Or, “How I almost found my new favorite App, but didn’t”.

Yo Dawg, I heard you like Apps so we made an App that helps you get Apps.

Seriously though, I decided to review this originally because it’s part of the RateMyApp system (Consider yourself disclosed), and I got entirely too excited about the possibility of loading up any App info simply by its icon.

Since most people only look at App Icons when they’re already inside the App Store, I don’t think that this will get crazy popular. However, for those of us who encounter App Icons more frequently, this was quickly going to become my go-to App to save all those precious snaps to load up later at my leisure. Except, no, sigh.. it doesn’t do that.

As I did read the reviews on iTunes before I downloaded, I knew what I was getting into. My dreams of snapping a pic of a friend’s Springboard to be able to quickly load the App info later were quickly dashed, but I got the App anyways, hoping to test it out and then give the developers a good what-for and suggestion-rich review. So here goes:

#1 For the love of God, let me save my Snaps. I want to be able to use this like an App-Specific notebook where I can spend all week loading up my iPhone with ‘Apps to check out’ and then be able to load the info up in-App. I can’t even take a Snap unless I’m connected to the internet, this is crap. Fix it. Do it now.

#2 Maybe it’s just me, but I find that it’s difficult to hold the iPhone with one hand while trying to click on the teeny tiny “camera’ button. How about this – you should make it so touching anywhere on the ‘shaded’ part of the screen takes the photo. Seriously, this would be fantastic.

Here are a few screen shots, where you can see the image recognition is pretty darn good. Although the actual App I was snapping was the 2nd choice, you can see why it’s given each option. Pretty cool.

I know this concept isn’t new. uQuery, and many other app review sites are starting to include QR Code to launch the App Store with all the App info just by using QR Code Apps on the iPhone. This is basically the same thing, only better because it’s compatible with *every single site*, so long as they include the App Icon. Which un-ironically I haven’t included for this App in this review.

Until the folks at AppSnap include saving of snaps, for loading later, I’m sorry but I just can’t recommend you download this App. Even if it is only 99¢, which is a deal. As portions of this review will be appearing on the iTunes store, I hope that the developers heed my suggestions and update this thing soon.

At which time, it could be a serious contender for one of my ‘Favorite Apps‘ if they did. Please. Pretty Please?