Documents to Go Premium Review
Our Review by
Chris Kirby
on June 9th, 2010
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:: BRING ON THE DOCS!
Dataviz makes the jump to the iPad with this now-updated universal app.
Developer: DATAVIZ
Price: $14.99
Version Reviewed: 3.3
Device Reviewed On: iPad
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Price: $14.99
Version Reviewed: 3.3
Device Reviewed On: iPad
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I'm a high school English teacher by day, so I keep a vast array of assignments, handouts and presentations on Google Docs so I can access them wherever I happen to be. But the iPad represented a serious stumbling block in my plan, and I resolved to find an app to help me bridge the gap between my iPad and my Google Docs. Unfortunately, at launch, there really weren't any viable options. The only one I could find was unstable at best, and (until a recent update) ran the risk of corrupting Google files, and that was a risk I just couldn't afford to take. So I waited..and waited..and waited..
Fortunately, the folks at Documents to Go have updated their apps and made them universal for the iPhone and the iPad, and while Google Docs integration is only available in the premium version, I can easily say that the update is worth the wait and the price of the app. My quibbles are relatively few, as integration and syncing with my beloved Google Docs has been seamless thus far.
My main quibble with the app is that there seems to be some lag when using the iPad's virtual keyboard. It's not much, and some users might not notice it, but if you do a fair amount of typing you'll feel a certain sluggishness in getting your words on the page. I hope the developers will address this quickly, but it is in no way a deal breaker at this point.
While the price point of Documents to Go Premium is a little high by App Store standards, the ability to access and edit so many online documents so easily makes this an easy recommendation. If you store docs in the cloud, this is one immensely valuable tool.