# Ugly's Electrical References — user reviews > 169 indexed App Store user reviews of Ugly's Electrical References by Informed Publishing, rated 4.40/5 from 1,482 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uglys-electrical-references/id1134770838/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uglys-electrical-references/id1134770838.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,029 · 4★ 233 · 3★ 85 · 2★ 35 · 1★ 100 ## What do users think of Ugly's Electrical References? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Quick reference - 👍 Helpful for apprentices and journeymen - 👍 Convenient to have on phone - 👍 Useful calculators - 👍 Great resource **Cons** - 🐛 Videos/audio not working - 🐛 Bookmarking issues - 🐛 Glitchy navigation - 🐛 Difficult to find information - 🐛 Annoying review pop-up - 🐛 Clunky interface - 🐛 Missing key information from book **Commonly reported bugs** - Videos not playing - Bookmarks not working correctly - Navigation issues causing app crashes - Incorrect calculation results **Most requested features** - Zoom functionality - Better search capabilities - Spanish language support - Offline access to full content - Improved bookmarking system ## Newest reviews (12 of 169) ### 3/5 — 3 stars *2026-07-29, version 1.9.0* NO BOX FILL CALCULATOR!!!!!! ### 2/5 — Gone down hill *2026-07-24, version 1.9.0* App used to be great, recently I noticed all of my bookmarks are gone and the search feature doesn’t bring up anything it used to. I can not find ampacity tables or conduit fill calculator along with most other things I used this app for. Hopefully it gets fixed soon it was a great tool to have on the go. ### 2/5 — Hard to navigate *2026-07-20, version 1.9.0* I’m sure this app has a ton of information just like the book - but the navigation is absurdly difficult to get to anything and it takes longer than going and finding a paper copy or code book to reference! Worst app for usability I have ever used ### 2/5 — App is fine *2026-06-17, version 1.8.9* Wouldn’t stop asking for reviews when I was trying to quickly look stuff up. Never left a review For an app before but they pestered me to this point. ### 3/5 — Very useful and convenient companion, but still needs a few improvements. *2026-04-19, version 1.8.9* Mainly the search function is not working at all. Other than the content of the app is great as it matches the pocketbook. ### 2/5 — Search *2026-02-04, version 1.8.8* Search does not work ### 4/5 — Great E-Handbook with some app flaws. *2026-01-31, version 1.8.8* It’s an amazing app with a lot of handful calculations and tips that not everyone can remember. But guys enable zoom in the pages, the tables are small and can’t see!!! ### 4/5 — Videos work… now… *2026-01-05* Thank you so much for fixing the video bug! There’s just still the bug where the page seems to refresh all the time, now when I watch videos it’ll cut off the video and I’ll have to re-select the video many times before I can even watch it half way through, then it may refresh again. I want this app to be so great, so thank you for listening and fixing the video issue! ### 4/5 — Video examples *2026-01-01, version 1.8.7* The videos for the conduit bending examples don’t load. The sound comes through but no video. iPhone 17 if that helps ### 1/5 — Videos do not work *2025-12-29, version 1.8.7* Videos do not work on phones screen will go black with only sounds playing ### 1/5 — Video complications *2025-11-25, version 1.8.6* The video example demonstrations don’t show . Only audio ### 3/5 — Idiomas *2025-11-18, version 1.8.6* El español de los idiomas más importantes en esta era y esta aplicación carece de ello favor y modernizarse a estos tiempos el inglés ya pasó a una opción. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Update pulled features 🤯 *2026-06-09, version 1.8.9* The app used to be good, then they pulled features we all used. Where did table 310.16 go????? ### 1/5 — Newest update *2026-05-28, version 1.8.9* This app was great till their last update now 90% of what I used it for is missing and no way to access it anymore ### 1/5 — They deleted a lot of what you need. Not worth having anymore *2026-05-17, version 1.8.9* They updated the app and deleted several things I used, like the wire capacity charts and several others. What is the point of having an electrical reference app that does not address amperage ratings of conductors. Don’t buy it, ### 1/5 — this app is basically unusable *2026-05-09, version 1.8.9* this app has so much potential but the search function is garbage and it takes to long to find the basic tables and information that i will just walk to my truck to get my ugly book. when i eventually do find what i am looking for and bookmark it for later it gets deleted when the app updates. it would be nice to just have a pdf copy of the ugly book to accompany this app so it would actually be usable. ### 1/5 — Was good until they “updated” it *2026-04-20* This app was just fine until they did an update. Could fine whatever I needed quick. Now it takes me for ever to navigate through the app trying to find what information I need. It has a search bar but it’s useless. Unless you type exactly how they have it worded in the program you’ll never find it. You’re better off searching the web. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. ### 1/5 — Don’t update *2026-04-13, version 1.8.9* Update made it totally unuseable if you click on item it shows for a second and throws you out and no info is available for anything else made my purchase useless ### 1/5 — Update killed the app *2026-04-10* I have had this app for a couple of years now, possibly longer, and used it at least 2-3 times per week. I opened it up today and now the wire ampacity chart interfaces is just GONE. They evidently updated the app sometime last week and now the whole reason I bought it no longer exists. Please Fix this issue immediately or refund me my money since you broke the tool that I use. Also get a support line or respond to the emails. ### 1/5 — Search *2026-04-08, version 1.8.9* Search does not work ### 1/5 — Bruh *2026-04-03, version 1.8.9* This app is horrible. Why cant you search key terms? Why cant I find the allowable ampacity table? Wtf ### 1/5 — Needs help *2026-04-02, version 1.8.9* Not sure what’s going on.. i wanted to use this app because it seemed really helpful but every section i try going into (Topics, Conversions, Calculations, etc.) the app force closes and makes me try again. So far, the worst app I’ve bought. Please refund me or fix this. Thanks ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great product *2026-07-19, version 1.9.0* Really makes electric work so much easier ### 5/5 — Great, one suggestion. *2026-05-12, version 1.8.9* I like this a lot. Use it often. I have a hard time sometimes seeing the smaller pages that come up (yes I wear glasses) but still think it would be beneficial to make the pages zoomable? Thank you! ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2026-05-06, version 1.8.9* Great app I use it every day at work as an estimator but what happened to the ampacity tables under conductor properties. Why isn’t this in the app anymore? ### 5/5 — Better than a manual, safer than guessing. *2026-04-29* This app is a must-have for anyone working with electricity. The NEC tables are clear, and the how-to videos for things like offset bending are a nice touch that the book obviously can’t provide. It’s organized, intuitive, and much harder to lose than a physical booklet. ### 5/5 — It’s gud *2026-04-13, version 1.8.9* Very gud ### 5/5 — Helpful *2026-03-31, version 1.8.8* I've found this super helpful in the field when I need a reference. ### 5/5 — Uglys *2026-03-23, version 1.8.8* Great App. I love it. Comes in handy when the book isn’t around ### 5/5 — Great for service Techs *2025-12-05, version 1.8.6* Solid app ### 5/5 — Good Start *2025-08-26, version 1.8.6* If you re just starting out in the in the Electrical circuit this is the book for you! It explains, break down formulas, even has an ohms law calculator you can’t go wrong! ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-08-09, version 1.8.6* It’s a great app to have on the job site. A must have for a journeyman (or journeywoman) --- *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 2026-08-30.*