ISilo App Positive ReviewsDC & Co.

ISilo Positive Reviews

3.7
3.77778 star

Total 63 Positive Reviews

ISilo App User Positive Comments 2023

ISilo app received 63 positive comments and reviews by users. Can you share your positive thoughts about isilo?

Please wait! ISilo Facebook comments loading...



ISilo for Positive User Reviews

Much better!Thank you for adding iPhone X support!.Version: 6.21

Essential app for physiciansI've been using iSilo for years...first on my Palm and now on my iPhone. This is a great reader and does everything you could hope for. The developers recently released a Mac version of their desktop platform making this a no-brainer for physicians. It's simple to produce your own docs using the free iSiloX app. The material available on the web for this application...especially physicians...is phenomenal. While my focus is for physicians...it excels in personal use too. It has endless religious, fiction, non-fiction, etc. texts available. Thanks iSilo. Keeps getting better and better with every release. I'm waiting for text highlighting!.Version: 0

Great research help!This program gives me the ability to use a reference library on my iPad that I otherwise could not. Unfortunately, some users do not understand the proper use of the rating system. There was a recent bug in iSilo, that the provider was very responsive in fixing. Unfortunately, instead of visiting their website to request a fix, many just left a negative review instead. Ignore the reviews! The is a very helpful app!.Version: 6.13.1

Rly rly rly rly goodIts really good.Version: 6.20.7

Basic but wonderfulThis app does not have bells and whistles but a core functionality that just works. It is a simple reader app that does a lot of good things well. Yes, it has limitations. But they are not crucial. This app does what it is supposed to do so well that it deserves, for those things, 5 stars..Version: 6.21

Isilo is a great little appIt's never good having to pay, but when you have so many reference books in this format it is pricless. With the latest update 1.15 it now scrolls properly and the only other real improvement for me would be to zoom in and out with your finger tips. The programs loads and run just fine and you can load books through any file server, yes it it a little messy but it not the thought of Isilo, it's due the limted accees of the file manager on the iphone..Version: 0

Nice and full-featuredLiked: Very easy file transfer - you just put a shortcut in MyNetworkPlaces and use the iPod like any other folder, no real knowledge or software required. Upside-down rotation. Format and codepage support. Full-featured - this app has almost anything you would ever need in a reader. Disliked: Poor performance. Crashing - but since you get back to where you left off after restarting, it's just a minor inconvenience. The fact that you can't get rid of the humongeous title bar without going to fullscreen. The fact, that tapping the bottom of the screen exits fullscreen - it wouldn't be bad at all if that wasn't also the ideal location to tap for next page. The fact that tapping hot screen areas gives no feedback - no message, no splurt of white under the finger, no nothing - you don't know if you hit it until you check, combined with poor performance this is quite annoying. Wishlist: Gestures support. A semi-fullscreen mode. Make context menu in document list more discoverable. Give hotspot feedback. Optimize and debug. General beautification..Version: 0

Good, But Needs a Fix Since Last UpdateI concur that having iSilo is great for accessing the Watchtower Library. However, since the last update, this app crashes quite literally every time I use it. Also, I don't know if it has to do with the docs I'm accessing, but I can't change fonts. I change it in the settings, but the change isn't reflected in the document. Otherwise no complaints. A very useful application..Version: 5.26

Love it!Now I can read all my ebook created by iSilo..Version: 0

If you know howThis is by far the best thing i have in my iphone. Its so well executed program, i cannot write enough to describe. I am compelled to write review after reading some previous reviews. I am using macbook, and have no problem what so ever downloading files to isilo. I am using so many medical books which is amazing. This software is one of the big reason i love my iphone. Well done developers. To those who are struggling to download files, i think once they figure out their views about this app will change 180 degree for sure :) BTW i find it straight forward to download files - just follow instructions carefully..Version: 0

Awesome app, uber expensive.Good for medical apps but expensive for what it does..Version: 0

Lucky Me!!!There's a lot of people not happy with this app... I'm not one of them... So far, it works very well, no crashing, no headache... I have so much PDB books that I really needed to buy it... I still think it's too expensive... But it works, and I'm happy... Très très satisfait, jusqu'à présent....Version: 6.04

AWESOME APP AND THANK YOUI've been using this app since the days of my trusty old Palm units and cannot praise it and the developer enough. Far too many apps, even "numbers ones" eventually disappear into the murk of time, but this beauty endures. And thankfully so. If you're in need of an app even remotely close to the feature set this one offers, then I highly recommend it. You won't be disappointed. I'd like to say a huge thank you for keeping the app up to date. Very much appreciated..Version: 6.20.5

Don't bother with anything else for PDBMany thanks to the developers! This is the best app for unusual files like PDBs. If that's what you are looking for, don't bother with any other app. I tried many other apps that claimed to open PDBs and all of them failed miserably! Can I ask a further favour from the developers? I need to mark documents a lot. You have an annotate function, but it is slow to respond and requires a few steps. Could this be improved to a system such as iBooks where you just drag your finger over text to highlight it? Again many thanks.Version: 6.15

Love this appThis app works very well with my Christian books that I read! I wish they would do some more updates to the app! Because every time I open the app, it crashes. Then I have to open it again before it starts working normally..Version: 6.21

Problem: upgrades are lackingThe latest upgrade for iOS has removed the ability to copy from within annotations-- I wish I could revert b/c I used that a lot. This is not surprising given the lack of true high quality upgrading for this app over the years. It's really too bad b/c it's an incredibly powerful app, able to do a combination of things no other reader can: linking, annotating, wifi transfers, file system -- theres a long list of features like this that other apps may have 1 or 2 of, but that's it. And with iSiloX: scraping from websites, and being able to produce a SINGLE highly sophisticated linked document from Word that can be converted to multiple formats so that it can be printed, viewed as a web page, converted to a Google doc for sharing and viewed in iSilo on phones or tablets so that you can edit ONE source document and distribute it to all those formats. I know of no other platforms that allow that kind of flexibility. But as I said, it's too bad they're not updating such a powerful program to make it truly modern. Which means you're stuck with a lot of archaic iSilo ways of doing things..Version: 6.19

AwesomeAbout time this got here!.Version: 0

 a bit expensive But essential for what it does. Also doubles for file storage program, but process to load file is a bit convoluted, but works flawlessly once it's figured out. .Version: 0

Finally can read my iSilo libarary on iphoneStill need many improvement to match WM quality but it's a good start.Version: 0

Great tool - but a bit buggyI've used isilo for years now in a number of devices and am generally happy with it. The iPhone / iPad edition needs a bit of work still to get it bug-free. After iOS 4.2 update the scrolling is greatly affected. Good app. Love it. But needs some fine-tuning..Version: 0

Cloud file management.Re post my previous review, obviously cloud integration has not been done, but I hope it can be introduced at some stage. Is there any reply to this from the developer? Great app, have used it since Palm handheld days, have a significant library built up and use it daily mainly for spiritual books, bible etc. I use it on PC, phone and tablet. I wonder if the developers can integrate a cloud server function though, because docs and Annotation files don't sync across devices, this would take the app to the next level!.Version: 6.20.7

"Awesome"I have used isilo for years and used it daily have no complaints whats so ever.Version: 6.06

Please keep supportingI enjoy this app and use it for reading documents with embedded hyperlinks for footnotes (such is Recovery Version Bible). However, it needs to be updated to support latest iOS. Every since iOS 14 came out I have to open the app twice because first attempt always crashes but once I start it again it works fine. It’s a minor annoyance but it’s also concerning that the app may be abandoned..Version: 6.21

Full screen autoscroll.The app is generally great except when I need full screen autoscroll. It's very annoying when I go to full screen and as soon as I touch autoscroll it switches back to short screen which is way too bright with the banners on for night reading..Version: 6.19

Impressed more with content than executionAn entire body of research tools were lost when migrating from Palm to iPhone. iSilo has brought them back. I can only hope the interface will improve to appear more like it belongs on the iPhone rather than a Mac SE. Apple has already provided a UI for folder navigation which iSilo partially implements with a combination of archaic icons. The search function is limited to the currently open document. My research folder has hundreds of publications. It would be nice to be able to locate words or phrases within any of the publications in that folder. Rather than follow a dozen pages of instructions for establishing a local host with Mac OS X, I just uploaded (FTP) the pdb files to a directory on one of my web sites. iSilo includes a download button to retrieve them. It would be nice to be able to download a folder rather than one file at a time. In the end, I am happy iSilo has provided an avenue to view these files in some manner..Version: 0

Killer app for physiciansFinally...this is the killer app that makes my iPhone a functional medical reference where no network access is possible (such as our emergency room whick kills all radio signals from outside). Suddenly hundreds of medical texts that I relied on with my Treo are now available on my iPhone. (There are also tons of non-medical books out there that are now easily accessible on the iPhone too.) Great job on the first version, looking forward to it only getting better! The only real quirk in this first version is that it isn't straigtforward to get docs onto the iPhone. In my case, I used a folder on a networked drive that has a built-in web server (SimpleShare NAS), just drop the files into that directory and quickly access it and download them via the web browser in iSilo. I'm sure Yahoo Briefcase, the method that the makers of iSilo describe for non-Mac OS users, would work just as well, albeit with some initial setup. I look forward to a better method of getting files onto the device in the future but this works well for me for now..Version: 0

New version excellentHave used Isilo for years on other mobile devices - I consider this the best version yet. The UI is better, is a pleasure to use one-handed and I love the ability to program actions on different parts of the screen which is a first - and I guess thanks to superior iphone/iPod touch screen. It is obviously lacking the ability to Annotate - but that will come I guess when Apple allows text selection and cut/paste. Overall a must have app for me that I definitely recommend to others if you need ebook software..Version: 0

Excellent app!This is a wonderful app. that along with a couple other apps has made my ipod touch the equivelent of a PDA It has a great User interface that makes it quick and easy to use. If you do make an update for this it would be cool if you could use the multi-touch on the touch to zoom in on the text without actually having to change the font size in the opotions menu, It would also be nice if you could add to it the ability to make the home button on the ipod touch/iphone a shortcut if you want to, and the volume toggle switch on the 2g version of the touch to be back and forward, to make it easier to use in full screen mode. Thanks for the excellent work that went into making this app. It is truely wonderful. I love the update for isilo, it has such a nice flow to it and runs so nicely, I would still like to be able to use multitouch to zoom in on text and whatnot rather than having to change the size of the font. One problem I have been having recently was that the screen would go white while I was looking at whatever I was looking at, and then it would go to the top of the page, of this is indeed a fixable flaw it would be nice to see fixed, Thanks for a wonderful application.Version: 0

ReviewOne great app for mobile devices. All i can say is missing is an option to control the speed of the auto scroll..Version: 6.04

Great App. File transfer needs improvement.This is a great application for reading documents, however, the file transfer system needs improvement. They could take a lesson from the app "Discover" which sets up it's own web server via wifi that you can access through your web browser. Other than the file transfer issue, this is a great app for all your document viewing needs. Highly recommended..Version: 0

At libraryI bought this for wt library but the link I have says I don't have permission, help can someone write a review to give me the link please!!!!!!.Version: 0

Apple needs to sort out its review process......as it's disgraceful this took so long to be accepted! This is one application that I certainly have been waiting for, even checking the Appstore every day to see if it had been released... In answer to the previous reviewer's "why pay?", it is because there are many ebooks (especially textbooks) that are in iSilo proprietary format - a .pbd is not always just a simple .pdb - and converting them to other formats while retaining the hyperlinks and layout is nigh-on impossible... Most e-versions of medical textbooks, for example, are in iSilo format and have been in use by healthcare professionals for years on PalmDoc and other PDA platforms - I think the release of iSilo will swing many to make the change to Apple as they can now have access to their painstakingly built-up libraries of references. I have seen comments in forums that state that the authors will not buy an iPhone until iSilo is available for it... Apple, I believe there is no other app in the appstore that this claim could be made on behalf of - and don't underestimate the size of the market that has just been opened up, either! iSilo is a fantastic program, and has been ported exceptionally well. Business people, medics, lawyers etc. rejoice!.Version: 0

Works great with wtlibGot the files from meekspace.Version: 6.04

THEY FIXED THE BUG!!!Update update: By Jove! I think they fixed it. They just didn't say anything about it! Thanks guys! I take it all back! Update: Does anybody actually read these post or am I talking to the wind? Why doesn't this bug EVER get FIXED??? When you scroll to the bottom of the page and go to scroll up slowly, it jumps up the page to the spot where it was when you first opened the page. does it three or four times and then works normally. Next page you go to it does it again..Version: 6.05.1

Everything I hoped it would be...The wait is over. Finally iSilo for the iphone is here. I can now do away with my PDA. I use iSilo every day and it is truely a PDA in and of itself for me. The iphone version of iSilo does everything my PDA version does. Even setting up the categories. I only hope the next version will allow for the two finger zoom on the text though. It is a little small for my eyes. Thanks iSilo!!!.Version: 0

Love it!Use this all of the time and it is brilliant. The only reason I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because when writing a note with your annotation, it only shows the first 3 lines of your note when you want to read it. It should show all of the note rather than only the first 3 lines. Otherwise brilliant app and would highly recommend this app. Would it be possible to be able to write notes in the margins, instead of in a box where we can annotate..Version: 6.07

Awesome app!!!!This app is fantastic and enables you to have access to documents you otherwise would require your computer for. Works with the watchtower library 2008 and other publications brilliantly..Version: 0

Latest update crashesLatest update (6.20.8) crashes when trying to download from Dropbox. Problem fix in the latest update..Version: 6.20.9

Excellent e-readerVery good software. Easy to create & distribute new documents. Pity the authors seem to have largely abandoned it....Version: 6.20.1

Pretty goodThis app has tons of potential. But it's main flaw is that it does not scroll smoothly, which kind of takes away from the whole iPhone experience. Also it's already crashed several times and I've used it for less than an hour. UPDATE: I upgraded my phone to 3GS and the scrolling problem from before is gone. I guess the app is a little too resource hungry for the older gen iPhones. File transfer is spotty..Version: 0

Works greatWifi makes it easy to transfer files to ipod and I've found no problem with using this program. Only complaint is sometimes a little lag when scrolling. Apart from that, it's not bad at all..Version: 0

Must get for previous palm isilo usersISilo on the the Treo 650 was the reason I kept the Treo for years and my most used app. Now on iPhone, a must get app for me- allowing transfer of my medical books in isilo format from the treo. Finally put the treo away! iPhone still version not as slick as Treo version, but improving. Thanks for bringing it to iPhone!.Version: 0

Terrific improvementThis app is cool but it might be cooler by adding something: there should be a way to scroll by tiltin your device using the balance sensor of the iPhone. So in original positon would be steady but by tilting it to and fro you scroll up and down. And what about swifting to full screen mode by shacking your iPhone/iPod?.Version: 0

Works fineThis version of iSilo is useful to get the files you need on to iPod touch or iPhone. Hooray!.Version: 0

Highlighting not so easyExcellent app! But please can you make highlighting easier?.Version: 6.20.9

Wonderful job*Many* faithful iSilo users have been waiting for the port of this great application to the iPhone. I would like to say that the administrator has been nothing but helpful and informative with telling the rest of us the process and status of submitting this application to the app store. Thank you. As for the app, it's very easy to put files on the phone. iSilo's website has how-to's in regards to put the files onto the phone - step-by-step with pictures. Thanks for all of your hard work! Two thumbs (err... five stars) up..Version: 0

Hands down a life saving appI purchased this app about 10 years ago and I’m still using it like no other... I’m happy that i bought this in order to input a library that i use on a regular basis.Version: 6.21

Good for Medical FilesThis is a great application for using medical files previously used on Palm devices. AMH, MIMS, Davidson's, Harrison's... they are all there and work exactly as they do on the Lifedrive. With the new addition of Skyscape as well, the iPhone is now the perfect bedside tool.Version: 0

Off-Line Web + Docs :)A great app that I have used on the Palm for many years to take my web sites off line which is brilliant here as it will reduce excessive 3G useage. To do this you need to download the free iSiloX Cliper plugin for IE (sorry about that), run IE as Admin, browse to your page and then run iSiloX Clipper to convert the web site with linked pages (to the depth you specify) into a pdb file. Currently you need to upload the pdb to a http server to then connect iSilo to to download the file. Hope they can add a feature to import through wireless (because of apple restrictions on usb cable) to import from a file share on a PC or Mac..Version: 0

Have had no problemsWhy is everybody on their backs? Most have had no problems, Inc me!! Great product, esp since the new updates..Version: 0

Tosin kolajoVery good app. does exactly what its meant to do.. needs to be updated to make it faster..Version: 0

Does what neededCan find older magazines very easily. Much easier to copy and paste now. More stable . Excellent reference on phone..Version: 6.20.9

Great programHave used for years on palm, awesome. Of course version 1 is not going to be perfect but the programmers at isilo can be trusted, I can guarantee that from my experience. They are preoccupied with programming, not marketting. Be patient, you won't regret it..Version: 0

Works well for me.This app works well, easy to use, does what it says, worth the price, and seems to be very stable. It does all that I want and more. I had one problem that was my falt. When connecting to the app from the PC it was necessary to stay on the server screen. If you were not on the server screen it would not connect. It took a while. I then saw that you could, on the server screen, change the setting so that you could connect on any screen..Version: 0

Excellent!!For a first release excellent. I really wish people would READ THE DOCUMENTATION before posting reviews. Deleting single document, easy. There are some improvements on the way. I've been waiting for isilo since the iPhone was released as it was the single most used app on my palm pilot. I am able to use all of my previous documents and now I finally feel at home! Great work!.Version: 0

Phenomenal on my iPhone 6 PlusISilo is the app I use the most on my iPhone. I use it for reference docs, notes, travel plans...basically any and all documents I want to keep close and ready to view. Basically, I wouldn't be able to live without it. The latest update makes using it on my big screen iPhone 6 Plus a phenomenal experience. This app just keeps getting better. It seems that many of the people who gave a lower rating and had some issues did not even bother to go to iSilo's excellent support forum where they could have most likely gotten their problems resolved. People, I hate to break this to you, but the customer review section of the app store is *not* a customer support forum. The developer is not given a way to respond to anything anybody writes..Version: 6.20

Update Made My Day!I've been using this product and the associated iSiloX for years now; ever since I first started using my Palm Pilot as a mobile book & web page reader. It took me a little while to get used to the differences between the old Palm version and the one for my iPod Touch, but I've come to enjoy it just as much as I always have. With the previous update, I started running into the issue with autoscroll crash at the end of the page. And that drove me kinda' nuts for a while. The fact that this update addresses that issue has made my enjoyment of my downloaded books much what it was. On the down side, I still don't find things as handy as the version on my Palm Pilot (which I almost never use since I got my iTouch) but that has much more to do with the fact that there aren't all the handy hardware buttons on the iTouch that I can customize like I could with my LifeDrive. I still have some issues with changing and customizing fonts as well as the fact that I can't change the color of the header bar when I change the overall color scheme, but neither of those issues is a real deal-breaker in my opinion. This is an app I use very often and for long periods of time every day and I'm really grateful to Mr. Chi for all his hard work over the years..Version: 0

One stop shopping for all of my docs.Former Palm user of this app and was one of my biggest worries keeping me from switching to the iPhone. Once I switched, though, it was an easy set up creating the connection to the PC (just followed the instructions from the website) and I was installing my docs in minutes. No zoom feature for its basic file format (can be overcome just by changing the font size - not a big deal in my book), however, the PDF viewer has zoom built in and it works great. The only issue is that due to the many formats of the files that this app handles, it can become unresponsive/crash at times. Exiting and re-entering the program resolves the issue, but can be annoying. Hopefully this can be addressed in an update..Version: 0

Mr m landThis app is better than iBooks because you can store your annotations and even transport them to a PC and open their and then transport them back to the ipad, that if you like making notes. Also better in that its links by syncing to other isilo books. I use a lot my best app.Version: 6.13

Lost all my stuff with the last updateThis is a great app but I don't think there is any excuse for putting out an update that erases all the data you have in the app. test things a little more thoroughly before releasing please!!!.Version: 0

ISilo wt/pub and ISO7Go into study lesson and when I highlight my answer it kicks me clear out and have to go back in from the beginning. I get the program out of FTP manager then meekspace FPP. Hope you can fix this error. Thanks Wanted to add that I was playing with the program and went into the more section and under font changed it to small and arial and set the default button and now when I highlight things it works. I DO WISH YOU COULD HIGHLIGHT EASIER but just happy the program is working now. Please pass this in to your friends who are having this problem,.Version: 6.13

ExcellentThis app is just the job for having your info with you on the move..Version: 0

My fave palm app!Used it on my palm for ages, it's great to be able to transfer all the books from Palm to iPhone, with tables, pictures & everything. Would be nice to be able to go to the next page with one touch. Also, autoscroll doesn't work for me (blank screen instead)..Version: 0


😕 ISilo Negative Reviews
Applications with positive comments similar to ISilo
It's Raining Cats and Dogs Positive Reviews, comments
It's Raining Cats and Dogs Positive Reviews

Avoid the raining cats and dogs as you fly up through the sky collecting coins. Your umbrella provides some protection, ...

iSilo Positive Reviews, comments
iSilo Positive Reviews

Document reader for viewing document files in iSilo, Palm Doc, and plain text format. Over 45,000 ebooks optimized for ...

Battle for DC Positive Reviews, comments
Battle for DC Positive Reviews

The Digital Consciousness, known as the DC, with a drone army has taken over the world making it inhospitable for humani...

Blackjack Player Positive Reviews, comments
Blackjack Player Positive Reviews

Play Blackjack, the most famous casino game, on your Mac. Are you a Player? With up to three seats at a time at the tab...

Ace Typer Positive Reviews, comments
Ace Typer Positive Reviews

Use Ace Typer to measure and improve your typing speed while learning new facts. Tap Play to start typing. The yellow cu...

Trends watch Positive Reviews, comments
Trends watch Positive Reviews

"Trends" helps you keep track of things that happen on a daily basis so you can see how they affect you over time or how...