Groovy Notes User Reviews

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Excellent

Very easy interface, great notes but I do wish there was a place for general notes that don't have to be dated.
Now the app won't update for my iPad. It just says, app not compatible with this device. Why?

Waste of $, Dropbox b/u busted, iPhone version dead

Crap app! Installed, deleted, reinstalled, deleted. No working Dropbox backup. Also tried to download the iPhone version, but I can't even buy it since I get an error saying the app it isn't compatible with the latest iPhone iOS update. SO. NO working backup or sync, no working iPhone version. I paid for a nice looking but useless freaking app. Must be nice to pocket people's hard earned $ & not do anything to deserve it. ID RATHER HAVE AN UGLY APP THAT ACTUALLY WORKS.
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Darn! I thought I had found it.

... but no hand writing support. It's astounding that all the hand writing an Apple Pencil apps are just sheets of paper, no agendas. And all the agenda apps neglect hand writing. I don't understand it. Agendas and planners are the most needed places for handwriting. I thought I had found it because this ad popped up when I search for Apple Pencil. No luck. No hand writing support.
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Good start

Features are what you might want in an app of this nature, however not great if you want to use a pen. Writing is not possible in the main note taking area and unresponsive in the drawing area. I use iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.

The BEST!!!

I LOVE this Journal/Notebook! Nothing comes even close to it!
I only wish the same type would be possible on my iPhone. I am not allowed to create a Password on that one, therefore never use it.
But I do use and enjoy this one on my iPad.

Very Disappointed!

I really wanted to love this application, smh. Very glitchy shuts down when it wants. For logo options for tabs we should be able to insert any picture we want. Everything else is just ok. I thought I could hand write my notes like I can in "Notability" or "Goodnotes". You can only type and record, no handwriting unless you choose to add attachment to "sketch" only. If you really prefer to hand write notes as well as record for lectures in class choose the other above options.
Unlike the other review, I do not have adds in mine at all. I wish I could get my money back. Not worth $3.99. This application needs a lot of work to be comparable to other great apps of its kind.
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Very good!

I have had this app for about 3 years and it is the best one out there so far but......why can't I save the the recordings to my IOS Cloud instead of Dropbox? You really need to work on that and the other problem is I saved all to Dropbox and half did not even show up and I lost some very significant recordings! I would really love a solution to this problem and maybe someone can tell me how to retrieve delete recordings!
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Uniquely Annoying

I would rate the app much higher were it not for one very annoying thing - this is the only app I have ever "purchased" (paid money for) which still bombards me with ads (albeit from the app developer). I would not have purchased the app had I known this. It is constantly insisting I purchase an additional app for my iPhone. I do not own an iPhone. I do not own any smart phone nor do I ever intend to. So, no matter how many times it blocks my access to the app with a pop-ad for a smart phone product, I will not only be unwilling to purchase it - I will be unable to purchase it because I do not have a platform on which to install it. There should be a way to disable these annoying pop-ups within the app. Then I could enjoy the app as I had expected to (ad free) when I paid money for it. And if I ever do acquire an iPhone, I will not purchase any apps from this developer because I would not want to then again be flooded with more ads insisting I purchase an app for my iPad.
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Latest update crashes

After the last update can't even open the app on my iPad Air 2. Running latest software. Deleted the app and reinstalled. Can now open.

Better than others

Easy to use

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