Blink - Quick Notes & Widget

I love this minimalistic note taking app designed to record your thoughts quickly and efficiently. I use it for my to-do list and also to record my notes, shopping list, books I want to read, and projects and goals. It doesn’t include instructions because it’s so intuitive that it has no learning curve. Anyone can get started using it right away. I like how I can highlight items in blue and red to prioritize them and focus on things that need my attention. I don’t use the reminder feature, but some people might find it helpful. The voice dictation feature is especially handy for recording entries on the go. I also like how it displays items in a non-listing layout, so you can see them at a glance without scrolling. For faster access, you can add it as a widget on your home screen.

It absolutely lives up to the spirit of keeping it simple, but there are a few things that could make it easier still. First, an extra color or two and an option on how they're applied would be nicer on the eye easier to navigate since the format is continuous text. Also, an option of putting new entries at the bottom rather than the top, especially since there's a gesture to move an entry to the top, and not vice versa. I paid for the Pages option which is handy, but moving the title so it shows at the top of the page or in the pull-down view would be ideal. This format is great for people who get bogged down by app features since there aren't many - it's mostly mostly gestures, takes a little getting used to, but this format is great.

This is such a great app. After trying every list/reminder app I could get my hands on, I found Blink. I was semi-sold after I tried it the first time. I loved the list layout, compact and clean. The ease of adding an item. What I didn’t realize was the quick press to turn an item red would remind me every hour. Call mom was red by default and it began popping up on my phone hourly. I keep a running list of everything I need to do and go through it each night to pick the top five or so items I need to get done the next day. I used to write those out. Now I just hi light them in red and I’m done. I am alerted hourly and when I go back to the list the red items jump off the page so I know what to work on. Just the perfect app for my workflow. It’s now on my front page.