The Vow app review: creating the perfect engagement ring

Introduction

The Vow by RingFinder is a lifestyle app that helps you locate and design the perfect engagement ring for that special someone. When you're finished designing the ring you can even see how it look's on a model's hand so you can fully visualize it. There are plenty of customization features to ensure the ring you create is unique. The app was updated on June 27, 2013 and is available in English.

User Experience

With so many customizations features it's hard to believe that this app remains relatively easy to use. You'll be able to browse through a massive selection of rings and personalize all kinds of details. The process isn't exactly fast however but that's not necessarily a bad thing as you'll find yourself making adjustments and changes as you go.

Features

Features of this app include being able to create a contemporary, traditional, vintage, halo, or pave styled ring in either yellow or white gold. You begin the process by sifting through the absolutely massive selection of engagement rings styles. Once you find one that you like, you can request information on the ring and the customizations you'd like to have done to it. You can even request to see the ring in person. Each ring can be seen as a 3D high definition image so you'll be able to see all the details. You can view each selection as 18K yellow or white gold. Go ahead and turn the ring around to view it from all angles and feel free to zoom in on it. To give you a good idea of how it would look on your loved one's hand you can view it on a models hand. If you'd like to share a selection with family or friends you can do that by email or text message to get more input on the ring. Lastly you can request a quote on the ring so you know exactly what to expect.

In-App Purchases

There are no in-app purchases.

Update Info

Version 2.0.2 features a number of bug fixes.

Customer Ratings and Feedback Comments

The current version of the app has 17 customer ratings with an average rating of three out of five stars. While customers seem to be impressed with the quality of the graphics/images the fact that there is so much downloading necessary ends up taking a long time and making this a long process.

Personal Comments by Reviewer

I felt that as far as doing the job this app promises to do – allowing you to select and customize an engagement ring – the app follows through. The images provide incredible detail and I thought it was very handy you could view the ring on the model’s hand. However this is a process that is quite time-consuming so it’s not something to take on when you’re in a hurry.

Pros and Cons

Pros
Choose the perfect engagement ring by browsing through a massive library
Contact the retailer and ask about your customization requests
Get a price quote
View the ring on a model’s hand

Cons
Takes a long time to browse through the selections and download all your customizations to view
Your customizations may not always be possible
 

For: iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad with iOS 4.3 or later. The Vow is optimized for iPhone 5.