OctoNote 4+

View’s font size is unacceptable huge

The iPad interface seems to have been optimized for making the screenshots look good in the App Store thumbnails. I’d recommend you skip this app and look elsewhere.

The thumbnail showing rendered Markdown looks nice above, but when I actually tried to use this app, I discovered it meant that a one-line Gist with a long (but not *huge*—about 200 characters) Linux command line couldn’t display the single line on the screen all at once—on a 15″ iPad! The default font size looks like it’s about 64 pt. (I say “default” meaning “the size for plain text”—you can’t modify it in the app’s settings, as far as I can see.)

When you go into “Edit” mode, the text is appropriately-sized—but it’s all unformatted. If I just wanted an app that let me edit GitHub Gists, there are plenty of those.

I can’t imagine picking a set font size like 64-point for any reason except that it makes the App Store thumbnail look nice—otherwise, the rendered example could look like a wall of text. This wouldn’t be awful if you could modify that size, but pinch-squeezing doesn’t do it and there’s no font size item in settings.

Perhaps changing the font size is a paywall feature—if so, I wouldn’t know, as I have just deleted this app.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for trying OctoNote! You are right that OctoNote is not fully optimized for iPad, but I will definitely prioritize this defect for future releases. Your feedback is much appreciated!

Great app!

As a developer, this app really helps me keep everything I need organized! Super simple and unique design. Would recommend!

Post & edit abilities behind a pay-wall

The simple handy app that developers and note-takers want. BUT, the paid subscription service to use the core features that are normally free everywhere else is a gross idea. Especially when there’s little overhead if all it’s doing is pulling data Github. You can only peek at your Gists, not post or edit.

Developer Response ,

Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy the app! Posting and editing gists is actually free forever for public gists. Thanks for trying it out though, I appreciate the feedback.

While it’s true I don’t pay for the back end services I provide, I do put a lot of time and effort into building and updating OctoNote. I’m a single developer who relies on subs to keep my apps up to date and build new features. If you have additional feedback or suggestions I’d love to hear about them - shoot me an email at aj@base11studios.com - thanks!