Android

Notes by Sourav

Stone

07 Feb 2022 • 2 min read

I initially reviewed this app in November and sent the Developer my draft review but did not receive a reply. To make sure the review was current, I tried out his update just now and found a couple of improvements although a number of the gaps still exist. I like how simple the app is but there's just not enough features for it to be a useful note taking app and not having a Privacy Policy is a big issue. Hopefully they take the feedback into consideration and I look forward to trying it again in the future!

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Ugly

No privacy policy
Ads intermittently on the bottom of a note (used to be on top)
A little sluggish to load (faster than previous version)
No customization (one setting: Dark mode)
Developer did not reply to my email

Bad

On first launch it was running a tutorial and I didn't even know
Instead of "No Notes to Show", maybe "Click + to add your first note!"
No formatting
No bullets
No checklists
No password protection
No audio recording
The default yellow on grey is hard to read
Date and time at the top of the note is wasted space, could have another line in my notes if it was moved into a menu
Feature list in Play Store says "backup and restore notes from your google Drive" but I couldn't figure out how

Good

No extra fluff
Export is nice and clean
Easy to attach images and puts them at the top
Reminder is simple and effective
Shows creation and last modified date in note list
Dark mode
Share via SMS (text only)
The note list looks good
Shows a preview of attached image in the note list

Great

Attached images shown at the top of the note
Trash bin to be able to recover a deleted note

Awesome

Simplicity