Comments on: Review: Pocket Informant 1.0 for iPhone

By: pradley

pradley — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:07:48 +0000

Bill, you are right, and there is, I think, another reason. Unlike the iphone calendar database, the contacts database is accessible and there are many apps (like “Groups”, for example) that allow the user to do a thorough search and reorganization, so this is less a priority than Tasks (which, of course, are present in PI now) and Notes which are not part of the iphone built-ins.

By: BillChapman

BillChapman — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:33:58 +0000

Jessica, there was a big debate in the WebIS forums prior to the release of 1.0 about whether Contacts or Notes should be added first. As I recall it, Alex said that they decided to go for Notes first since the native Contacts app could tide PI users over, while the existing Notes app was not as good.

By: Judie L. Stanford

Judie L. Stanford — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:28:11 +0000

RT @jfritsche “Check out my first post on Gear Diary! http://piurl.com/1RLV” Great job, Jessica!

By: Jessica Fritsche

Jessica Fritsche — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:03:54 +0000

I think that from the perspective of what the program is and does, the $12.99 price is fair. There are some apps that charge that and more (like Beejive IM) that while I recognize their usefulness, they’re just flat overpriced. I don’t think that is the case here…I mean, I was prepared to plunk down $19.99 before they lowered the price. It may discourage people who might be interested in it but are price-point sensitive, but I imagine that’s why they are going to put out a Lite version. That way people can try it and see if it’s for them or not.

@BillChapman: I had thought they said they weren’t building Contacts in…shows me to check the list before I speak!

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By: Wayne Schulz

Wayne Schulz — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:32:43 +0000

I’d guess it may be an ok price. PI has a pretty strong following and name recognition. I bought it without a lot of advance thought especially knowing how easily iphone upgrades get applied via iTunes.

By: Christopher Gavula

Christopher Gavula — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:03:04 +0000

I wonder if the $12.99 pricing is working? Past versions of P.I. have cost more and compared to them $12.99 is certainly reasonable, but I wonder how it fares compared to the generally lower pricing (and theoretically higher volume) of other apps the iPhone (often $9.99 or less).

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By: BillChapman

BillChapman — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:43:57 +0000

I believe that Alex has stated that a Contact module will be added after Notes is done. Anyone may view the proposed (and regularly updated) list of upcoming enhancements at the bottom of the WebIS product page for PI for iPhone (http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pocketinformant_iphone)

By: Wayne Schulz

Wayne Schulz — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:17:18 +0000

Nice! This is my all time favorite calendar. I have it on my BlackBerry Bold and my iPhone. While I don’t use Outlook (made the switch to Google a few years ago) — the Google Calendar synch works perfectly on iPhone.

My favorite part of the program is the weekly view. For some reason the smartphone makers never work a decent weekly view into their calendars.