Does What it is Designed to Do

I’ve been using Unbound for a couple of weeks now and I’m very pleased with it. The developer’s claims about speed are absolutely true. Unbound is very responsive, loading even my very large photo library in just a few brief moments. Depending on your Internet connection, your mileage may vary.

However, anyone looking to use Unbound to replace iPhoto should be aware that the app is limited because it is meant to be a browsers for Dropbox files, not a full-fledged photo library that introduces gobs of additional meta data in the way that iPhoto does. With Unbround you can no longer sort by people or places, for example. The only sorting mechanism avaialble to you are name and date. You may find this refreshingly simple and straightforward, but I could also see some users finding this limiting and frustrating.

The drawbacks of Unbound are in no way related to the execution of the app’s development. It does was it is designed to do. That said, what it is designed to do is very limited, providing a simpler, yet less rich experience for sorting and browsing photos.

Corduroy1982 about Unbound