Biscuit Tin is yet another new app I ‘ve recently discovered via a Twitter follow from its developer. In the UK, a biscuit tin is what in the US we call a cookie jar. And this app sets out to give you a sort of cookie jar / biscuit tin full of your Flickr pictures.
I haven ‘t used a screencap of my own pics above, because I use my main Flickr account for an awful lot of iPhone screencaps and they look pretty boring to be truthful.
I like the idea for this app, but for me it ‘s hamstrung by two issues “ one of Apple ‘s making, and one of its own
Biscuit Tin works very simply “ you authorize it within your Flickr account, and then launch it again once it ‘s authorized. It then displays a pic from your Flickr set, and adds more and more pictures to the display as you shake the phone. You can shake once to add one image at a time, or shake more or less continuously to keep adding a lot in one go.
Ideally, with an app like this, I ‘d like it to be able to work as my wallpaper on the iPhone “ rather than having to go and launch an app in order to see my Flickr pics. This is the Apple issue, of course, as I imagine this is just not allowed in an App Store app.
My second complaint about the app is more of its own making though. I ‘d like for there to be a slideshow option “ so I don ‘t have to shake the phone in order to see more images. The app also stacks all the images a bit like a deck of cards as you shake it. Again, I ‘d like to see some options here “ for example, one for displaying just a single image at a time on the screen.
For now, I like the general concept of Biscuit Tin, but it ‘s not a keeper for me. If its updated and adds features I might take another look though.
You can find Biscuit Tin in the App Store now, priced at $0.99.
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