Ray Wenderlich Tutorials Review

Reviews | 14. Oct, 2011 by dennys007 | 0 Comments

Ray Wenderlich Tutorials … Let’s get started. My aim is to help you out in your decision – should you take it home or should you keep your wallet in your pocket?. Ok, time for a no-nonsense admission – I haven’t used or purchased the product (check out my About page for the reasons why), but I have trawled the internet looking for info on it, to save you time. For real user reviews see the ‘Customer Reviews’ section to the right. So get ready as I save you time and tell you all you need to know about Ray Wenderlich Tutorials.

What are its claims?

To save you the hassle of digesting the sales pitch I have summarised all they have to say about themselves here:

Tutorials for iPhone / iOS Developers and Gamers

  • iOS 5 By Tutorials – The quickest way for intermediate and advanced developers to learn the new iOS 5 APIs
  • The iOS Apprentice Series – Learn how to make iPhone and iPad apps via epic length tutorials
  • Learn how to successfully migrate to ARC – and worry a lot less about memory management.
  • Space Game Starter Kit – You get full source code for a cool game to study and learn from
  • Learn how to make your apps more quickly with the new Storyboards feature


Is anyone actually buying it?

Time for some hard facts. We can use statistics provided by the payment processor. They release something they call the product’s “Gravity”. It can be used a an indicator of how well the product is selling. I’ve processed this figure and produced a rating out of 100. Products with a high rating are popular. Ray Wenderlich Tutorials scores 68.71/100 which is around standard.

Your buying options

So, you’ve read through the summary of what the product does (or claims to do…). You’ve examined the user reviews and testimonials. Perhaps you’ve even decided you might like to buy the product. So what next?

Option 1: Buy Direct

You click on the following link to http://www.raywenderlich.com/store, and find their link to buy the product. From there you’ll be linked through to the payment processor page and you can pay using a credit/debit card or PayPal. As of the time of writing the standard price for the product is $77.


Option 2: Buy Through My Link

If you click this link: raywenderlich.com you’ll also be taken through to raywenderlich.com, where you can buy the product in the same way as the first option. In this case though, because you arrived at the site via a special link, I get the credit for sending you over. If you do end up buying, I will be given a commission. There’s no difference in the cost to you. You might want to go for this option if:
  • You feel my info has helped you and you’d like to say thanks.
  • You want to receive a purchase bonus (see below)


The purchase bonus

If you decide to choose Option 2, then you are eligible for a purchase bonus. This is my way of thanking you for using my link. For more info and to find out what the bonus is, click here