I’ve got nearly 20 years’ data stored across the desktop apps that this app syncs with, and everything continues to work fantastically.
I’ve tried about a half-dozen apps for cataloging my movies and music, and this is by far the most comprehensive and flexible. Unfortunately, I’m now having sync problems. Pocketpedia syncs just fine with the desktop CDPedia app, but it no longer syncs with the DVDPedia app. It’s really a shame, because otherwise it’s just about perfect.
cannot recognize any scanned ISBNs - worthless
iPhone app now longer syncing with Mac App.
Developer Response
Be sure to check the new setting in iOS 14 for allowing local network access. Visit the "Settings" app and look for "Pocketpedia", make sure that "Local Network" is checked and green, so that Pocketpedia can communicate with the desktop.Based on the good reviews I bought this. Of the first 5 movies I tried to add by scanning their barcodes, the only one it found was Suckerpunch on BluRay – but nothing Glee, Fantastic Beasts Crimes of Grindelwald, or other not-exactly-rare discs. Nor did searching the text “Crimes of Grindelwald” bring any search results!
Looks like I’d have to type in everything by hand. If I wanted to do that I’d still be using Delicious Library 2 on my Mac.
Camera scanner is very slow, too.
I like Bruji’s products, especially on the desktop. They are to be lauded for continuing to support this older iOS app (just as they do their evolving suite for desktop). What I miss in Pocketpedia is plain ease of use. Ergonomically, it would be a massive improvement if we could flick through, say, movies without having to resort to only controlling the app via the tiny thumbnails. In short, let us move from entry to entry by using the entry details (on the right side of the screen) or, more ideally, the larger image itself. Too much fussy tappity-tap is required right now for comfortable portable use. Support for dark screen use is also a must.
Developer Response
Thank you for the thoughtful feedback. You can swipe left and right while in the details view - or the full cover view - to go to the previous or next entry. Working on dark mode. Pocketpedia itself is solid - does what it needs to do, what you’d expect. It’s strength lies in the fact that it is a single companion apps for multiple inventory applications. I use Bookpedia, Gamepedia, CDpedia and DVDpedia. Pocketpedia syncs with all of them and provides access to all within a single application. Just what I was looking for. I walked away from the Collectorz (CLZ) series of applications when they went to a subscription model. Bruji provided me with a solid replacement without a subscription.
It has been a year since the app has been updated and still does not support the new screen layouts for the iPhone X line. It’s frustrating to look at my collection on my phone. That on top of still having to manually sync with my computer and no iCloud or Dropbox support has me seriously considering a new app after using the desktop app for over 10 years now.
... version 3 doesn’t syncronize with new version 5.6.1, please advise
Developer Response
Do restart all devices and make sure there is no firewall setting that might be stopping the Bonjour message getting across, so that the devices can find each other.
If that does not solve it, please try a dedicated network from under the wireless menu on your computer. Select "Create Network" and then connect your iOS device to that network and try the sync again.
Should you still have trouble with the sync after that, please email us directly (support@bruji.com) so we can get into more details about your particular setup to solve the problem.This app is a great companion to the desktop app however there are several things that it lacks.
- adding games will only search the one database instead of giving you options from other websites.
- syncing is a nice feature, but having to do it manually every time seems old school
- adding some different view options would be a great help as well.
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