The Bottom Line
Unfortunately, it cannot resist the temptation to advertise itself in its creation, and besides adding text, there's not much you can do to personalize emails sent with My Valentine.
Pros
- My Valentine comes with 35 gorgeous Valentine's Day email designs
- You can preview your card in My Valentine, try different designs and save a draft (just one)
- My Valentine uses remote images and sends fast using any network connection
Cons
- My Valentine puts an ad for itself in the delivered card
- You cannot add your own photos to My Valentine emails or modify the design in any manner
- My Valentine does not save sent messages and cannot send you a Bcc copy either
Description
- My Valentine lets you send beautifully designed Valentine's Day greetings from your iPhone or iPod touch.
- Combine 35 cards with suggested greetings and your own text.
- My Valentine sends only the text and images are loaded when the email is opened, working well with slow connections.
- You can pick recipients from your Contacts and preview the email as it will appear to the recipient.
- My Valentine supports iPhone, iPhone G3 and iPod touch 2.2.
Guide Review - My Valentine 1.0 - Valentine's Day Email Application for iPhone and iPod
How about adding your well-composed text to a well-designed e-card? My Valentine not only supplies gorgeous cards but also an assortment of greetings to get your writing juices flowing.
Sending a stunning email Valentine from beautiful My Valentine could and could not be simpler. Start the app, pick a card, compose your text, add a subject, preview the masterpiece, and you're ready to tap "Send".
Some details irk a bit, however. To flip through My Valentine's designs, you tap a button; swiping does not work. It's nice to see the swipe animated — except when you want to go from the first to, say, the 20th card quickly. For that purpose, My Valentine lets you input the card's number directly, too. A quick and scrollable thumbnail overview would still be nice — as would be My Valentine capitalizing the subject line's first letter automatically.
My Valentine does not send the entire card from your iPhone but inserts the graphics from a remote server. This makes sending swift and easy on any network, but has its drawbacks: you have to register before sending cards, the recipient may have to click to see the design, and you cannot add photos to the preset cards or edit them in any way.
Worst of all, My Valentine inserts an ad for itself in the message — and it isn't too small or tactful.
It's also a pity that My Valentine, while saving what card you're currently composing as a draft or for re-sending, does not keep copies of sent messages or Bcc: yourself.
