mozltovcoktail
Active Member
Ive been doing some pretty extensive reading regarding brewing software, and I finally took the plunge and bought BeerSmith on iOS. After playing around with it for a short while, I wanted to rip my hair out. What atrocious design! Granted, Im very, very new to this, but I could barely navigate my war around the app without wanting to cry (not really).
So, I took yet another expensive plunge and downloaded what appears to be BeerSmiths biggest competitor, iBrewmaster 2. My hope was that, despite the tacky background and beer foam at the top, it would be a more elegant app with a more intuitive design. Literally within 15 seconds I wanted to delete it.
Im seriously considering the brewing app approach altogether and just using Evernote (I love Evernote) to keep track of my recipes, Google Calendar to keep track of my schedule, and one of the several $1 brewing timer apps to keep track of my additions on brew day.
Why cant these developers get their act together regarding UI? I appreciate that theyre trying to cram in all the features and info an advanced brewer might want in an app, but it feels just like that, crammed, and cluttered, and terrible.
Sorry for ranting, but I just wanted to share my thoughts with the community and see if anybody else has had a similar experience.
So, I took yet another expensive plunge and downloaded what appears to be BeerSmiths biggest competitor, iBrewmaster 2. My hope was that, despite the tacky background and beer foam at the top, it would be a more elegant app with a more intuitive design. Literally within 15 seconds I wanted to delete it.
Im seriously considering the brewing app approach altogether and just using Evernote (I love Evernote) to keep track of my recipes, Google Calendar to keep track of my schedule, and one of the several $1 brewing timer apps to keep track of my additions on brew day.
Why cant these developers get their act together regarding UI? I appreciate that theyre trying to cram in all the features and info an advanced brewer might want in an app, but it feels just like that, crammed, and cluttered, and terrible.
Sorry for ranting, but I just wanted to share my thoughts with the community and see if anybody else has had a similar experience.