Scott Catalogue Reviews

What a rip-off

PJH52

After reading of this app in Linn's Stamp News, it seemed like a good way to carry my catalogue to a stamp show with considerably less weight. That still holds, however I only collect British Caribbean. Those countries are separated into three different purchase points. Thus I would have had to spend $90.00 for fifty pages of the catalogue. I would be better off just cutting out the necessary countries from the real paper catalogue. At least I could make notes on them. Then, I could still share the rest of it with a friend who only collects Germany and its states. I have already deleted the app.

Needs a little work ......

Btrhoads2

I like the idea of having a mobile Scott catalog at my finger tips. I can zoom in on the color pictures and text. I think it also costs less than the paper version if I am not mistaken. My big complaint is the full text search doesn't seem to work. This feature is what really sets the digital version apart from the paper version. The search just spins and spins and spins but I have not seen it return one search results yet. This definitely needs to be addressed. The app support button takes me to a page, that when I press the Scott catalog link, brings me back to the app store page for the product....... When the search is fixed I'll give it 5 stars ......

A good start

Ohioblu63

Catalog is in small sections of the total catalog. Using the classic catalog is somewhat difficult but a start. To eliminate the header search area one needs to tap on the main part of the screen but there is no clue in the help section. The classic comes in parts but if you can not figure which part contains which country, you have to use the main search engine. However you also have to put in a number of the stamp,you are looking for, even if you are only looking for the country. I tried to find afghanistan by putting in the country name and the number one. When I could not find the country, I was confused. Finally figured out that the country does not have a number one but starts at two. Who knew! In short a beginning with room for improvement. Keep going Scott. Now have the first three volumes of the regular catalog as well. Search engine is a little improved but still needs work. Books you download are put in the library but the ID of the is difficult because the cover appears to be the same. Sill needs work on the search engine

Awful

Random Scribbler

This is awful. The application plays a steady stream of advertising across the bottom, which is very distracting. I don't mind ads in the print version, as they are non-distracting and I can read them when/if they interest me. But the constant jiggling at the bottom of the screen makes what used to be a pleasant experience (browsing the Scott catalog) into just another television, shrieking for my attention. I will continue to purchase the paper version for as long as it's available. If it goes away, I'll simply use the electronic version - at the library. Where it is blissfully quiet and free from streaming banner ads.

Why the hell can't the catalogues be purchased directly through iTunes?

georgepwebster

I don't purchase anything over wifi or 4g. Why can't the catalogues be purchased directly from iTunes from my Mac? Are negative reviews considered inappropriate for the App Store. I'm beginning to think that it was Steve Jobs on the screen of the "1984" commercial.

Could be better

Seriousstampnut

I like having the catalog on my phone - it means that I have all the info without lugging the big book around. I think the main problem is that the app is just like a book. Basically all Amos did was scan the pages of the catalog. It's a pain to flip to the stamp you need. It needs a SEARCH FUNCTION. It's also a pain when you have to change sections - you have to go all the way back to the main headings then drill back through the catalog. Amos needs to get away from thinking of it as a book and figure out how people will use it electronically. Also, what about ANNUAL UPDATES? Overall, I give this a C, it's a lot like having the catalog on your phone but it doesn't take advantage of being electronic. Get rid of the ads. They're ANNOYING!!!

This is one of the worst applications ever

Leprechaun6

If there was any way to give zero stars or negative stars I certainly would. Not worth the $30 needed to buy the section you want. Ads are annoying and should give an option to disable completely since I have a paid $30 for a full book! Search function is fair and a bit better with the new release however it has been over ten months with no updates. Does Amos plan on updating this application? Give us something useful. Bookmark is nice but it would be great to be able to highlight text or add comments to a page without a bookmark.

No iPad catalogue for 2015

dimanr

I'm sorry to see that there is no iPad app for 2015. Granted that there were drawbacks, but it did mean that I had a catalogue in my pocket and since I collect six countries, I could afford for the first time to buy all the countries I needed. This year I won't be buying any 2015 volumes.

Terrible

aristeides

Ads are distracting as noted, there are too many sections and finding the right section is not intuitive. Even the intro/overview download has five different downloads. Ridiculous, I expected more from Linn's.

Bait & Switch

RoBear de Lyon

I downloaded the app to look to check a few prices and see how the app work. Was disappointed to see I could not get any information with out buying a book for $19.99 or $29.99. Not what I was looking for. Unless I missed something. I will pass for a now. :-(

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