Freenotes®: Color Notepad Memo
★ 4.8What it actually doesFree note-taking app for iPad with handwriting support, AI tools for PDF and recording processing, document annotation and note organization; recently introduced a page limit system with optional subscription.
Actually does
- ✓Note taking95% of reviews
- ✓PDF editor10% of reviews
- ✓OCR / Document scan15% of reviews
- ✓iPad-optimized30% of reviews
- ✓Freemium(bonus)40% of reviews
- ✓Настройка перьев и инструментов письма10% of reviews
- ✓Color picker
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠AI assistant
- ⚠Apple Pencil
- ⚠Бесконечный холст для скетчей и майнд-мап
- ⚠Flashcards
- ⚠Cloud sync
- ⚠Распознавание фигур и автоматизация рисования
- ⚠Шаблоны бумаги (сетка, Cornell, точки)
- ⚠Active Recall Tape для скрытия и повторения
Common complaints
- ✗Introduction of page limits and mandatory subscription20% of mentions
«Perfect app among all alternatives, but with the latest update the need for a subscription has appeared after all, because without it you just can't write anything»
- ✗App crashes and freezing20% of mentions
«Now it's impossible to open and scroll through or read the notebook. It freezes, nothing works, buttons don't respond. Or it crashes immediately.»
- ✗Non-functional video-watching feature for earning pages (error)10% of mentions
«There's a way to watch ads and get +5 pages, but it gives me an error»
- ✗Synchronization not working between iOS and Android devices7% of mentions
«I downloaded it on a tablet, it's a completely different app. I logged into my account, and none of my work is there. It's like the two devices aren't connected at all.»
- ✗Ads appearing on app launch (especially in recent updates)7% of mentions
«After the latest update, ads started appearing when you launch the app!!! What a nightmare»
What people praise
- ★Rich functionality in the free version
«Great app! The best I've come across, really love the interface. Most importantly it's free.»
- ★Natural handwriting input experience with comfortable interface
«This app just saves me, it's very comfortable to study with»
- ★Convenient and intuitive interface
«Convenient, functional and visually clear app.»
- ★Convenient for students and lecture note-taking
«Excellent option for writing lecture notes, a huge number of free features»
- ★Improved pen customization options (in recent updates)
«I've been thinking for a long time that I needed a pen with more extensive customization options, and now it's here!»