# *scratch* — user reviews

> 14 indexed App Store user reviews of *scratch* by Xenodium Ltd., rated 4.90/5 from 27 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scratch/id1671420139/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scratch/id1671420139.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 24 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## Newest reviews (1 of 14)

### 5/5 — Cool app!

*2023-03-09*

To minimize friction to capture a though, something like *scratch* is needed. The important part is that there’s no need to organize stray notes or no worries of having a backlog of garbage notes. And more apps should support org-mode syntax.

**Developer response:** Thank you! Glad you  like it.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 4/5 — As described. Very cool.

*2025-02-13*

A bare bones quick scratch pad. It does exactly as described. Absolutely worth the low low price. I wish I could drop the keyboard down, but what the hey. Very cool + useful.

### 4/5 — As described. Very cool, one caveat

*2024-12-21*

A bare bones quick scratch pad. It does exactly as described. Absolutely worth the low low price. The only detail I didn’t realize about the app before purchasing and didn’t see mentioned any where and one that potential buyers might care about, is this: There is no way to move the keyboard down out of the way. It is locked in place and takes up half of the vertical screen depth. There is no “down button” in the tool bar and no swipe-down functionality to make the keyboard disappear. Other than that, very cool!

### 4/5 — Nice app, wish it can add folding feature

*2023-04-08*

It’s a nifty app, great for quick jotting of text.
I wish it can also add outliner features, especially text folding. That would make it fabulous!

### 5/5 — Simple, Perfect

*2025-12-22*

This app is a life saver for me. I used org-mode on my workstation all the time. I’ve used various forms of a “scratch” pad on iOS for years, but this is what I really needed. I added an iOS shortcut to export the “buffer” to Dropbox, which I use as an inbox. Works perfect. Thank you!

### 5/5 — Simple, yet perfect <3

*2025-03-01*

„Make each program do one thing well.“
Small app to take notes quickly. Does it says. Not more. Love it.

### 5/5 — Simple and does what I want

*2024-12-22*

I love that this app exists. Emacs forever!

### 5/5 — Love the font

*2024-09-29*

Great app. Simple and does all I needed for a quick note.

### 5/5 — Perfect for that itch!

*2024-08-25*

Need a quick note, but may also want to flush it out aka ORG/markup. Love it.

### 5/5 — Simple, low friction notes and boilerplate

*2024-08-23*

Does exactly what it says, with a clean and simple notes buffer interface. Eliminates the friction of a full notes app (choose a note name, decide where to put it, deal with unnecessary clutter, etc). I use it all the time to create, edit, paste, share alt text, signature blocks, and other boilerplate stuff on the fly while on my iPhone.

### 5/5 — Great for org user

*2023-07-21*

Hello! Thanks for this. Would you also consider to extend it with the feature such as customised org-capture-template?

**Developer response:** Nice to hear. Thank you. Please get in touch through the app and share more details.

## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Frictionless note taking

*2023-06-07*

The app is designed so simply while still retaining absolutely necessary functions. It makes note taking enjoyable while preventing the overwhelming clutter that comes form notes piling up. Also love having a format that’s easily transferable across apps.

### 5/5 — Great start!

*2023-03-27*

A KILLER feature would be an iOS widget for the Lock Screen that drops you right into a new *scratch* buffer. I would pay for it for sure!

### 5/5 — Quick org-mode on iOS

*2023-03-12*

It’s really nice to have a quick place to jot down information, and everything is better with Org-mode.

**Developer response:** Thank you. Glad this helps.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-22.*