LivePen

App was ok for a few weeks then it won't open! iPhone update and app update all current. App still will not open. So much for that ! Back to old school notebook!

Started we’ll, and have used these before; now the app won’t open (yes I’ve freed up memory) and before that I had to constantly recap the pen then reconnect it for it to record. Was really hoping for better results.

LivePen has far better handwriting recognition but I still use Livescribe+ regularly for fast USB transfers, automatic cloud backup, using my older papers, and reliability. Still, the last update greatly improved LivePen data transferability. Longer journals nearing the 100 page mark used to choke the software. Each update they make shows a stronger and stronger app with new and improved features. My latest wish is for screen rotation when used with an iPad.

Initially the pen and the sync to the app and the web app worked flawlessly and I was happy. Then the sync became unreliable because some part of the notes would not appear. Tech support promised a fix soon but that was now several days ago and tech support fails to respond to my messages. The pen was promising and I hope there will be follow up and a response to me soon

I've been using Livescribe smartpens since at least 2011. I love my Echo smarten but just purchased the livepen. Nice for the price but the app is bare bones. And the pen seems to not display all of my notes, as I am missing certain writing sessions. It's as if the pen doesn't always connect to my phone, despite being very close to it.

I’ve own just about every pen LiveScribe has sold and most worked OK. With the Symphony, the form factor was finally slim enough to actually write well with, but unfortunately it died. Thought I’d try the much less expensive LivePen. Works ok but still clicks constantly (as they all have) as you write since the ink cartridge is slightly smaller a than the ‘tube’ it sits in - very distracting to me. Conversion to text is great. Very surprised it’s not compatible with the LiveScribe+ app. The LivePen app doesn’t do much. Apparently you can’t delete or edit any of your notes in the app, so don’t jot down anything that you don’t want there to be a permanent record of. This pen is a good value, but it’s not going to save LiveScribe. Dumbing-down a product that is too expensive to the point of being almost useless is not a good business strategy.

Incredible how this software got shipped. I work in the software industry and my expectations are realistic. But this software doesn’t work to retrieve from the pen more than 50%, and it rarely provides access to the historical pages. It’s like my previous pages never existed. In other words, it fails at its primary purpose. So, I have 5 notebooks that I can use with an everyday pen because the LivePen cannot be trusted. This is my experience. Your mileage may vary.

I decided to try livescribe live pen. Very difficult to set up. Finally after weeks it was working now the writing is intermittently working. Sometimes one or two partial words will show up but mostly nothing is showing on app. Spent 45 minutes troubleshooting.

I had a problem connecting pen to my iPad but not iPhone or laptop. After contacting support 😊 the next day I was contacted. They suggested turning off the VPN and using Google/Apple sign in 🥰 it worked perfectly with Apple sign in. I turn on VPN and never had problem! I purchased the ECHO pen for niece because in college audio function is important.

I was impressed at first- especially when the transcription feature debuted, but less than 2 months into using the pen/notebook/app and it's not connecting and syncing.