List View:

The list view is the first screen displayed by PlaceMaker.  The list view is split into three areas – the map at the top, the list in the middle, and the toolbar at the bottom.

Map

Tap on an icon on the map to display an infowindow with the stop name and address.  Tap on the infowindow to launch navigation.

Long press on the map to add a stop at a particular position on the map.

Pinch the map to zoom in/zoom out

List

Tap on the stop icon to autozoom in/out of the stop.

Tap on the middle of the stop to view/edit stop details.

Long press on the middle to move stop quickly to the first/last stop or by entering a stop number.

Tap on the travel time and distance button to launch a travel application.  Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Uber, and Lyft are supported.

Navigation integration can be set to either prefer GPS coordinates or address.

Long press and drag on the status bar to adjust the size of the map and list.

Change map style – normal, hybrid, satellite, terrain

Maximize map

Toggle Location Mode – Show All Stops, Follow-me North up, Follow-me Travel Direction Up, Follow-me Off

 Edit List

Share ist

 Change Sort Order / Optimize List

 Edit List – Delete / Manually reorder stops

Insert Stop.  Long press to switch between Append Stop / Insert Stop

Search:

PlaceMaker will make relevant search suggestions as you type.

Tap on “Apple” or “Google” to the left of the search box to choose Apple or Google search.  PlaceMaker will always default to Apple Search because Google search is rather expensive.

Google search is only available with a subscription.

What3words addresses are supported.

List Menu:

Change List Name – rename the list

Move Range – move a range of stops within the list.

Update All Stop Colors – change icon color of all stops in the list.

Set New Stop Color – changes the icon color for new stops.

Copy List – make a copy of the list and all the stops.

Reverse Stops – Reverses the order of all the stops.  The first stop will become the last stop and the last stop will become the first stop.

Delete All Stops – will delete all the stops.

Split List – Splits the list into two new lists.  The original list will be saved.

Change Travel Mode – set the travel mode for travel time and distance calculations.  PlaceMaker supports driving, bicycling, and walking.

Sign In/Sign Out – signs in/out of the list for list sharing.

Rename List:

Type the new name for the list in the text box.

Move Range:

Moves all the stops from the start of range through the end of range to a new position in the list.

Update All Stop Colors

Choose a new icon color for all stops.  The icon color for every stop will be immediately changed to the new color.

New Stop Color.  New stops added to the list will use the selected icon color.  The icon color for existing stops will not be changed.

Split List – creates two new lists.  The first list will contain stops 1 through the stop # entered.  The second list will contain the remaining stops.

Change Travel Mode used to calculate travel times and distance.

Change Stop Sort Order

Postal Code Sort – sorts in alphabetical order by postal code.

Try Route Optimization / Optimize Route – Optimizes the route to minimize travel time.  The first and last stops will not be moved.  Requires a paid subscription.

Purchase Route Optimization – display the subscription purchase options.

Sort by Distance from Current Location – temporarily reorders the list so the so the closest stops are at the top of the list.

Subscriptions.

Subscriptions are available on a monthly or annual basis.  An annual subscription saves about 20% versus buying monthly subscriptions.

Each subscription option allows you to have a certain number of stops per list. 

All subscriptions allow you to have an unlimited number of lists.

Edit Stops – delete or reorder stops.

New List – create a new list.

Saved List – open a saved list.

Multiple Lists – open multiple lists at the same time.

Barcode Scanner – launches the barcode scanner which uses the iPhone camera to scan barcodes from FedEx, UPS Mail Innovations, and Royal Mail Mailmark barcodes.

Nav App Preferences – select a default navigation app to launch when the time and distance button is tapped.  Also can set the preference to use either GPS coordinates or address for launching the navigation app.
Suggestion/Support – send an email with any suggestions or questions.

Submit Review – submit an App Store review. 

Subscription Info – display subscription options

View Receipt – display the purchase history.

Restore Purchase – if you have paid for a subscription, but the paid features aren’t working, tap Restore Purchase to re-download subscription information from the App Store.

Manage Subscription – Tap to cancel the subscription.

Append / Insert stops – Controls if new stops are added as the last stop or inserted into the list.

Display KM/Miles – Switches between km and miles for displaying distances

Avoid toll roads – Avoid toll roads when calculating routes.

Show / Hide Route Line – display or hide the route line.  Displaying the route line requires a subscription.

Disable / Enable Auto-Lock – Disable Auto Lock will prevent the lock screen from being displayed.

Blog/Help -

CSV Import - CSV import supports Hermes manifest and generic CSV files. See http://placemaker.qworkly.com/csvimporthelp.html for more information.

Sign In / Sign Out – Sign In or Out of the account used for list sharing.

Delete Saved Places – Delete the saved places cached.  May be necessary if you have a lot of saved places.

Privacy Policy

Reset to Defaults

About

Select Default Launch App for Navigation

Prefer Address / Prefer GPS – prefer the use of address or GPS for the navigation application.  GPS will always work but may sometimes route you to the wrong street.  Address is usually more accurate, but may not work in every situation.

Stop Details