Everyone loves a good check-in app but the majority of them let you check-in to locations, specific activities, music, food, etc. What about an app/service that let’s you check-in to an app? That’s exactly what Pretzil is. Where users are checking in to a location using Foursquare (as an example) the same users can check-in to the Foursquare application with Pretzil and earn points for level of activity, socialize with others, discover new content and get rewarded. The Pretzil team announced they’ve passed 850,000 users and 10 million app checkins! From their announcement:
Pretzil is announcing that it has passed 850,000 users and 10 million app checkins on its platform. Pretzil is the first truly cross-platform social network that allows users to checkin to the apps they love whether it be on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and others.
Pretzil is also an entirely gamified platform where users get rewarded for participating. Checking in to an app earns you points that can be redeemed for virtual goods. This feature is very popular among Pretzil users and growing rapidly in what it offers as rewards.
Of the 10 million app checkins, over 40% of Pretzil users are sharing their location. This enables Pretzil to feed the real-time web with trending data across the 214 countries represented in Pretzil’s user base. It also allows Pretzil to answer the question: “what apps are popular around me?”.
Pretzil will be expanding its database of apps that users can checkin to, as well as a mobile suite to allow for more immediate checkins and app recommendations. Currently, Pretzil has raised $300,000 in angel funding and is entering a Series A round of investment.
Congrats to Pretzil! This startup began in October 2010 and so far it looks like they’re off to a great start. For interested developers, they also offer an API that you can use to integrate Pretzil within your app. For more info or to sign up and see which apps are available to check-in to, head on over to pretzil.com.
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