The Elements by Theodore Gray App Reviews

This is the app to really show off your iPad! Its interactive and a fun way to learn science. I just wish this kind of stuff was available when I was in school. Pros: - Spinning objects - Great photography with high resolution - Interesting and humorous write-ups on each element - No problems with stability on my iPad - Cost, worth it in my opinion - Ability to see objects in 3D with special glasses Cons: - Down loading. Had to down load to my computer first - Size (but I knew about that) - It would be nice to pinch items larger (especially the home screen). - A little more data about about typical uses and where mined would be useful.

While it does lack some features such as the charge of each element, this app is still great and very useful, especially for class. And for those complaining of the size of the app, if you watch the video of this app, he explains that they used a very high quality lens that took 15mp pictures. Each element was roughly 2gb of raw data before they compacted it so 1.7gb is nothing.

Thank you for making such a wonderful application that I use every day, but if you could add the metallic stare case, and also add a colour coating for the different types of elements. Thanks.

IRON rusts all other metals corrode.

Its a well made app, albeit on the huge side in terms of size, and its 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. Heres the problem: it was all good until iOS 4.2 came out, but Touch Press or Theo Gray didnt release a compatibility upgrade. Now, the app is the same size, with an unconventional button-based UI, munches memory thanks to multitasking but isnt 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 mightve 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, Im leaving it at 3 stars and the following comment: unless youre truly desperate (or running iOS 3.2), dont waste your money.

The good: content is fantastic, solid info, great visuals. Useful Wolfram Alpha integration for element specifics. Nice search function, beautiful rotating pictures of elements and items containing them. Nice intro song. The info, I find, is not only i interesting and useful, but also as relevant to our daily lives as possible. Under Bismuth, for example, there is a rotatable bottle of Pepto-Bismol, containing Bismuth Subsalicytate - the active ingredient that is part of the products name. The bad: steep price, large file. Interface is merely satisfactory, and although there was clearly a lot of work put into this app, there remains much to be desired. Although the rotating pictures are beautiful, they are mostly superfluous, an in my mind contribute little towards what should be the purpose of the app - teaching people about the elements. The writing is solid, but I feel theres some left to be desired, as some of the writing seems to be filler. Suggestions: what about some options? For example, to label the periods/groups? What about zoom capabilities, because the interface is rather static? Other diaplay options would be nice. Also, and this is rather important - you should be able to listen to music while in the app. It is rather frustrating; I would use the app far more often if I could have some music in the background. I doubt Im alone in this view. Verdict: do I regret paying the $13.99? Of course not. I would buy it again. There are many apps I have bought that I wish I hadnt - this is definitely not one of them. Yet, there are definitely some improvements that I would like to see. Despite the problems I pointed out, I still think its a great app, and fills an important niche in the app store. I wouldnt heaitate to buy it if you have any interest in the elements or to learn about the building blocks of our universe.

Please add Retina capabilities it would make reading a lot easier on the new Ipad

I could barely put it down until I read them all, which took almost 2 days! Great graphics, great write ups, great 3D rotating objects. And for those that want them to fix the fact that it is 1.7GB, (118 elements) x (~6 rotatable objects) x (~20 frames of rotation) x (~100kB per frame)=??? Do the math. This app has so much packed in there that it has to be big.

Wow! Looks great on iPad 3. Please update other apps for retina too. Thanks!

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.

I have purchased and downloaded this item recently, but could not open it

If this app (and iAnything) existed when I was a high-school student, I might have actually appreciated chemistry. Brilliant design and great information delivered with delightful humour. Who knew chemistry could be so entertaining!?

A 1.7G educational application is definitely rich on content, but UI and interaction are too complicate to new users like me.

Wonderful app. I would like to see the spectrum of the elements as well.

an 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.

Cant see half the elements. This App is broken. If there was a way to reasonably request a refund or publicly smear this company Id do it in a heartbeat.

This app is very useful and provides multiple pictures and explanations about where and how the elements are either farmed or created. It also provides info about the elements at molecular level, which is useful as well

Some text in the end of each element description seems to be cut off. Will it be fixed in a future update?

This app "book" is absolutely amazing. Combine it with Elements in Action and you or your learner will be fascinated and intrigued for many hours. Even though this was one of the first truly remarkable interactive books on the iPad, a few years later and it still intrigues me. I have removed it, then reinstalled several times, simply because it brings science to life like nothing els I have encountered. Get the Mathematics app too. It is a blast!

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