Needs More History
I love learning about different people and different cultures and I also love studying the history of people and who they were and their relationships with their neighbors. This helps understand how cultures grow and develop.
I will give this app the benefit of the doubt because it’s still growing but I would love for it to be a true tool for information about the people who lived in the Americas and around the world. As of right now it’s just a map which is interesting but very limiting in what there is to learn and understand. For instance, I would love to see a map where it shows which languages are related or the different language families each language is a part of and specifically which cultures speak these languages. This would give so much information on just how the cultural and political systems of various people are connected.
Another idea I would like to see is a time line of the various ancient cultures. For instance, the Mogollon culture of the southwest vanished about 600 years ago. After that their rivals the Dine and Hopi can be found in many of the ancient Mogollon regions. However, the Mogollon people didn’t disappear, just their culture did. The ancestors of the Mogollon culture still live there, just in a new tribes and new cultures. I would love to have that type of information available.
I will give this app the benefit of the doubt because it’s still growing but I would love for it to be a true tool for information about the people who lived in the Americas and around the world. As of right now it’s just a map which is interesting but very limiting in what there is to learn and understand. For instance, I would love to see a map where it shows which languages are related or the different language families each language is a part of and specifically which cultures speak these languages. This would give so much information on just how the cultural and political systems of various people are connected.
Another idea I would like to see is a time line of the various ancient cultures. For instance, the Mogollon culture of the southwest vanished about 600 years ago. After that their rivals the Dine and Hopi can be found in many of the ancient Mogollon regions. However, the Mogollon people didn’t disappear, just their culture did. The ancestors of the Mogollon culture still live there, just in a new tribes and new cultures. I would love to have that type of information available.
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Great idea, poor execution
Can’t get past the loading screen
Just what I was looking for, but...
I’m happy with the app in that it does what it says, however I’m a little disappointed it doesn’t cover Mexico as I had hoped it would
Thank you
An excellent app. A lot of links to so many resources. A very worthy organization to support.
Good resource not optimized for practical use
This seems like it would be a very interesting educational and conversational tool, however it is currently very poorly optimized and as such it is very difficult to use. I thought this might be slightly more reliable than the website which has many of the same issues. I was mistaken.
I have an iPhone 12 Pro, which is at the time of writing this the most capable iPhone around. The app takes minutes (4+) to partially load and reference data for a simple location search, let alone start up a second or try to delve into more information about the location’s indigenous groups.
I have an iPhone 12 Pro, which is at the time of writing this the most capable iPhone around. The app takes minutes (4+) to partially load and reference data for a simple location search, let alone start up a second or try to delve into more information about the location’s indigenous groups.
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Response from developer
We've finally done some major updates to the app -- you should find it far more usable with our latest version. Thanks for your notes!
Does NOT work. Times out
I read an article regarding this app & thought I would love to learn more. The ratings for this app are high so I decided it will be good. However, nothing comes up for me in the searches. I would love to actually see this working. Thank you
Doesn’t work
This app just doesn’t load anything, no matter where I select on the map or search. The resources section just shows code and an error. I’m surprised that CNN featured an app that doesn’t work in an article, which is how I found this app.
Nice Try
A for effort. F for execution. Stuck in Forever Load. Uninstalled.
Awesome idea, app execution is the worst
The app has a fantastic idea, the app just literally doesn’t work - can’t get past the loading screen.
Maybe in a future update they’ll focus on getting the app working for more people.
Maybe in a future update they’ll focus on getting the app working for more people.
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Unusable. Stuck on loading for both iPad and iPhone.
