Element Note 4+

I usually don’t write reviews, so when I do it’s because I really REALLY like an app. I have tried every single note taking app on the App Store (like literally I downloaded each one and tested them) and I have even paid for subscriptions for some of them, yet I still keep finding myself coming back it Element. Number 1 it’s Free, Number 2, the pen. The most important thing when taking notes is what you are writing with, so when I was testing different apps, I fell in love with the fact that Element comes with pen stability. I don’t have the best handwriting, especially when quickly taking notes, so this was a lifesaver. Also you can’t forget you can write in gradients! It’s so fun and makes your notes come to life with that pop of color. Of course Element doesn’t have a lot of things other apps have but it’s simplicity is one of it’s perks, and it’s somewhat new so hopefully more features come out in the future. I HIGHLY recommend this app to anyone who is taking notes and using them to study.

This is by far my favorite note-taking app I have used thus far for my iPad Pro. It is one of the only ones that even has (customizable) pen stabilization which put it at the top all by itself. All the UI is easy to navigate. My single gripe with Element Note so far has been the hyperlinking feature. Having found a variety of templates online to import into the app, a lot of them have hyperlinked tabs and dates to bring you to a certain location within the notebook; the problem is the buttons only work correctly about 10% of the time. For example, I will click the “July” tab, and it will bring me to the monthly overview of July. After scrolling away from that page, I click the “July” tab again, but this time it brings me to some random date in September. From that point on the hyperlinks do not bring me to the desired location within the notebook. Happens on every template I try it with. Would love a fix for this!

I recently bought the full version of Element Note. I love the UI - it’s clean with nice animations. I also love the pen stabilization feature - very nice for when you want your handwriting to look natural or smooth. For me, the biggest drawbacks for this note taking app is that the final handwritten notes are not that sharp. I can see its pixelation even from a distance. Please don’t rasterize the handwriting - I am not a fan of the low res look. Another issue that i take is that i cannot preset a desired thickness for my pens. I would love it if there was a way for me to have custom thicknesses preset for me… would save me a lot of time. I’ve been using Freenotes for a while and they have this bangers feature where you can switch to the eraser for only one turn of use. After that, it automatically switches back to the previous tool that i was using. This saves a lot of time and i would love to see that implemented here. I would love it if you would implement these changes that I have suggested. I’ll give you a five star review the day you do that. Happy developing!