written by: Nick Kosmides
Yesterday was the day of car maintenance. You missed out on nothing, and if you think you did, I feel sorry for you. Having downloaded Car Maintenance Reminder Pro free yesterday, you will discover that this app loves to run continuously in the background despite turning all alerts and notifications off.
The UI is clunky and leaves something to be desired. My big problem with the app is the commitment. You won't realize it when you download it, but this app does nearly nothing for you right away. Every other app you've downloaded has something for you to use or benefit from almost immediately. Once you input all the details of your vehicles the next step is nothing. You wait. The app simply tells you when things need to be changed on your car.
When I think car maintenance, I'm not only thinking regularly scheduled maintenance. What if you get a flat and need to find a tire repair place. It would be convenient of this app included this feature, utilizing Google Maps api to help you find this or a gas station. How about cheapest gas prices, or oil change specials. I think the reason for this not being available is because the dev clearly states the app does not use the network in any way when you go Pro. Maybe to prove there are no ads.
In this case it hinders the true potential for a "pro" car maintenance app. Though, there is that word "reminder" in the app title.
Car Maintenance Reminder Pro - $1.99