iOS UZER APP SCORE: GIRL SCOUT COOKIE LOCATOR

1 out of 5

Kellog North America (http://www.littlebrownie.com/app/)
Free (iPhone)  iTunes Link

DESCRIPTION
Helps you locate places to find Girl Scout Cookies in your area, because we all love Girl Scout Cookies.

YAYS
-Great idea in practice.

-Interesting tidbits about the different cookies.

NAYS
-Couldn’t locate any locations in the entire state of NY.

ELEGANCE VS UTILITY
The application is using a pretty standard interface to attempt to locate cookies being sold around you. The utility could be amazing if it could actually tell me where to buy cookies. Maybe it isn’t cookie selling season right now, but for now it gets a low score for being completely useless at the moment.

iOS UZER APP SCORE: HANDOFF

4 out of 5

Infinity Apps + IdeaSwarm (www.handoffapp.com)
$1.99 (Universal)  iTunes Link

DESCRIPTION
Instantly push content from your browser to your iOS device.  Pushed content is viewed in device’s in-app browser by default.

YAYS
Easy to install bookmarklets for IE, Safari, Firefox and Chrome.
Can select to push content to either iPhone or iPad.
Content opens as you saw it on your desktop.
One click to open in Safari & numerous export & send-to options.

NAYS
The Handoff process from the desktop browser takes 2 clicks.
Google Map Handoffs originally launch the browser based maps.  You can however press an export button to open in the native Maps app.

ELEGANCE VS UTILITY
The UI is simple with a Reeder-esq style; including pull to refresh.  Simplicity is key here, as the prominent interface of this app is a chronological list of the content you’ve pushed.

iOS UZER APP SCORE: Screens for iOS

4 out of 5

EDOVIA (www.edovia.com)
$19.99 (Universal)  iTunes Link

DESCRIPTION
Easy to setup remote access to your Windows, OS X or Linux computer.

YAYS
No need to configure your router in setting up VNC server.
Intuitive gestures and zooming make working on a small screen more usable.
Very reliable & speedy connection, even over 3G.

NAYS
Nearly 20 dollars.  A bit cheaper than other solutions, but still pricey.
Top & bottom toolbars take up too much real estate on iPhone version.

ELEGANCE VS UTILITY
Well thought out UI with a high range of utility for remote access control freaks.

More on Screens in iOS UZER Podcast # 22.