20
Jul
2009

MyWebClip mini review and AppStore rating idiocy

Picture 8One of my favorite iPhone applications is MyWebClip from forYou inc.  It’s a bookmarklet aggregator as well as a quick dial application.  It’s a very nice way to link to frequently used web applications and I find it a lot easier having them all categorized in one place without having to dig through my screens for a specific icon.  It’s nice knowing all web applications are in one place.  I find it fast and very well written to act just like another screen of icons on your iPhone.  It gives me quick access to my home automation whic his web based, full screen weather maps from weather underground, google reader etc…  You manage it just like the regular iPhone application icons by touching and hold to bring up the X to delete items and you can add items by URL or by browsing and then adding like a bookmark to create an icon.  I have very few applications I use multiple times a day and this is one that I wouldn’t want to live without.

I got an upgrade today that had a few nice new features:

  • browse with google mobile proxy
  • shake for full screen view
  • numerous bug fixes

While I haven’t had much trouble with any bugs or crashes it’s nice to see them keeping up with some updates.  I was happy to get the update but I was disappointed to see a 17+ rating on this application when I installed it.  I would guess this is due to the application being able to access the web from inside of it but this is no different than safari which ships with every iPhone.  Should we restrict iTouch and iPhones to anyone over 17 due to them shipping with Safari?  There have been countless articles about the idiotic and inconsistent ratings of the AppStore but this is the first one I had personally experienced vs just reading about it so I thought it was worth a mention.  This application should be rated general for everyone and I feel like it got a bum rap with an adult rating.

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