Installation:
Installation was really easy and user-friendly as anyone can do this without any hassle, post which I imported my account using private keys as I had my account created through the Android application. I have selected my favorite Classic Dark theme. There was a crisp introduction to the beginner's guide.
Memory & System Usage:
It was slightly more than what I expected as downloading it consumed roughly 260 MB and on average use it occupies over 600 MB which is a little higher.
Key Features:
1. uWallet:
2. uMail:
3. IM/Chats:
4. Channels:
1. uWallet:
uWallet is one of the most important features of this ecosystem as it enables us to send/receive CRP & uUSD as well as swap between CRP & uUSD.
First Swap:
Initially I tried swapping 1 CRP for 0.38 uUSD and I just lost 1 CRP as it was deducted but I never received that 0.38 uUSD and I am trying to figure out what went wrong.
Second Swap (CRP to uUSD):
I swapped 3.99 CRP for 1.58 uUSD and this time it was a better experience but it took around 5 seconds which is still considered as lag, especially in SWAP feature
Third Swap (uUSD to CRP):
This was real quick in the blink of an eye, I swapped 1.57 uUSD to 3.48 CRP and this was lightning speed and it has to be the same way for CRP to uUSD as well.
Send Cryptons/uUSD:
At the moment it seems like you can send uUSD/CRP either by mentioning tyhe receipient's public key manually by copy pasting it or else by uploading the file where it's saved or by selecting them from the address book if you have saved their contact. It's a very simple and seamless user-friendly process.
Get Cryptons/uUSD:
Once you click on get cryptons or uUSD it redirects you to the crypton exchange
https://crp.is/exchange/uusd_usdt or
https://crp.is/exchange/crp_usdt based on your selection from where you can buy CRP or uUSD and it's just like any other exchange.
Crypto card:
This is my favorite feature and it costs only 3 CRP to create the crypto card in the future once CRP is adopted and accepted by more stores or businesses it would be a very helpful thing just like credit/debit cards or pay-as-you-go.
uVoucher:
Really a cool feature wherein you can share it as a gift to your peers, friends and family members through various modes like chat, uMail, and channels. They have really simplified his process of creating an uVoucher as it hardly takes a few seconds. Also, the recipient will not be able to see your personal details including the public key.
2. uMail:
You cannot differentiate much between uMail and other email services as uMail is just like Gmail/outlook it has most of the features for email communication and it has all the features available in other mailboxes but I couldn't find the option to change the font style or size. This has to be looked into.
3. IM/Chats:
The chat feature is similar to Skype as I couldn't explore this much since I have not added anyone to my address book rather I tried AI chat to check it's functionality and it was responding reasonably instead of throwing up any random information. IM/Chat is a must-have feature especially when our privacy is protected.
4. Channels:
You have numerous channels to explore and ask questions, share your thoughts and opinions but you cannot DM any other participant through the Channel unless they are in your contact list which makes it a little odd but at the same time it will help in avoiding spammers and telegram kind of situation.
5. Idyll Browser:
When I tried searching for anything it showed an error stating "Idyll having trouble finding that name.". It seems to be an issue with the browser or some temporary issue that has to be fixed in order to explore it.
Conclusion:
This is a wonderful project and it provides the most important features like a wallet, exchange, browser, chat, mailbox, crypto card & voucher in one place surely this would be a game-changer. There are some aspects where dev has to improve like latency during CRP to uUSD swap and show password security protocol as mentioned by other users. I have only reviewed the features which a layman will be using without going deep into technical analysis and hope this helps.