Google Launches 'Rebuilt' Zagat App for Android

Google launched a Zagat app for Android on Thursday, which it says it rebuilt completely rather than keep elements of the Zagat app that pre-dated Google's acquisition of the restaurant ratings publisher. The newly launched app is free, whereas the previous app cost $9.99, but users must have a Google+ account.

Google launched a Zagat app for Android on Thursday, which it says it rebuilt completely rather than keep elements of the Zagat app that pre-dated Google’s acquisition of the restaurant ratings publisher. The newly launched app is free, whereas the previous app cost $9.99, but users must have a Google+ account.

Google acquired Zagat a little over a year ago in an effort to compete with online ratings providers like Yelp. Google searches for restaurants display Zagat ratings in the knowledge graph results.

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