It’s finally here! The official Starbucks application for the iPhone. It’s called myStarbucks. I will warn you right now, this app has lots of stuff jam packed in it and on my initial sit down with it, I messed around with it for about 15-20 minutes – give yourselves some time going through the app on the first run.
The first thing I did with this app was choose my nearest local store (which I occupy about 3-4 times a week) and made that my store. I also selected a couple others that I go to on a regular basis. I then jumped right into creating my drinks. I have 2-3 different ones that I order on a regular basis depending on what the weather is like. I know way too many people who will order a hot drink on a 90 degree day and watch them sweat even more. It’s gross. My usual drink order: a double tall soy no whip mocha. I do wish however, that my favorite stores would list hours by their addresses. I’m familiar with the hours for my nearest one, but it would be a nice thing to have.
The app takes you through a very easy and basic selection method. You pick either a hot or cold drink, what type of coffee you want, drink size (which was really cool as you can pinch or zoom to change the size). The next part is where you can get creative with your drink. You can select how many shots you want, the type of milk, syrup, toppings (mmm caramel), if you want it double blended, with a double cup, and choosing your add-ins. There’s also a handy nutrition tab at the bottom that made me realize I was drinking 190 calories with my regular mocha. I guess it’s not THAT bad….right?
You can also select your favorite Starbucks yum yum food and put it in your favorites. It sorts it by bakery, breakfast sandwiches, salads, treats etc. You name it, they’ve got it in there, hopefully your local Starbucks store does too. The last little bit you can select from are the wide variety of coffees they have if you buy your beans from there. It gives a brief description of the flavor of the bean and even has photos of them.
All in all, I really like this app. It was very nicely designed, super easy to use, and this is one that I will definitely use again. AND I found out just this morning (via SiliconFlorist.com), that the developers of this app are local here in Portland, Oregon! The company is called Small Society and you can read more about them at http://smallsociety.com – they did an awesome job on this one! We heart local devs!
Application: myStarbucks
Cost: FREE
iPhoneSlutz Rating: 5 stars
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