Walker, one of our moderators and a prolific contributor to GMAT Club, offered to build an Apple iPhone/iPod Touch application for GMAT Club’s Tests. We are thrilled to have such opportunity and would like to take advantage of it. The best part is that we get to decide and pick what features it will have and how it will work.
Thus, I wanted to start a discussion in this forum and solicit feedback about
1) Need/utility of such application – would you use it or how would you use it? (please specify if you have an iPhone).
2) Features to includeIf you have an opinion and a few minutes to document it, would love to hear your thoughts.
First some assumptions:1. Taking full length GMAT tests on an iPhone or iPod is less fun than taking them on a computer, and definitely much harder due to the size of the screen, esp. when it gets to Verbal
2. Most probably the application will serve as free publicity or a vehicle to get GMAT Club’s name out there rather than a revenue generator. Though a paid version may be feasible, but there definitely has to be a free one.
3. The application features should be driven by end users, so a number of beta’s and releases will be required
4. For the sake of time-to-market and feedback generation, the application should come out of the gate with core features and then add bells and whistles based on user feedback
5. To succeed, the app should be slick (applesque) and intuitive
Proposed Core Features- Math and Verbal questions
- Quiz mode – 10 questions are timed based on topic (e.g. Arithmetic, Word Problems, etc)
- Random Mode – shake the iPhone and get a random question
- Some kind of mistake analysis
- Maybe: a Pretty graph or chart to track progress and identify weakness areas
- Maybe: Diagnostic Test mode
- Maybe: fun feature such as sounds when answering questions right or wrong (can be turned on/off in options)
- Maybe: list of questions that were answered wrong
- Maybe: some basic tips/recommendations for improving each of the areas?
Let us know if you disagree about the features or assumptions.