Filip Brož A teacher at school asks a question to students. "When it's 30 degrees Celsius outside in the sun, what's that in Fahrenheit?" Students look around nervously, only one alert student pulls out an iPhone, launches the Units app, and enters the desired value. Within seconds, he is already answering the teacher's question that it is exactly 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
I remember back when I was in elementary and high school and I would use this app in almost every math and physics class. Maybe because of that I wouldn't have gotten such bad marks on papers where we had to convert all possible quantities into different units.
Units is a very simple and intuitive application. After the first launch, you will get to the menu, where you can choose the various quantities you want to work with. You have a total of thirteen quantities to choose from, which include, for example, time, data (PC), length, energy, volume, content, speed, force, but also power and pressure. After clicking on one of the quantities, you will see the corresponding units between which you can convert.
For example, I need to work with volume. I enter that I have 20 liters and the app shows me how many milliliters, centiliters, hectoliters, gallons, pints, and many other units it is. Simply put, for all quantities, you will find many different units that you may encounter in life.
In addition, short information is available for selected units that will explain to you what the given unit is used for in practice or its history and origin. The app is compatible with all iOS devices and I must point out that it is a little more clear and easy to use on the iPad than on the iPhone. On the other hand, the design of the entire environment of Units deserves criticism. It's too simple and plain and maybe deserves a little more attention from the developers and adaptation to the overall concept of iOS 7.
You can download the units for less than one euro in the App Store. The application will surely be appreciated not only by students, but also by users who occasionally come across some data that needs to be converted in their practical life. I can imagine using the application in the kitchen, for example, when baking cakes and preparing various dishes, where precisely measured ingredients and raw materials are needed.
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Somehow I miss the point of such an app, not being able to convert basic units is quite sad.
In addition, I think it is counterproductive for children to go to school, because they will never learn it this way, and I also think that the example with the kitchen is quite out of line.
Yes, when we count in yottabytes or brontobytes instead of gigabytes, for example, it will probably have some significance, when it will no longer be so simple.
I don't remember all the units from school either. so some kind of converter will definitely come in handy. but of course it is most useful when converting from imperial or US units. if you came to England, you would also be interested in how many ml are actually in one pint of beer. or do you know without any such converter? or how exactly do you know what distance in meters is a nautical mile? or ordinary mile?
The application can convert from ml to pint [UK] ;-)
There are countless similar apps for free. Eg Convert Unit. The review is missing at least the number of units, if not their exact list :-(
Well, that's true, but I found only one other than this one, which has labels and explanations of quantities in Czech. I personally put up with it a lot, and this one looks quite comprehensive. In addition, it is only 25 CZK, less than the beer costs in general.
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I personally would be very happy if good applications were presented here, especially from Czech developers, and especially if they contain Czech localization. I have found a good app (Czech) on the store many times, and I was sorry that I only found it when it had been on the market for maybe three years and there were few reviews, because people who would have bought it simply did not know about it at all. In my opinion, programmers should cooperate more with bloggers so that more is known about their work on the domestic market. Bullshit about some kind of advertisement is not appropriate at all, it would be bad if the editor preferred only a friend.
Grab an English textbook and you won't be dependent on the Czech localization ;-)
I'm not dependent on the Czech localization, English doesn't cause me any problems in applications, but your advice is not only mentioned here often and is useless.
not to offend BB, but there are a lot of applications where Czech is a must, for example educational ones for children where it's kind of useless if the bear has a Gilda label, or even audio. And there are many such applications, and in addition, before the adept learns English, it is not immediately and there is not enough time, and for many people it is unnecessary.