Appletell review – Classics for the iPhone/iPod touch

Genre: Literature
Developer: Andrew Kaz & Phill Ryu*
File Size: 21.8MB
Version Reviewed: 1.1
Requirements: iPhone 2.0 software
Compatibility: iPhone and iPod touch
Retail Price: $2.99 ($0.99 at press time)

Classics is a book reading application for the iPhone. It features twelve classic books available through a simple, intuitive and powerful interface.

It includes Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Gulliver’s Travels, The Time Machine, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild, Flatland, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Robinson Crusoe, The Jungle Book, The Metamorphosis, Paradise Lost and Hound of the Baskervilles. Phill Ryu and Andrew Kaz, the creators have promised more books in the future free of charge.

After a quick glance at the interface, you can see the passion and dedication put into Classics.

Classics makes me feel as if I am actually reading a book. All the other iPhone Ebook readers I have seen only allow you to scroll through the entire book. Classics features smooth page flips. There is also a great bookmark feature that lets you save your spot in the book and return to it at any time.

The attention to detail is also shown with the individual books. Both Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Flatland include illustrations.

I really enjoyed testing Classics. I would like to see a larger collection of books, but the initial line-up is really great. I thought it would be strange trying to read on such a small screen, but it was surprisingly perfect.

For a limited time Classics has been lowered from $2.99 to just $0.99!

Appletell Rating:

Buy Classics

[* Editor's Note: In the interest of full disclosure, Appletell reviewer Jordan Satok has, in the past, worked with Classics co-developer Phill Ryu. As with any Appletell review, however, if we felt this relationship affected Jordan's opinion, we would not publish it.]