Good idea, poor execution. Wasted money and huge disappointment.
The idea of this app is interesting. I like the idea of having an open canvas and the ability to see notes visually. The stacks are appealing for PDFs. It allows the user to see pages of PDFs side by side. The app also offers various types of paper, including dot grid, lined, and squared grid. It even allows for changing the colors of the paper and dots! With that said, I do not find this app to be useful. The user experience is not good. Zooming in to see the PDF pages is dizzying. PDFs cannot be resized, which makes the zoom function necessary. But zooming in is frustrating. The export function is limited to one object; it’s not for each space. Handwritten text cannot be resized. The canvas can’t be written on, only the documents can. There is currently no support for opening multiple instances of the app. And OCR is not available. If you want a visual canvas, I would pass on this app. HARD pass. Instead, try Concepts or even Muse. Both are more polished apps than this. And, don’t bother trying this app out. The refund policy is unfair. $20 wasted.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback. We find your review a little confusing because the zoom in/out function is one of the features our users & testers reported they enjoyed the most. Can you email our cofounder and UX researcher at cansu@defternotes.com and explain more about why you find the experience dizzying? We’d like to know what we can do to improve the app. This 1.0.5 version is just the beginning of many features and improvements we’re planning. You can export each space by tapping on the name in the breadcrumbs. Here is a mini-tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4CZNR1XZNg Finally, our refund policy is the same as any app on the App Store: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204084
This is the note-taking app for visual thinkers
I’ve just dropped GoodNotes for Defter Notes. Try it, you won’t be disappointed.
