ZoomNotes

This drawing and note taking app is intuitive, simple and fun. I just love it! After over two years I STILL love it!! Update: 2018- it just keeps getting better and better. Take the little time it takes to get your head round it- its worth it! Great stuff Update 2019: still one of the best, I love the smooth ease with which you can zoom in and zoom in :) Update 2020: what can I say? It’s <still> superb! And <still> one of the very best drawing/ sketching/noting tools imho with all the bells and whistles. I (still!) love it!! Even for the continuous zoom function alone, I’d say it’s an essential tool for anyone drawing/ sketching with notes/ freehand work, but with everything else I would never be without it. Recommended++++ get it! Update 2021: still superb, even with a lockdown!! Update 2023 what can I say? Still using and loving it :) don’t know I’ll ever use even a fraction of the tools and options, but even though there’s literally <loads> you can do, even for “simple” users like me, it’s perfect :) just get it and try it out :)

How this app isn’t advertised and advised in every app review? It turns your device into a intuitive power point on which you can hand write easily.

This app has so much potential. There is a learning curve, but well worth it. I love, love love this app. It is so much better than goodnotes. I just wish they had it available for android users. I have a iPad, a Samsung phone, and a surface laptop. Am I the only one that doesn’t use Apple across all platforms?

pro: wealth of features. cons: exhaustive option choices; cumbersome and outdated UI; and frustrating, sometimes inconsistent boxes in boxes approach to document management. what was once my go-to is now relegated to my has-been. updates to this app appear to favor adding tweaks for edge-case needs instead of restructuring to make basic use less overwhelming and less frustrating. prior review: I am updating a rather old review. Improvements move this back from one star to four. I have tried a range of hand-writing/-note-taking/-sketching apps. This is (again) my go-to app among them all. I use it almost entirely now in place of pen + paper. I have yet to exhaust its features. My favorite use is to project whiteboard-like notes using ZoomNotes and an AirPlay app. Pros: Feature rich beyond any other. Among the best in its smooth ink feel. Wrist guard and tool box can be set to handle from left or right side. The main tools are laid out with forethought to common use. Cons: The UI settings can be a bit muddled, exhaustive, or comical looking. For the first two issues, thank goodness for workspaces. You can remove all tools but those that you really want. Neutral: The icons for the tools are … interestingly unique (to each his own here … they remain my least favorite things about this app). Summary: For me, this app is like a funky looking car that I hate to drop because it works so well. Almost since it’s inception, I have wished the UI would undergo a major overhaul. I wish the document handling would be streamlined thoroughly to be sparsely professional. Otherwise, to replace the pen+paper note-taking and sketching work that I need to do routinely, this is absolutely the only iPad app of its class that I will use.

I consider myself pretty tech savvy, patient, appreciative of multiple tools… this app is ridiculous. I patiently tried setting up a planner, and after multiple deletions and complicated directions, I give up!

Where are the updates?! Wow, I am barely able to use this app without it crashing constantly! All of these awesome features are useless when the app is so buggy. So frustrating! Going back to Goodnotes!

I’m enjoying this app over Goodnotes. Particularly where the toolbar is located. My beef is that I thought when I DL the app to my phone and ipad, it would all sync and I can read/access from multiple devices. It appears it does not and that’s the only thing lacking for me.

I thought I’d take time to update a previously written review given there have been so many updates to both ZoomNotes & iOS. I still rely on ZN 99.9% of the time. The *only* 2 ways I still use GN is 1) for exclusive GN file purchases & 2) for college digital textbooks (it’s easier for me to have both screens open during note-taking & highlighting things on the other app while taking my handwritten notes in ZN. I like many of the features that ZN has, from advanced image editing (opacity, precise sizing, etc) to the layers feature & page turning capabilities. I can create my own digital notebooks & planners without the standard practice of using Keynote to add links & such. Copying links, repeating text, & more can be done in literally just a few taps, without copy-pasting over & over…you just create a new layer for whatever you want to have the same on all pages (like page tab labels) & then select the option to copy current layer to all pages! Boom. Easy peasy. The customer service is fantastic. Join the Facebook group. Get tips, tricks, inspiration, & direct responses from the creator quickly. Have a suggestion? Tell Ed. Something acting wonky? Ed is so helpful. And here’s a great tidbit: IT’S NOT SUBSCRIPTION-BASED! You get all the features, all the customer support, & a great community all for one price! I wasted so much money on other apps that never quite worked the way I needed.

I have been using this product for over three years now and overall, I do really like it. I like this better than most other notetaking apps, especially because the program allows you connect directly to Google Calendar and Apple calendar and it will automatically sync an update when appointments are added to your planners. This is absolutely excellent and has been one of the main reasons why I’ve continued to use this even though instructions and demonstrations are definitely lacking for this UI. However, I’m really interested to see if they’re going to incorporate the new tools and techniques for the Apple Pencil Pro as Goodnotes has. N As physical challenges are becoming more limiting at the store costs are incredibly useful for me and I’m truly hoping that ZoomNotes comes out with something similar to what Goodnotes has for the Apple Pencil Pro.

This is the only app I could find that met all my needs for a personalized digital planner that syncs with my calendar. I was a big paper planner user before, but finally gave in to digital planning because it was just too cumbersome to have to copy everything from my google calendar to my paper planner. This app allows me to have the feel of a paper planner (using Apple Pencil ) while keeping track of all of the classes and appointments that I add to my digital calendar. It took some time to learn, but I love how customizable it is and that it is a one-time payment. I only wish it had an Android and pc version, but overall I highly recommend it.