# NESC 2017 IEEE App — user reviews > 16 indexed App Store user reviews of NESC 2017 IEEE App by Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Inc, rated 1.30/5 from 12 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nesc-2017-ieee-app/id1123163743/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nesc-2017-ieee-app/id1123163743.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (4 of 16) ### 1/5 — Total RipOff *2017-08-31* Don't waste your money!!!!! This app does nothing:( When you try to use the features it just takes you to a screen that says you need to pay $199.99 to purchase the full app??? I want my money back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ### 1/5 — Very miss leading *2017-06-25* App doesn't do much without purchasing the $200 in app purchase. They bait you into spending $4.99 for access to code interpretations. **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ### 1/5 — Principal eng. *2017-04-04* Misleading description. To get to the useful info requires purchasing premium content for $200 more. Wish I could get my $5 back. Feels like a scam. This was a waste of time. **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ### 1/5 — Questionable *2017-03-23* You pay for the app ($5) then notified that you must have "premium content" to actually view the code. Now I would not expect to obtain full access to the NESC for $5, but: 1. There is no information as to what the premium content is. 2. The prompt also indicates you must purchase the code in addition to premium content 3. I have purchased the 2017 NESC in hard copy and PDF formats...if this is not adequate it should be made abundantly clear that in my case I will need to purchase a 3rd copy of the Code for the app to be of any practical use .... prior to the purchase of the app. 4. I would have either purchased the app and the in app purchase in lieu of the PDF and hard copy or I would have not purchased the app. They are totally redundant purchases **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Decent App for 7 Days, then you pay for nothing! *2022-01-07* The free trial of the app was great. The convenience appeared to be worth paying the $45 annual subscription fee, so I signed up and paid it. Now, I totally regret it. Every time I try to go into the app and access the code, I am told that the trial period is over and I need to subscribe. I did this already and have a receipt from Apple to confirm it. I tried contacting IEEE, but I was told they are not providing technical support for the app. However, the link to the app is still on the IEEE publication website and they still collect subscription fees. This is supposed to be an app for engineering professionals offered by a respected engineering organization. Free games have better support than this. ### 1/5 — Currently useless *2021-07-01* I haven’t been able to open the app for some time now; when first installed it was nice to have in the field, completely useless now. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2021-02-09* I couldn’t get it to work. Total waste of time and money. I wish it would have worked. It would be nice to have the info on my phone and not carry the book when out of the office. I would give it zero stars if I could. ### 1/5 — App won’t open *2020-05-19* Complete waste of time and money. Haven’t been able to open the app in years finally got fed up and wrote a review. I don’t remember how much I paid but it was a lot of money to have to continue to use and carry the NESC book every day ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2020-01-24* This app requires full price to be paid for access to anything. Waste of $4.99. I want my money back. Update (response to developer): Then please refund my money. **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ### 1/5 — Only buy if you own full license *2019-08-13* For the $5 app price you get nothing, unless you spend $200 for the full license. Very disappointed. Zero stars.. **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2019-08-09* I bought the book - APP won’t even open! Extremely frustrating especially when needing it for work. **Developer response:** Our apologies. The App framework has been refreshed and should work better now. ### 1/5 — Do not purchase *2018-08-17* Do not purchase unless you have paid the $199.99 to purchase the NESC book. Without that this app is useless. **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ### 1/5 — Not full version *2018-07-13* You will need $199 to get the full version. Pass **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ### 1/5 — Electrical Engineer *2018-02-24* I just bought an app that asks me to buy a full version. It gives nothing. They stole my money. I want it back **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated) ### 4/5 — Clever app for in-field use *2017-05-25* In case it's not obvious, all you get for $4.99 is the app interface. If you want to actually access the code, it's another $200. **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. ### 2/5 — Don't waste your time *2017-02-03* There is nothing relating to the 2017 NESC, aside from the table of contents and a dictionary of terms.... They want you to spend $5 on an app in order to be prompted to spend another couple hundred of dollars in order to actually see the code. This app is useless for my personal needs. **Developer response:** Our apologies. The intent was to provide the App for $4.99 to those previous owners of the NESC and the NESC Handbook. Unfortunately, the process was a bit convoluted. Thus, the App is now available as an annual subscription for a fraction of the cost to all user. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*