Great App
Very simple but shows and do everything that we need on a daily basis. Really worth it.
Simple and attractive
Parchment may not have all the features of some notes apps, but its simplicity is part of the attraction. I like the look and feel and take pleasure in using it.
Pretty much perfect
This app is great. It does what I’ve always wanted -- allows me to keep using the systems I’m used to and rely on with the benefit of having a single place where all those details are consolidated. The only thing that would bump this from 4 to 5 stars for me would be the ability to adjust the view on the homepage to make the timed events appear on the left and all day events on the right. It’s very small, but that’s just how my brain wants the formatting to work. Maybe there’s already a way to do this, but I haven’t figured it out. Will happily update this to 5 stars if that perk comes available.
Show more
Great simple app
User friendly. I do have one issue. Synching to v3 is not working.
Simple and effective and no subscription!
I saw the developer show this app on YouTube so I tried it and it is really good. I love being able to see my day and notes all together. I believe it will make me more productive. Can’t wait to see what other improvements he makes.
Very Useful App - Responsive Developer
This app is excellent and provides an e-journal that links calendar and reminders in a really useful way. The new version has some great actions for shortcuts. The developer is very responsive to problems and addressed mine right away.
Excellent
Really enjoying Parchment by Christopher Lawley. You can tell it’s been developed by a user. It’s practical, it does what it sets out to achieve in a direct and unfussy way. The bells and whistles are great - because there aren’t any. It just give you what you need to get on with things in a single uncluttered place - excellent.
Show more
Useless
It’s pretty much useless. You still need Reminders and Calendar.
It don’t even reminds you, Reminders does.
It’s just a third app besides Reminders and Calendar that does absolutely nothing.
It don’t even reminds you, Reminders does.
It’s just a third app besides Reminders and Calendar that does absolutely nothing.
Fantastic app & compliment to Reminders/Calendar
This app seemed like it was made for me. I live in Apple Calendar and Reminders and always wanted a way to have both show that wasn’t overwhelming. Showing reminders in the calendar app was nice but since it wasn’t ordered and it pushed timed and even all day events to the bottom, if I had a ton of reminders, it was too cluttered to read. The layout of All Day/no time alongside Timed is great. The widgets work nicely on phone & mac.
I’m not using the Daily Note too often but it is a nice thing to have and as the developer noted in a video for the app, it’s great to update tomorrow’s Daily Note so you see it first thing the next morning.
One bug I noticed was the medium widget on the iphone doesn’t say “x more” if not all the items can be displayed. It works fine on the small and large size widgets on iphone. Note, it also works on the medium sized Mac widget. So just an iphone problem.
A feature I’d like would be maybe to be able to have all day Calendar events show up in the Timed section? I know it doesn’t make sense, but I have birthdays and a ton of reminders, and the birthday got buried on my phone and it wasn’t until I pulled up app on mac that I noticed it. Not a deal breaker but maybe some way to tweak that?
I’m not using the Daily Note too often but it is a nice thing to have and as the developer noted in a video for the app, it’s great to update tomorrow’s Daily Note so you see it first thing the next morning.
One bug I noticed was the medium widget on the iphone doesn’t say “x more” if not all the items can be displayed. It works fine on the small and large size widgets on iphone. Note, it also works on the medium sized Mac widget. So just an iphone problem.
A feature I’d like would be maybe to be able to have all day Calendar events show up in the Timed section? I know it doesn’t make sense, but I have birthdays and a ton of reminders, and the birthday got buried on my phone and it wasn’t until I pulled up app on mac that I noticed it. Not a deal breaker but maybe some way to tweak that?
Show more
The screen moves when trying to do handwritten notes.
This is my second review.
When doing handwritten notes (which is all that I do), the screen moves when I’m writing, making it difficult to input with the Apple Pencil.
Sometimes things I’ve written shows up at the bottom of the screen, and not at the entry point of the tip of the pencil.
It seems like a sensitivity issue with my palm touching the screen - I’m not sure.
I use this app daily. However, the above mentioned is becoming a problem.
When doing handwritten notes (which is all that I do), the screen moves when I’m writing, making it difficult to input with the Apple Pencil.
Sometimes things I’ve written shows up at the bottom of the screen, and not at the entry point of the tip of the pencil.
It seems like a sensitivity issue with my palm touching the screen - I’m not sure.
I use this app daily. However, the above mentioned is becoming a problem.
Show more
Cool
So far this is a really awesome app, I am using it daily and have the widget on my Home Screen. A++
Overall good
The app’s cloud sync can be very frustrating as if I write between two lines of text it just erases it. I can only ever write below a previous line of text. With cloud sync v3, the Mac app is incredibly buggy and fails to load and always states “loading daily journal” which wipes out previous text. The app is really useful but I wish when it came to sync, ‘it just worked’.
Show more
Response from developer
Hello, I just shipped a new update that fixes a lot of bugs. Please update to v1.1.1 of the app.
I want to love this but I can’t yet
This app is a great idea, but it’s been pretty buggy for me. Markdown rendering doesn’t work dependably. When I navigate away from a daily note and then return to it, I just see a message saying, “Loading rendered daily note” but it never loads. I also accidentally create events instead of reminders all the time—it would be great if I could change the default. Also, I would like to disable some of the “smart” features so that I don’t have to avoid using common keywords: for example, if I write a reminder referencing “Thursday” it changes from a reminder to an event.
Show more
Response from developer
Hello, I just shipped a new update that fixes a lot of bugs. Please update to v1.1.1 of the app.
Parchment is exactly what i was looking for.
So basically I want to get my study habits better using the book “How to get Straight As in college by cal newport” In the book he follow a similar workflow that this app provides but on paper…I know we live in the modern age so I really want to find something way more convenient then a piece of paper. Having an app like this just removes a lot of friction in my work flow. Less friction = more productivity. Now if there only was a windows version that syncs with my current work flow of my iPhone,iPad and Laptop. Keep up the great work the most recent update cleared up a lot of bugs I was facing Thank you.
Show more
Update ruined the experience
Downloaded on the 1st day it dropped. Loved it for design and speed. It was so easy to add new tasks. The new update broke that experience. Plus button defaults to events now, it needs additional tap to save task. YTT top bar now has redundant drop down.
Unique Little App
Love this unique app that combines notes, Apple Reminders and Apple calendar
Serious Bugs
Hey man! This is my second review of this app. Certain bugs are just hard to ignore when I’ve paid for this app and use it daily to plan out my day. There is another bug that causes repetitive text. I’ve deleted the text only to have it resurface yet again. Proper testing should have taken place before being greedy and just releasing it into the wild. This bug takes away from the basic functionality and it’s frustrating. Please fix.
Show more
Response from developer
Hello, I apologize for the bugs. I just released a new update that address all of this. Please update to version 1.0.5 or newer.
A work in progress, but I like it
Like others, I had issues with this app. For me, it was failure to sync and data loss. I’m happy to say that yesterday’s update seems to have worked. Sync seems to be working now, and I can cautiously start using the app again. That’s great because I really like the look and feel, along with the power to set calendar events and reminders right from my daily log. Keep up the good work!
Show more
Response from developer
Hello, I apologize for the bugs. I just released a new update that address all of this. Please update to version 1.0.5 or newer.
Very useful for me
Very useful for me to have everything in one place, and easy to use. Thank you!
Simple and useful
I love the simplicity of this app and that it does two things really easily.
1. What have I got going on today?
2. What do I need to remember for today?
The ability to check yesterday and plan tomorrow really easily is really nice.
Great app.
1. What have I got going on today?
2. What do I need to remember for today?
The ability to check yesterday and plan tomorrow really easily is really nice.
Great app.