First off it's not very accurate... secondly, it's very expensive and they offer NO refunds despite being incredibly inactive. However, to be fair they do offer a very short free trial w a credit card. It also would be very cool if it was more accurate, and you do have the option of adding your rock/mineral (perhaps that's the problem?!).
If you don't have the premium you will have ads. I quickly got the paid version though as I wanted to keep my rocks in the catalog. It's a good app. Pretty accurate. Lots of helpful information. If I could make one little change I'd make it so you can put your rocks into folder types. So maybe I can sort out my hearts and towers. The 2nd thing I'd do is add an auto renumber. So when you get rid of the rock you don't have to relable all of your rocks or have the wrong # marked. Other than that ♡
First of all, there is no instructions of what to do to access the app. Second, and this is a big, bad one, you get redirected to a distribution page where you are prompted to register. There are indicators that this page is like a clearing house for multiple apps and tools, etc. So, okay. But then after entering the usual info they want a credit card number. What!? No! Third, way too many adds. Right in the middle of an action! Fourth, waaay too many typos. Trashy .
Great potential... I really want to love this app, but multiple times a day it "fails to connect" and has to be force restarted to work. If you minimize the screen while it is identifying or saving, when you come back to the screen it has errored out and you have to start the process all over again. It lists ALL rocks you save/scan to a single selection with no way to divide it up into smaller collections. This app could be amazing, but it's not quite there...
This is an amazing app. It has been very accurate so far. I'll continue testing it and will update if I find any discrepancies in its accuracy. Update: I took away 2 stars because I have some rocks in my collection that I have had for a long time. The acquisition dater needs to be updated to have the year and month/day separate so that I don't have to spend a lot of time going back to dates 40+ years ago, & if my finger slips off the back arrow onto the calendar, it goes back to today's date.
I like that you can look up your mineral/stone and get a couple of different options to choose from. Not only that.. You can also number your stones, add your stones measurements, input the price you paid for it, location you purchased said stone, and add pics, and save it all for later. This can be done w/out paying a subscription (as I do not). I don't know if there will be a limit to how many can be saved but if there is I will update my review. Thanks 😊
It says "in app purchases and contains ads." So I assumed I would get a lite version. No, it straight out of the gate forced a 7 day trial, USD2.99 weekly, OR USD5.99 monthly. So by free, they mean free to download. I think Google Play should ban this type of activity, it's misleading and I can assure you that a lot of the 1M+ downloads, were quickly removed or didn't go past the 7 day trial.
If I could rate this app in the negative, I would. This app is a waste of time and phone memory. On top of that, there is no easy way to cancel your subscription in the the app. I had to go into my Playstore to my apps, from my computer, to cancel. Google- I expect more from your company- you are suppose to keep us safe from predatory apps like these.
Downloaded app, started free trial subscription and cancelled subscription all on the same day. 7 days later, I am charged $21.09 for a one year subscription. My request for a refund was denied by Google Play (even though they cancelled my subscription as of July 22 - the same day I was charged). So they get my $20 and I get nothing. Easy to rank in the top 10 grossing when you're ripping people off this way. Notice that the developer does NOT even respond to any of the reviews left here.
DO NOT USE IT FOR THE 7 DAY FREE TRIAL, THEY CHARGE YOU IMMEDIATELY! It used to be a free app, one day I opened it up & I had to agree to the 7 day free trial (which I was going to cancel before they charged me the $30 yearly subscription). Instead, I look at my bank account later that day & they charged me which overdrafted me as well. I contacted the app immediately & they said it's not their problem. App works extremely well but will charge you& not give any free trial.
