# Noteflow+ Digital Notebook — Think Better on Digital Paper.

> Digital notebook for note-taking, sketching, and PDF annotation with vector ink. (iPhone/iPad app by Qrayon, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noteflow-plus-digital-notebook/id1252736175 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Qrayon, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/354980265)
- Category: Business, Utilities
- Price: $14.99
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 186 App Store ratings · 56 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.4 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-09-19
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noteflow-plus-digital-notebook/id1252736175/reviews.md

## What is Noteflow+ Digital Notebook?

Noteflow is designed to replace pen and paper. It is a modern digital notebook that lets you get the most out of your iPad or iPhone.

Use it for taking notes, annotating PDFs, sketching and doodling, plus a whole lot more:

Copy and paste from the real world: Use Inkport gen 2 to snap a picture of a whiteboard or writing and convert it into Noteflow's native vector ink. No special paper needed. Then resize, re-color, or edit as if you wrote it in Noteflow.

Create layered drawings without layers: Use the highlighter tool to color and shade behind existing ink. Use Color-Select to separate and edit individual colors. It's a much more fluid and natural editing experience than with layers. Use the straight-line tool with a grid for fast and intuitive wireframes and drafting.

Drag-and-drop, cloud-storage, and more: Noteflow natively integrates with iOS's file system and drag-and-drop capabilities. Drop photos and text into Noteflow, and drag your drawings into other apps. Store your files locally or sync with the cloud service of your choice. Make Noteflow a seamless part of your workflow, the way you like.

SPACE FOR YOUR IDEAS TO ROAM

Our vision for Noteflow is simple: to be digital pen and paper.

The magic of pen and paper is in their versatility. They are useful for so many things, but particularly for the freeform capture of ideas. Noteflow expands upon this quality.

You can naturally do all the things you normally do with pen and paper: take notes in meetings or class, and jot down flashes of inspirations on the go. And you can take that to a whole new level:

One of Noteflow’s best uses is for "thinking on digital paper": quickly capture key ideas and concepts, then move and organize them on the screen.

Noteflow's vector ink engine lets you scale and edit your work without any loss of quality. Your words and drawings remain tack sharp when zoomed in, giving you a huge effective working canvas even on a single page.

There are analogues in the physical world, such as sketchnotes or everyday working on a white board, but being able to fluidly edit and move your ideas around the page is something you can only do digitally.

When you represent the ideas in your head with your own personal scribbles on the screen, it effectively becomes an extension of your mind - giving you more room to think.

We've designed every part of Noteflow  to let you intuitively capture and work on your ideas the way you like. Whether it's dropping in existing information, quickly sketching concepts, or assembling polished presentations for others.

By resizing ink and zooming in, you have a huge effective canvas to work with, even on a single page.

As your ideas shape up, Noteflow has all the tools you need to tidy them up and format them to share with others.

DIGITAL TOOLS FOR A DIGITAL AGE

I hope you'll find Noteflow a useful part of your workflow, and that you'll discover new ways to do things with it that weren't easy before.

We're very proud of the work we've put into Noteflow, but we're also just seen the beginning of what's possible with powerful new digital platforms like the iPad.

Our goal is to push these platforms to their limits to craft useful tools. Tools that can help us think a little more clearly, communicate a bit more effectively, and connect with other in new and enriching ways.

Thanks for joining us on this journey!

-- The App Makers @ Qrayon.

## Key features

- Convert real-world writing to editable digital ink
- Fluid editing without traditional layers
- Vector ink engine for scalable, high-quality drawings
- Drag-and-drop integration with iOS
- Cloud storage synchronization
- PDF annotation and markup

## What do users think of Noteflow+ Digital Notebook?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Intuitive UX and snappy performance
- 💰 No subscription required
- ✍️ Great for mixing handwriting and drawings
- 💡 Inkport function is unique
- 🎨 Excellent tool for artists
- 🔄 Frequent updates improve the app
- 🎯 Superior basic mechanisms for drawing, selecting, resizing, and rotating
- 🌟 Outstanding tool for thoughts and organization
- 📝 User-friendly and accurate
- ✍️ Easy to use, many features
- ✨ Great for mind mapping
- 👍 Long-time user satisfaction
- 🚀 Efficient for capturing whiteboards
- ✅ Consistent note-taking quality
- 👍 Very handy features like calendars
- 🔄 Good improvements over time
- 💡 Focused writing feature for note-taking
- ✍️ Works well with Apple Pencil
- 🚀 Great for productivity
- 👍 Easy to use and organize notes

**Cons**

- 🐛 App closes unexpectedly
- 🐛 Notes not saved when app closes
- 🐛 Pages/canvas not infinite
- 🐛 No confirmation when deleting pages/files
- 🐛 No undo for deleted pages/files
- 🐛 App doesn't keep place when re-opening
- 🐛 'Wide lines' too close, need 'super wide'
- 🐛 Defaults to finger pointer, not pen
- 🐛 Eraser doesn't erase specific colors
- 🐛 Navigating notebooks with many pages is a hassle
- 🐛 No undo for import issues
- 🐛 Printing requires export to PDF
- 🐛 Icon is too dark
- 🐛 Help documentation is lacking
- 🐛 Shading behind ink doesn't work as described
- 🐛 Rotation feature instructions don't match screen
- 🐛 Straight-line tool not found
- 🐛 'Gallery' not found for settings
- 🐛 Pan mode unclear
- 🐛 Very glitchy, mostly unusable
- 🐛 App crashing suddenly
- 🐛 Files closing and saying 'deleted remotely'
- 🐛 Not hugely intuitive
- 🐛 Photo import no longer works properly
- 🐛 Submission page for feedback broken
- 🐛 Import feature broken (calendars, PDFs show blank)
- 🐛 Features like inserting images/PDFs/calendars don't work on iOS 16.2
- 🐛 Marked-up docs are blank, only text visible
- 🐛 PDFs and photos don't show up when imported
- 🐛 Project disappeared after formatting
- 🐛 'File deleted' messages, hassle to get documents functioning
- 🐛 Page should be customizable, not uniform
- 🐛 Graphic missing from first page on export
- 🐛 Cmd A causes bugs
- 🐛 Exporting has bugs
- 🐛 Unusable lag when writing
- 🐛 Crashed on open on M1 Mac
- 🐛 Hand keeps moving page while writing
- 🐛 Palm rejection issues, smudges from hand
- 🐛 Scanned PDFs not supported for inkport
- 🐛 Crashing after capturing with inkport
- 🐛 No password protection
- 🐛 Constantly crashing
- 🐛 Slow and crashes after update
- 🐛 Shape detection thinks everything is an oval
- 🐛 No real way to layer
- 🐛 Filling a shape with color is painful
- 🐛 Eraser tool doesn't create smooth lines/edges
- 🐛 Pen only function issues, dots from hand
- 🐛 Page layout not user-friendly
- 🐛 Doesn't remove text lines as shown in video
- 🐛 Files don't appear where last accessed
- 🐛 Needs pencil only input, too many steps to switch tools
- 🐛 Ink engine not as smooth as others
- 🐛 Lost all work due to crashing
- 🐛 Poor anti-aliasing, ugly line strokes
- 🐛 Printing capability disappointing, background not printed
- 🐛 Writing not as fluid as Inkflow

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App closes while in use
- Notes not saved when app closes
- No confirmation when deleting pages
- No undo for deleted pages
- No confirmation when deleting a file
- No undo for deleted files
- App doesn't keep your place when re-opens
- Wide lines are too close
- App defaults to finger pointer
- Eraser doesn't erase specific colors
- Navigating through notebooks with many pages is a hassle
- No undo for import issues
- Printing requires export to PDF
- Icon is too dark
- Shading behind ink doesn't work
- Rotation feature instructions don't match screen
- Straight-line tool not found
- Gallery not found
- Pan mode unclear
- App is very glitchy
- App crashing suddenly
- File closing and saying 'deleted remotely'
- Photo import not working properly
- Submission page for feedback broken
- Import feature broken (calendars, PDFs show blank)
- Features not working after updating to iOS 16.2
- Marked-up docs are blank
- PDFs and photos do not show up when imported
- Project disappeared after formatting
- 'File deleted' messages
- Graphic missing from first page on export
- Cmd A causes bugs
- Exporting has bugs
- Unusable lag
- Crashed on open on M1 Mac
- Hand keeps moving page while writing
- Palm rejection issues
- Scanned PDFs not supported for inkport
- Crashes after capturing with inkport
- No password protection
- Constantly crashing
- Slow and crashes after update
- Shape detection thinks everything is an oval
- No real way to layer
- Filling a shape with color is painful
- Eraser tool doesn't create smooth lines/edges
- Pen only function issues
- Page layout not user-friendly
- Doesn't remove text lines as shown in video
- Files never appear where they were last accessed
- Needs pencil only input
- Closing and opening palette continually
- Ink engine not as smooth
- Lost all work due to crashing
- Poor anti-aliasing
- Printing background not printed
- Writing not as fluid as Inkflow

**Most requested features**

- Infinite page/canvas size
- Confirmation for deleting pages/files
- Undo for deleted pages/files
- Keep place when app re-opens
- Super wide line option
- Default to pen on opening
- Eraser option to erase specific colors
- Quick way to jump to specific page or end of notebook
- Show more page thumbnail icons
- Undo for import issues
- Easier direct printing option
- Lighter icon options
- Improved shading behind ink functionality
- Working rotation feature
- Visible straight-line tool
- Access to app settings/gallery
- Clear explanation of pan mode
- Fix for iOS 16.2 compatibility issues (images, PDFs, calendars)
- Fix for blank documents after iOS update
- Fix for PDF and photo import issues
- Fix for disappearing projects
- Customizable page stationery
- Fix for missing graphics on export
- Fix for Cmd A bugs
- Fix for exporting bugs
- Fix for lag when writing
- Mac compatibility (M1 Mac)
- Feature to fix page location while writing
- More brush options
- Read-only mode for page turning
- Double tap to fit page to width
- Improve palm rejection
- Support for inkport in scanned PDFs
- Password protection
- Fix for shape detection (ovals)
- Layering functionality
- Easier shape filling with color
- Smoother eraser tool
- Pen only function improvements
- Video import function
- Improve ink engine smoothness
- Better anti-aliasing for smoother lines
- Improved printing capabilities (background printing, format options)
- Pin pen palette to screen
- Email support option

## Recent user reviews (10 of 56)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/noteflow-plus-digital-notebook/id1252736175/reviews.md

### 2/5 — App closes while in use and notes getting deleted

*2026-06-06, version 3.4*

Pls fix this I paid for this, app closes while taking notes and notes are not saved when this happens

### 3/5 — Nice app, but could use some improvements

*2025-08-06, version 3.4*

This app is very useful and focused. The UX is intuitive and the app is very snappy, which is great for taking quick notes on the go. I also love that you don’t need a monthly subscription to use it. The big drawback for me is that the page/canvas is not infinite in size, and therefore the page can feel quite constrained. Yes, you can zoom in to create the illusion of more space, but then you have to adjust your pen size, and the page lines/grid will appear overly huge.

### 4/5 — Great app overall but it really NEEDS some fixes

*2025-04-07, version 3.4*

This is a great app overall, but it desperately needs some fixes. For example...

* There is no confirmation when deleting pages and no undo for deleted pages - they are gone forever if you make a mistake

* There is no confirmation when deleting a file (although I was able to search around and find an accidentally deleted file in the recently deleted area of the Files app)

* The app doesn't keep your place when the app re-opens (it is very annoying every time to have to find the last file used and navigate to the last page used)

* On my device (a mini), the "wide lines" are still way too close. There needs to be a 'super wide' line option to have decent space for writing

* App defaults to finger pointer with no option to change the default to the pen (so you can't open the app and start writing immediately)

* Unlike their other app, the eraser doesn't seem to offer the option to erase specific colors (I'm NOT referring to deleting all of a specific color, which can be done). This is so disappointing!

* Navigating through notebooks with many pages is a big hassle (there is no quick way to jump to a specific page or to the end - it's not a big deal on small files, but it's really difficult with 100+ page notebooks). Not many page icons are shown either (it would be better to show a whole screen of thumbnail icons so we didn't have to do so much scrolling to find the page we need)

* No undo for import issues. For example, I accidentally imported a 200+ page PDF and had to delete each of the 200 pages manually since it wouldn't undo the action

* To print, you have to remember to export to a pdf and then print. I think there should be an easier way to print

* The icon is so dark that it looks like a grayed out app on my screen. Please add some lighter icon options so users can pick an icon that works better for their screens

I had to go to their website for help, but I found their help is lacking. For example...

* There is supposed to be a way to shade behind ink, but it doesn't work (it shades over everything). Perhaps this can be done, but it is not explained how to do it

* It says you can rotate, but the instructions for this feature do not seem to match what is on the screen (there is no round rotation grip)

* It says there is a straight-line tool, but I can't find any such tool, even though I can find the other tools

* It references the 'gallery', but I can't find any way to get to the gallery (to access the app's settings). The default home screen seems to be the app's files in the Files App with no settings for this app

* It references pan mode, but does not make clear what pan mode actually is

* Etc.

Please consider the suggestions above. If you were to fix these items, I think it would be a 5 star app.

### 1/5 — Just a warning

*2024-09-05, version 3.2*

I haven’t used it enough to comment on everything. They make an app called Cardflow+ which I have been using and I love; and thought this Noteflow+ would be a good companion in which to write my Morning Pages. HOWEVER, two days in ago, twenty minutes of thoughts I had written down, about 4 pages, just disappeared after I went away from the app for a moment. So I had to stop using it since I don’t know the cause and can’t trust it to keep my work.  I emailed them but have received no response. That is not a good sign.  I like the other app, Cardflow+ but I just realized their subscription price of $2.99 per month is far too expensive when you compare it to an app like Morpholio (by the folks at Moleskin) and it’s simple elegance at only $3.99 per year.

### 3/5 — Very Glitchy

*2024-03-11, version 3.2*

For a paid app, it is very glitchy to the point that it is mostly unusable. I frequently experience the app crashing suddenly, or closing the file I was working on and saying it was suddenly “deleted remotely”. It is very annoying. I love the app but I’ve had to switch to alternatives because of how often it crashes.

### 3/5 — Not convinced as yet

*2023-09-28, version 3.2*

Ok so far.  
Not hugely intuitive, i think I should have practised with the free version before purchasing. I’m not sure what the difference between this app and the ink flow app.

### 5/5 — Getting better

*2023-08-28, version 3.2*

Recent updates were a nice addition to the app…

### 1/5 — Sadly, no longer great

*2023-06-24, version 3.1*

I loved this app, but, sadly, it no longer seems to function properly with the newer iOS versions - photo import no longer works properly.  I tried giving feedback to the Qrayon website, but it’s submission page seems to be broken and it keeps saying my email address is incorrect.  Help, please, Qrayon folks!  Make you app work with iOS 16!

### 3/5 — import is broken

*2023-04-03*

I am using your apps well. But it seems the import feature is broken. I can’t add calendars or import any pdf, they just show up as blank pages!!! Please fix this thank you

### 2/5 — Not working properly after updating to iOS 16. 2

*2023-01-16*

Some features of the app like inserting images,importing PDFs, inserting calendars etc don’t work. Please fix this

## Frequently asked questions about Noteflow+ Digital Notebook

### What is Noteflow+ Digital Notebook?

Noteflow+ is a modern digital notebook designed to replace pen and paper. It allows users to take notes, annotate PDFs, sketch, doodle, and convert real-world writing into editable digital ink. The app focuses on providing a fluid and versatile experience for capturing and working with ideas.

### What are the key features of Noteflow+?

Key features include the ability to convert real-world writing into editable vector ink using Inkport gen 2, a unique editing system that allows coloring behind existing ink without traditional layers, and a straight-line tool with a grid for drafting. It also supports drag-and-drop integration with iOS, cloud storage, and PDF annotation.

### How does Noteflow+ handle editing and scaling of drawings?

Noteflow+ uses a vector ink engine, meaning your words and drawings can be scaled and edited without any loss of quality. Your work remains sharp even when zoomed in, providing a large effective working canvas on a single page. This allows for fluid editing and manipulation of ideas.

### Is Noteflow+ compatible with my devices?

The app is designed for iPad and iPhone, leveraging iOS's native file system and drag-and-drop capabilities. It integrates seamlessly with your iOS workflow for storing files locally or syncing with cloud services.

### What are common use cases for Noteflow+?

Common use cases include taking notes in meetings or classes, jotting down inspirations on the go, "thinking on digital paper" by quickly capturing and organizing ideas, creating wireframes and drafts using the grid and straight-line tools, and annotating PDFs. It's also useful for assembling presentations.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.4 — 2025-02-23

+ Fix image rendering issue

### 3.3 — 2025-01-13

+ Updated for latest OS and devices

### 3.2 — 2023-08-01

+ Fixed an issue where images would not appear

### 3.1 — 2021-01-04

+ Fixed some intermittent drawing artifacts

### 3.0 — 2020-12-29

+ Updated for latest iOS and devices

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