InventrReviews of inventr.io

The product is pretty cool, but just because I order something from you doesnt mean you just add me to a damn mailing list. I unsubscribed, then when I signed up for the required account, I got added back on the mailing list! I will not continue to do business with companies that add me to lists without my EXPLICIT consent.

I wish it was just either just learning electronics or just programming. I don’t know either subject very well and have given up because I couldn’t get day five to work right. I wish there was someone who I could call to ask hey why is this not working. My code looks right and my wires and hook up look correct but it’s not working. Is it an electrical issue or coding issue? Who knows. I think the concept is great! But I have tried day five a few times and just can’t get it. Then I didn’t feel comfortable trying things on my own at all when they gave us a day to have fun. I was like I have no idea what to try even. Maybe give us something to shoot for to try on our own and then have the next day be the answer to the question.

inventr.io has a TON of promise, but they are lacking in execution with the 30 Days of Space challenge. I have learned a lot, but the presentation is dry and the user interface could use a lot of work. The kit itself is great. I have learned so much, and it has me considering the new kit that will be coming out. I have learned about a lot of different electronic components and will be able to build on the knowledge learned to begin working on my own projects. Unfortunately, in our content driven world, presentation carries a lot of weight. For inventr.io to reach 5 stars, they need to improve the presentation quality to match the value of the kit itself.

Was just about to purchase and thought I'd check the reviews. What I'm hearing about the narrator (on multiple platforms) is a real turn-off, I must say. Are you guys planning on doing anything about it? Let me know if you do and I'll purchase.

Two stars lost because it advertised that it would be an epic "lost in space" adventure, but the only learning thing is a bunch of yt lectures. That's fine if it wasn't for the frequent "good job! You've learned x! You are on your way to getting off this planet!"'s every few minutes. The story is very... half-hearted to say the least, but at least you learn stuff from this.

I absolutely love the concept of this kit. The idea of a physical kit where the learner plays a role in a story, and learns and builds things along the way is absolutely brilliant to me. Electronics and education have long been a passion area for me, and I've done a lot of thinking and learning about producing educational video content. That said, the videos incorporate some great ideas. They use a mix of live-recorded video (from a couple of useful angles, like both the instructor's face, and a document cam view of the hardware on his desk, plus graphics and screen capture of the instructor's computer. They put together these elements in such a way that you can always see what's appropriate at that time for illustrative purposes, and always among space ship theming elements. In that regard, the developers of the kit have executed on many of the things that I feel are important in educational videos. However, the actual presentation itself leaves much to be desired. The audio sounds like it was recorded from the built-in mic on a laptop, in a small untreated office. He speaks in a a monotone voice, and he's looking away from the camera most of the time to read his script, which I feel tries to teach beginner concepts using intermediate vocabulary, and sometimes uses vague and wandering descriptions of concepts. That might have worked alright during a beta rollout, but for final product release, I feel like hiring an actor and having someone more versed in presentation review the script, would have taken an okay product and made it great.

While this kit has great promise I don't find the lessons detailed enough to do even the first few lessons without significant prior knowledge. I bought this for my 12 year old, but am struggling on my own. The 25 minute videos have good knowledge, but are slow and fail to hold even my attention. Following the steps for Day 3 is not giving the desired results, and attempting to leave feedback says I'm leaving duplicate response.

My hero board would not communicate with the PC. Since I already had an Arduino UNO, I used that instead. I did complete to course and learned how to use some components I hadn't used before. On the whole I enjoyed the sessions.