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IPhone 3.0 Notes Sync? Sure, But Evernote is Still King

5 points by yvesrn 17y ago

joez 17y ago
Evernote is not be the perfect solution in it's space. Many users complain that it crashes often and/or won't even open up for them. Their Optimal Character Recognition (the founders expertise in) is amazing but slows down their program. Could be a case for less being more for users that just want to take text and picture notes and then sync them.
grinich 17y ago
There's an app called PhoneView that lets you access saved notes, call logs, SMS messages, photos, contacts, etc. http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/ http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/
caffo 17y ago
Evernote is bloated and the desktop versions are ugly and over complex. After test various note taking apps, Simplenote (http://www.simplenoteapp.com/ http://www.simplenoteapp.com/) is my app of choice: clean ui and web sync. A nice review can be found here: http://daringfireball.net/2009/07/simplenote http://daringfireball.net/2009/07/simplenote
- yvesrn 17y ago
  Your experience has been entirely different than mine. I've never had any problems with Evernote in two years. Granted, I'm running it on a Mac, maybe that makes the difference. Evernote on the desktop and iPhone make a for a powerful combination. Evernote also deserves major kudos for frequently updating the app and each one makes it even better.
  - nailer 17y ago
    I've never had EverNote on iPhone work, ever. I spent a week trying to get it to recognise text in various labels on different items, one of its touted capabilities, with a zero percent success rate. I uninstalled it shortly afterward.
    - yvesrn 17y ago
      That may have been an early release. I stand by our article and my own personal experiences. Evernote is a fantastic note taking app. The latest version I just installed is lightening fast. The Mac client is solid. If you are in the market for a note taking app, I highly recommend it. Editor-in-Chief iPhoneCTO

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IPhone 3.0 Notes Sync? Sure, But Evernote is Still King

5 points by yvesrn 17y ago

joez 17y ago
Evernote is not be the perfect solution in it's space. Many users complain that it crashes often and/or won't even open up for them. Their Optimal Character Recognition (the founders expertise in) is amazing but slows down their program. Could be a case for less being more for users that just want to take text and picture notes and then sync them.
grinich 17y ago
There's an app called PhoneView that lets you access saved notes, call logs, SMS messages, photos, contacts, etc. http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/ http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/
caffo 17y ago
Evernote is bloated and the desktop versions are ugly and over complex. After test various note taking apps, Simplenote (http://www.simplenoteapp.com/ http://www.simplenoteapp.com/) is my app of choice: clean ui and web sync. A nice review can be found here: http://daringfireball.net/2009/07/simplenote http://daringfireball.net/2009/07/simplenote
- yvesrn 17y ago
  Your experience has been entirely different than mine. I've never had any problems with Evernote in two years. Granted, I'm running it on a Mac, maybe that makes the difference. Evernote on the desktop and iPhone make a for a powerful combination. Evernote also deserves major kudos for frequently updating the app and each one makes it even better.
  - nailer 17y ago
    I've never had EverNote on iPhone work, ever. I spent a week trying to get it to recognise text in various labels on different items, one of its touted capabilities, with a zero percent success rate. I uninstalled it shortly afterward.
    - yvesrn 17y ago
      That may have been an early release. I stand by our article and my own personal experiences. Evernote is a fantastic note taking app. The latest version I just installed is lightening fast. The Mac client is solid. If you are in the market for a note taking app, I highly recommend it. Editor-in-Chief iPhoneCTO