Kevin (aka Ryan Seacrest): Nice job Kerri! Only two app reviews left to run on the blogs here tomorrow for Round 1 before the community votes on the ten reviewers who move on to Round 2. The competition is heating up! Let's see what the judges thought of your review Kerri...

Dieter: Really nice video review - shows how to use an app and what it can do quite clearly. Your written review felt like it could have gone a little more in-depth (and I would have knocked the app a bit more myself for lacking proper account sync), though. You got potential, dawg.

Georgia: Hi Kerri, you did a good job explaining Mobile Checkbook in a way that was very easy to follow and understand. I enjoyed the personal comments in the written review, I found them refreshing but be careful about having too many. With all these reviews, I do not envy the readers in choosing who continues on for the next part of the competition.

Craig: Good video review. You explained the app very well and walked us through its features. I must say it sounded like a great app until the last thing in your written review mentions that it doesn't sync with actual accounts. Either way it does what its built to do very well it seems based on your review. I can't let you off the hook for writing Blackberry instead of BlackBerry :-)

...it was a good review!

I love Mobile Checkbook and use it every day. I thought this review covered the app very well -- great job!

She's easy on the eyes.

you need better control of your voice pitch and rate.

if this was better the review would be very compelling. It feels abit scripted, try to go off on your own and explore without needing to rely on a script

@our judges - thanks for the comments. I appreciate the feedback and look forward to more if I make it through to the next round. I knew after I saw the first review that I too had screwed up on the BlackBerry spelling and knew that remark was coming.

@alohajoe - Thanks! I enjoyed yours as well but it makes me miss Hawaii too much lol.

@glschwar - it's an awesome app and I tried to remain as impartial as I could.

@cribble2k - thanks lol

This was probably the best video walk-through of the entire round. It was very concise, clear, and easy to understand (and no Um's!).

The write-up was a little on the short side, but with the video, the entire review covered the app very well. Definitely puts you towards the top of my list.

Good Video. I liked how clear the app was even though you shot the video in dark. I thought you did a good job showing us the menus and how the app works. I agree with Dieter on your written review, as I didn't like how you only footnoted a key missing feature to the app. I would think with an app like Mobile Checkbook that syncing with your bank account would be a major feature readers would want to know about. Not unlike a RSS reader app that allows you to read your Google Reader RSS feeds, for example. If it didn't sync with your reader online, would you want to spend the money to buy the app? I agree that your written review was a little short, but your video told me what I needed know, except the lack of syncing.

I also liked how you put the spotlight on the app, not relying on skits, tropical venues, or controversial language to get attention to your review. I would just hope in future reviews that you cover major features, both good and bad, about what you're reviewing. So, we the reader can make a wise decision on whether we want to buy the product featured in your review.

Thanks for the excellent review, Kerri! We think you covered the app's main features very well and loved the video :) We wanted to quickly comment on the bank sync questions that have come up... Unfortunately, online bank balances often do not reflect a customer's true balance (e.g. recently written check, restaurant tip that has not yet posted, gas charge, etc). This often results in overdraft fees (a multi-billion dollar business for banks) or difficulty managing which entries have not yet cleared across multiple accounts. With Mobile Checkbook, we’ve worked to make the transaction entry process as quick and convenient as possible so that you always know that true available balance while on the go (without having to disclose your bank account numbers and passwords). We appreciate the comments and will continue to enhance this application based on the feedback!

NO NO NO NO NO. NOT FOR ME