Ancient Wisdoms 1.1.0.0
Windows Phone users have at their disposal several such utilities and among them there is one called Ancient Wisdoms that, as its name suggests, comes with some interesting content, which has a lot of educational value.
Less appealing and more practical GUI
The looks of this utility are straightforward and without a single element of graphical design that could be deemed as visually appealing. The graphics are common and the content is well organized, so as to help you quickly go through the generous quotes database.
Navigating though the numerous facts and browsing the long lists of topics or authors is smooth, while switching the random quotes is done in a simple manner, using the dedicated button shown inside the main screen.
A visible letdown is the presence of some ad banners that are displayed in the lower side of the screen and keep on changing at a very high rate, which makes them really disruptive.
Browse random quotes, topics and authors
The app offers a considerable number of citations that are kept inside a pretty large number of categories, with some of these sections containing only one or two items.
Nonetheless, you have a lot of possibilities at your disposal and going through all the items in the database of Ancient Wisdoms will surely take quite a long while.
The list of authors is a neat addition, as you can tap any of them to read a very short biography and check out all their quotations that featured inside this utility, as well as access those of others on the same topics.
Save your preferred quotations on the go
With this application you can mark the citations you like most and this is done very easily, by tapping the star that is displayed next to each quotation.
Once you pick a favorite aphorism it will be automatically added to the dedicated section of Ancient Wisdoms, so you can check them all out from a single location.
The utility is supposed to offer a live tile, with random or favorite quotes and also show its detailed status in the notifications section, but for some reason these options are not working, at least not on a Nokia Lumia 1520 handset powered by Windows Phone 8.1.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI4
The appearance of this app doesn't stand out through anything and is plagued by annoying ads, with just the good structuring of the content earning a few points. |
Function7
The utility has some neat quotations in store, but it lacks sharing options and has a limited number of authors. |
Security7
Ancient Wisdoms needs to look into several system areas, some connected to its functions, but others accessed for no good reason. |
Battery6
This application takes up a considerable amount of power to run, so the battery usage reaches high values. |
Price9
Overall a true bargain, this app allows users to profit from the knowledge expressed in hundreds of facts it hosts, at the expense of having an endless stream of ads inside. |
Compatibility9
Built to run on the most recent Windows Phone devices, this app only needs version 8 and above of the operating system to be installed. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.1.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.1.0.0
- developer:
- LukApps
- category:
- SCIENCE & EDUCATION
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads
- hits:
- 307