The Thames: London's Crown Jewel iPad app review On Sunday, June 3rd, more than 1,000 boats will travel along the Thames as part of a pageant celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Over the course of four hours, the pageant will travel the seven-mile route while church bells ring along the route. However, it doesn't really meet the high standards set by the best iPad apps. Photographs can look amazing, particularly on the new iPad's high-resolution screen, but with a few exceptions, the pictures here are bland and frequently too dark. The writing is mediocre too. Rarely rising above the level of a PR brochure. One one page, for example, Ian Fleming is identified as "the creator of James Bond," while art critic John Ruskin is simply described as "Ruskin." It might be that the apps creators think their audience is more likely to know Ruskin than Fleming, which would be a nice thought, but it's more likely to be sloppy writing. That might all be a little harsh for an app that is, after all, just £1.99, but there are free apps that deliver better quality than this. This is barely acceptable as a souvenir of a special day - and half of the profits do go to the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation - but overall it's a missed opportunity.