www.acruw.com - point tracker website
Jun 25, 2009, 3:11 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MIA
Posts: 298
www.acruw.com - point tracker website
http://www.acruw.com
Has anyone given this point tracker website a try? I have linked a few of my frequent traveler accounts, and thus far I am very impressed. The interface is clean, and not overly complex. There is some unobtrusive advertising. They also provide points vs. dollars comparisons (using their own estimated point valuations), the sort of thing that gives me a headache.
The don't facilitate point exchanges ala points.com, and frankly that is not something that would interest me. I do realize that I am giving a third-party web site my frequent traveler account passwords. That is something I am ok with, with the exception of my AMEX membership rewards, which I chose to track manually.
My only hope is that they come up with an iPhone app.
Thoughts?
-SC
Has anyone given this point tracker website a try? I have linked a few of my frequent traveler accounts, and thus far I am very impressed. The interface is clean, and not overly complex. There is some unobtrusive advertising. They also provide points vs. dollars comparisons (using their own estimated point valuations), the sort of thing that gives me a headache.
The don't facilitate point exchanges ala points.com, and frankly that is not something that would interest me. I do realize that I am giving a third-party web site my frequent traveler account passwords. That is something I am ok with, with the exception of my AMEX membership rewards, which I chose to track manually.
My only hope is that they come up with an iPhone app.
Thoughts?
-SC
Jun 25, 2009, 7:54 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Jersey
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Lifetime PLT
Posts: 1,154
http://www.acruw.com
Has anyone given this point tracker website a try? I have linked a few of my frequent traveler accounts, and thus far I am very impressed. The interface is clean, and not overly complex. There is some unobtrusive advertising. They also provide points vs. dollars comparisons (using their own estimated point valuations), the sort of thing that gives me a headache.
The don't facilitate point exchanges ala points.com, and frankly that is not something that would interest me. I do realize that I am giving a third-party web site my frequent traveler account passwords. That is something I am ok with, with the exception of my AMEX membership rewards, which I chose to track manually.
My only hope is that they come up with an iPhone app.
Thoughts?
-SC
Has anyone given this point tracker website a try? I have linked a few of my frequent traveler accounts, and thus far I am very impressed. The interface is clean, and not overly complex. There is some unobtrusive advertising. They also provide points vs. dollars comparisons (using their own estimated point valuations), the sort of thing that gives me a headache.
The don't facilitate point exchanges ala points.com, and frankly that is not something that would interest me. I do realize that I am giving a third-party web site my frequent traveler account passwords. That is something I am ok with, with the exception of my AMEX membership rewards, which I chose to track manually.
My only hope is that they come up with an iPhone app.
Thoughts?
-SC
Jul 13, 2009, 7:46 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 2
regarding acruw (and password security)
SC - thanks for the nice comments about acruw. We went live with some enhancements to the site today, one of which was to re-think the way we do password security. Now, we have a setting where we don't store your passwords - in this case, we prompt you to type them in each time you would like to update.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other feedback.
Tim
[email protected]
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other feedback.
Tim
[email protected]
Aug 28, 2010, 8:11 am
#5
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Rochester NY
Posts: 2
Acruw - all contact us info failed
After spending some time this morning researching the various travel point accumulation websites, I chose Acruw. After setting everything up, I tried writing an e-mail (as suggested on the site) to have additional programs included and found that all of the 'contact us' email addresses are no good. The Blog link goes nowhere too.
So just a heads up...
So just a heads up...
Aug 28, 2010, 4:55 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Rochester NY
Posts: 2
Update - Acruw
As a follow-up to my above post, I did receive a response from Tim. He explained that the site had not been kept up to date recently and that the emails would be fixed quickly. He also reassured me that the passwords are stored encrypted in the database, and aren't human readable.
So - just an update.
So - just an update.
Aug 28, 2010, 5:56 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Wenatchee, WA
Programs: Lifetime AA Gold-1MM
Posts: 4,909
They also haven't kept the point tracking algorithm up to date. My Alaska Airlines total on the Acruw grid shows that I have 3 miles, I actually have several hundred thousand miles.
Aug 28, 2010, 6:08 pm
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: MR/SPG LT Titanium, AA LT PLT, UA SLV, Avis PreferredPlus
Posts: 31,010
Invalid emails, most/all links as dead ends, invalid FF data, 2008 copyright notice, nearly nothing on Google less than a year old - I'm not sure why this would be an option with AwardWallet or GoMiles out there.