Windows Phone App of the Day: ContactSwap
So, you know how awkward it is to give someone your number at a bar? You stand there while they type in 10 painstaking digits while everyone around you watches you arrange what they are inevitably assuming will be a hazy late night booty call. ContactSwap by Software Logistics, LLC is the answer to the awkward digit swap.
Pros
- Free!
- Simple and effective UI
- Easily exchange information online with other Windows Phone 7 users
- Version 1.1 features new look and feel based on user reviews
- Create multiple profiles to control what information you swap
- PIN code keeps your contact info protected
- Save contact information to your contact list
Cons
- Requires strong GPS and network connection
- Only swap information with other Windows Phone users
How It Works
- Download from the “Social” category of your Marketplace
- Open from your app list
- Create your profile; Information includes: First and Last name, Address(es), Phone(s), EMail(s), Spouse’s name, DOB, Website, and Notes
- Select “Save” to save your profile
- Click the “Swap” button and instruct the other Window’s Phone user to do the same on their phone at the same time
- Click “Save” to save their information to your contact list
Conclusion
I could have really used this app the other day, but then again I’m one of the handful of people I know that uses a Windows Phone, so it wouldn’t have worked anyway. The bus boy at the restaurant where I bartend got fired at the beginning of his shift the other day, and before he left, he decided that he would like to get my number. Fine, easy enough, I’ll just give him a fake one. We do it all the time, right? The problem arose when my manager walked out of the kitchen to see his ex-bus boy getting his new bartender’s digits, and that’s just not good for business. Being seen giving your (fake) number to the (ex) bus boy really doesn’t help with the already unreliable job security in the drink-slinging industry. While it totally sucks that there is no cross-platform performance, at least the 10 people in Manhattan with Windows Phone can arrange a late night romp with ease.
