Nothing is more quick, fun and convenient than having an app on your cell phone that gives you instant reviews of your favorite restaurants, stores and other places to get done what you need.

Raved, a new app now available on Google (News - Alert) Play for Android users, is a convenient way for consumers to discover, save and share great places to eat, drink, shop and just get things out of the way.

The mobile app, solely powered by trusted friend recommendations, allows its users to discover great places recommended by friends, save favorite places to get useful information and deals on the go, and share places they love so that their friends can love them too.

After its release for the iPhone (News - Alert) and iPod touch this past July, Raved has accumulated more than 250,000 users and their friends, with 4.5 million “Raves” about places they love. 

“We’ve been delighted by the great reception and Rapid growth of Raved since our launch of the service on the iOS platform a few weeks ago,” said Henry Vogel, CEO of Raved. “We’re excited to further expand our coverage and offer Raved to even more consumers on their Android devices.”

What’s great about this new app is that you do not need to search for or follow people similar to that of Twitter (News - Alert), as the service automatically integrates friends from social websites such as Facebook. Seems as though it has become the new “social rave,” these days and certainly an excellent way to both save and rave about one’s favorite places.

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