The Boy Scout Handbook App Reviews

you down there this is exactly like the books now and is just like the print version. Oh and your book was from the 1980s So things have really changed as they seem to do.

This is a good app, but it needs some new features. Otherwise it is not worth the $10

Ill just be at mutchal and all of the sudden I need my scout, and I have it. P.S. Do not get as only copy. You will want the real thing to.

I am very pleased that I purchased this app. It looks great and works well when I need something during a meeting. A version that takes full advantage of the iPad screen would be a good improvement. I want more! I would like to see other official publications from BSA turned into apps. Having all of the leaders guides handy would be great, but I would probably still buy the print edition just to have a nice crisp copy on the shelf... Thanks for this! Dave M., ASM

Great app, useful when you forget your book because we all know nobody forgets their phone. Only wish you could check off requirements for rank advancements. Would make it easier to now what you have left. Also I wish that it cost a little less: $7 or $8 perhaps... Or is that just wishful thinking?

Its ok for just having a digital PDF like copy of the Scout Handbook, but it would be helpful if the references to page numbers in the requirements section could be linked references to those pages. Text Only view is nice for readability.

Its handy if you dont have your printed copy but it needs more features to be truly useful. A search feature and go-to-page feature would be great.

Love the app great at camp now just add iPad support please.

This app is basically a fancy reader that does not function well when compared to either iBooks or the Nook readers. The reader crashes frequently on my iPhone 4 and my wifes 4s when in the text only mode. For the price I would expect more functions like record keeping for tracking of advancement. I would suggest saving your money and sticking with the book for now.

I am a unit comissioner and long time scouter... downloaded it thinking it would be a nice app... turns out is just a scan of the book... heck i could of scanned my own book and done the same. You cant even read the pages unless you zoom in and have to keep moving it side to side no full page view... all print errors are there and the color looks like a scan.... Buy a waterproof copy of the handbook and its better...

Its nice to have The Boy Scout Handbook on my iPhone. It would be nicer if it didnt continually crash! The text on the standard page view is usually too small to read without having to zoom-in and fidget with the device. So the "Text Only" view was a great idea, but its not without its quirks. When in the "Text Only" view, if you dont scroll the page just right or if you tap the screen, the application crashes. When you restart the application, it resumes at a different, but previously view location in the book. Which brings me to my final grievance. Why isnt there a search parameter that allows you to enter a page number and jump directly to that page? Developers, please consider my complaints and submit bug fixes and updates.

I am a boy scout do this Is amazing;I am two reqs fro eagle!

like keeping this in my pocket rather than carrying around the book. I like that it updates and kinda keeps current. Books are ment to be veiwed on the iPad and until this app is iPad compatable I will give it only one star.

The app is a good current version of the boy scout handbook, but thats all it is however the searchable index and bookmark features are very nice and are proving very useful in helping me study for my life scout board of review

Restarted iPhone after downloading, find any page, tap on page to enable menu, view as Text only. Tap on the page and app exits. Clicking the link for The Boy Scout Handbook Support in the app store dumps me onto the BSAs home page. Using relevant keywords in BSA search is an exercise in futility. Will keep troubleshooting as it may just be my system.

This app works great...if you ever lose you handbook you can still finish requirements...(its just pics if the book)..works great

A native iPad version would be appreciated.

The app does what it should, but doesnt use the full iPhone 5 screen. An already small image of the scout handbook could be a little bit larger if this were addressed.

Waste of money the scout trail app is way better. You can only see the pages you cant do anything else you cant save pages and you cant check anything off

Needs to be updated.