QuoteCoach

There are many quotes throughout history that can be useful to know and they can be a powerful education tool, however, learning them can be difficult, as well just remembering them. QuoteCoach is a tool that allows users to store any quotes they find interesting from whatever source, then test themselves on their own knowledge of those quotes.

Unfortunately, the layout for QuoteCoach is a bit unusual in that it doesn't allow the easy browsing of any quotes stored in the program. Users are presented with a series of options in a small window, with four buttons listed that are; Start, Add new quotes, Edit quotes, Delete quotes. A simple text area included in the window that always displayed the quotes would be a major improvement.

The quiz feature, while interesting, should play a secondary role to the actual value the program provides as quote library. Being able to view the quotes easily and browse them often would also help users memorize them or learn them quickly.

When users add a new quote to QuoteCoach, it displays a single, large text field that users can write whatever they want to the program. One large text field comes off as inefficient and the application could easily include several different fields, for instance, QuoteCoach could include an area to write the author of the quote.

While the author could be included with the actual quote, it means the program lacks an organizing feature. If QuoteCoach included a specific area for the author, the list of quotes could also be organized via the authors so users could add more detail to their own quote library. It is that kind of detail that hampers the usefulness of QuoteCoach and prevents it from being overly useful.

QuoteCoach seems to be confused about what it wants to users to do with it, instead of providing a detailed and comprehensive quote library, it instead focuses on a very basic quiz system. The library aspect is what should take precedent and sadly, it is extremely lacking in detail, depth and presentation. In conclusion, QuoteCoach falls short in a lot of areas and provides only a limited use to those interested in improving their quote knowledge.