App does not inspire confidence.
It would have been nice to learn unit tests but apparently Kodeco doesn't even unit test their own app.
I got an email that for over $1000 I could take an iOS bootcamp with Kodeco - perhaps someone at Kodeco can attend this bootcamp and fix the app.
Nice Idea — Poor Execution…
💥💥I’ve Entrusted & PAID Kodeco to teach me to develop apps. The extremely poor design and quality of their own app (this one) makes me second guess my choice.💥💥
🔥🔥I EXPECTED MORE from a company whose function is to teach others to develop apps. Are they hoping to teach me how to develop apps of such POOR QUALITY?🔥🔥
Some of the issues:
⦁ The syncing of “completed” videos between the app and the website is VERY broken.
⚬ I tried to go back and forth using the web when I’m at my desk and using this app on my iPad when I’m out and about.
⦁ When video downloaded process is RANDOM at best.
⚬ Videos should be downloaded in the order in which they are selected for down load.
⚬ When a whole course is selected, the videos in that course should be downloaded, in order, from first to last.
▸ They are not.
▸ I have some courses where the conclusion is downloaded long before the introduction.
⚬ There is NO INDICATOR on the main video Downloads Tab what the download status is.
⦁ There is no “Download on Wi-Fi Only” setting.
⦁ There is “Path” section in the app as there is on their website.
I could go on, but I think/hope I’ve made my point.
Regards,
A Paying Member of Kodeco
Funny that iOS tutorial app itself cannot make good app. Buggy app
Unstable and buggy
Sometimes bookmarks aren’t stored and tutorial progress is lost.
Pretty disappointing from a company that’s supposed to teach “good” coding.
Downloading the curses not working
More than 300Gb free, max pro iPhone 11, 100 Gbits speed and still is not able to save more tag 4 p 5 episodes of a complete tutorial. Even if you maintain the app in the foreground. Super bad for an app that teaches how to program, this app is embarrassing
Lots of things not working
Response from developer
Hi there! Thanks for your feedback on your experience - recently we have released a new version of our app that will resolve the downloading error, but we are working currently on the progress sync now between your web and app progress. Please email us at support@kodeco.com so that we can update you directly once this issue is sorted!
Books missing in app
Response from developer
Hey there, thanks for your feedback! At the moment, books are only available for reading via our site rather than directly on our app. You can access all books included with your subscription via our site from your mobile though :) In case we can help you better access the benefits of your account, please feel free to reach out to us at support@raywenderlich.com and let us know what you're looking for.
Can't get past first screen
Been a member since 2016. So I thought I needed to create a new account, but of course my email and user ID are already taken.
Oh well...
Response from developer
We're sorry you're running into a login issue with the app. Please reach out support@razeware.com so you can walk us through the problem. Also, feel free to submit an issue on Github repo (https://github.com/razeware/emitron-iOS) about the login button and we'll look into it.
Great app!!
Response from developer
Hi We are aware that subtitles don't get downloaded along with a video, and would like to apologise for this. We are hoping to work on this task in the coming months—you can see progress on the ticket here: https://github.com/razeware/emitron-iOS/issues/451 Thanks for your report, and hopefully we'll be able to fix this soon!
Want AppleTV
Response from developer
Hi. I'm glad you like the app. I'm sorry that we don't have an AppleTV app—we're always looking for ways to improve and might consider building one in the future!
Surprised
I forced myself to buy the pro subscription due to internet issues from raywenderliches websites end so that I could download the videos and continue watching... but most of the time downloads do not even start and instead whirl around forever if selecting the option to download the entire video course. And selecting each video one by one is a huge pain due the interactive boxes for the buttons being way to small causing many taps to start the video instead of downloading. It also doesnt help that theres the built in mini game where you have to avoid touching when the download button flashes into a warning image.
Simple useful UI is missing that is available from their site as well, such as learning paths.
Videos lists fail to show in the Library tab and the search their is also fairly bad as it jumps around while searching.
Small gripe... Why was the default for video speed set to 1.5? Took me a while to figure out it was not a bug but instead something I could change via a setting cog in one of the three tabs...
All in all gives me less trust for the very videos that teach how to build apps like this.
Baffled at how terrible this app is
Response from developer
Hi Really sorry to hear that you're seeing so many issues with the app! It certainly wasn't our intention to release an app that has such a terrible experience. At least some of these issues have been addressed in the latest release—1.0.4, available for iOS 13.4. If you could take a look at whether that version continues to exhibit these problem then that'd be great. If you continue to experience problems, then please do drop us an email at support@razeware.com and we'll take a look at the issues with you. Thanks sam
Much awaited App
Response from developer
We hope you enjoy it!
Thank you!
Any plans to expand to Apple TV? That would be awesome!
Response from developer
Hi dialup, Thanks for your kind words—glad you love the UI. We don't have concrete plans for an AppleTV app just yet, but we'll certainly bear it in mind if we have a lot of requests. sam
Long awaited app
Response from developer
Hi Davamale Sorry to hear that you're having issues with downloads. This definitely sounds like a bug. Would you mind emailing support@razeware.com with your raywenderlich.com username? Mention that you've left a an app review, and I will take a look at your account, and work out what the issue is. Hopefully we'll get this fixed quickly! Thanks for your help in narrowing this down. sam
Surprised it took this long
Response from developer
Thanks so much for your kind words. Apologies that it took a long time—turns out it's quite hard to build a native app =) Thanks sam
It’s great when it works but.....
On a iPhone 7 on WiFi I was able to login but never got passed a loading screen that came after entering information. After Deleting and reinstalling the app I still get the same loading screen
Response from developer
Hi thechefdev, Sorry you're seeing this issue. It sounds like an issue with a slow response from our back end. However in order to diagnose and fix the issue we will need some additional details. Could you email support@razeware.com with details of the problem and we'll look into it and try and get it sorted ASAP. Thanks for your patience. sam
Finally
Response from developer
It's our pleasure. Sorry it took so long! Enjoy...
Fantastic
Response from developer
You made our day! Thanks for your kind words Sphinx711. We're really glad that you like the app, and hope that it helps with your journey through mobile development.
