Notebook – Notes, Notepad

I don’t want to leave a negative review because I don’t think that’s constructive, but as a longtime user (~5 years), I would appreciate a few fixes. First, the type to text feature is unusable. I can’t see a way I can simply write, which makes this app one I won’t use much now because I like the tactile feel of writing notebooks. Until the text to type feature is actually working, there should be a way to simply write. And actually, I think there should always be a way to write. Am I missing it? Also. There should be stationary for writing — storyboard/legal, dots, regular lined paper, along with the existing blank paper. As for the text to type, it turns text to type long before it’s given me a chance to finish writing a word. It will do this after I write ‘I’ for ‘if’ or ‘o’ for ‘of’. It wont convert a handwritten ‘a’ to anything but ‘A’. But the biggest problem that makes it unusable is what happens when you reach the end of the typewritten line. It doesn’t matter where you write, it will take whatever you write and insert it into the middle of other words. It means that you spend your time at the end of every sentence trying to type enough words so you can write a few words again until you have to type again or give up on the project when you realize you’ve spent more time correcting than writing, have lost an important flow needed to write, and still have a document riddled with typos. It’s still a great app. Please fix this! It would be fantastic if it worked! 👌

I rarely do reviews, but I can honestly say that I have been in love with this app for several years now. It has every feature, well, except one I can think of, that I, personally, could ask for in an app like this! I love the tagging, the customization (personal wallpapers for folder), the easy PDF converter/sharing, the easy app integration with other apps…the list goes on. The only feature I would like, and to be honest, I don’t even think you can do it with any app other than the ones that come in the phone (maybe not), is when you search for something on the main screen of your actual phone it doesn’t seem to search through the app. I was looking for some information I know I had saved the other day, but I could not recall where I had saved it. I had to open the app and search within here to find it. Frustrating because I almost gave up thinking maybe I didn’t save the information in the first place. I thought apps used to be able to do this without having to open them, but I can’t recall anything anymore. Again, maybe I’m doing something wrong, but it’s not the worst thing. All the other features out surpass that one negative thing in my opinion. Totally worth, at the very least, checking out!!

I’ve downloaded a bunch of journaling apps and I absolutely love this one for notes too. I love the interface and the organization of it. I like to write down all my thoughts because I don’t have the friends to share them with. Despite the amazing appeal of it, there isn’t much you can do when it comes to writing. You’re not able to change the font of certain areas or highlight anything. I love being able to add audios and be able to draw but when it comes to the scribbling part, you’re making a separate photo rather than actually drawing on the notes that you wrote. What I think would make this app be one of the best note taking apps if they were able to add the ability to highlight text, change fonts, change the color of text, and be able to draw ON the text. It really upsets me that I’m other apps I’m required to pay them even though I can just do the same thing for free on an art program and also do the same exact thing easily for free with a real notebook and some pens, or on google docs we’re able to highlight and change the colors and all that. This addition would especially be helpful for me and many others during the pandemic since most of us are online learners.