Notes, Notepad & Memo - UpWord
★ 4.0What it actually doesA simple notes app with support for to-do lists, reminders, and Dropbox synchronization. Focus on clean interface and fast text input with gesture commands.
Actually does
- ✓Note taking80% of reviews
- ✓Task management30% of reviews
- ✓Reminders15% of reviews
- ✓Cloud sync40% of reviews
- ✓Document Management20% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free10% of reviews
- ✓Freemium15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Recurring Tasks
- ⚠Markdown editor
- ⚠Data export
- ⚠Dark mode
- ⚠Multi-account
- ⚠iPad-optimized
- ⚠Backup / restore
- ⚠Жестовые команды (Swipe List для ввода и форматирования)
Common complaints
- ✗Sync issues: loss of changes and conflicts when editing from multiple devices10% of mentions
«A week ago synchronization broke, and I lost some changes; sometimes text disappears while I edit the same note from another device»
- ✗Crashes after update and on startup15% of mentions
«App crashes after download; crashes and doesn't work after the latest update»
- ✗Reminders continue firing after note deletion (cannot be disabled)5% of mentions
«I deleted a note with daily reminder but the reminder still sends me notifications»
- ✗Offline functionality: doesn't sync notes in subway, doesn't restore after reconnection5% of mentions
«Works strange in offline (subway). May not sync notes»
- ✗Missing full Russian localization, issues with Russian fonts (Avenir bold)15% of mentions
«Need to localize the app to Russian; Russian Avenir font is always bold only»
What people praise
- ★Clean, concise interface
«The screen is as clean as possible; everything is concise and understandable»
- ★Intuitive, easy to use
«simple; intuitive»
- ★Ability to sort, group notes in folders, archive
«ability to sort notes and group them in folders»
- ★Dropbox sync, fast synchronization of text files
«I searched for a long time for a text editing app with Dropbox sync; text files synced to Dropbox are great, this feature helped me move my notes easily»
- ★Fast startup and opens directly to a new note
«Two main criteria were file update speed and app launch speed»