with a little polish and design ingenuity.