The Elements: A Visual Exploration

Cons:<br/>-HUGE: 1.7GB for high resolution images that rotate that could be just as easily shown in 1-4 images each (instead of the 40+ of each object).<br/>-COSTLY: $9 for information that is easily obtained anywhere, like Wikipedia (or WolframAlpha which it even links to). (For example, the amazingly useful and slick “Sky Guide AR” app is only $3)<br/>-LACKING INFO: each element has a few interesting tid-bits crammed in the main page (for example, you can’t expand the emission spectrum graph), and then a short paragraph or two overview on the next page. It just leaves you wanting more info that just isn’t there.<br/><br/>Pros:<br/>-Well packaged, slick interface<br/><br/>I got it to encourage my daughter to get interested in the elements, but interest quickly fades after seeing “ooh, the images spin”.<br/><br/>I’d still give it only 3 stars if it were 100MB and $1. Save yourself memory/space on your device and money, skip this app that’s just bells and whistles, and just use Wikipedia or something else.

Touch Press is great and all, but please don’t brand each app icon. It’s an eyesore.

You pay $20 for the Periodic Table that can be looked up online for free

I loved this app, it was very well done, and the photography was splendid. But there are some new elements that need to be updated, and I have some ideas:<br/>Nihonium: Flag or coat of arms of Japan<br/>Moscovium: Same thing but with the Moscow Oblast<br/>Tennessine: Same thing but with Tennessee<br/>Oganesson: A picture of Yuri Oganessian<br/>Thanks, bye, great job! :D

This has got to be one of the most brilliant educational apps for the iPad. Even if you think you aren’t into chemistry or physics, the pictures and stories make this VERY worthwhile. Check it out!!

まずびっくりしたのは、「元素の歌」が入っていて、最初だけ、アプリ起動と同時にそれが再生されます。<br/>更に、このアプリは多言語翻訳されており、私の様な科学的な英語が得意でない者も読めます。<br/>タイトルの通りなのですが、元素の歌について、<br/>全ての言語で英語の歌が流れるのですが<br/>日本語に設定すると、可愛い娘さん達が歌います。<br/>日本語分かる方はラッキーですよ。

This app is very fun. It shows stuff about every element, and it’s just like the book. Except you can make the stuff spin. But what I like about it is that it’s only $9.99 (that’s not expensive). I was thinking of getting it four star review but I think five should be better. There’s a reason why most people give it a five star review. I wanted to give it a four star review because some of the stuff from the book are not in here. But grabs my attention most of all is that it says that seaborgium (106) is the first element to be named after a person that was still alive. but this is not true. Einsteinium (99) was created in 1952. And Albert Einstein (born 1879)died in 1955. If it is true that element 106 is the first element to be named after someone that was still alive, then Einstein must have been named Einstein after Einstein died (same with fermium). This is my very first review.

Even if you know nothing about chemistry! I wish I had this back when I was in high school. The graphics were really good and worked without any internet connection, which I appreciated.