InventrReviews of inventr.io

I ordered the launch/30 day kit, the components of which are great and come in their own little storage box. I've unfortunately had a hard time slogging through the lessons, which I've found disorganized and frustrating, in my opinion, they're a first draft at best. There is no clear instruction on coding, or language and syntax, and plenty of instances where errors are left in the videos, or corrected off screen. I think it would be great to get this kit into the hands of educators, and solicit as much feedback as possible on how to turn the lessons as presented into valuable instruction.

I purchased the 30 days lost in space kit. I have a fair amount of electrical and some electronic background but no coding experience. I struggled. I made it until day 11 before putting it aside due to frustration. The videos were good and the story line makes it fun. I do think the videos could be scripted a bit more and thus be more organized but that is quite minor and I believe you are redoing them already. My more major frustration came with being let behind. Sometimes the code written in the video didn't match what was in the box below the video with no explanation why. If you have trouble with your code (or the wiring) the comments section was useless. The comments section doesn't have comments about the video at all but it filled with people making improvements or upgrades to the lesson. If you are having issue with the base lesson I don't need 400 pages of more advanced ideas to try. I need help and comments related to the actual lesson. The "free" day every fifth day is a great idea but I was so lost on previous 4 days I couldn't imagine venturing out on my own and "freestyling" a project. I think the first "free" day could have some structure to it. Then the following "free" day (day 10) could have a bit less and so on until I am ready to think up and execute an idea of my own. Those that are more advanced can easily take more freedom as they see fit. The facebook group is a good idea and does offer some help but as many people are phasing out FB it becomes difficult. Overall I like the kit and the idea

I really like it and it is super fun. Keep doing what you are doing. The only feedback I have is that you could still add some more bonus levels. I would enjoy that a lot. Thanks

Horrible set up instructions. So I have to replace my OS for ChromeOS ? What a scam!

Good product, good ideas but needs some cleanup & refinement. First, the drivers link is broken on the downloads page. Not a good look on day 1 when trying to get things working. Second, the videos would benefit greatly from scripts and being broken up because they are rambling and the kids lose interest. The "lost in space" story should be very scripted and stand alone. 1 min story intro, *do the build*, 30sec story outro. No conversational, off the cuff, video blog rambling. My kids want to hear the story, immediately try the build on their own, then come back to a walkthrough video only when stuck or if they don't understand something.

Love the videos and course. Especially the extras. Had to leave off for a while, but will return shortly.

I recently bought the 30 days in Space kit and it's been great so far. I really like the bonus missions that show up after the fact. I would recommend this kit to anyone.

Been enjoying the kit, even though I can't keep up with the timeline the company suggests, but the lessons are pretty good, and explain enough of the theory that it makes it fun to play around with different configurations.