| Category | Service Name |
Description | Purpose of Using Location Information |
Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location-Sharing Service | KakaoTalk | Free service that provides group chats, one-on-one chats and voice chat features including VoiceTalk and group call. | Share the user’s current location with others in the user’s chatroom | Free |
| Kakao Story | Mobile SNS where users can easily share stories about their daily lives with friends | Location is attached when creating posts | Free | |
| Kakao Group | Service where users create groups to share information, photos and engage in group chats. | Location is attached when creating posts | Free | |
| Traveline | Service that analyzes data about trips users post on their SNS to provide a ranking of the most visited and talked about vacation sites. | Current location is searched on the map | Free | |
| Slush | Live streaming service which lets users broadcast their own live video and have a live chat anytime, anywhere | Location is shared when the channel goes live | Free | |
| Taxi-Calling Service | KakaoTaxi (for passengers) |
Taxi-calling service for passengers. Users can enter their current location and destination to call a taxi. | Enter the user’s current location/destination to call a taxi |
KakaoTaxi: Free KakaoTaxi Black: Paid service - Basic fare: 8,000 KRW (No basic distance applied) - Fare by distance: 1,400KRW/km - Fare by time: 300KRW/min - Standard speed: 15km/h or below - Fare calculation: Time + distance - Fare unit: 100 KRW |
| KakaoTaxi (for drivers) |
Service for taxi drivers, which is used to receive incoming calls from KakaoTaxi users | Collects location/driving information to assign taxis and provide service | Free | |
| KakaoTaxi Black (for drivers) |
Service for taxi drivers, which is used to receive incoming calls from KakaoTaxi users (Only assigns luxury cars) | Collects location/driving information to assign taxis and provide service | Free | |
| Designated Driver Service | Kakao Driver (for passengers) |
A service for customers used to call a substitute driver by entering the origin and the destination on the app | The origin and the destination are entered to call a substitute driver |
- Basic Fare: 10,000 - 15,000 KRW - Fare calculation: Time + Distance |
| Kakao Driver (for drivers) |
Service for drivers, which is used to receive incoming calls from KakaoDriver users | Collects location/driving information to assign drivers and provide service | Free | |
| Information Providing Service | Daum App | Mobile app for Daum portal, providing information including search, news and real-time hot issue keywords | Provides weather information and search results using the user’s current location | Free |
| Buzz Launcher | Service used to customize users’ smart phones by decorating it with wallpapers, icons and fonts. | Uses users’ current or specific location to provide information on weather etc… | Free | |
| Kakao Home | Service used to customize users’ smart phones by decorating it with wallpapers, icons and fonts. | Uses users’ current or specific location to provide information on weather etc… | Free | |
| Kakao Place | Service used to share opinions and reviews on restaurants in users’ current or selected locations. | Finds the current location from the map and recommends nearby restaurants | Free | |
| Kakao Navi | Mobile navigation service where users are provided with the best route to the destination they entered. | Provides the best route from users’ current location to destination | Free | |
| Kakao Map | Map service that provides features including location search, routes, traffic information and road view. | Finds the current location on the map and provides routes | Free | |
| Kakao Bus | Service that provides information on buses in major cities (bus arrival time, real-time bus location etc…) | Finds nearby bus stops and the user’s location on the map | Free | |
| Kakao Metro | Service that provides information on subways in major cities (Timetable, information on transfer stations and routes) | Finds nearby subway stations | Free |