A General tool for those who know
The Maya calendars are confusing to understand. This app does not really help novices understand what is going on. I personally bought this app thinking it would help me get a better idea of the meaning of the various glyphs and how they relate to each day. In this sense the app fails. I prefer using the free app Tzolkin Explorer. Tekin Tontu seems to give more information on each of the glyphs and how they apply to specific dates. If you are looking for a calendar that gives you an idea of what the day is like, then this is not the app to get. If on the other hand, you are a researcher, then maybe this is the app. Since I'm not a researcher, I have no idea how I would use this app.
I also do not like the birthday interface with my address book. It lists every contact regardless of having a birthday listed. Tzolkin is smart enough to only list contacts with birthdays listed. Also, email sent on persons birthday only says "Happy Birthday". Geez, you would think it would send the additional Maya info for the birthday.
$3 is not a lot of money. However, the free Tzolkin app is much better for impressions of what the days are about.
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Problem with interface
I think I know the problem with the flip arrows is. The area that one must tap to have the page flip to the personality/destiny area is far too small. It's too easy to miss the very tiny spot and cause the edit screen to show up please fix this. It's very frustrating. Previous comment: Really fine initial effort. Interface is a little clumsy, but not bad. The arrows that are supposes to flip from the person's info to the personality description/destiny are not working reliably. Sometimes they won't flip at all and all I get is the page to modify the person's name, etc. Please fix.
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Wonderfull App!
Great App! This App has great graphics and teaches youa pretty good lesson on the Mayan Calender !
Mayan History on my iphone
I just got back from Chichen Itza and wish I'd had this app. The author has done a great job of not only giving a history lesson, he's also made it very entertaining and useful. I highly recommend this app. it's worth every cent. Excellent explanations of the calendar and dates you can enter. Can't wait to see where's he's going to go next with this app.
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Maya date calculator- plus a lot more!
Wow! Very cool app! I love the daily interpretations of the glyphs, it is kind of like a maya horoscope!
The birthday calculator is also cool. It allows you to find out the maya day names for your birthday.
Now when I erect a stele, I will know that I have the date carved correctly!
The addition of the Maya birthdate calculator is great! My Maya birthday is the day before my gregorian birthday! Wow, two birthdays in a row! Woo!
The birthday calculator is also cool. It allows you to find out the maya day names for your birthday.
Now when I erect a stele, I will know that I have the date carved correctly!
The addition of the Maya birthdate calculator is great! My Maya birthday is the day before my gregorian birthday! Wow, two birthdays in a row! Woo!
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awesome
It's very informative, a great insight into a culture as great as the maya. My animal association is an armadillo! color red! it's pretty awesome, Thaks Dev!
Functional and pretty
The glyphs in this program look great, and I use this app daily for a quick history lesson and an idea of what the Maya think I should do today.
Phenomenally useful for the amateur and the scholar
Dr. Barnhart's program covers all the bases, providing a glimpse into the inner workings of the Maya calendar. It has a basic Long Count-Gregorian conversion calculator for determining dates - very handy if you are writing up notes and don't have all your books handy. The short essays on different aspects of the calendar are clearly written and up-to-the-minute. An elegant mix of scholarship and technology.
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