Do It Yourself App 1.0.0.0
Getting a good reference source for acquiring the necessary skills and information is not too difficult these days, thanks to the numerous online resources and also to some solutions that can be used from a mobile device, such as Do It Yourself App for Windows Phone.
Beautifully crafted and easy to use front-end
This application comes with a really nice looking interface that has a neat background and some well made graphics from end to end. The content is kept well organized and the various articles are structured into several categories, according to their source, so you can browse them effortlessly.
The navigation is fairly smooth inside the various sections of the utility, but there are some delays in loading the info and when the app starts up. A blank category, with the content missing is a visible letdown for Do It Yourself App.
Find interesting projects and learn how to carry them out
This utility comes offers you the possibility to check out multiple resources and find out how to organize their projects and how to go all the way in completing the restoration of a room or of an entire house.
Inside the categories hosted by Do It Yourself App you have at your disposal articles that are accompanied by relevant images, so you will receive both textual and graphical instructions for most tasks you choose to undertake.
Look up close at the photos and go directly to the source for more details
A neat feature of this application is its ability to show at their full size all the images found inside the selected articles. Just by double tapping any of them the pictures will load on the whole screen and you can pinch the image to zoom in and out.
In case you become interested in a certain article, you can access the original page on which it was published by using the button placed inside the menu displayed in the lower part of the screen.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The appealing interface, with its neat backgrounds and well organized layout earn this app a lot of points here, with the only drawbacks being the delay in loading the info and the empty section kept inside the app. |
Function6
There are quite a few sources of information that provide access to some potential projects DIY hobbyists can try, but the feature set is very much limited. |
Security5
There are a lot of sensitive system areas in which this app requires access for no good reason, so it should be handles with caution from this perspective. |
Battery7
This utility takes up quite a bit of power to run, which means the battery usage goes beyond moderate levels most of the time. |
Price7
Do It Yourself App offers a decent set of references and some handy features all for free, but its drawbacks can be hard to cope with, so its overall value decreases a lot. |
Compatibility8
Only targeting the more recent handsets on the market, the app needs at least a Windows Phone 8 device to function properly. |
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 1.0.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.0.0.0
- developer:
- Pablo Luis
- category:
- HOME
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 368