Love it
It is a very nice app, I enjoy using it is quite easy to figure it out and I never had any issues with it. There is just one thing I wish was different, I think maybe would be nice to have more options of sticker and tapes or maybe like a store where we could download different and new designs that we liked! That would be super fun!!
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Great when not TERRIBLE!
This app is fantastic, especially if you are writing with an Apple Pencil on an iPad. Anything beyond that can be a problem.
To write a note, you must first create a notebook. There are some nice templates (though at least one series is nightmarishly horrible), but if you aren't using a template, you have to build your own notebook. This is hardly a bad thing and is in fact very fun! There is no shortage of paper here, that's for sure (and almost all are free). Ahem, Noteful.
Writing is fairly intuitive, though drawing can be hard because of a lack of basic drawing-related features (rotate, mirror, paint bucket). There are various pen types, including a good highlighter.
The biggest problem here is that sometimes an entire page's writing will mysteriously vanish. It won't be deleted, but you will drive yourself crazy trying to find a way to make it visible again (my experience: close either the notebook or the whole app).
Creating and writing in notebooks is fine, but adding stickers, text, tape, and pictures to them is notoriously hard. First of all, there are no "layers" to move different things to, making arranging anything on the page hard or even impossible. Second, scaling is very wonky for all attachments, especially tapes. Third, everything is susceptible to disappearing along with your writing. This doesn't affect the actual writing part of this app, but it might be a significant problem depending on how you want to use it.
I still like this app, but I just don't do too much with it.
(This is all for the iPad app. On iPhone, it is noticeably buggier.)
To write a note, you must first create a notebook. There are some nice templates (though at least one series is nightmarishly horrible), but if you aren't using a template, you have to build your own notebook. This is hardly a bad thing and is in fact very fun! There is no shortage of paper here, that's for sure (and almost all are free). Ahem, Noteful.
Writing is fairly intuitive, though drawing can be hard because of a lack of basic drawing-related features (rotate, mirror, paint bucket). There are various pen types, including a good highlighter.
The biggest problem here is that sometimes an entire page's writing will mysteriously vanish. It won't be deleted, but you will drive yourself crazy trying to find a way to make it visible again (my experience: close either the notebook or the whole app).
Creating and writing in notebooks is fine, but adding stickers, text, tape, and pictures to them is notoriously hard. First of all, there are no "layers" to move different things to, making arranging anything on the page hard or even impossible. Second, scaling is very wonky for all attachments, especially tapes. Third, everything is susceptible to disappearing along with your writing. This doesn't affect the actual writing part of this app, but it might be a significant problem depending on how you want to use it.
I still like this app, but I just don't do too much with it.
(This is all for the iPad app. On iPhone, it is noticeably buggier.)
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Helpful
Great for staying organized. Easy to use
Repetir lápices
Me encanta pero me gustaría que el mismo tipo de lápiz se pudiera agregar varias veces al panel en diferente color o tamaño
Great app
Great app
Beware- can’t delete pages and can’t move pages
This app looks perfect, and it seems like at one point it was. However, after some recent updates, you can’t move pages around in a notebook, and you can’t delete pages, so if you make a mistake making your notebook template, you have to start over. Unfortunately, because everything else about this app is perfect for note taking. The Health and sleep integration is an awesome feature!
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Needs more work. Don’t expect quick support.
a good app if you want to create separate books with custom covers to hold a range of information on any topic. You can put the books in a library. There are plenty of useful tools for hand-writing and drawing. You can insert direct links to the web.
The latest version now allows importation of pdf’s anywhere into a new notebook, but you cannot do it with notebooks created in older versions - there needs to be a conversion tool or automatic conversion..
I am getting a chronic issue where the local library stops syncing with iCloud - a red cloud with a cross appears in the menu. The only way to restore syncing seems to be to backup locally, delete the PenBook data on iCloud then restore with the local backup. The error still reappears intermittently. I have asked tech support for help for weeks but there seems to be no-one home.
The latest version now allows importation of pdf’s anywhere into a new notebook, but you cannot do it with notebooks created in older versions - there needs to be a conversion tool or automatic conversion..
I am getting a chronic issue where the local library stops syncing with iCloud - a red cloud with a cross appears in the menu. The only way to restore syncing seems to be to backup locally, delete the PenBook data on iCloud then restore with the local backup. The error still reappears intermittently. I have asked tech support for help for weeks but there seems to be no-one home.
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Rmm B
Si sirve
Es mejor con Apple Pencil
geht so
..zeitweise leider träge und nur halb lokalisiert.
Support?
Waiting to hear back about a file (I accidentally deleted. The notes were very important to me and I need them back before my midterms but as ive heard that few are getting the support, ive decided to follow suit with the other reviews in my situation.
Please help me out :(
Please help me out :(
No Customisation of individual pages are stored
Customisation applied on individual pages stays temporary and are not saved. It returns back to its original state including fonts. Useless.
Not great
Right now, Penbook is using the standard iOS pen tools - which is good. They’re excellent. However, you can only really use them from the sidebar because if you use the built-in squeeze menu, the pens will have the wrong shape and colour.
You can import your own stationary… But you only get one page, and you can’t add it to the list of stationary to make your own notebooks.
You can edit the stationary colour and other options… But they’re completely discarded and often revert when you open up your notebook. You can’t save any of these options for use in creating a notebook…
In fact, apart from the preset covers, you could just replicate everything that Penbook does more reliably using the belt in Preview app for iPad.
You can import your own stationary… But you only get one page, and you can’t add it to the list of stationary to make your own notebooks.
You can edit the stationary colour and other options… But they’re completely discarded and often revert when you open up your notebook. You can’t save any of these options for use in creating a notebook…
In fact, apart from the preset covers, you could just replicate everything that Penbook does more reliably using the belt in Preview app for iPad.
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This is one of the best apps a have ever seen, it has helped me a lot.
Love it.
Awful
While I love the options of the capability to write on this planner, there is no way to delete any pages. I’ve gone through every avenue I can, and it’s just not possible. The washi tape is awful. It lags and freezes constantly. This app is a waste of money.
Amazing draw
Awesome
Просто неможливо відкрити додаток
Декілька разів намагаюсь відкрити додаток, але просто чорний екран.
Awesome experience
Unable to define the benefit in words
Genius
It solved the main issue that has stopped me from journaling forever: lack of sync with dynamic Google Calendar
Needs more work. Don’t expect quick support.
a good app if you want to create separate books with custom covers to hold a range of information on any topic. You can put the books in a library. There are plenty of useful tools for hand-writing and drawing. You can insert direct links to the web.
A weakness is you can create a new book by importing a PDF but there appears to be no facility to directly import PDF’s into any existing book.
I am getting an issue where the local library stops syncing with iCloud - a red cloud with a cross appears in the menu. The only way to restore syncing seems to be to backup locally, delete all PenBook data on iCloud then restore with the local backup. The error reappears intermittently. I have asked tech support for help for weeks but there seems to be no-one home.
A weakness is you can create a new book by importing a PDF but there appears to be no facility to directly import PDF’s into any existing book.
I am getting an issue where the local library stops syncing with iCloud - a red cloud with a cross appears in the menu. The only way to restore syncing seems to be to backup locally, delete all PenBook data on iCloud then restore with the local backup. The error reappears intermittently. I have asked tech support for help for weeks but there seems to be no-one home.
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