WolframAlpha Classic Reviews

by Screw Nicknamesssssssssssss

Paid for WolframAlphaClassic years ago when it was just starting out on WolframAlphaClassic store. Always had access to full step-by-step solutions, as detailed in the description for the [then] paid version. Recently updated and got downgraded to basic privileges.

What a slimy thing to do, the developers have no respect for those who helped get them off their feet. Since they replied to another review saying the same thing, let me say this to the devs: I will change my review back to 5 stars if you *choose* to make things right.

If my review is still 1 star while reading this, then steer clear of the subscription and just use the free version — I paid and got downgraded anyways, so you might too. 100% comes back down to greedy devs, do better. I’ll bet my bottom dollar they’ll ignore this review too. So disappointed

by Hoorayberet00

Searching with WolframAlphaClassic should render some great results based on what Wolfram Alpha's website states. Yet, it is not easy to search for information or get results that help to enhance my life. It seems like it requires a certain way to speak to it, in order to get a certain usefulness. While that may seem great for certain cases, putting the customer at the center of the product's usefulness will greatly enhance its reach and potential. I feel there is some real limits with WolframAlphaClassic. Especially with the inability to get detailed information using Siri and from Apple Watch. WolframAlphaClassic just isn't intended to provide a usefulness. You would think that chatbots would help to make the user experience even easier. But that may point to the lack of the company's willingness to play with creative ideas in expanding its usefulness.

by LAX20531

I paid for WolframAlphaClassic years ago and understand the need for devs to monetize their work, but since I’ve used it so little I’ve hardly realized much value. For those of us who actually paid for WolframAlphaClassic initially, the ability to “go back” and see step-by-step solutions for say, the first X queries would be appreciated. I don’t need more than that.
I recently discovered something was missing when I was sure this thing provided solving info and checked the reviews and discovered it had been changed. No need to keep this in its current form when I can just go to the website.

by As GUI..

I would have give WolframAlphaClassic 5-star a couple months ago. However, I was only able to give it 2 (I originally want to give it 1, but at the mercy that it helped me a lot in the past).

I paid for WolframAlphaClassic many years ago as it can request longer computation time and show step-by-step solution than the web version. However, this additional feature is curtailed after a recent update, and there is practically little difference of using WolframAlphaClassic now and the web version (maybe the UI is a little bit cleaner and user friendly, but remember this is a paid app, and now you have to pay for the subscription to use those features as you do with the web version).

If WolframAlphaClassic is not for free, PLEASE DON’T BUY IT !!! Use the web version and it doesn’t cost you anything, your one-time payment makes no difference. If this is app is free, I would wish them to refund my money back, and I will probably give it a 4-star.

by Island Life

Good information + Bad Subscription = WolframAlpha

Please value the early adopters who supported WolframAlpha in the beginning by purchasing WolframAlphaClassic . The switch to a subscription model that limits the information available (i.e., step-by-step problem solving) is a bit disappointing to those who find mathematics interesting and paid to support WolframAlphaClassic . I used to be excited because app updates used to be upgrades. But like so many others, WolframAlpha has downgraded WolframAlphaClassic by pushing a subscription. I keep auto-update off all the time now since so many apps get worse each update. 😕

If you don’t mind forking over money each month via a subscription, then WolframAlpha is nice. If you just occasionally like to play with numbers, I can no longer recommend it.

by 123468994324

I love WolframAlphaClassic/program, but this new update made WolframAlphaClassic literally unusable for me. I tried to contact their support, but long story short, this review is the only other way I can think to contact them. The issue: WolframAlphaClassic works perfectly fine until I try to sign into my account, then the screen sits on loading for minutes and after you’re “signed in” literally nothing, not any query, your account, or even app information will load. DO NOT GET THIS UNTIL THE ISSUE IS FIXED IF YOU INTEND TO USE PRO. This is a major issue that needs to be fixed immediately

by Mike_056

This has everything. If you frequently use google or Wikipedia just use this instead it is so useful for such a wide variety of things, I use it mostly for STEM applications which it is amazing at. They added a camera feature which I begged for and I’m glad my pleas were answered it was definitely worth the $5. But here’s where it falls short, I still have apps like mathway because this does not accept mathematical input from images which I NEED in daily use. This would be the only math app I’d ever use if that was a feature. There is text recognition so I don’t think this is far out. Please add this and superb job on WolframAlphaClassic it’s absolutely amazing and worth the money.

by Arewdee

I have been using WolframAlphaClassic for years. Seeing the “go pro” come up with having advanced solutions, i decided to try it out. Did an in app purchase for a subscription based purchase and still keep getting asked in app to upgrade to pro. I hit restore purchases and i get a quick screen “thank you for your purchase” and again i go into the step by step solution and it is giving me “Basic solution” and having the pop up at the bottom AGAIN! “Go pro now”. I have cancelled the subscription immediately and now writing this review. Seems like some bugs here that need to be fixed....

by Sky_blue02

I’m really glad I got this. My professor, for whatever reason, wants all solutions in y=mx+b format, but then assigns us a book that has the solutions in the back in Ax+By+C=0 format. Sometimes, it’s obvious that my solution is the same as what’s listed. Other times, it’s really not. WolframAlphaClassic helps me to check if I’m right or not and walks me through the steps to solve equations so I can see where I went wrong if my answer was incorrect. Sometimes it doesn’t understand my input. I really don’t find the input suggestions in WolframAlphaClassic to be helpful — they’re not specific enough. I wish that aspect of things were fixed. Otherwise, it’s a great resource.

by Bsg39

It would be really nice if you could type in a 3D function to graph and be able to manipulate the graph with multitouch.

WolframAlpha is an amazing product. It’s right up there with IBM Watson and other incredible feats of computer science that I can have such a versatile and useful knowledge resource on my phone. Which makes it that much more shocking that you only get a single view of a 3D graph with whatever range and graph angle that Alpha chooses for you. Make a button to go into a detailed graph viewer. I don’t understand what is stopping Wolfram from implementing this. I hope that they read these and incorporate feedback into the product.

by Thehiltyfamily

Without question, WolframAlphaClassic deserves a place on the home screen of anyone who occasionally needs a thorough answer to a technical question. What’s more, WolframAlpha is a dictionary, a fast calculator, a mathematics teaching tool, a de facto tutor, a superior substitute for Photo Math, and a great place to type in numbers for copy/pasting in other apps. If they’d add 3D Touch support, I will deem WolframAlphaClassic truly flawless. The service could use a spell check enhancement, but if you know how to type, you should be fine.

by TiHs2018

This is an update to a previous 3-star rating. I was having an issue with this application after downloading iOS 14.4 for my iPad Pro.
When I would enter a query it would show the computing message and the moving line but would not retrieve the data. It would eventually stop. This acted very much like my older iPad when its iOS could no longer be updated and WolframAlphaClassic would not run on it.
After my 3 star evaluation, I received a note from a developer. In the meantime, I uninstalled WolframAlphaClassic and reinstalled it and it began functioning again.
I have used WolframAlphaClassic in the kitchen nearly everyday for several years as I am working on creating gluten-free versions of family vintage recipes. I have found the data I need for converting from volume to weight measurements using WolframAlphaClassic. It is also great for calculating the nutritional values of the recipes.

by Weekif

This is seriously an excellent app. It may seem confusing to use at first but once you have figured out how to use the notations and how it works it is actually incredible. While you do have to pay for it, I still recommend buying it. Having one of the worlds best calculators in your phone is amazing. Finding limits, graphing, solving logarithms, anything is easy with this. Seriously a must have for any high school to college math student. Thank you WolframAlpha

by Katyaggie99

I’m a long time user of WolframAlphaClassic, and regret not rating it until now, although I have recommended it to fellow tutors and students in person and in online forums. I saw how WolframAlphaClassic was one of the first math apps to include the step-by-step operations of problems in Algebra I through Calculus III, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra. And yet it offers so much more in the other sciences and even English vocabulary. I hope you’ll check WolframAlphaClassic out. It’s worth it and then some.

by R1kid07

I recommend that people ignore the one star reviews, those people have no idea how to use WolframAlphaClassic . They think this is some search engine like google but it’s more suited for running calculations. If you’ve heard of Mathematica and know what the wolfram alpha website is then you are basically getting full support with WolframAlphaClassic for peanuts compared to what the website charges. It’s not as mathematically powerful as Mathematica but for running quick calculations on the fly, this is indispensable.

by SaphiraVatra

I made the mistake of taking trigonometry over an online course. So there I was, with no instructor to teach me what I didn’t understand. I was failing miserably when I sought out a tutor…Then, my old high school Geometry teacher told me about Wolfram Alpha. It is, hands down, the best application I’ve ever spent money to access. It was only 1.99 when I bought WolframAlphaClassic in 2016. I passed Trigonometry with a solid B thanks to the way WolframAlphaClassic breaks down the work and lays it all out for you. Thanks, devs. You guys are the real heroes.

by Hawk327

I use the free version of wolfram alpha online all the time. It does NOT break down the step by step procedure... for just 3 dollars WolframAlphaClassic DOES break it down step by step. So then there IS a huge difference between the free online version and this paid app. Again, for 3 dollars you will see the step by step breakdown for the math solutions... that’s a great price even though the subscription apparently gives you even more in depth breakdowns etc. WolframAlphaClassic IS definitely worth 3 dollars, other people are confused!!

by Igotsuckeredbythisapp

Anyone who gives this ap less than five stars is an ignorant fool. Absolute must have for anyone seriously committed to mathematical education by actually learning the material and actually working through textbook problems. This ap basically gives you the ability to automatically factor polynomials as you develop proofs thereby getting you to the end result step by step. Not for fools this is a tool for learning and man aid to developing formal proofs by allowing you to troubleshoot each step as you go without having to constantly reference tables of identities. Basically an abstract algebra calculator much cheaper than their full product Mathematica.

by Tehya37

WolframAlphaClassic is honestly better than Google. It has information on everything I need instantly, without looking through multiple web pages to no avail. It’s so easy to get any research I may need for school. And, it’s not biased in any way. They do not promote any political party over the other. What I’m getting is unbiased acts only - you won’t get that from any web browser! Overall, WolframAlphaClassic is 100% worth the price and is incredibly useful for anybody who needs to quickly search something and get answers fast. It makes homework so easy, giving step-by-step solutions. I would recommend WolframAlphaClassic to everybody. Thank you WolframAlpha!

by ~chrisw~

WolframAlphaClassic is amazingly good for STEM majors (science, technology, engineering, math). It is not a search engine like google as some of the other reviewers seem to believe. If you want to know what it’s like, the website by the same name is almost identical. Paying for WolframAlphaClassic lets you see step-by-step solutions to math problems, but does not give you access to the website’s same premium feature. You should know the step-by-step solutions are sometimes not helpful (e.g. often uses reduction formulas to solve trigonometric integrals, when students are generally taught to use those as a last resort). Still an amazing app though. I think many people that would like it would be content with just the free part of the website.

by Max The Mike

Generally, WolframAlphaClassic is stellar. Sometimes interpretation of search term can be unusual. But, certain name searches will crash WolframAlphaClassic . For example: Dana, Gerald, & Michael, to name a few. The search starts okay. Then WolframAlphaClassic crashes and a black screen appears. On an iPhone 6+, the device reverts to Home after the black screen. Even restarting the device or doing a name search hours or days later results in a crash. Lastly, the iPhone was checked out to be 100% at an Apple store.