Good, but Shallow

The app is good at what it does - organizing assignments and calendars. It’s the most streamlined and visually-appealing app I’ve used, but by no means the most feature-rich (that would be iHomework). What is unfortunate, really, is the lack of attention to detail; for instance, it’s not possible to shift the day or time of a single class meeting, or to set multiple reminders for classes or assignments. In addition, there’s nothing in the way of project task management – no checklists, deadline tracker, notepad function for brainstorming – which is an issue considering that large projects are a major part of schoolwork. There’s not useful email integration (as, for example, with GMail’s task bar), and everything has to flow through iCal (a deeply frustrating app in its own right) rather than coming directly from external calendars. With cloud-based storage, I was hoping for at least some of the freeform, collaborative functionality in Microsoft OneNote. None of that is here.

I frankly feel deceived by other reviewers raving about how you could “do anything”, “fully customize”, etc. I think this is a decent product, sure, and it will help me manage my assignments. But there is a lot left to wish for – this is certainly not the “one app that does it all” that I was hoping for.

Reviewer background: MA student in natural and social science.

Max Well K about iStudiez Pro Legendary Planner, v1.4.1