Raptor 1.2

(9 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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Raptor is a dashboard for web apps and other useful websites.

Opening the application provides you with a listing of ‘popular’ sites and web-applications. These include:

• Google
• TV Guide
• Wikipedia
• Exchange Rates
• AOL Horoscopes
• Stitcher Radio
• iFeeder
• Pollen Report
• FaceBook
• 101 Cook Books
• iZillow

There’s another option to ‘Request App’, however this feature is reserved for those who have donated to the application’s developer, and thus became a ‘Premium’ user. In addition to the listed ‘links’ above, the app features ‘Browser’ functionality. Tapping on the Browser button provides you with a text box to input a site name. The browser is similar to Safari, however lacks the title bar. Double-Tapping on the bottom of the screen brings up a menu with several options; including Google, Load URL, Home, and Cancel. The home button will take you back to the main listing of applications within Raptor.

All in all, the application is a good idea, however it lacks several elements that would make it useful to me. First of these is the ability to manage the application list yourself. At the moment, it’s only possible to request that applications be added. It would also be nice to turn this into a true dashboard, allowing the inclusion of Native applications as well. All of this should be paired with a sort feature, allowing users to effectively rank their apps in order of importance.

It’s also noteworthy that several of the items listed in the default list aren’t items I would use. Things like AOL Horoscopes, Pollen Report, and iZillow (A real-estate value estimation tool) seem to be particularly niche in their audience, and wouldn’t be used on my device at all.

On the whole, this app is a neat idea, however with its current feature-set, it’s far from practical. We’ll keep a wary eye on its development however, as it’s certain to improve vastly with future versions.

Raptor is available via the iSpazio Official Source: http://www.installerepo.com/ispazio.xml
Developer Homepage: http://www.whitepixeldesign.com