dealswolfram alpha iphone/ipad app - insanely cheap…

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by smileyborg
added 2 years ago

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If you don't believe the regular pricing, look here: http://appshopper.com/reference/wolframalpha

wow!!!

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Not available in the U.S store...

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@mhuerta: Whoa, you're right...not even accessible on iTunes now. They must have just taken it down for some reason -- hopefully it will be back in a few minutes! I can confirm that it was available in the U.S. store 30 minutes ago, because I bought a copy :)

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Update: the WolframAlpha app is back online in the US iTunes store!

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Quick question: Why is this such a great app? According to "App Shopper", this weighs in at .8 MB, meaning it just searches the wolfram alpha site for your query.

If you are forced to have internet access to use this, why not just use the actual site?

FYI this isn't a flame, but an honest question

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@gillipsee: You get access to a sleek iPhone portal to the web app.

What that means:
- faster access and searches
- customized layout for the iPhone, including integration with Maps, Mail, etc
- custom keyboard layouts for math equations/symbols
- on-the-fly expression calculation (just like in Mac OS X Spotlight)...really cool!

Overall, this app is mostly just a gateway to their search engine that you can access from Safari. But it's totally worth paying $2 for the native iPhone application...you can read the reviews and see what other people say about it as well. A much better experience in the end.