ZoomNotes

As the title says this is the ultimate notetaking and planner app. It has everything I was looking for and more. I found this app after frustratingly finding myself drawn between GoodNotes 5 and notability. Both had features I needed, but neither had them all. And features like hyperlinking I had given up. I found and tried a lot of different apps, before I found this one, and I ansolutely love it. It’s calendar integration is a feature I craved, but never even considered to be possible. There are also so many tools and possibilities for what you can accomplish with this app, no matter what your needs are. There’s a few reasons why the app only gets 4 stars from me. First of the UI/UX is a bit outdated, and not always the most intuitive, so especially for those that are not so tec-savvy the learning curve can be a bit too steep. Another drawback is that at least for me during my short period with the app, it’s quite buggy. I don’t know if it’s the last update or a permanent issue, but it seems to me that the creators still are working on developing and improving their app, and they also seems to be listening to the users, so I have good faith in that bugs will be taken care of. TL:DR The app is great, has all the features you need and more, but it’s a bit hard to learn, and sometimes buggy! If you want all the amazing features, this is the app to go with, for sure!

The only missing ting is more like cad drawing tools.

The app does things no other app I'm aware of does, but it also takes a few hours to learn and configure. Luckily there's lots of videos and an actual real manual that covers most of it. I've lowered my rating from 5 to 3 stars as the UI is actually so crowded and confusing I still find myself avoiding it.

This app is a very advanced note taking tool, with a soft learning curve and quite powerful. Organizing notes is a piece of cake, and cloud backup and export capabilities ensure you don't get locked out. I only miss writing recognition

Now with the added support for system clipboard, it became an app with many uses, quite happy with it. Developer is very responsive.

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.