Amazingly clean and very well done
Beautiful app, I’ve tested it for about a month and it’s quite impressive how well done this is, the ui is clean and smooth, there’s so many features yet it’s not cluttered, everything has purpose and I’m excited to see what is in store for this in the future
Response from developer
Thank you for your review! I’m glad you’re enjoying Ponder :-).
Unique hybrid note / journal / info organizer
Just beginning to explore but lots to love right off the bat …
• Clean UI
• Drag and drop of nearly everything
• Clever well thought out features while maintaining a clear simplicity
• Custom themes
• Link notes together
• Tags can be inline as hashtags or assigned outside note content
• Abundance of note block types to choose from including highlight, header, location, drawing,
file, rating, calendar and voice memo (and several more)
• URL previews
• Outlining function for checklists
• Customizable tool bar
• Bookmark any block
• Pinned notes
Feature and enhancement suggestions:
• Fullscreen note editing option that hides toolbar and iOS status bar for better focus on writing sessions
• IMO: There’s quite a bit too much space at top of note page, under weather / mood / tag toolbar.
• Copy all note in plain text or markdown option
• Some kind of versioning system to track changes and be able to revert to past versions (also ensuring our precious notes are safe from unintended deletion or any crashes (which I haven’t
experienced thus far🤞 ))
• Be able to tap a calendar block and view calendar event or make changes — even if it just launches the default calendar app.
• Calendar view — like traditional journal for viewing our entries on the dates they were created.
• Voice memo transcription option
• Custom notebooks for separating content into different areas of our life, while having option to
view all entries at once as well.
• Callback link support for access to content in other apps I.e. backlot://tv/2316 (when highlighted
as a link it opens the browser instead of the Backlot app (this is a link to an office episode).
• Counter block for tracking habits with ability to add a comment like Rating block
Overall the app presents a pleasant space for clear thinking with amazing organization possibilities. I am surprised it is currently free.
Definitely a lot of thought and work has been put into it and is well worth charging for, as it is more capable than many apps that are charging for much less functionality and not nearly as pleasing a user experience.
Keep up the great work. Note: this review was written in Ponder.
• Clean UI
• Drag and drop of nearly everything
• Clever well thought out features while maintaining a clear simplicity
• Custom themes
• Link notes together
• Tags can be inline as hashtags or assigned outside note content
• Abundance of note block types to choose from including highlight, header, location, drawing,
file, rating, calendar and voice memo (and several more)
• URL previews
• Outlining function for checklists
• Customizable tool bar
• Bookmark any block
• Pinned notes
Feature and enhancement suggestions:
• Fullscreen note editing option that hides toolbar and iOS status bar for better focus on writing sessions
• IMO: There’s quite a bit too much space at top of note page, under weather / mood / tag toolbar.
• Copy all note in plain text or markdown option
• Some kind of versioning system to track changes and be able to revert to past versions (also ensuring our precious notes are safe from unintended deletion or any crashes (which I haven’t
experienced thus far🤞 ))
• Be able to tap a calendar block and view calendar event or make changes — even if it just launches the default calendar app.
• Calendar view — like traditional journal for viewing our entries on the dates they were created.
• Voice memo transcription option
• Custom notebooks for separating content into different areas of our life, while having option to
view all entries at once as well.
• Callback link support for access to content in other apps I.e. backlot://tv/2316 (when highlighted
as a link it opens the browser instead of the Backlot app (this is a link to an office episode).
• Counter block for tracking habits with ability to add a comment like Rating block
Overall the app presents a pleasant space for clear thinking with amazing organization possibilities. I am surprised it is currently free.
Definitely a lot of thought and work has been put into it and is well worth charging for, as it is more capable than many apps that are charging for much less functionality and not nearly as pleasing a user experience.
Keep up the great work. Note: this review was written in Ponder.
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Response from developer
Thanks for your detailed review! All the feedback you provided is very much appreciated. Some of these things may even be coming in an update soon.. ;).