Very useful program
I use the program often with wonderful results. Hope the developer will incorporate Apple Pencil with the program.
Love this App. Please update to be compatible with iOS 11
Please update so that I can continue to use this great app.
Updated Sept 30th
Thank you for updating to be compatible to iOS 11.
Updated Sept 30th
Thank you for updating to be compatible to iOS 11.
Long time user
Pear Note is my go to note taking app. My chief complaint is that the developers are slow to incorporate updates. What I like best is the ability to upload an outline prior to meeting. Then I can mark each speaker then immediately return during editing.
Update!
I have important info on this app- need iOS 11 update ASAP!
Extremely infrequent updates, lots of bugs
Lazy developers are inattentive to improvement suggestions and the apps for mobile are all but useless. When they finally do update the software it introduces MORE bugs, not less. Use Evernote or something else. These clowns are just reaping the app sales at this point for this antiquated piece of junk.
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Abandoned app
App is abandoned and of little use now. Falling way behind in features and compatibility.
Hasn't been seriously updated since iOS 4
I'm a little sore about this. The developer seems to think that no serious work needs to be done on this app since it was completed somewhere around iOS 4. It's a niche app, so it's good enough, I guess. I feel like I didn't get the value I was expecting.
Excellent Note Taking App
This application along with its desktop counterpart have become my primary note taking software. As a Physican Assistant student we have a lot of classes and a lot of notes. The ability to audio record, keep track of slide changes, and have plenty of space for note taking is excellent for my note taking style. The best feature is being able to listen to what was said when I typed a note, really good for clarification, or if I wasn't sure of what I heard. The only improvement I wish this software had was the ability to annotate slides. Other than that I feel it is a much better method of note taking than notability or Evernote.
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iPad version too simple
- Unable to record video in iPad version
- A few improvements and updates.
- Impossible to comment in PDFs
- Sync just with dropbox or icloud, no local sync like webdav or FTP (so, if you will use the software for the purpose it was created for, you will notice that is impossible to sync in the cloud because you will use too much space)
- When you open the pdf in full screen you will see a big border in the screen and you cannot do a zoom.
Resuming, the iPad version is incomplete and as you can see the development of this software has stopped, and it will never be better.
- A few improvements and updates.
- Impossible to comment in PDFs
- Sync just with dropbox or icloud, no local sync like webdav or FTP (so, if you will use the software for the purpose it was created for, you will notice that is impossible to sync in the cloud because you will use too much space)
- When you open the pdf in full screen you will see a big border in the screen and you cannot do a zoom.
Resuming, the iPad version is incomplete and as you can see the development of this software has stopped, and it will never be better.
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Great concept but lots of bugs
I have been using Pear Note on a weekly basis for a couple of years now. It is a great little program and helps tremendously when you are taking notes at technical meetings where lots of people are talking at once and you need to capture what everyone says. But, in the last few months, I have had nothing but problems with the app crashing during audio playback. I have tried to work with their tech support to resolve the problem but, none of their fixes have resolved the crashes. I think it may be incompatible with the current iOS. I will probably be forced to find a new note taking app because the crashes are just too frequent for the app to be of much use anymore. Very unfortunate.
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Best for syncing lectures with slides and notes
Tested a few, and this is the best app I've found so far to sync audio lectures with presentation slides and notes! I was confused on how to get it working at first, but the tech guys wrote me back personally and helped sort out basic user questions. I normally give four stars for great, but extra one here for product support. Video would be an awesome addition at some point, though I would need more storage space to use it for every class. (Syncs great with dropbox, may buy more cloud space).
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Simple, easy, but lacking vid
I'm using this app to organize choreography and costumes for our annual dance show. Wish I had the ability to add video AND photo like the Mac OS version.
Outstanding Note Taking App
This is easily the best note taking app I've used for college purposes. The ability to sync the lecture audio (recorded in class) with the typed notes you write to the PowerPoint PDF's the professors puts out is amazing. It lets you put all the resources together in an easy to use program that makes learning a lot easier. The interface is clean and uncluttered. There's one or two small bugs that can easily be worked out, but they don't significantly impact the use of the app. If you're in college, this is the app for you!
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Hate this app, the the mac version
Listening to recorded material is broken with this update. Before it was unstable at best. Audio recordings playback well on both laptop and desktop, but have frequent problems on my ios devices. While mac version has volume boost to compensate for lecture volume, ios versions do not. Please make my favorite mac note taking application seamless with my ios devices.
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Some pluses some minuses
The plus - is the matching Mac app. Great tool.
The minus - is the poorer sound quality than another I use the most.
Larger file sizes. Pear note labors and expends much time to upload where the competitor I use the most uploads in short seconds .
If the other one I use - more frequently had a Mac app, Pear note would end up in the back page in a folder of old unused apps.
With that said, there are times the Mac app becomes a necessary tool, so at times it is - for now - still in the arsenal.
The minus - is the poorer sound quality than another I use the most.
Larger file sizes. Pear note labors and expends much time to upload where the competitor I use the most uploads in short seconds .
If the other one I use - more frequently had a Mac app, Pear note would end up in the back page in a folder of old unused apps.
With that said, there are times the Mac app becomes a necessary tool, so at times it is - for now - still in the arsenal.
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Just needs TextExpander support
I'm a long time Pear Note user on the Mac, and love it. Was so excited to see it on the iPad, and now having it on my iPhone is just icing on the cake. I sync all my recordings an notes via Dropbox and it works great. One of the most useful apps on my Mac, and this is a great implementation on IOS. Biggest wish-list item is for TextExpander support on the iOS app...that's a must-have!
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Life-changing app!!!
I love Pear Note. I use it all the time. It is a game changer.
I had a Livescribe pen and used that all the time, but now I use Pear Note instead because I don't have to carry around a notebook and pen, and it's already on my computer (because it syncs with dropbox).
That also means that all my notes are searchable.
Now, if Pear Note would add a feature whereby I could sketch, that would be amazing.
I had a Livescribe pen and used that all the time, but now I use Pear Note instead because I don't have to carry around a notebook and pen, and it's already on my computer (because it syncs with dropbox).
That also means that all my notes are searchable.
Now, if Pear Note would add a feature whereby I could sketch, that would be amazing.
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Waste of time
The app looks great but is sinkhole of time. Took me two hours to learn files had to be saved as pdf files to upload to pear note. Once i was able to get that to work and use it in class it FAILS TO SYNC to dropbox and comes up as unreadable files. Wouldnt be that bad if you could still open in pear note but once it syncs to dropbox it has been AUTOMATICALLY DELETING my records. Basically wasted 3 hours of class time... Maybe the mac version works better.
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latest version working fine for me
I use Pearnotes on Macbook Pro and now on iPad mini, it's functioning just fine for me, and syncing via dropbox with a set of notes I began on the Mac Pro. It doesn't update at dropbox as quickly as with the Mac Pro version, but that is OK. It does let me work offline and then sync when connected by wifi. With a little external keyboard, I can work almost as quickly transcribing as with the Mac Pro. So no complaints here. And great price.
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Works Great!
I don't know why everyone started giving this bad reviews. I am using this app nearly every day with dropbox syncing working great between my Mac and my iPad 3rd Gen. It is so easy to use and just works! I tried many different note taking apps and this is still my favorite. The audio recording capability makes it a winner and the integration with voice recorder for Skype is great for recording conference calls while I take notes.
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