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Even worse than the last 2 years' versions-the developers of this app would do well to spend a couple of hours studying usability in software. Just to name a few things that made this app a mess: there was no map of the campus (to see where buildings were located, some people may have figured out they are labeled in Google Maps as a workaround), insanely long lists of authors, events, etc. were not sortable alphabetically—only sorted in the default chronological by event time, etc. This app was did not keep up with the frenetic pace that the event demands–I hope U of A can get some beginning programmer college students to do this next year—with a few hours of work they could totally destroy this pile.

Used to be a pretty good app. I mean, sure, it crashed a lot, but it was really useful. It let you compile a schedule of events for the weekend, categorized by author or genre. But then they chose to upgrade in he name of “improvement”. The problem was the update took away the only thing that was any good about it in the first place. With each year’s update it fails to bring back the one thing I truly want in it: the ability to make a convenient and searchable timeline of where and when the panels and signings are that I want to attend. I’ve gone back to paper and pen, which sadly is an upgrade over this frustrating app.

Knowing that the TFOB website would be popular, I downloaded the app... warily. I'm not a fan of the AZDS app, and this was developed by the same crew. My skepticism was well-founded. As has been mentioned by other reviewers, the Authors tab crashed the app - repeatedly. Another big beef - many of the events I clicked on listed no venue. What could have been a useful tool was rendered useless by bad design. The physical newspaper schedule saved the day. Bummer, guys.