Developer: Blacktree
Version: 1.0.3
Using iPhone 3Gs, version 5.01
Originally Reviewed: January 28, 2012
Pros:
- This app fills in a much needed gap between the normal clock functions of the iPhone and a useful feature which makes the pair complete one another.
- Straight forward navigation with VoiceOver, when using single finger left and right swipe gestures.
- One side benefit of hit or miss consistency (noted below) is the app loads in resident memory. Meaning you can close the app and it will still function. However, I don’t rely on this as being a repeatable “feature”.
Cons:
- There is no VoiceOver indicator noting that the chime function is actually turned on. Only the two available options are listed as equal values (no status). When viewed under my CCTV, double tapping each one will select the button.
- There are two “buttons” which are in fact not buttons but blank dividers.
- Inconsistent performance when it comes time to reset (turning off/on) your iPhone. While it appears in the App Switcher, sometimes the app does not work. Closing and re-launching the app fixes this.
Breakdown:
Chine is one of the more useful apps that greatly increase my already crippling reliance on my iPhone
Download Chime from the iTunes Store. (free)
