Christmas Crafts 1.0.0.0
For Windows Phone users who are keen to try their hand at creating innovative decorations using some original ideas that others came up with and shared them, a utility like Christmas Crafts could serve as a good starting point.
Practical and well organized front-end
This application has a simple and easy to use interface, that is focused more on practicality and ease of use rather than on good looks. The graphics are pretty decent, featuring some nice presentation images on the tiles that facilitate the access to the various tutorial included in the app.
Browsing the list of entries in the main screen and going through the content hosted inside every section is smooth, but the loading time for entering those areas and also when exiting them is a bit higher than expected.
On the downside as well are the irritating advertisement banners that are constantly flashing in the lower side of the screen. What's more when the application starts up, a full screen ad will appear following another message also shown on the entire display.
Get the supplies and follow the instructions to craft your Christmas decorations
The utility offers a rather limited assortment of how-to articles that cover a bit over a dozen different ornaments, so do not expect to be able to make a full range of Christmass tree and house decorations.
When any of the tutorials is selected, you will be able to check out the picture of the final product, view the list of required materials and then read the detailed description of the whole fabrication process.
There are no extra images to depict intermediate stages of the manufacturing, but the instructions are pretty good and should take you through every step of the operation without too much trouble.
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0/5
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Bottom Line
Design / UI6
There are not too many visually appealing elements of graphical design inside Christmas Crafts, while the delays in loading the content and exiting the articles, as well as the annoying ads make it lose a lot of points here. |
Function6
The clear instructions and illustrative images attached to each entry are not sufficient to help the app score better, as it has very few decoration ideas and lacks any extra features. |
Security4
This application is very inquisitive and wants to look into several system areas where sensitive information is stored, without having a good reason to do so. |
Battery3
The rate at which the battery discharges with this utility running is quite alarming, as the handset will power off after a few hours of continuous use. |
Price5
There are a few good ideas provided by this app, but, overall, the impression left by the numerous shortcomings is not too good so its value diminishes considerably. |
Compatibility8
The more recent devices that are powered by Windows Phone 8 and above are the only ones on which Christmas Crafts can be installed and used. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.0.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.0.0
- developer:
- Juan Beltran & Juan Hernan
- category:
- HOME
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 282