Nice concept, could use a few improvements
After a lot of looking this app seemed to be just what I was looking for - an easy, straightforward way to keep track of wines I have tasted and would like to buy again. Attractive design. Simple controls and smart prompting to reduce keystrokes. Near effortless way of capturing photos of bottle labels. Reasonable options for sorting preferences. Personally I dont care about the sharing features to Facebook, Twitter, etc., but others might like those.
But a couple of disappointments after a week+ of using the app. 1. There isnt a "local" way to sync the database across devices, e.g., iPad and iPhone, and I dont really want to fool with a third party cloud service to do this. But otherwise Im stuck either with one device or having two versions of data, i.e., my wines not all listed in the same place.
3. Editing is not intuitive once youve saved the basic entry, and the ratings section doesnt allow editing at all (or at least I cant figure out how to do it and Ive tried several times). If youre at a restaurant, for example, who wants to put in all the information right then? You just want to type in the name, take a quick shot of the label, and get back to talking to your companions. Then put in the rest of the notes and ratings later.
2. I cant find a way to delete an entry. Can delete most of the info piece by piece but not the basic entry itself. Not good if you accidentally duplicate a wine.
In summary, this is a nice, basic app, that with a little improvement would a real winner.
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WineAlbum - Wine Tasting Notes