Molecules User Reviews

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Create my own chemicals.

I cannot find any common chemical that I am looking for and I cannot create my own chemicals. Worthless.

Basic feature missing

I can't get it to just download a PDB file from a link?! iMoleBuilder to the rescue, instead.

Alright

Fairly Good. I didnt get any crashes. Im fine with not being able to build molecules.
However it would be better for us if we were to be able to scroll through all downloadable molecular structures without having to search at least one letter.
Plus Im a newbie so it would be great if there was a colour key for iphone.
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Nearly empty library

The 3d viewer is nice but there are only a few obscure molecules available. Basically a useless app with out a bigger library.

Fascinating

This app is extremely good, you can check other reviews for usefulness.
However, iPhone/iPod 5 support is needed, as it is not full-screen.
Again, atom colour key is needed, but otherwise it is worth the download.

Suggestions

It is an app with great potential… Some things to consider:
--optimized screen for iPhone 5?
--chemical formulas?
--color key for the molecules?

Great app...when it works

Running on an iPad 3 has been not great. When searching for a molecule it will only show the search results that fit on the screen, and when I try to scroll down there are never (literally) any ore results. I know that my searches have not been that narrow. I have searched for very general items on purpose and still received only one page of results.

Please fix this soon as I rely on this app to teach my classes.

Thanks!
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Love it!

Yea ok, nerdy.... but study A-Level chemistry and human biology, so this interests me. Nicely presented and easy to use. I would echo other reviews in saying let us build some basic bit and bobs, like virtual molymods!! Also a key would be useful but I am quite enjoying working out the atoms :p would reccommed to anyone curious about chemistry!
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What happened?

Still not fixed as of June, 2013. It cannot even use files previously saved via iTunes! Anyone have a viable replacement to suggest?

This worked great on the iPad 2 two months ago. The PubChem access is awful: e.g., ethanol is there, but this app cannot even find it! Finding simple substances like water, methane, ammonia, formaldehyde, hexane, ethanol, and so on worked great before. Now they either do not show up at all or are hidden as bizarre numbers that make no sense even to a chemist. And you cannot even add the common name if you get lucky and find the molecule you want. As a chemist, I am very disappointed with this serious decline in capability. I will be looking for a substitute. Please fix this screwup!

Almost worthless now. Please fix the blunders and make this usable again!
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Great app

At first I thought it was an application that described molecules, but it turned out to be a 3d concept of some molecules. Nice surprise though. Very well done app! Could be more to it though.

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