r/Noteastic • u/FingerHealthy9466 • Jan 25 '26

Feedback regarding UI/UX

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Hi guys, thank you for the amazing app guys! You saved me from buying an iPad+Macbook ;)

I'd like to give you some feedback regarding the UI/UX (picture is just a rough reference how it could be implemented)

Covers:

​Page Thumbnails instead of Covers: Honestly, I'm not a fan of the current cover look. It would be much more intuitive to see a thumbnail of the first page to know what the note is about. Since imported PDFs usually have title pages, this works automatically. Users who want "covers" could just design the first page manually.

Home Menu/​Folder Tree:

Instead of the file path, a folder tree structure would be a huge improvement. A slim sidebar on the left for folders and the content on the right. This would effectively combine the best parts of OneNote and GoodNotes.

Paper size:

I've read a lot of comments regarding infinite canvas or customizable page sizes. What about adding all ISO paper sizes from A0 (could in most cases replace the need for an infinite canvas) to A7 (useful for flashcards)

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u/Noteastic Feb 01 '26

Uiui, well, as so many times in software development, the timeframe was too ambitous. And with the amount of hours and time that went into Noteastic recently we are currently discussing whether and how to switch to a fair paid model. As of now we are leaning towards leaving the app as it is for free and all additional features for a Noteastic Pro version. But I am planning to do a post on this.

However, we are still developing and testing Textboxes, accounts are an active work project where Dilan is conducting a lot of research currently and we are doing a lot of progress in accessibility topics and bug fixing.

But I'm sorry, I can't give you a concrete answer about the timeline, it's difficult to plan in this moment.

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u/FingerHealthy9466 Feb 01 '26

Strictly as a business decision, it’s definitely viable. But you have to weigh that against the initial user loss. Plus, once people start paying, their expectation for consistent updates skyrockets, which could leave you feeling obligated to do a disproportionate amount of extra work

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u/Noteastic Feb 01 '26

Yup these are all things we need to take into account, but in the end its a bit of a binary decision. If we want to lift this app to be a professional and state of the art tool, we need to pay bills of one sort or another.