# Research Logger — user reviews > 14 indexed App Store user reviews of Research Logger by Spencer Hall. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/research-logger/id379266906/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/research-logger/id379266906.md ## Is Research Logger safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Research Logger. ## Is Research Logger legit? Research Logger appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Research Logger is 90 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — How to delete information that came with the app? *2016-01-19* Just bought app, freezes when trying to delete information that was there. Can not find information on how to use app. No help settings. Not happy. **Developer response:** Have you tried my latest release? I really tried to go through and refresh it and make it better. I hope the bugs you were experiencing have been fixed too. ### 1/5 — Not happy *2014-01-13* Not happy with app. Hard to use and crashes easily. **Developer response:** Have you tried my latest release? I really tried to go through and refresh it and make it better. I hope the bugs you were experiencing have been fixed too. ### 1/5 — Needs more work *2013-05-22* I was expecting more. The only two things I could do when entering a log was add the name of the person for whom I was doing research, and a note. I couldn't add a date or a source. There wasn't a way to search on sorces or dates. Not sure how this is going to help me keep accurate records of my research **Developer response:** Have you tried my latest release? I really tried to go through and refresh it and make it better. I hope the bugs you were experiencing have been fixed too. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2012-11-17* Does not allow adding log entries, can not change without issues. Had to change sample entries to get started. Just not worth the hassle. A waste of money! **Developer response:** Have you tried my latest release? I really tried to go through and refresh it and make it more intuitive. I hope the bugs you were experiencing have been fixed too. ### 2/5 — Uuhhh... *2012-04-15* Would love to be able to write my to do list for each person with each person and not on a separate page. It would. Also be nice if we could check each item off the to do list as its done. Just sayin... :) but I like the app and think its a great idea! **Developer response:** I appreciate the recommendation of being able to tie the todos to a person. I will consider that. You should be able to check off items in the todo lists. Can you explain more about what you were experiencing so I can understand? ### 2/5 — Please make more versatile *2012-01-20* I am not using this app to record my ancestors but to keep research notes I have for my novel. It seems the developer designed it more for ancestral research. The app needs to reflect many uses not just family history. This is the ONLY app dedicated to keeping research notes please make it more useful for other types of research . Can you update this app so I can edit the topic heading? I need to remove Ancestor and give the logs my own title! **Developer response:** So a while back I took your advice and added a setting on the settings screen to turn the genealogy terms off. I would love to hear thoughts on my latest release. Thanks for your very helpful feedback. ### 2/5 — Not Bad *2010-10-02* It is not a bad app. Recommended enhancements: for the source and location it would be nice if the fields could be drop downs so that the same information does not have to be typed over and over again. ### 3/5 — Family History *2015-03-18* Why does this app close when trying to use it, and why does it have family history for someone else on my app.... Just paid for this app, and already there are problems **Developer response:** In recent updates these issues have been fixed. Have you tried the update? ### 3/5 — Needs more than vcf file forward to email please *2013-07-15* I just tried sending myself one file and without retyping it vcf format really is outdated. I wish you could do more about it? It's basically a shell without the content. Please consider transferring full text to email address. Perhaps add interface with * Evernote and/or * AwesomeNote which are capable of handling more content (Sources, etc.). Topics could be used for anything, I used places as well as family name for Soundex assignment. So when I'm looking at film I can look down my list if come across similar name. I would add stars for such functions. Review #5 had good idea. ### 4/5 — Basic, yet solid. *2011-12-31* This application was developed in 2010 missing iOS 5 support, but it does simple things well enough. I challenge the dev to take it to the next level, especially considering there's currently no competition within this specialized niche, and the strong need for an app like it. **Developer response:** I appreciate your feedback. I have since updated the app. Have you tried the latest release? ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Family History Logger *2011-12-19* Ignore the low stars. They must be a glitch because I don't see any one star reviews much less 5. I hate hand writing anything these days and i like to keep everything electronic for easy access and sharing. So I'm thrilled to find this app that lets me keep research logs on my iPad. Pony up a buck, you will be glad you did. ### 5/5 — Fabulous logger *2010-08-25* This app is very well put together, it's easy to manage and easy to use. So far I haven't found any bugs. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — Great helper!! *2010-08-11* I love this app. I can easily carry this down the isles of genealogy libraries and not lose my momentum. ### 5/5 — It's awesome! buy it. *2010-07-17* Very useful for my genealogy research notes. --- *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 2026-11-10.*