LabArchives

When I click sign in with institution, I receive an error. I was excited to start using the electronic notebook and being able to write on my iPad but I can’t even use the app so unfortunately I have to give it 1 star

Unreliable unstable

Would be a super useful app if the app would allow you to seamlessly switch between entries. Once I click on an entry the back button rarely works so I have to close the app to get to a new entry.

As of April 2021: The app has not been updated over two years, and still does not correctly support iPhone X style screens. It routinely fails to even display rich text entries unless they are clicked on, or displays them incorrectly.

Totally trash.

It doesn’t save my plain text at all. Wrote a long text, saved it, only to find nothing is left except the first 2 lines when trying to continue editing a few min later. It’s my first time using it and already lost text 3 times today.

Please make your platform more like OneNote by Microsoft. I’m required to use this backwards program by my institution. Honestly, I feel like I’m working on a Windows 98 while using your platform. Everything should change. Everything.

The app is general very good and handy, but there are some problems I found could use some improvement: The notes cannot be previewed, have to tap into the edit mode of the section to see the content. Need to sign in every time I open the app. Could add some more convenient login options such as short password, gestures or even fingerprint if possible.

The website is great, but the app can definitely use some improvements. -The app doesn’t work with the apple keyboard made for the newer iPads. For example, the arrow keys don’t work with the app. - Can’t customize the font on rich text through the app. Some of the options like subscripts or color change are not available. Also special characters are not available - Copy & paste images from the iPad to the app work, but then when returning to edit more, the images are no longer available. - Can’t edit and customize tables made on rich text. - Can’t move entries up and down with the app. -Notification symbol (for new comments or context) doesn’t disappear even after dismissing them or changing preferences.

The web browser interface to LabArchives is a superb product. Since I switched from writing in a paper lab notebook to using LabArchives, which is supplied to our research institute, I have had improved productivity and organization in my laboratory data. I’m a molecular biologist and molecular geneticist. If you’re still using a paper notebook, you’re missing out. On the other hand, this iOS app implementation is terrible. It doesn’t display entries correctly and the rich text editor just doesn’t work. I haven’t even tried uploading images or attachments. There’s potential here for a great way to access data, but this app just isn’t it.