My rating of the app does not reflect my rating of the CODA service – Coda Review

Coda is amazing. The idea for the app to turn docs into “mini apps” is absolutely a fantastic design implementation. However, there are significant issues that disrupt user joy. 1.) slowness of the app to load 2.) it says it works offline, but because it works so slowly, I don’t trust that it works offline Slack’s app had this problem in the early days as well. The background app refresh often cause drafts to disappear and the app would reload causing you to lose your place. Incredibly frustrating because on mobile, you are constantly switching from one app to the next in order to get the information into its appropriate place. The only feature this coda app needs is to load instantly to the last place you Had the app open. Get rid of that stressful loading circle. Omg. If it works offline, then everything about this loading circle tells me that it doesn’t. I’ve never opened the app and seen the ring around less than 4 times. That means I’m literally counting to four. It’s 2020. Kill me. Developers— please find pride in getting your screen changes to happen in less than 200ms. Also the “going back to home” interaction. Takes a stressfully long amount of time to switch between coda docs. That being said — I love the service. You are legends. Keep it up!
Review by charlybrwn on Coda.