Well Said ($0.99)
Version – 1.2
Review – “Get Inspired with Well Said!”
Everyone has those days when we need a little inspiration to keep us going. Enter the “Well Said” app by Sung J. Shin! Well Said is a compilation of famous quotes from various historical figures. There is a free lite version of this app with over 100 quotes, and a paid version for just $0.99 with over 1500 quotes from almost 150 different authors!
The interface for this app is simple, but at the same
time powerful. A lot of apps like this one simply bring up random quotes, or give you a list of quotes, but this one gives you multiple ways to view them, including a “Search” function! The main menu lists all of the different ways that you can view the apps, as well as giving you links to where you can edit your list of favorite quotes or even add your own quotes to the database.
When you touch any of the top three menu options you’ll be taken to the appropriate screen for viewing quotes. At the bottom of the screens is a menu bar that allows you to quickly switch between how you are view quotes, or view your list of favorite quotes. At the top of both the 
“Authors” page and the “Subjects” page is a search bar to quickly find what you’re looking for as well!
While there is a search function built into the individual quote pages, what really sets this app part is the Search page. From here you can search not only by Author and Subject, but you can also search the text of the quotes. This is really nice if you’re trying to find a quote on a specific topic and you don’t find a subject that fits what you’re looking for.
Once you find a quote to view or use the “Random Quotes” method to bring one up you’ll be taken to a screen that displays the category of the quote, the quote itself, and the author of the quote. If you’d like more information on the author of the quote, all you have to do is touch the “Bio” button in the lower left corner of the screen. This will bring up a brief bio about that author and also give you the option to view the wikipedia entry about them as well!
The bio’s are short and sweet, giving you a few details on who they are and when they lived. I did have an issue with view the related wikipedia entries within the app. When you choose to view wikipedia it 
opens up a browser window within the app, but the resolution squashes the entry and makes it appear a little bit jumbled on the screen. I was still able to read the entires, but it just looked a little bit funny.
Along the bottom of the screen where you view quotes is a bar that offers several different methods for sharing the quotes with friends! From left to right you can email a quote, tweet
a quote on Twitter, post it to your wall, or take a picture of the quote. You can also add or remove quotes from your favorites list by touching the button in the lower right corner of the screen.
For the most part this app runs very smoothly, and it offers a lot of thought-provoking quotes as well. If you’re still not sure if you want to spend any money on it, I’d recommend downloading the “Lite” version of the app and checking out the basic interface! With that said, I think that for just $0.99 this app is definitely worth it for someone that enjoys famous quotes. If you spend a lot of time looking up quotes to post on your Facebook or Twitter then what are you waiting for? Head to the App Store and download the Well Said app today!
- David H.
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Developer – Sung J. Shin
URL: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Well-Said/218753315546?ref=mf
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