BoardGameGeek

For quick lookups on the go, this is better than a mobile browser, being tweaked enough to give it an app-like feel. Read, write (some things), research, and more. It isn’t as easy as a computer, and that’s fine. This is a curated version of the site. The interface is mobile-enabled web rather than mobile front end with mobile-first choices. It isn’t luxury so much as Craigslist, but it gets me what I need, when I need it.

The mobile version of the app is a lot less useful than the desktop. A lot of of the features, such as a functional homepage, editing, and viewing all parts of a profile, and using all features of writing a comment are either different diminished or unavailable. One of the major bonuses of this app is that people track their board game playing statistics, but the app features those statistics differently than the desktop version. For example, the desktop version tracks the number of individual game plays, Whereas the mobile version will track game sessions. So if I play one game three times in a sitting, the desktop version will count that it’s three plays, but the mobile version will only have it show up as one session.

It’s actually easier on the iPad than it is on a browser. Much less cluttered. Much nicer, interface, and layout. But it still has the problem of not being able to set the default language of videos. Every time I look up a video I have to change the language to English so that I can screen out others. I would also like the option of being able to tune out / turn off the video feed of blogs that I am not interested in so that they don’t show up front and center every time.