Neocom II for EVE Online

This used to be the best companion app for Eve Online. Sadly, that is no longer the case. The new update is horribly buggy, laggy, visually unappealing, and is missing several features that the previous version had. Typing in any search field lags terribly, often so much that you must force close the app. The fitting window is so laggy that many touches aren’t even registered. Speaking of searching, you can no longer search your fittings, nor can you collapse groups based on ship type. You just have to scroll and scroll and scroll until you find the fit you’re looking for. There is no more Corp wallet info. The dev just decided to remove that entire feature. Why the dev would choose to *remove* features is beyond my understanding. You can’t organize your character pane anymore. Again, you just have to scroll to find the character you want. Crashes are so frequent there is nothing else I can even say about it. The interface is simply horrible. It used to have an “Eve-like” theme. The current theme is card-based, which is a waste of screen real-estate and outdated. Also, it results in several unnecessary layers of taps to get to/from where you need to go. I just cannot fathom how the dev looked at this update and said “yep, looks good!” It’s a significantly worse in almost every way. There is nothing better at all about this update over the previous version. Do not upgrade, and roll back if you can.

I only use Neocom for fitting, but it is a great program for working and price-checking different fits. As someone who will sometimes think of a concept during the day, having this on my iPad allows me to quickly notate and examine a new idea, without having to wait until I’m home. The fitting program has a lot of great features, and can generally do anything Pyfa will. Being able to group weapons and modules is great for working on a smaller screen. Similarly, changing module variations is very easy, with a simple pop up menu that really lets you tweak a fit. The only downsides as I see it are that implants can be cumbersome to add one by one; reactive armor hardeners don’t actually react to incoming damage, but just give a low uniform spread no matter what; and fits don’t auto save, meaning sometimes you close Neocom and lose your work. Overall, I’m a big fan, and Neocom is a vital part of my PvP career.

[See Edit Below] I’m rating this a 4, for this is a great app, however it only gets 4 because it’s missing Omega Expiry and Certificates don’t populate properly the level you are on. Other than that just as good as original Neocom. I do like the updated interface and the way menus expand. EDIT: I originally rated this a 4*. Now I have to say 2 months later it’s getting worse and I now give it 2 stars. Certificates are borked. Missiles, gunnery and navigation certs don’t show up at all. There’s still no omega time remaining on the character sheet AND WORST OF ALL, I paid to have ads removed. They don’t go away!!!! I have restored purchase only to have them disappear for a few days and then they’re back. Sometimes they come back by just changing pages.