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The Elements by Theodore Gray App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Broken on iPhone 6 plusThis app is completely broken on my iPhone 6 plus. Everything is crammed into on corner. Otherwise it's a good app on the iPad..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Seems to crash a lotWas enjoying this app the day I purchased it but since then every time I go to look at an element the app crashes. Have just read the support page and you have to reboot the iPad. Hope that problem gets fixed soon in an update..Version: 0
✓ DissapointedConsidering the price, you'd expect the text to be in HD :(.Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ The ElementsDanger Will Robinson danger 1.7gig install it took 3hours, is it worth the $16 price tag ? Yes but only just, it has a nice look and feel but even a person who finds the periodic table fascinating as I do will get tired of this app after about a week and then it will be an expensive novelty.Version: 0
✓ Pretty, but that’s it.Cons: -HUGE: 1.7GB for high resolution images that rotate that could be just as easily shown in 1-4 images each (instead of the 40+ of each object). -COSTLY: $9 for information that is easily obtained anywhere, like Wikipedia (or WolframAlpha which it even links to). (For example, the amazingly useful and slick “Sky Guide AR” app is only $3) -LACKING INFO: each element has a few interesting tid-bits crammed in the main page (for example, you can’t expand the emission spectrum graph), and then a short paragraph or two overview on the next page. It just leaves you wanting more info that just isn’t there. Pros: -Well packaged, slick interface I got it to encourage my daughter to get interested in the elements, but interest quickly fades after seeing “ooh, the images spin”. I’d still give it only 3 stars if it were 100MB and $1. Save yourself memory/space on your device and money, skip this app that’s just bells and whistles, and just use Wikipedia or something else..Version: 3.0.1
✓ It's GoneI downloaded this huge program and enjoyed using it for the visual effects to show people. It started acting erratically and one day I noticed it had changed color (kind of dull looking) and would not work. After a couple of days to see if it would recover, I erased it thinking I could download again, free. When I try to download, the program tells me it is installed and won't let me redownload. My biggest gripe is to try and find someone to help me. I've sent emails and tried to find a place for someone to listen to my sad story but no one cares. So, I paid for the program, had it fail, erased it but can't get another because Father Apple says it's still on my iPad. A few months later and this program came back magically. Now same crap is happening and no one cares. It's sitting in my iPad half loaded and refuses to download any more All I want to do is to get it fully loaded so I can delete the piece of crap once and for all..Version: 0
✓ Beautiful but big have to connect to get infoPretty much that says it all... One short intro on each element (which is great) but then for everything else you have to connect to the internet.... Add all the extra info and I'll give it five stars easy..Version: 0
✓ Large fileThis is a nice application with informative text. The photographs are very well done, and yes you can make them spin, but the cost is a huge file of 1.7GB. For me, I would rather do without the ability to turn the photos and have a smaller application. I don't have the 3-D glasses so I can't comment on this aspect. If all you want is a description of the various elements with the scientific data, there are other applications available, some for free..Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ Beautiful eye candy, thin on contentWhile the photos are beautiful, the text content leaves much to be desired. It is long on the author's personal opinion, commentary, and anecdote; short on facts, history, chemistry, industrial applications and commercial information. Personally I never get tired of reading the venerable CRC Handbook section titled "The Elements". My suggestion is to license that content and make it available in the application. In fact that is sort of what I was hoping to find here. I don't regret spending the money for the app, but mainly it is valuable to me because I already have deep knowledge in chemistry and physics. To a student, or someone coming from another field, I think it would have much less value..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Good, but...It's a well made app, albeit on the huge side in terms of size, and it's served me well during the academic year. It gives useful data about all the elements, as well as an anecdote or two, which far deepened my interest in chemistry. Here's the problem: it was all good until iOS 4.2 came out, but Touch Press or Theo Gray didn't release a compatibility upgrade. Now, the app is the same size, with an unconventional button-based UI, munches memory thanks to multitasking but isn't multitask-compatible itself. Another problem, which has appeared on my friends' iPads is in iOS 4.3, especially with multitasking gestures enabled. Switching from another app to The Elements will make almost the entire, or sometimes the whole black background transparent, with an animated periodic table hovering over your home screen (or whichever switchboard you might've been on before you started the app). When I bought it, in September, it was entirely worth the 14$. Now, unless an update comes out, I'm leaving it at 3 stars and the following comment: unless you're truly desperate (or running iOS 3.2), don't waste your money..Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ Missing something...Doesn't feel like an essential (lol) app anymore. There's nothing that cannot be found in his Elements In Action and a good reference app like EleMints or Wolfram-Alpha proper. Missing mass spectroscopy lines and other pertinent info that is included on the flashcards (paper, not app) & book. Kinda clunky in its display, though it loads smoothly. Ok app in the $3-5 range, not more. Not sure how much it took to produce this, so I do not want to discredit the designers & author; I do enjoy the paper flashcards & book. But I won't mince words: I don't remember there being info cribbed from Wolfram-Alpha in the physical copies or this app in 2010; even if it makes it easier to keep entries up to date, I would have liked to have seen the original info; or entries comparable to other periodic apps. Seemed the book was less minimalist. It's cool to see actual examples, but I wanted more..Version: 2.0.5
✓ Can not syncI have purchased and downloaded this item recently, but could not open it.Version: 1.1.1
✓ Good...A pretty good app, great images, lots of info, fast, interactive, but like all apps, has it's a few problems. Such as, crashing a few times, no zooming in on pictures, and mass download. But an update could fix some of those problems. It's a good app if you need the knowledge, but it's just for viewing purposes, I wouldn't get it at the current price..Version: 0
✓ HELPI just bought it and I have 2.3 GB and it still won't let me download it can I have a refund.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Pretty but get it at 50% off saleIt's cute, but after a few looks you'll never use this app again so I'm glad I didn't pay full price or I'd feel scammed..Version: 0
✓ What is the purpose of this app? Seriously.Initially, I thought this was a very nice app. Pleasant to look at and fun to figure out what tapping on each thing does. But now I wonder what the purpose of this app is. It seems like it's half coffee table book (with the glitzy video and images) and half dense, technical reference loaded with bazillions of tiny facts without any kind of context. The only real context or instructional material is a 3-4 paragraph section on the second page (and it took me a while to figure out how to get to that second page, since the direction arrows at the bottom of the page look like they take you to the next or previous element). Yes, it's interesting, but I can't say that I've learned all that much. Another thing: every time there's an update to the program--even for tiny bug fixes--you have to redownload 1+ GB of data, too. That may be Apple's fault, but they need to figure out a solution. And for god's sake, put a Stop Animations button on it. After a while of exploring, the animations get old. Real old. Not to mention I'm sure it kills the battery..Version: 0
✓ Good content cut off from viewCould be a great app - except that the end parts of the text per element is cut off by the text viewer - making an unknown number of sentences un-accessible.Version: 2.0.5
✓ Not that greatIt looks really beautiful and it's a nice way to show off an iPad, but it's actually a fairly static interface. I expected more interactivity for the price. (Not that I know how to write an app!) And, as mentioned, it's fiendishly large and takes forever to download/update..Version: 0
✓ Far too expensiveThis is fine for what it is. A graphic of the periodic table, linking to a page of text or two for each element. There are some '3D' images you can rotate by touch. There are navigation bugs (the 'contents' link just goes to a page about 'credits') and a bunch of stats presented basically raw from the Wolfram Alpha website. It really isn't that special. Just read Wikipedia for the info. People are perhaps wowed because of the capabilities of the device they're viewing it on. Fine for 59p. Doesn't justify £7.99..Version: 0
✓ Singularly unimpressedSingularly unimpressed Staggeringly large at 1.7 GB. Seems unnecessary even for fairly nice 3-D pics. The navigation is awkward. There is no ability to swipe to move between elements. You have to press a small arrow at the bottom. The home button is way too small on every page. While the home page looks nice it's tough to read the names and numbers of the elements. Drop the price by 75%, drop the spinning photographs, drop the size by 80%, and then it's worth four stars, maybe five. But only then. Nice integration with WolframAlpha, but this only means that you have to be connected on WiFi or 3G to get that information. Ironic, given the size of this application. All of the information is crammed on to less than one third of the screen so that there can be a spinning model of the element. Granted, the spinning models look nice, but that loses its shine when you struggle to get the more detailed information. Hugely disappointed. This was one of the first apps I wanted to get for the iPad. If I could, I would return this app and then repurchase it when it improves, which I suspect it will..Version: 0
✓ Paid twice for the same appI had brought this app a year ago for £8.99 and since the upgrade to IOS 11 it did not work so I looked on my purchased items and found that it no longer worked with IOS 11. However in the App Store the upgrade was £8.99 and so I had to purchase it again if I ever wanted the app to run. I thought that when you brought the original app any future upgrades and development were included in the price. Apparently not with these developers... roll on IOS 12 another £8.99 anyone...not very impressed, very greedy..Version: 3.0.0
✓ Have an iPhone 6 Plus?Can't see half the elements. This App is broken. If there was a way to reasonably request a refund or publicly smear this company I'd do it in a heartbeat..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Very poorConsidering this download is 1.74GB big I would have thought it would be self contained but no most of the info is dragged of the wolframalha website thus needing an internet connection (not always available and costly if using 3g). If I had internet available it would be just as easy to use a wiki site instead of this. The much talked about interactivity (rotating objects around) is massively over rated and gives you nothing a standard photo does. It looks pretty and has some info and would have got a higher rating if I had not been foolish enough and paid £7.99 for it. To be honest i regret buying this and have since found better and cheaper periodic table apps. So in summary, over priced, limited content, needs an internet connection to use..Version: 0
✓ UpdatesI love this program, but the updates are to big and take forever to download. 1.71 G update takes forever, please fix this..Version: 0
✓ Pretty disappointing given the priceBasically an onscreen book with a simple 3d picture for each element and some data pulled from Wolfram Alpha. Would have probably been better off getting the book. Gimmicky..Version: 2.0.4
✓ Attention!Awesome app as others have said but be aware, there is a version with proper english spelling/names. This version is the American one with Aluminum and color etc. Note to developers - It's not just England and Ireland that use non-American english. Wish I had know this when i purchased, not going to spend another $17 for correct spellings. Given the app is 1.71 gig surely it wouldn't be much of a stretch to include text in all languages with an option to change between them?.Version: 0
✓ Poor uiNot easy to navigate title of elements when click on is very small but symbol is big also you can't split elements into metal etc Price to high for simple app.Version: 1.1.1
✓ Update the UIPlease update the UI to match modern apps, you’re still using skeuomorphic buttons and the like..Version: 3.1.1
✓ Dont get this appI bought this app in the past, they performed an update. After the update the application no longer worked on my iPhones or my iPad. I will be forced to buy this application again if I want to use. I tried contacting their customer support and it is nonexistent. So unless you want to buy this app every time they do an update don’t buy it. Go with the free apps, you’ll be much happier as this application doesn’t provide any more data than the free applications in the App Store..Version: 3.0.0
✓ Good, but 1 issue...Why can't I play the song anymore? Please fix this and I'll rate 5/5. Otherwise, though, a GREAT app!! Worth the $$$$.Version: 0
✓ Beautiful Book; may need to reset iPad to make it workI initially had problems with this application crashing but got quick technical support from the developer in which he advised me to reset my iPad (essentially, turn it off and turn it back on again) and the problems cleared up. I'm now able to read and interact with the book without it crashing. He also told me that they are working on an update to the application to deal with low memory situations which is a potential cause of the crashes that everyone is reporting. Having surmounted that problem, the book is beautiful and informative and I can't wait to share it with my nine year old this evening!.Version: 0
✓ Waste of MoneyYou pay $20 for the Periodic Table that can be looked up online for free.Version: 2.0.7
✓ Silly size1.7 GB app? That is crazy. I own it but will never download it because 1.7 GB :-(.Version: 3.1.1
✓ Totally not worth itWas expecting something with a lot more information but I found it underwhelming and very difficult to actually find the element I wanted. It's not even Retina....Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ 3d glasses a rip off.An interesting survey of the elements. However, the " reasonable but high quality" 3d glasses are a small cardboard box with two pieces of prismatic film covering holes punched in the side. It does have 2 quality elastic bands for your ears! Cost me $10 in Canada, worth maybe 50 cents..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Not all its cracked up to be.Not as good as I was expecting. Having to buy specific 3d glasses is a bit of a con. Wouldn't have bought it had i known..Version: 1.1.1
✓ Please update!Need to be updated for retina on new iPad! Great app just a shame with blurry images.Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ Beautiful App but a bit pricey!Presentation is first class but the cost of the application does not warrant the limited content.Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ The Elements a Visual ExplorationI found it very difficult to download it took several hours and kept locking up While it is good I do not find it as exciting as some reviewers Steven Fry's comments are OTT T Berrisford.Version: 1.1.1
✓ Good (although, it could be a lot better)Ok, this app is a really beautiful piece of work, but it does need to be heavily polished. For example, a majority of buyers would be enticed to spend $15 for this application because of its beautiful and freely maneuverable pictures of each element. The description says that there are over 500 pictures in total, a large majority of these are poor quality and are blurry and sometimes pixelated, however, the few ones that have a high resolution are undoubtably, immaculate. Secondly, I bought this app not only for the pretty pictures, but the information on each element that makes this app a 'book'. The author has a very nice writing style and a good sense of humor, unfortunately, the information provided is somewhat limited and there is very little that you can harness from it (e.g. for school stuff). The way in which the author writes varies, for example one paragraph he writes might be suitable for the day-to-day person trying to learn something about the building blocks of our world, but on the other hand, some texts he writes are aimed at someone who has spent about 7 years studying chemistry. Thirdly, the the overall design of this app is somewhat rushed and made with little care, this makes the application feel like something worth $4 instead of $15. Let's face it, for a ridiculous $15, this app is really nothing better than a bunch of pretty pictures and non-useful information. Considering that the actual hard copy book contains the same information as this's app (and it is over double the price), it too is not worth purchasing. Keep in mind what I mentioned earlier, a vast majority of the images supplied are not shown at their full resolution, they are blurry and pixelated, which decreases the value of this application significantly..Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ Song Fixed. Update element 113, 115, 117 and 118.Thank you for fixing the song, finally. Although it looks like you also missed the opportunity to update the application with the new IUPAC names for elements 113, 115, 117 and 118. Please update ASAP..Version: 2.0.7
✓ 3D is misleadingThe 3D is misleading as you are not told that you need to order special glasses until you have already purchased the app......very misleading considering it says Stereo 3D in the app description. If not for being a FAIRLY good app I would be asking Apple for a full refund......Version: 1.1.1
✓ Retina DisplayPlease add Retina capabilities it would make reading a lot easier on the new Ipad.Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ Doesnt installI paid for this app but when it Finnish downloading it doesn't install it just downloads it again without any message, what's going on? I know this a great app but Paying for nothing is just sad and disappointing..Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ FlorinAn smart app but beware you can purchase for the price of Two Apps the Third in a Bundle. The catch 22 is the bundle is not downloading. I left the message here because in the bundle I can not as It wont download..Version: 2.0.1
✓ Looks great and promising butIt won't load properly and keeps exiting the program. I have rebooted according to app support but did not work. Hopefully this can be resolved soon since I had to pay for this just to see how beautiful the promo said it would be..Version: 0
✓ 118There are 118 elements on the periodic table. I can only view 103..Version: 3.1.1
✓ Not worth $16This is a good app, helps me a lot with my chemistry at school, but I wouldn't say that it is worth $16.Version: 1.0.2.1
✓ Beautiful program...but it crashesAn excellent and fun approach to elements, with cheeky writing and beautiful graphics. But the program crashes when the animated tabs are selected. Frustrating..Version: 0
✓ Elements is nice...Touch Press is great and all, but please don’t brand each app icon. It’s an eyesore..Version: 2.1.0
✓ Hate the forced animation!OVERVIEW: On the main Home page, and on the "home" page of each element, there is a lot of animation, which as far as I can tell, cannot be disabled. I find this extremely distracting and irritating. Caveat: I have not read this complaint in any other review, so it makes me wonder if it is just me - perhaps my age (I'm in my 50s)? If my suggested enhancement (below) is implemented, I will improve my rating. ENHANCEMENT REQUEST: Nevertheless, I beg the author to do something about this issue. As a first pass, you could provide a switch (a setting option) which allows the user to disable all auto-animation. This would make the main Home page, and each element's home page, completely static (as well as any auto-animation that may occur in other contexts). A second pass would allow the user to disable all auto-animation, but then selectively re-enable it (such as being able to turn, spin, or immobilize an element's home page image). DETAILS: Home page (forced animation - bad): The Home page for this app is the periodic table. For each element, there is an image which either continuously rotates, or continuously scales up and down (zooms in and out). There is little benefit to this presentation, other than a gimmick factor. On the downside, however: 1) it is irritating and distracting. I have trouble focusing on one element, with all the other ones being in continuous motion. 2) the element symbols (H, He, Li, etc) aren't even nicely presented - they are in a dull grey fuzzy font which does not stand out. Of course I want to see beautiful images, animation, 3D, etc, in other parts of this app, but for the Home page, I would take almost any periodic table from a google image search over this one. Element home pages (forced animation - bad): On the homepage of each element, the left two thirds of the screen is taken up by an image, which is continuously animated. The right third (or less) of the screen contains information about the element. I have a lot of trouble reading the element info when most of the screen is taken up by a giant rotating gold nugget, or even worse, a big photo of Albert Einstein that continuously grows and shrinks and moves around. And even in the info portion of the screen, there are a number of smaller, yet still distracting, continous animations (such as crystal structure), together with the static info that I am trying to focus on. Element second pages (optional animation - good): From an element's home page, you can go to a second page for the element. The second page contains a (text) article about the element, and a number of images (mostly photographs). By default, everything is static. However, each image can be rotated, spun, or immobilized by the user. Double-clicking on an image brings up a 3D version of it (a double image which can be merged using 3D glasses or perhaps by crossing your eyes). This *optional* animation is great - if only the whole app were like this..Version: 0
✓ The elements - over priced!!!!Dont buy this, it is overpriced, to big, the pictures are poor and it doesnt perform well.Version: 0
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