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I really want to like this app!!! But I can’t even start using it:(
Update:
This happened that time and since then, without seemingly changing anything, I have been able to use it.
Now I just wish that it read Word Documents and make them editable in the same manner as PDFs.
It is an excellent app, my daughter uses it for all her school work that requires note taking, or reviews.
The developers are very responsive and go out of their way to make sure that the customers are happy with the product!!
Old review: I purchased this app after extensively researching the top note taking apps available for the iPad Pro.
I liked all the features offered by Notes Plus and decided to install it for my imminent need to review three pdf files from work.
I cannot seem to be able to import the pdf files into Notes Plus, although I have watched multiple videos on how to do it from an email, from iBooks, from Files, etc. I do not use Dropbox nor Google Drive for my work documents so I don’t have those available. The files are on my iPad and/or iCloud.
Notes Plus does not show up on the list of Open With apps. Even when I go to More, it does not show Notes Plus on the list to add it. I have deleted the app and reinstalled it, and nothing changes.
This is extremely frustrating!! I sent an email to de developer and have not gotten an answer yet. My experience with this app has been very frustrating in these three days since I purchased it!:(Show lessKSC Jan
Developer Response
I'm so sorry about this issue. Notes Plus supports PDF import from other apps and it's weird that you couldn't import the PDF file into our app library. Have you watched this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy5NSyI2dio to see if you perform correct steps? You can open Files app, go to iCloud Drive, locate to your .pdf file, then open it with Notes Plus like you do with other PDF reader app. Drop us an email at support@notesplusapp.com for better support!Great for journal-form notetaking
I’ve been looking for something exactly like this for a long time and am pretty happy with this app. Since I often write very long passages in my notes, having a fixed page size and line height (both adjustable, as well as the paper style) prevents my notes from becoming a complete mess. I also like how you can *optionally* name pages, which I use to distinguish sections of a notebook. The “ink engine” of this app is legitimately quite cool; it does a great job of making my sometimes-sloppy handwriting legible and also just looks cool (especially with the customizable pen styles). The only problem that I’ve had is that it’s occasionally glitchy (e.g., interpreting panning actions as writing actions), but to date that’s always been fixed by just restarting the app. I use the Apple Pencil.Show lessN.A.Y.
Too glitchy for the price
I downloaded this app after playing with the developers free handwriting app. I was very impressed with the way the Apple Pencil interacts with the screen. It felt more like true writing to me. The OCR feature is also quite nice, and I found that it recognized my handwriting pretty well.
However, in the course of trying to use the app for note taking in the real world situations. I found it more difficult than I expected. Sometimes random dots and lines appear on the page, and when I go to use the eraser tool to erase them they disappear as soon as I hit the tool. When I go back to the pen mode, the lines reappear. Very frustrating. Also, two full pages of notes disappeared from the notebook. I’m willing to admit that that could’ve been user error, but I have no idea how I would have made them disappear. Also, as mentioned in other reviews, the scribble to a race feature does not work very well. I also didn’t like that you have to go into a special edit mode to name each page. It took too many clicks to get there, and just felt cumbersome. Overall, I think the app could be really great, but I felt it was not a very good value for the price right now.Show lessIphonefish
Developer Response
We're sorry to hear your impression with Notes Plus wasn't going well. The random disappearing stroke is a thing we're looking to find a solution, seriously it hurts user experience. This is related to the way we handle cursive strokes. The data loss issue is more critical and we realize this is mostly caused by iCloud syncing module and our team is working around the clock to put a complete solution.Best notes / writing /journaling app of them all
I’ve tried all kinds of notes and journaling apps. This is the one to get. Combined with the Apple Pencil, it’s just like writing on paper except better. Here are the features that make this uniquely awesome.
1. Great inks and pens. I love using the fountain pen and I find that my handwriting has significantly improved by using this app.
2. Very simple, unobtrusive interface. It just works. I don’t get distracted or fight with the software. It just works for me. Every time.
3. Handwriting recognition. This is the killer feature. Others will recognize and let you search your notes. But this is the only good app that lets you quickly and easily export the text you have written. Most of the time I’m happy to keep it as handwriting. But a reasonable amount of the time I later want to build on my notes in a traditional word processor. One click and it’s there. Excellent accuracy as well.
4. Fantastic support. I just had a small problem. I emailed the developer and had an answer within 8 hours that totally fixed my problem. Done. You just don’t get that with other apps.
So buy this app. Simple. That’s it.Show lessJoel D. Arnold
The New Force In My Life
I used to think that Ghostwriter Notes was the best note taking app ever! However, the developer stopped updating the app; I kept using the app as a personal journal, writing in five languages. Recently, having to upgrade to iOS 11.2, I painfully discovered that I could no longer access GN, having lost 14 notebooks, losing hundreds of pages of thoughts, feelings, and creative ideas! Emotionally devastated, I felt betrayed until I found your app in the App Store. You have put my Humpty Dumpty heart back together again! Your team is the King and all the King’s Men (and Women!) whom everyone doubted, but I praise you for mending my ole H.D. If words were flowers of praise, you would deserve the most beautiful flowers ever! You and your team are the Titans and Titanesses of Technology
(TOT). Thank you! Gracias! Obrigado! Merci! Grazie! Live long and prosper! Sincerely, A Loyal Customer!Show lessOthello Jr.
Lost Pages
I wish I would have read the bad reviews as I started using this app and it worked great right up to the point it lost all of my notes. Weeks of work completely down the drain. I was backing everything up via iCloud and all of that data was gone too. Also gone on other devices. Reset everything like it was the first day I download3d it. Extremely frustrating and now I have to figure out 2 weeks of work.
As an update to this review, although I did lose my notes, I have developed a backup system in Dropbox to back up my backup. Certainly redundant but after losing weeks of work, I had to make sure I can recover if lost again. I have revised my original 1 star rating to a more deserving 4. That app itself is fantastic and if you use the Apple pen, it is a true replacement for handwritten notes. Just be sure you are backing up your work and know how to recover if it gets lost.Show lessPwr user
By far the best!
I’ve had this app for years. My need is to be able to take handwritten notes and convert them to text. I’ve tried every app in the App Store. None ever worked well enough to meet my needs. I now own the new iPod Pro, and pencil. Paired with these, Notes Plus is amazing! At last I can take handwritten notes in real time, as if I was using a really good pen, and Notes Plus does a remarkable job of accurately turning them into text! I tried my other apps too, but they’re not even in the running. Kudos to the Notes Plus folks!!!
There is one problem for me with the app. I have to convert, copy, and move my document one page at a time, which is slow and tedious.
If I could convert a whole document to text at once (rather than page at a time), copy it all at once, and paste the entire document where I need it, I would be in heaven. I hope the app is upgraded so it can do that. Otherwise, I hesitate using it for documents more than two pages long.Show lessgdp4
Best note taking app, but can improve
One of the best note taking apps I have used. I use it with the Ipad Pro 2nd gen and apple pencil.
I am a current University student and use this app on a daily basis, it being my primary means of taking notes. Not having to carry around numerous books, having everything in one place. I also like the various features accompanying this app. Like having multiple pen colors available as well as the highlight feature. However, sometimes text will disappear even though the “deletion gesture” feature is turned off and sometimes when using eraser not all the text will erase and remains on screen until scrolling the page at which time it disappears. Would like to have a “pencil” available for drawing when needed, like graphing.
Still the best app for taking notes.Show lessTjaart@
Good Intention and concept but poor performance
I certainly agree with other reviewers, the app has good intention and purpose to transcribe handwriting into text, I, myself, solely purchased the app for this purpose as well just like the others but I must admit that the Application needs to be improved, It has POOR, REALLY POOR HANDWRITING RECOGNITION! no matter how much I tried to improve my writing for it to recognize and properly convert it to text, It just won’t do it! Pls. fix this issue or else purchasing the app for this purpose would be totally useless! I purchased the App to help me convert my handwriting to text even though I do not have that bad penmanship but for lecture taking and note taking where I need to be fast and cannot access my keyboard that’s why I need it! I want to give this app a chance and I hope the developer will improve the handwriting recognition so I won’t have to write and erase over and over again just for it to convert my writing to correct text!Show lessNoteMeUp
Best writing to text app, but lacks in other areas for college
Notes plus is a good app, but it defiantly has some issues. No drag and drop is an issue. As a medical student, I use multiple note apps. One to take all the notes in, and another to condense all the notes. For this I like to copy small parts of diagrams, and place these pictures next to a brief description of the drug or disease. Notability is the only app that I have seen do this. I can paste these pictures into some apps. The lag on Notes plus on pasting more than one picture between apps is 5 minutes. Notes Plus also seems to struggle more with larger documents. Yet I like the smoothness of the writing in this app. The
Handwriting to text is best in Notes Plus. Selecting which pages to import is also nice. Being able to see more pages than notability is nice. The search feature is one of the main reasons notability is the best college app, and the file organization is great. Good notes has one feature I love. Once you select the defect shape feature it is east to quickly highlight and get very straight lines. That feature makes pre-lecture reading a faster process. I like many features of many apps, but none of them are prefect. One feature no app has, but I would like to see is the ability to add several pictures at the same time from photos to a document. Each of these photos would be their own page. This would be of great use for many university students.Show lessIdaho1976
Developer Response
Hi Idaho1976, thanks a lot for the feedback! We're working on iOS 11's drag and drop for Notes Plus. Expect to have another update in the near future. I've taken notes for all the concerns you wrote up here. We'll surely address those concerns.
