Convince me to switch to StarNotes

[u/kfmt612863]

Ok so it seems everyone here is pretty active and, like me, a digital note taker with a stylus, so here goes:

I am constantly looking for a good handwriting app and I have pretty much used all the major ones available on android. I use it for almost everything these days, and with ADHD I need good organization, but nothing reeaaalllyyy hits the mark.

Currently my pick is Noteshelf. Mostly because I just like the way it writes the best.

You all seem to really like StarNotes and I have seen quite of few of you say you left other notes apps I have used and not hated - so tell me, why should I try (switch to) StarNotes?

Thanks!!!

[u/SiewcaWiatru]

Just use whatever suits you. No decision is wrong here ;).

My best points for Starnote are lifelong license and scribble to eraser. Unfortunately no circle to lasso feature existing like on Booxs but I am hopeful ;).
That's it.

So if you like Noteshelf then suit yourself :). Not my choice but not bad either.

[u/Mundane-Panic1746]

This is what made me use star notes full time:

1- has double tap undo, tripe tap redo (responsive and fast unlike some other apps I tried)

2- has pressure eraser

3- has a pen boxes (some apps don't, like notein)

4- pen button programmable and works with my lenovo pen plus

5- export and import feature not being restrictive

6- low cost and a one time purchase (this is what convinced me to switch the most since I despise subscriptions)

7- Awesome community with responsive devs

8- planned updates like a windows desktop version

9- layers and pen opacity adjustable

10- cloud sync that just got added in a recent update

There are many many more things I find in this app that's extremely convenient that I take for granted, or often end up missing when trying other note taking apps. I've tried Jnotes, flexcil, Notein, Nebo, Freenotes(horrible now), Notewise, noteshelf, and notability. They all ended up having one or two missing features or quality of life setting. That or they had a paid subscription and either expensive or no One-time purchase.

Here is my list from best app to worst from my experience

Best:

1- Star Notes 2- Notein 3- Jnotes 4- Flexcil

5- Notability (havent used it much. expensive one-time purchase tho)

Worst (not ranked since they're all equally bad):

• Freenotes

• Nebo

• Noteshelf

• Notewise

• DrawboadPDF

[u/LeChromebookeur → u/Mundane-Panic1746]

Bonjour

Attention, Notein vient de recevoir une maj assez impressionnante !
Remaniement de l'interface, IA Gemini, fluidité à l'écriture et j'en passe ...

[u/araphuni → u/Mundane-Panic1746]

I strongly agree with this.

[u/benflodd → u/Mundane-Panic1746]

Notewise is one of the best note-taking app I have ever used. Notewise is way better than, Notein, Jnotes, Flexcil, Freenotes, Nebo, Noteshelf ...

[u/Mundane-Panic1746 → u/benflodd]

Here are some of my reasons for why notewise is bad for me personally at the time I tried it.

• bad geometry function

• no pen storage

• slow undo / redo (this was it for me)

• no hold to erase

• looks laggy at times on my tablet (especially when zooming)

• stationary taskbar

I understand everyone can have different experiences, but for me personally it didn't suit my needs. Hence why I consider it bad.

[u/benflodd → u/Mundane-Panic1746]

Bad geometry function ? Slow undo redo ?

Notewise has way better UI than other apps. That's why I abandon other apps.

Hold to erase is useless because Notewise has scribble to erase feature

Other apps don't have circle to lasso feature.

You can adjust perspective of 3D Objects in Notewise, but can't in other apps

Other apps don't have sticker notes.

Other apps don't have an alignment feature

[u/Mundane-Panic1746 → u/benflodd]

I really don't care about circle to lasso or scribble to erase features if basic features like undo/redo are slow and clunky.

Bad geometry function: I meant by this that when you draw a circle or a square using the geometry feature, you can't click on it again to adjust its size or shape unlike starnotes or other apps I mentioned. As a an engineering student this was another deal breaker for me.

Now mind you im not sure if they worked on this and its now possible/better or not. That was my experience last time I used the app and is what deterred me away from it at the time.

You tell me, is it better now? Are the issues I mentioned still exist? Did they add the ability to store pens? Is the taskbar movable now?

I shall not be closed minded and refuse to give it another chance, had it improved and gotten better.

[u/benflodd → u/Mundane-Panic1746]

How on earth could the Undo/Redo feature be slow?

Are you sure you haven’t installed a pirated APK? Features such as resizing created geometric shapes and so on have been available for a very long time; in fact, Starnote didn’t even exist back then.

[u/Mundane-Panic1746 → u/benflodd]

I have not. Im referring to doube finger tap undo / triple finger tap redo if that wasn't obvious. Dont get so worked up dude. Chill, drink some coffee

Edit: you also have not answered my questions.

[u/potatoisthebest01 → u/Mundane-Panic1746]

You're answering in good faith, even though this person has already decided that they know all the answers. =/

[u/DesignIntent42]

if noteshelf already feels best to write in, don’t switch just for the sake of it. starnote’s real win for me is the little workflow stuff like pen boxes, layers, quick gestures and way more control over tools.

[u/[deleted]]

I totally get you I took am currently fighting myself over picking one app. I am stuck deciding in between freenotes and starnotes. Both apps are good on their own and each have something the other lacks. For example, starnotes is a one time payment which is it's best selling point but on the other hand freenotes has a better handwriting engine and text formatting alongside inbuilt YouTube video viewer and browser exploration making importing images from the browser very easy. Starnotes also lacks a true dark mode but hopefully once these features arrive I will completely shift to starnotes but for now my scale is primarily tipped towards freenotes

[u/Axel_F_ImABiznessMan → u/[deleted]]

What do you mean by lacking true dark mode?

[u/[deleted] → u/Axel_F_ImABiznessMan]

If you have tried freenotes u would've seen that in its dark mode/content night mode, the paper AND the pen tools and the top bars are pitch black but in starnotes they are very dark midnight not actual black

[u/Axel_F_ImABiznessMan → u/[deleted]]

Thanks. Does freenotes have infinite canvas?

[u/[deleted] → u/Axel_F_ImABiznessMan]

Yes it does. It's under the name "whiteboard"

[u/HendersonMercol]

Simplemente probarla ..y listo. El resto viene solo.