# The Waste Land — user reviews > 85 indexed App Store user reviews of The Waste Land by NatureGuides Ltd., rated 4.80/5 from 23 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-waste-land/id427434046/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-waste-land/id427434046.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 20 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of The Waste Land? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ✨ Exceptional content richness - 🎬 Brilliant filmed performances - 🎧 Superb audio readings - 📚 Deep scholarly interpretations - 📱 Excellent use of iPad capabilities - 👍 Well-produced and crafted app - 💡 Innovative presentation of literature - 💯 Great value for money - 🌟 Sets a benchmark for literary apps - 💖 Assembled with love for the poet **Cons** - 💰 Expensive price point - 📉 Some older reviews mention outdated UI/resolution - ⚠️ Occasional issues with large downloads **Commonly reported bugs** - Interactive notes inaccurate to touch - Sound stopped working - April update won't update - Built-in videos and readings not working after update - No sound on download - App won't update - Audio not working - No sound coming through - App doesn't download to computer for syncing - Video of Fiona Shaw's performance cannot be stopped - Missing opening quotation from Petronius - Audio is non-existent - Facsimile with Pound's editorial additions is not the typescript version **Most requested features** - Way to mark place in poem - More apps like this for other literary works - Dark mode option ## Newest reviews (14 of 85) ### 4/5 — Interactive Notes Inaccurate to Touch *2023-02-25, version 2.0.1* When you touch on a highlighted part, the note does not pop up. You have to touch around the highlighted part—left, right, above, below and everywhere in between—to get the note to pop up. Very frustrating! Sent a support note to the devs. Let’s see whether and how soon they will fix it. iPad OS 16.3.1; iPad Air 5th gen. Other than the “Perspectives” section, the content seems to be OK. ### 3/5 — Why the update? *2014-09-28, version 1.1.2* This is an excellent app but why are we saddled with a full (1 hour here) download just for a nice new video preview in the app store? Nuisance value has demoted from 5 to 3 stars on this occasion. I have another app from Touch Press that is going to follow on in the same way. Please don’t do this again. ### 5/5 — The Waist Land *2013-05-18, version 1.1.0* What a delight! I keep coming back to this App time and time again! Well worth the purchase, thank you! ### 5/5 — Fabulous *2013-05-02, version 1.1.0* Had no problems running this on the first iPad produced. This is, for me, a first example of proper alternative to a book. To see videos, hear alternative readings of the work and be able to explore the manuscript over and above having the text to read is fascinating. Apps have just gone up a level. Thank you to the makers. ### 5/5 — Outstanding...Thank You *2013-04-26, version 1.1.0* I am reviewing this poem, again, with a friend, and this app with its multiple readings and perspectives gives such a richness to the experience. I also appreciate being able to add my notes alongside. ### 5/5 — Superb Literature App *2013-04-26, version 1.1.0* This app is brilliant and really brings to life one of the most important works of the early 20th Century. Fiona Shaw's performance is simply breathtaking and the extra material is truly fascinating! This app is worth every cent for the T.S. Eliot devotee! ### 5/5 — IPad sound problem *2013-04-22, version 1.1.0* This beautiful app didn't work on my iPad, at first - no sound coming through. (It seems there's an iPad issue when the side lock option is set to Lock Rotation rather than Mute, perversely.) Loving the app in all it's glory now. ### 5/5 — The Waste Land *2013-04-21, version 1.1.0* Crazy expensive. App paid for self in first 24 hours. Months and years of value to come. ### 5/5 — New reading *2013-04-05, version 1.1.0* Irons and Atkins - brilliant! ### 3/5 — A problem with the latest update!! Plz fix it! *2013-04-04* I think this app is really a marvel and love it tremendously. But after I so eagerly updated it, it seems that all built-in videos including Fiona's brilliant performance cannot be played. Also, all the readings do not work well. Would you please fix the bug? ### 5/5 — Sublime *2013-02-05, version 1.0.2* Perfect use of the iPad - worth it for Fiona Shaw's rendition alone. ### 5/5 — very pleased *2012-11-23, version 1.0.2* This is a solid effort to help people understand The Waste Land. I enjoyed the short video interviews and especially the reading/interpretation of the poem. Five star effort. ### 5/5 — Great readings - a superb app *2012-10-16, version 1.0.2* I love this app. A little expensive but you are paying for quality. The reading by Elliot is very odd! Ted Hughes's interpretation is brilliant - his earthy masculine voice brings this strange and evocative work to life. ### 5/5 — An App that shows the potential of an iPad experience *2012-08-24, version 1.0.2* This app is truly an interactive experience, allowing the user to explore The Waste Land in all it's nuances. Readings, notes, video performance, photographs are all part of one's journey of discovery. The app uses the iPad to its fullest capacity. Well worth the price and simply brilliant. I look forward to more from Touch Press. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2014-09-29, version 1.1.2* There is absolutely no point in downloading this enormous file: it offers no improvement to the original. ### 1/5 — Too bad the update won't *2013-07-19, version 1.1.0* Hubby liked the app, but the April update won't update. No response to my query about this from the developer. I notice it's come down in price a lot since I purchased it. Whats the point of updates if they won't update? ### 1/5 — Needs a Fix *2013-05-22, version 1.1.0* Sound stopped working after about a day. Very disappointing, felt like I threw my money away. ### 1/5 — Still no retina support *2012-11-23* This is just lame! What's the Retina screen especially good for? Reading? What's this app? A reading app! Don't see how you can ignore the retina display... Advise against buying! Nice content that looks blurr as hell! ### 1/5 — Looks awful on new IPad *2012-08-31, version 1.0.2* Will you EVER update this for Retina Display?!? ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2012-08-02, version 1.0.2* My rather expensive app refuses to update. I have right software - up to date iPad 2. ### 1/5 — No Sound/No Support *2012-07-27, version 1.0.2* I bought the latest version 3 days ago and was very disappointed that there is no sound on my download. Reported the problem right away and so far there has been no reply and no fix. I even deleted and redownloaded with no success. Don't buy this app since they don't support it! ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2011-07-07, version 1.0.1* Unfortunately this expensive app just will not download to Ipad without access to your computer ...beware! ### 1/5 — Faultlines *2011-06-15, version 1.0.1* At the moment selling this could be construed as fraudulent. The audio is non existent and the facsimile with Pound's editorial additions is not the typescript version that Faber published many years ago but the handwritten copy. At 8 quid this is a poor do. ### 2/5 — What? *2013-05-11, version 1.1.0* Audio will to work! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Nearly perfect *2025-01-17, version 2.0.1* The only thing missing is a way to mark your place in the poem. It would be a very good addition. Otherwise it’s totally brilliant. ### 5/5 — Really exceptional content *2018-11-04* You get a lot of bang for your buck with this app, including a filmed reading of the poem by Fiona Shaw and readings by many other famous actors such ad Alec Guiness. In may come as a surprise to learn T S Eliot‘s own oft cited reading of the wasteland is actually not that good as he completely fails to convey the many different voices who are speaking in the poem. My advice: listen to a proper actor reading it and get this app ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2017-05-24, version 1.1.4* Grateful for this. And would love to see more like it. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2016-05-20, version 1.1.3* I have watched Fiona Shaw's performance at least a dozen times and am always floored. ### 5/5 — Great App *2015-08-04, version 1.1.3* It's beautifully put together. Handy if you're studying this for English Literature. ### 5/5 — A Model For Presenting Literature *2015-07-21, version 1.1.3* This app offers a model for presenting literary works in all their richness on a mobile device. I love the readings by several actors, and the scholarly interpretations deepen our appreciation. Touch press has shown us what can be done, both with this app and the one on Shakespeare's sonnets. I have been waiting, waiting, waiting, wandering through the vast waste land of the App Store looking for more apps that illuminate and present literary works in this way. Please, I will buy them. ### 5/5 — Astonishingly rich *2014-11-20, version 1.1.2* A beautiful app, assembled with love for the poet and his reader. Best alum for money. ### 5/5 — The Waste Land *2014-05-27, version 1.1.1* Stunning. A blueprint for all poetry apps. I cannot commend the producers of this app highly enough. ### 5/5 — The Wasteland *2014-01-09, version 1.1.1* I have just purchased this app. I am delighted with how much content it has. Looking forward to studying this very difficult poem. ### 5/5 — Poem came alive *2013-05-27, version 1.1.0* This app made the poem come alive for me, especially the video. it makes full use of the iPad's capabilities. I would love to see more of the same with the Four Quartets and other works of literature... --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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