Wolfram Cloud Reviews

WolframCloud has so much potential, but it is pathetically buggy. It worked for a few minutes, then suddenly I’m unable to type, and now I’m unable to log in. Tried restarting my phone and reinstalling WolframCloud .

Using mobile Safari to access Wolfram Cloud functions better. I have confidence it Wolfram to make WolframCloud. And I will re-review when it does

Updated review:
Little has changed since the release of WolframCloud, the devs should focus on improving the interface and speed of WolframCloud. Furthermore the evaluation of cells should be done on the device instead of the cloud as most of the newer phones and ipads have decent specs and would handle most workflows. Cloud execution only makes sense for enterprise users where personal computing resources are lacking, sadly WolframCloud neither provides “superfast cloud execution” nor does it make use of the phone/tablet’s local computing power. Sure sharing notebooks between devices is great but that’s as far as “cloud” should go.

Old review:
WolframCloud is hopelessly unresponsive and sluggish (even scrolling is slow). Another issue is the interface, Mathematica notebooks do not fit well to the screen size and zooming in is a pain. I consider this a broken app, with low quality standards (I bet it isn’t native) which is unfortunate being that their desktop app works so well and is delightful to use.

For the week I tried WolframCloud, it has been unable to connect to Wolfram Cloud, reporting a helpful operation could not be completed error. This does not appear to be well tested software.

I like WolframCloud and it would be very handy, but it keeps logging me out every 30 minutes of inactivity, and then I need to do 2-factor. It’s super inconvenient.

I find this a useful way to look at notebooks while away from my computer. My only problem is that I haven’t been able to get a connection for several days.

My use case is being a university student.
I got WolframCloud in hopes that I could edit documents on iOS without needing to use my Desktop. In that aspect, yes you can create and edit .nb files from *the cloud*.
Now the negative: Why can I not use documents I downloaded, and why can I only have access to a file for 60 days? I am using Mathematica (full version) via being a university student, yet I need to pay extra for the cloud which is essentially necessary to use the iOS version?
Again, 2 stars because my complaint comes from the business practice of charging the university for licenses for students, *and* making students pay, essentially, so they can use it on mobile operating systems.
Either allow importing and exporting of documents via local storage, or give people with a paid license of Mathematica the ability to access cloud files for until the license expires. Otherwise, WolframCloud is, essentially, restricted to quick documents you don’t want to save (ie for homework).

I was hoping WolframCloud would give me a way to work on notebooks on the go - I don’t have a laptop and haven’t set up remote desktop yet. Unfortunately, this is little more than a glorified text editor with Mathematica style formatting. Graphics content rarely loads, or takes forever to do so. You can’t copy and paste without an external mouse. Editing frequently glitches and won’t accept input until I click on the cell many times. Keyboard shortcuts don’t seem to be supported, even with an external keyboard. It’s a shame that my iPad has the same processor as the latest macbook pro, but is only able to run this horribly restricted version of mathematica, especially considering that the desktop version is so good. To me, WolframCloud is literally unusable, besides minor text edits.

As I do more of my work on an iPad, moving files via the Cloud, I would welcome the ability to do serious work with Mathematica on the iPad. Alas, WolframCloud is not close to what I need. For brief calculations and plotting functions it will be fine. But as to loading one of my complex notebooks from my main computer and trying to work with it, WolframCloud is hopeless. This experience has had a significant adverse effect on my evaluation of Wolfram as a company.

The Wolfram Language is unmatched in functionality built-in. If one is using it on a regular computer it works really well. Unfortunately, on iPad Pro's with Apple's SmartCover keyboard WolframCloud just won't allow you to copy and past. You can't even highlight text or place the select text cursor by hard or double pressing on the screen.

More testing is needed for this platform.

I'll start out by saying I'm using this on an iPad Pro incase these issues are specific to my platform. WolframCloud basically works but it can be frustrating to use. When trying to enter a line of input, I always need to tap the "input cell" icon rather than just start typing on my keyboard like you can with the normal PC version of Mathematica. That is a little annoying but then it doesn't seem to always work. I see a numbers keyboard pop up on my screen and go away really fast and WolframCloud won't respond to my keystrokes from my keyboard. Seems like a intermittent bug. It has a few other GUI glitches as well: it doesn't respond to cursor inputs from my keyboard when wanting to edit a previous line, for example. I have to tap the line with my finger (several times, for some reason) before I can edit once there it won't let me arrow over to where I want to start typing. Things like that. It has the feel of an unrefined app that needs some work basically.

Cloud Mathematica on iOS would be incredibly convenient. If WolframCloud’s performance and usability problems were solved, it’s be amazing. In the mean time it’s only useful for the tiniest notebooks.

I am appreciated that wolfram have issued this for the user who mainly use iPad.

But there are many issues needed to be solved:

Such as how to manipulate the plotting results and animate(it can be done well in desktop browser, but WolframCloud can support it) and use the sensor and video camera in iPad to use some functions such as CurrentImage[].

Please update more often!

This would be a much better piece of software if I could copy and paste a portion of text. Normal iOS copy-paste functionality (holding down to start the copy process) and paste (tapping where to start the paste process) is missing. I don’t always have access to a hardware keyboard.

Barely serves my purposes as a mechanical engineering undergrad student. My pain point is multitasking on iPad Pro. I doesn’t support it. Full screen all the time. The most you can do is have a slide over app on one side of the screen. The UI could use a refresh as well.

1. I wish I could copy commands from the documentation pages, but I can only copy an image. I have to then to retype that command to get it to work.
2. I wish I could download a demonstration and run it.
3. When I enter a series of commands using the virtual keyboard, the keyboard covers up the the command, so I have to hide the keyboard frequently to be able to see what I have entered.
4. I cannot locate any directions on how to use WolframCloud and I have had to experiment a great deal to make it useful.

I pay $20 a month to be able to use WolframCloud, but I which it was more user friendly. Surely somewhere there is a user manual for WolframCloud.

It is almost impossible to hide input cells due to trying to double tap the small vertical side bars with you fingers. Other than that I love it.

Although the system runs on the Wolfram Cloud and online Mathematica instead of local computer hardware, the software is quite beneficial. From my usage of the cloud and local Mathematica, I can attest that the “mobile” version of Mathematica can handle Algebra I, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, Calculus II, and Differential Equations. However, although the online version of Mathematica can do partial differentiation and multiple integrals, as required in Calculus III, the online version lacks in the graphing of planes in 3 dimensions - specifically rotating them. Nonetheless, I have not seen an app that one can pull out their phone and easily solve a differential equation: DSolve[y’’[x] + y[x] == 0, y[x], x]. The function of this software is truly up to the user - where it might be helpful to some and not functional for others. However for the high school student or undergraduate in college, this is quite an investment in your education.

Contrary to early reviews, the latest version works fine, even on an iPhone. The keyboard interface takes a minute or two to learn to use, but once you get the hang of it, it’s fine.

WolframCloud works fine. it's not 100% of the desktop version, but it works okay. the documentation is all accessible. contrary to many other reviews, copy-and-paste and manipulation of cells works.

with the new ARM macs coming out, maybe we will finally get Mathematica that runs locally on the iPad as a side effect of supporting those. but until then, this is not a bad option.

i think bug fixes have made things better than the last time i tried

i like the interface and am excited to learn more about the language