The Brainstormer App Reviews

Now that this has been fixed with this recent update so that it can be used on an iPad without holding the iPad upside-down, I like it, and like it a lot. I will probably be using it with my own custom wheels more than with the provided wheels. For instance, I have a custom wheel with characters, settings, and situations--a nice combination for creating scenes, scene segments, or even just stimulus-response units. And if you have a series or project with a specific cast of characters, and specific settings and props and gimmicks, those specific things can be put in your custom wheel. For character creation, I will probably be using three prompts of some sort, probably traits, to come up with characterizing anecdotes as a way of developing personalities for characters. Another nice thing is since you can create custom wheels, this app can be used for any activity or project where a random combination of three items is needed. For instance, it could be used in songwriting. It could be used in party games. This is a great tool for the application of Flipism in ones life. Thank you, Mr. Developer, for fixing this and making it useable.

I enjoy the idea behind this, especially that you can make your own customized wheels, but I found it a little hard to get things going. Creating a wheel seemed to take a while to "take" -- you had to go to another wheel then come back before your customized list would actually appear on the wheel. Also, the buttons get confusing -- a cleaner design would have been preferable. I found myself constantly ending up on pages I didnt want to be at. And -- a real app pet peeve of mine -- I hate the click sound (or any unnecessary noise) that you couldnt turn down every time you spin a wheel or roll the dice -- even when you pressed your iPad volume all the way down. (Though eventually I found you could turn off "lock" in Apple settings. There was no "sound off" button in the Brainstormer settings, which was, for a while, really annoying.) But, if that doesnt bug you, its a fun thing, and then ability to make your own wheels makes it worth it. A really great idea that works well now, and could really be great with a few tweaks. Fun stuff!

I contacted the makers with a problem I was having understanding the controls and they got back to me in roughly an hour! Amazing! Im an artist and art teacher and see so many uses for this. Thanks for a great tool!

Surprisingly useful. It makes ideas for stories by putting ideas together, and while some simply cannot be taken seriously, unless youre writing a comedy, many of these are fantastic and is is very interesting, many of these would make good stories. If you are a writer or filmmaker who needs ideas, just take a risk and get it. You never know what youll find which will spark a creative fire.

Hard to use interface Cant turn off sounds

I enter Chinese fonts bu it do not dissplay ,I hope it will support Chinese fonts in next version.

A great tool for sparking creative ideas. Theres something magical about the mixing and matching of all the different elements that always gets me thinking in a new direction.

I cant imagine actually using this app with its sound effects that cannot be turned off. Its supposed to be a tool not a game! Deleted.

Love it, perhaps you could add Film idea... Please update 4 inch screen size iPhone 5... Thanks

This app is a lifesaver. Simple and easy to use, it had kick started any writers block. Even if you dont get a story like, it gets the mind and fingers working.

I just bought this app and was extremely annoyed to find that so many of the generators are sold separately -- contrary to how they appear in the screenshot. Also, Ive not been able to find a way to turn off the sound effects. Ive even set my master iPad volume to zero and somehow Im still hearing the sound of the dice?! The gear icon is a bit misleading as it doesnt bring you to app settings, where I expected to change this, but to the additional generators. Otherwise the main generator is attractive and does what it says, but I really wish I hadnt paid $1.99 for just that. Perhaps its just me, but I expect the possibility of in-app purchases in a free app, not one that Ive already paid for. Im surprised the other all 5-star reviews, if not shills, havent mentioned this.

Luckily I got this free because I dont really know how to use it & you still have to buy stuff to REALLY get the full app. I hate that.

I enjoy using this with my friends to explore all kinds of ideas. Like what do you want to do today? Spin the wheel of fun! ride a bike/ while blindfolded/ and juggling knives Awesome!

Needs in-app purchases to be useful as more than a teaser. I deleted it for that reason and because I find not being mutable to be unacceptable in an app.

It still needs a few things before can really consider it 5 star. One, it needs the ability to move wheels so you could mix different wheel sections together. I would rather see them deal with individual wheel subjects and let you select which ones to put together at any time. Second, I would like it to backup to iCloud so I dont loose my custom lists in a crash and also can sync my lists between devises.

Love this app! Its a bit confusing at first but then you get used to it <3

Great app. Love the ability to customize my own wheels. PLEASE add some way to export the entire list you create for the custom wheels though. Would help a great deal.

I got this app for my daughter because she needed an art app but I thought it was pretty expensive for the utilities (the sketching, highlighters, etc.) if they lowered the price I would be willing to buy it. Other than that, the app is wonderful!! :3

I love this app. well OK, i love the concept of this app, the execution is very close but needs some interface improvements. I really really want to rate this 5 stars, and will definitely up my rating when a few interface issues are addressed: 1. PLEASE let this app be rotated to use in either portrait or landscape mode 2. When creating custom lists it would be so easy if we could copy paste a list into the generator instead of having to type each into a separate field 3. If the above can not happen for some reason(please just let the above happen!!) then you need to adjust the type window so that 1. You can always see the line you are typing in above the keyboard, and 2. Pressing enter on the type pad will bring you to the next box to put in another entry, instead of the "done" button which brings you back to the whole list. Those fixes would make this app infinitely more user friendly! And it would surely be worth 5 stars and even more than you are currently charging for it. Please make these updates as I very much love the app!

I love the app and use it with my students in drawing class. However, I suggest running a spellchecker on the word lists to correct the spelling errors. Maybe its just me but I feel they detract from the overall professional look and feel of the app.