Name: MyScript Notes: AI Handwriting
Rating: 4.7 (37971 reviews)

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MyScript Notes: AI Handwriting

MyScript

Released: 2016-08-10

Free 0%

Version 7.1.1

Free 0%

Version 7.1.1

Released: 2016-08-10

#77 in Top Grossing iPad Apps > Productivity

Description

Create stunning notes and professional documents effortlessly by hand, brainstorm ideas on an infinite canvas, and annotate PDFs seamlessly. Powered by the world's leading AI handwriting recognition technology, MyScript Notes offers a dynamic platform where handwriting, text, drawings, diagrams, and images seamlessly coexist on an expandable canvas. Enhance your note-taking experience with intuitive pen gestures, effortlessly converting handwriting and shapes into typed text and precise forms.

MyScript Notes understands every word you write in your choice of 66 languages, and works on mobile platforms — so you can access and search your notes from any compatible device.

Enjoy 4 powerful experiences in one app:

• Create unlimited notebooks and fixed-size pages for your daily notes.

• Take freeform notes on boards — the world's most advanced endless canvas.

• Handwrite responsive documents, adding math calculations and diagrams.

• Import existing files as PDFs, ready to annotate.

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DIGITAL HANDWRITING

• Write¹, type or dictate in the same page, sentence or even word.

• Accurately convert handwriting and math to typed text, and drawn diagrams to perfect shapes. Diagrams stay editable when pasted into PowerPoint!

• Write emoji and symbols with your pen.

• Highlight ideas live with a glowing laser pointer — no marks left behind.

EDIT WITH YOUR PEN

• Use intuitive gestures to edit and format content without breaking your flow.

• Use the marker to highlight or color, the lasso to select, and the eraser to delete entire strokes or precisely defined content.

WRITE, TYPE AND DRAW FREELY ON A BOARD

• Enjoy an infinite canvas, ideal for brainstorming, mind mapping and freeform note-taking.

• Pan around and zoom in or out for a fresh perspective.

• Use the lasso to select, move, copy, delete or resize content — and to convert handwriting to typed text.

SWITCH TO A DOCUMENT FOR A RESPONSIVE EXPERIENCE

• Create and edit structured notes — your handwriting will automatically reflow as needed.

• Make edits, adjust layout, rotate your device or split your screen without worrying about readability.

ENRICH YOUR NOTES

• Personalize content using a range of pen types and page backgrounds.

• Add photos, sketches and smart objects like math and diagrams.

• Handwrite math equations and matrices across several lines, solve simple calculations and copy math as LaTeX or image.

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MyScript Notes respects your privacy and never stores content on our servers without your explicit consent.

For help or feature requests, create a ticket at https://myscri.pt/support

Check out MyScript Notes' webpage for more information about cross-platform: https://www.myscript.com/notes

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¹You can use any compatible active or passive pen, including Apple Pencil, to write in MyScript Notes. Check minimum and recommended requirements for MyScript Notes: https://myscri.pt/notes-devices

What's New in Version 7.1.1

• Spotlight your notes

You can now highlight ideas out live with a glowing laser pointer — no marks left behind.

Seller

Name

MyScript

URL

https://www.myscript.com/notes/

Information

Developer

MyScript

Version

7.1.1

Size

215.5 MB

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 17.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

4.7 of 5 (37,971 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

2026-02-22

Misleading App Store Description

When I tried to use the app, it immediately asked me to purchase a subscription. Isn’t it supposed to be free with an optional Pro version? If it’s actually a paid-only app, the developers should clearly state that on the App Store so users know before downloading.

2026-02-21

One addition I’d like to see

An addition I’d like to see is a white page cover when creating a board. I feel like the other color options are just really dark

2026-02-21

책처럼보기 기능이 있으면 최고일듯!

책장처럼 넘기면서 볼수 있는 기능 필요 합니다

2026-02-18

Best notes app

Loved the app but really wanted a “laser pointer”. MyScript notes delivered. Made an excellent app even better.

2026-02-14

love it, have ideas for more options

this app may just save my sanity. I take loads of notes but struggle to keep track of them. This app allows me to track them much better. That being said I would love to be able to save to MSWord.

2026-02-13

Glitchy

Write all my notes just for it to glitch out and delete everything good app until that happens 1/10

2026-02-12

Non-optional ai button

Why can’t I remove the ai? I’m not using it.

2026-02-10

A paid app now has a paid subscription fee

Why is it that your note app is subpar at best and as someone who has used it for three years after BUYING THE APPLICATION do I now need to buy a monthly plan in order to export notes or import them? Holy money grab. A new level of low for yall.

2026-02-10

Incredible

I’ve been using MyScript Notes for a few years now, and it my preferred tool for brainstorming.

2026-02-08

Laggy and Buggy

Used to love this app, but it’s become super laggy and buggy and it’s not the same anymore. Honestly, it’s getting to a point where I need to find alternative apps because this is frustrating

2026-01-28

pls add a LASER POINTER option

i definitely believe the only thing this app is missing from being an amazing all rounder app is a laser pointer feature.

i’ve had this app for 5+ years and i love all the updates they made and you can see they really care about their audience when it comes to adding new features. i just REALLY wish there was a laser pointer option for when i am trying to go over my notes with my peers.

thank you so much for your honest interest in your customers !

2026-01-25

Don't get it

I still don't get what the big whooplah is about this app? First off, main problem it solves is what? Second? How many others do the same thing but better? And three so you primarily use your finger, palm, pen, nail tip for this app? I wish I could give a better review, but the description is unclear or I'm a ware is the problem.

2026-01-17

Better at handwriting recognition, still lots of room for improvement

I use this for journaling. It’s important to me that I handwrite my journaling, but I also want it to be searchable and from what I found so far this app seems to be better at recognizing my handwriting than others.

So my strategy is I write in here, then I copy it as text, and then I paste it into my journaling app

While it is better than other software I’ve tried, I still need to make a lot of updates and corrections once I paste it in.

The one thing that really drives me crazy is that it is terrible at noticing my spaces between paragraphs. It often cuts lines very short when I’m supposed to be continuing the sentence onto the next line. And when I put a big paragraph space in between two lines of text it doesn’t recognize that. So I have to go back in to my journal entry, delete a bunch of anent line breaks, and add a bunch of new ones to make it readable. If they could fix this one thing I would feel like this was a 4 1/2 star app.

2026-01-15

Buggy

It’s a good app, I used it for school. I wish it could read dox files and also recently I’ve had issues with letters in words disappearing when I zoom in and out of pdfs, which is very frustrating when you’re trying to read and annotate

2026-01-15

Plenty of room for improvement

For a paid app, I expect a lot more. It lags when I import PDFs, oftentimes making some letters disappear until I zoom out or in. Likewise, when I import slides and click on one (making the sidebar disappear), if I don’t zoom out on the current slide while pressing the button to reopen the side bar, it sends me to the first slide. I also wish it had the function where you could highlight something and make it disappear/reappear as a study tool.

2026-01-13

I want my money back

I brought the lifetime subscription because I was told I could use this as a notepads and it would auto convert my writing. It doesn’t.

2026-01-09

Best note taking app I’ve tried

I love this app. I’ve tried many others that are obstructed by ridiculous pay walls etc and this is still the one I come back to. I love being able to integrate typing notes with handwriting, and being able to move around text after writing it to better for an outline.

The thing that would really put this app over the top for me is adding a “tags” option for each page. Essentially it would be an another way of locating a note using a keyword. For example making a keyword tag of “tomato” and then being able to locate all the recipes you have tagged with “tomato” would be the icing on top of this wonderful cake of an app.

2026-01-08

My go to notes app

I highly recommend this to all of my friends looking for a way to write on the iPad and make it very easy to search

2026-01-07

Helpful for work and personal

The ability to color code, label, categorize, and create separate work spaces is incredibly helpful. I also really appreciate the open whiteboard type spaces to visualize information. This is a crucial tool for me.

2026-01-04

Great Resource

Easy to use. Great to record anything of interest or study. Enjoy!!

2025-12-21

Losing features I paid for

I bought this app years ago when it was Nebo. I am now no longer able to transcribe my handwriting to text unless I subscribe. That was a features I paid for. I should not lose features because you change to a subscription model after I paid for it.

2025-12-17

Completely Counterintuitive

Basic features are just not easy or quick. Slower than paper and pencil when you add the steps to manipulate or add anything. Good thing there was a free trial….

2025-12-15

Kudos to the team!

They copied my lifetime license from my tab s7. Now I can use the same note app on my iPad and my android phone. Kudos to the team!

2025-12-10

Closes

Everytime i use study beta the app force closes and it sucks cause i use it for exam studying

2025-12-08

Terrible

Great app for writing, note taking, composed documents etc but i have been having the worst experience ever with this app. Everything i try to open it automatically shuts me out or exits.

2025-12-08

School

I like the AI features that quiz and explain, useful for students studying. I do wish the highlighter was more round rather than only squared. Overall good and worth the money!

2025-12-03

Great with adaption

Let’s add folders within collections for better organization

2025-12-02

Fabulous

This is an absolutely FABULOUS app. It is my goto for everything pencil and note taking. I have had this for years and is constantly improving.

2025-12-01

Just a big fat no

I honestly hate the fact that i cant use the app without paying for anything. Its rage batting me so much and honestly so annoying. I was really looking forward to using this app but now im not gonna spend my money and something that shouldn’t require money. If you want to take notes I highly suggest not to get this app unless you plan on spending you money on something useless and a complete waste of your money. BIG FAT NO DO NOT GET THIS STUPID APP THAT COST MONEY FIND SOMETHING ELSE.

2025-11-30

Still the best handwriting to text app

I love obsidian, but this is still the best for handwriting on iOS.

2025-11-28

good

My favourite app for keeping my notes for studying mandarin. please consider adding support for thai

2025-11-26

The handwriting recognition is AMAZING!!

The recognition of my actual trash handwriting is what compelled me to come to this app and leave Goodnotes 😭😭 I couldn’t be more grateful. Thank you so much to the Nebo team for making such a beautiful app!!

2025-11-14

Something has changed, and not for the better

I have had the app since 2021, and I have used it for school since. When I got the app, everything was smooth — writing was easy, I don’t recall any glitches or hiccups. I haven’t used the app since I graduated undergrad in 2024 and I’ve been using it for the past 4 months in 2025 while in law school. I have noticed a SIGNIFICANT increase in bugs and glitches! My document would randomly shoot to the side or move around mid writing; while writing I would get these random pen spikes?? Just glitches. Recently, while I am writing, it is like my Apple Pencil is running out of ink or something, because my letters would be made up of stuttered lines. The best days while using the app is when the only issue I am facing is just input delay, which is incredibly annoying. For a while, I thought the issue was on my end. I had a cracked screen protector that caused significant issues — once I got my screen protector replaced, the issues had died down, but did not disappear entirely. My system is up-to-date, my notes are backed-up but not on auto sync. I swapped the tip of my Apple Pencil for a new one (my old one was a bit worn).One thing I miss about the old version of the app was being able to write ontop of what I had just written and for it to NOT erase - I have strikethrough turned off, yet when I try to make my notes fun and write ontop my notes in different color pens, the app thinks I’m trying to delete what I wrote, rather than just letting me layer words ontop of words.I had really enjoyed this app back in 2021 & 2022, but it has really taken a dive in terms of its functionality.

2025-11-14

Life-changing!

Years ago, my son texted me from his tech job—“Mom, there’s this app that you need to download now!” You can guess what it was … and I’ve been using this game-changing app ever since! Highly, highly recommend!

2025-11-08

Almost Perfect, Except for a Tiny Bug

I’ve been using MyScript since it came out as Nebo a long time ago. It has excellent features and they all work very well, especially the handwriting recognition.

However, I’m having a problem with my iPad Pro (2025) and Apple Pencil. When I double tap to erase, then double tap to go back, sometimes MyScript gets stuck and won’t change back and forth. It’s like it completely ignores the double-tap after a certain point. This does not happen in other apps, so must be something to do with how MyScript handles such things. Let me know if I can assist with reproducing the bug.

Thanks!

2025-11-05

Terrible On Macs/IOS

It’s fine on the iPad but it’s supposed to synch to multiple devices. It crashes my MacBook Air every time I try to use it. Going to have to switch to something else.

2025-11-04

Issues with bigger pdfs

Started noticing 500pg the program struggles. Starts to get real laggy and freezes every other input. Program crashed 2 times in a row and I moved on to another program.

2025-10-29

One suggestion !

Love the app, i’m a premium member. but one thing that really irritates me is the fact that you can’t turn off the option for it to automatically trying to straighten lines. Pls make that an option, to turn it off. It’s really quite annoying and often the opposite of what I want when i’m trying to write fractions or other line related things. Please fix this!

2025-10-28

Nebo and Beyond

This app gets more difficult to use with each update. It was much simpler to write and format text quickly before the changes. Now there are too many times when I need to switch to the keyboard. Also hate the name change. Just for students? Really?

2025-10-28

Horrible

Can’t even test the app without creating an account. When I do so, I finally get the email, it just sits there on a web page and does noting. So, you manually have to go the website on a computer just to finish the setup. THEN! You have to commit to a purchase before you can even test the application. You get 7 days to try it, but if you forget, they start charging you. Stay away from this type of predatory software.

2025-10-27

Not free

The app costs money to even load

2025-10-26

Login server is too bad

2025-10-25

Got in before the subs

I genuinely love this app, but I gotta say, I’m so happy I purchased the full version before they switched to a subscription model. They’ve updated the features and added new ways to take notes (though I mainly use the handwriting note features) and I love seeing what new features I have access too. Of the apps I tried, Nebo is definitely my absolute favorite.

2025-10-25

Why get rid of the ability to double tap on handwriting to convert to text?

The ability to quickly change handwriting to text was what stood out to me when using the Nebo app versus the other note taking apps on the iPad, but they made the option completely clunky and tedious now having you to select the handwriting and go into different menus just to change it. The brush options for handwriting with the Apple Pencil is also extremely unappealing. Why does the felt option change in size while writing instead of staying a consistent size? Not everyone has consistent writing and that’s the reason why we used this app! To make our inconsistent handwriting readable by having it turn easily into text. Very disappointed with the changes this app has gone through.

2025-10-25

Not Endless Paper

I absolutely love the board option but once you write for a bit, it gives you an error telling you to stop and create a new note to avoid critical failures. If you’re going to advertise never ending, it should actually be never ending. p.s they were also not even a ton of notes before I get those error messages

I really hope this gets fixed, that’s my only concern with this app.

2025-10-22

Cannot see the pen width/size

I am using MyScript on an iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) running iPadOS 26.0.1. The app is fully updated to the latest version.

I’ve noticed that when I need to add fine details or markings to my MOSFET circuit diagrams (for my circuits class), the pen width adjustment option is not visible or accessible. This makes it difficult to insert small, precise annotations within the schematic.

Could you please look into this issue or advise on a solution? I rely on MyScript for academic documentation and technical drawing, so having access to the full range of pen width settings is essential.

2025-10-17

Imported pdf text not highlighted properly

It highlights the text created by Nebo properly. But if a pdf is imported it can’t highlight the pdf original text properly like other note taking app does like goodnotes. This is so much disappointing. Please works for it. PDF outline feature add please and search in outline pdf Also add for quick access to chapter topic by search in outline

2025-10-17

Can't get in without paying

I signed up for the appand Icant get in I'm stuck at the full access page

2025-10-16

Requires an account sign on to use

Don’t like apps that require users to sign on or create an account. Deleted two minutes after installation.

2025-10-14

Fail

Impossible even to install.

2025-10-11

Nearly perfect

I love the functionality of this app! However, I noticed I wasn’t using it very often despite that. I was using it today, and realized it’s because my handwriting just looks bad, no matter how much I fiddle with the pen tool options. This dramatically reduces the pleasure of handwriting, and I find myself gravitating to Element instead, which has a stabilization slider for their pens.

Devs - I don’t know how much you guys think about the experience of writing, but I hope you consider adding some kind of stabilization option soon. Just look at how many people geek out these days over fountain pens, or mechanical keyboards - customizing your experience is what consumers WANT these days, and companies who don’t move toward that goal are eventually going to be left behind by those that do. It’s a competitive space! The consistent pleasure of creating beautiful writing - and the psychological influence of that pleasure - should not be underestimated.

I know you’ve got to have a list a mile long of planned upgrades, but please consider bumping up this one to somewhere near the top. If you don’t believe me, try out the pens on Element, and see for yourself whether you don’t agree that it just feels NICE to have a touch of stability added.

That’s all - thanks for hearing me out! :)

2025-09-29

Subscription switch ruined it (SEE EDIT)

Got this app over a year ago on recommendation of family members. I was happy to pay 8 dollars for the full version. Seems they’ve now done what every other app and service has done and gotten greedy and switched to a subscription base for almost all the features. I can’t even draw straight lines without subscribing. Really ridiculous. I don’t want another subscription. I’d understand a subscription for just their AI or those extra unnecessary things but now basic features are limited. I will probably go back to my remarkable at this point. Disappointing. Would be five stars otherwise.

EDIT: for those who have payed for the full version you should be able to get lifetime access which I was able to do, which is relieving. Still sad for new users, but very glad to continue using this. Changing to 4 stars for this reason

2025-06-17

The Swiss Army knife of note apps!

I wrote to MyScript about Nebo and told them a flattering story so I’ll condense it and repeat it here.

During a recent therapy appointment, I had an exercise to complete before our visit and it was in a PDF. I opened up my Gmail app, tapped on the attachment them tapped share to Nebo. That’s all I had to do. I was able to open up the form in Nebo and annotate it before our visit.

While on the video call, I showed her the PDF I’d written AND typed notes into. She asked me what the app was called and I told her Nebo. Within minutes she’d downloaded it for her own use. She said she’d been using Acrobat to annotate her PDF’s for her clients and that it was a bit of a hassle. I couldn’t stop ranting about how many ways I’ve used Nebo over the years.

Before purchasing Nebo during the early pandemic, I tried out a few others including Good Notes. But I don’t need a cute app. I need a simple, powerful app that’s easy to use. There are so many indispensable features. Nebo is like a Swiss Army knife. You never know when you’re going to need it or what for, but you don’t wanna be without it.

I scribble notes during phone calls, at church meetings, at the doctor’s office, while I’m watching a show…it never stops. Sometimes I even practice my penmanship just to keep my signature pretty.

I also appreciate that MyScript doesn’t milk me for the rest of my life with a subscription model.

2024-12-01

Not perfect but nice

You shouldn’t have to pay for more than four notebooks. By that point I’d just use another app. The AI just funks around when something is fine and gets it wrong. When you convert texts with good handwriting it gets it wrong. I prefer the Notes app. The AI is useless. When Ai does fix something correctly it’s fixing such small things for example where a line is so unnecessarily. Just by about 5 nails glued together. When you make a document you can’t zoom in and I’m not good at writing small. I still use it because you can zoom in to the board and notebook unlike other apps while putting in dark mode but do not recommend. It’s good enough. My teacher uses the same app and she finds the Ai annoying which I agree with but does the job well enough. Not obsessed and don’t like/love/recommend it!

2024-11-15

Good notebook

I used this app to keep snippets or pages of scholarly journals while getting my master’s degree. Since I was taking online classes, I needed something that I could grab a pages to write almost two years of constant research papers. Since the school allowed us to download articles, I imported several articles as pdf files. I used this in tandem with OneNote. The only two complaints I had issues with is that it wasn’t easy to copy a phrase or paragraph to put into Word, hence why I used OneNote to copy and paste bibliography info into my page.

The other thing I don’t like is that it is so hard to move paragraphs to another section of a note or just insert a picture or paragraph in the middle of a note if there is already a couple paragraphs on the page. It is difficult to make notes a cohesive thought train, and thinking of something later and not being able ti insert in order was frustrating because when writing papers you are always editing thoughts or input.

2024-10-10

Best note-taking app for iPad!

I have loved this app since I downloaded it several years ago & recommend it to everyone! I appreciate that unlike most apps I’ve tested, this one doesn’t immediately convert handwriting to text but instead allows you to double-tap when you’re ready to convert. I find that much less distracting than other methods! Nebo’s “note” mode has the ability to endlessly scroll in any direction, which is also apparently a rare feature that I needed. The “document” mode works wonderfully when I need to take general notes - sometimes it’s better than I am at deciphering my handwriting - and I love that I can add sections sketches and math amongst the normal text.

I will say I am hoping for an update to PDF editing at some point - Nebo doesn’t seem to “remember” any part of the PDF that isn’t actively onscreen, and those parts have to reload and resize every time you move the PDF around. Not a deal-breaker for me but it’s gotten more annoying as I’ve started taking notes directly on lecture slides. Just hoping that the experience of moving around a PDF will become as smooth as moving around a board.

Overall though, definitely the best note-taking app I’ve tried (and I’ve tried a lot!) and the pro version is a one-time purchase which I really appreciate!! Wish more software still used this model :)

2024-09-06

Beautiful ink but poor mechanics

Title pretty much says it all. I *love* the way Nebo renders “ink”. It’s so much nicer than Goodnotes, Notability, or really ANY of the others. I love the way it makes my handwriting look. Their “fountain pen” setting really looks as if I had written it with a fountain pen.

But the mechanics of working within the app or within a document are really substandard. You can customize ink colors, but you can’t get rid of any of the color “shortcuts” that are already there (or get rid of one that you accidentally set up without realizing it). Meanwhile, its a multi step process to add another “page” to a document (which is a big pain when taking notes or when you’re in the flow of your writing. Document management is slightly improved from the past, but not really.

Give me more ability to customize mechanics (1-touch for new page or even have a setting that gives me an infinite page, housing multiple documents in a “notebook”) and I would happily give this a 5-star rating. But as it is, it is a pretty toy but unusable for serious note taking or writing endeavors.

2024-04-11

Issues with the new update

I’m gonna start this off by saying I love this app. I use it for my notes for most of my classes, as a lot of professors post PDF’s and Nebo makes it easy to download and edit on them. However, after this new update I have been having issues. I zoom in on my pdf’s a lot to highlight and write on them, but now, any time I zoom in and write or highlight something the app is auto scrolling to the top of the page. It’s severely impacting my note taking abilities, as the moment I stop highlighting a word or stop underlining something I’m having to scroll down again for it to happen five seconds later and it’s very frustrating. The issue doesn’t happen if I am zoomed out of the page, but because of the size of the words I have to zoom in to be able to read it. If this issue is not resolved my opinion of this app is definitely going to decline and I will be switching apps as this is mostly what I use it for. Hopefully it is just a bug with the new update that needs to be resolved.

2024-01-23

Caution!

I am writing this to caution others that while this app offers some solid features and a clean interface, it clearly needs some refinement and glitches out. I was using their “Notes” page feature, which is a larger open space layout, to take handwritten notes in addition to drawing diagrams, charts, and images, hoping to create a more comprehensive document to refer to as I study. It was going great until all my individual handwritten notes, diagrams, and graphic elements became all tangled into one large overlapped mess! This happened twice, first time was small an easy thing to fix, but this second time was watching days of notes getting mashed into one another as I simply zoomed out to move to a different area of the page.

The undo arrow was greyed out and nothing but the highlighter tool was selected. I tried for a long time to salvage things — surgically selecting the individual elements and notes from one another, and moving them apart, but the selection tool can’t tell the difference its all mashed together. I was really enjoying this app, but now at a complete loss. Might be fine for some light journaling or quick notes, but if you’re using for school or something comprehensive — please tread carefully.

2023-12-28

Definitely the best Cross-Platform Note App

I absolutely love this app! I love that I can actually sync my notes between my Galaxy Z Fold, Windows desktop, and my iPad without much issue! The only thing that I’d really like to see would be the inclusion of one or more natural looking brushes. Something like even a super basic pencil tool with a pencil like texture that can be layered for shading would be super nice. Even just using a repeated little pencil splotch texture or something would maybe work okay. The highlighter almost works for sketching and shading except the only option for it is a rectangular shaped brush and not a round brush. So that’s a little frustrating. But this isn’t really a detriment of the app I suppose because it’s not really a main focus. I would just really like something like this to be added if at all possible!

Thank you!

2023-08-24

Love the app but need more page bandwidth!

I am an attorney, and Nebo has revolutionized the portability of my case files. I have always had a strong preference for hand-writing my notes, and this app now gives me the best of all worlds: I can still take notes by hand, convert them to typed/searchable text that I can share with team members by email and/or Word or PDF, AND I am no longer bogged down by multiple legal pads when I travel.

My only frustration (and the reason for only four stars) is with the page limits. Part of what I love about Nebo is that I can keep a single running document that contains both my chronological notes as well as research findings related to an individual client issue, but I often hit the limit of what a single document can hold and see the ever-dreaded message that “you are approaching the content limit for this document - create a new document to avoid performance issues” (or something to that effect). In addition to frustrating the benefits of having a consolidated file for all of my relevant data, it is incredibly disruptive when that pops up in the middle of a client call while I am already scrambling to take notes of the discussion. Please, PLEASE find a way to increase the available document content!

2023-08-19

Good handwriting just wish there was more customization

I am a high school student and I take digital notes because my handwriting is so bad I can’t even read it, I mainly use notability but I read about the handwriting to txt function on this app and was intrigued I was amazed to find it could understand my writing! I can’t even understand my writing sometimes, it’s not perfect but it is miles better then even notiblity’s is. The only reason I am not going to use this app is because for one there is no different papers for the documents witch is what I would use for note taking, and I need graph paper sometimes for math. I also use a planner I made myself and I would like to be able to save that as a template. I would also like to not have to create a math section every time I want to use the math function although that is not a deal breaker. But the other big thing I would like is to be able to use different fonts for the text, the only font it has is pretty boring and I wish there were other options. If there is more customization available I will switch to this app in a heartbeat but until then I will probably continue to use notability.

2023-08-01

Loses Notes. Use at you own risk.

In general, I really like the app functionality but it has a tendency to completely lose notes. I had this happen a few years ago so I switched to a different note taking app. Recently I decided to give Nebo another try hoping that things had been fixed. The app was working well but it updated today and the last note I had been working on, from a few days ago, has now disappeared and is seemingly irretrievable. Super frustrating!

This is clearly a known issue as there is a support article on their website about losing notes after an app update. It suggested that the Nebo account may have just gotten signed out. Not my case, it was still signed into my Nebo account. Tried signing out then back in, no change. I also tried resyncing with the cloud (icloud) but again, there was no change. So I have lost those notes.

There seems to be something fundamentally wrong with how the app is built that this happens. It’s great when it’s working but use at your own risk.

2023-07-31

Great, but some issues

Hi I love this app so much I bought the full version. However, I only rated 3 stars, because I have a couple comments on how to improve the app. I would appreciate it if I could change the view from white screen to black screen / white text, just like the rest of my apps will if I turn on the dark mode. I like to write at night, and don’t like the blinding white light glaring at me before bed. Also it would be FANTASTIC if you would allow the read text aloud feature. Right now, I’m having to copy and paste everything into a separate app that will read text aloud for me, it’s really time consuming and frustrating. Thanks!

Ok, so awesome that it does dark mode now. However, I really hate the clear all button being next to the convert all button. Why is there a clear all button in the first place? Could you hide it or at least give the option to hide it? I almost deleted my work on accident. Thankfully, it does have that pop up screen, to remind you of what you might do, but please just get rid of the button!!!

2023-05-26

Update: Good app, some past glitches

UPDATE: This issue was fixed in the last update or so. I am slowly coming back to it, and as stressful as losing access was I still see the reasons this app is better than the alternative notes apps are. The folks at the company clearly want to app to be better and they actively work on making things better, which is more than I can say for many of their competitors.

Original: I love the Nebo app. Up until a few days ago I used it everyday, but after the newest app update it will not sync on my iPad. It says my files were updated to a newer version and can’t load or sync until I update the app, but I’ve checked over and over for updates and have even uninstalled and reinstalled the app. I updated my iPad even, but nothing has worked. I am devastated since so much of my work was on this app, and now I can’t access any of it.

2023-04-14

Fantastic app, needs one thing badly…

Nebo is hands down the best note taking app for Apple Pencil out there, I’ve tried them all. The way it interacts with written notes is phenomenal. You have the option to leave them hand written but still searchable, or quickly convert them to typed text for easy copy/paste, etc. It’s ability to transcribe my terrible handwriting is amazing. It understands bullets, arrows, and checkboxes, and has gestures for indent and outdent, etc. You can embed sketches, diagrams and other objects in your documents, or open a Freeform note with all the power of snapping shapes and connecting lines.

The only reason I don’t give it 5 stars is it is power hungry. Nebo is consistently above 90% of power usage. If the developers would spend some time with the Xcode tools for lowering power usage and follow the Apple power best practices, I think this app would be 5+ stars. It’s that good. I hope the developers read this and spend some time tuning and refining power usage!

2023-03-16

Really Cool App - Some Issues

I really enjoy working with Nebo. It has replaced all of my paper notebook use personally and professionally. It’s awesome and I would make the decision to use it again if I had it to do all over again.

There are some shortcomings that I’m hoping to see improved. The cloud sync is critical, but it’s clunky and can result in loss of notes. I’d like to see more emphasis on making sure that’s enabled in the app and see it made a lot more seamless. It requires me to press the “sync” button to ensure that my notes are synced - that should be something that just happens, especially if I’m using iCloud. I can’t use iCloud on a device for work because of silly security policy issues. Apparently I neglected to setup the sync on either Google Drive or Dropbox. The app was deleted and I lost all of my notes for months. This is a big problem for someone without cloud sync enabled who loses or has their device stolen, or otherwise is unable to get to the app on the device.

When you delete the app from the device, nothing is left on the device. All notes are removed with the app. Cloud sync is critical. I’d like to see OneDrive added as an option for cloud sync also.

2023-02-26

Finally a note-taking app that improves upon paper notes!

Finally I’ve found a note-taking app that I actually feel like improves upon just using paper! This app has so many little touches and flourishes that really set it apart. Being able to take notes on an infinite plane that expands as I need just works! It was an easy upgrade to the full version for me.

One suggestion for possible future development: I’d love it if you brought the equation-mode from the document mode into the notes mode. I love the free-form nature of the notes mode, it’s why I’m using the app. I’d love to be able to highlight equations I’ve written and convert them to typed text to clean up my bad handwriting. Considering you’ve already got the algorithm for converting handwriting to equations down, I’d be awesome to see this extended!

Regardless, still a fantastic note-talking app. I don’t understand why it’s not recommended more, personally I think it’s way better than the more often recommended ones.

2023-02-16

Love the app but need to be able to control brightness of the lines

I’m old and my entire adult life I’ve been a writer: books, poetry, journals. And I always wrote longhand with pen on paper, which is nothing short of magical, or spiritual depending on your sensibilities. Nothing can replace the power of writing with a comfortable pen and a clean sheet of ruled paper. The problem is my cursive handwriting is brutal to read, and after writing the first draft of a novel out by hand and having to try to read and decipher it to type it up on a computer… well, it’s tedious and dispiriting to say the least, and the laboriousness of the task extends the process out longer than it should be, or, with Nebo, need be. While I will most likely always have regrets no longer writing with pen and paper, I will also always thank the gods of writing for the app. It can read my chicken scratch way better than I. And as for the transcription process from cursive to computer ready, ha ha, it’s now literally done at the speed of light instead of taking me long, brutal months filled with strained eyes and headaches. The only reason I give the blessing of an app 4 stars instead of 5 is because, like I said, I’m old and my vision isn’t the greatest, which makes the ruled lines mighty hard for me to see. So, once there is an option to darken, or lighten, the lines, then yeah, consider this a 5-star review… and then some.

2023-02-06

Great App in Comparison to What's Out There

If its about comparing, this app gets a 5-star rating because there is nothing else better out there. I've tried multiple options and none gave me the the same easiness for writing.

Nonetheless, as a user, I give it a 4-star rating because there are some items that need to improve such as the usage of keyboard (for some reason it jumps sentences some times), the mathematical part lacks adding more math terms (specially computationals), moving objects, etc.

There should be a "feedback" option in the app and perhaps have a "comming up" updates to know if there are plans to improve in areas where we've given feedbacks.

Overall, great app, amazing pricing... I'd be willing to pay an annual membership for this app, perhaps for the one-time pricing you're unable to invest in improvements as much as its needed.

2023-02-04

Great App with Nitpicks

A great app for taking notes. Transcribing notes written with the Apple Pencil works almost flawlessly, even with my terrible handwriting and it's simple to fix what didn't convert perfectly. I only have 2 issues I wish would be fixed or added. There is no auto-sync system in place. It is minor, but if I want to view notes on my Mac written on my iPad I must first touch the sync on the iPad and then download on the Mac. Every other note app does this without the extra steps. The other thing I wish would be added is a dark mode for PDF. Dark mode for notes is great, the screen goes black and the text is white making it easy to read and write at night. The PDF is still white. Notability is the only app that switches the background to black and the text to white making it easy to read at night. With these two additions this app would easily be 5 stars.

2023-01-20

Kept Crashing

I started my first semester of college last fall and this app was recommended because all of the different note features that are good for taking traditional notes or if you need to draw a figure or something. It worked wonderfully up until today. I had started taking notes for a class when it started freezing and then exiting the app. I tried several things like clearing cache and restarting the tablet, and I looked online for solutions but came up empty. So I backed it up on my OneDrive, thinking everything would still be there, and I deleted and reinstalled the app. After reinstalling, I found that all notes that I had taken for the class, over 30 packed slides that took hours to write, gone. And as soon as I started to rewrite things, it starts freezing and crashing again. Started out as a wonderful, very helpful app that I planned to use for college, but I can’t seem to fix it and I cannot afford the time and frustration it takes to keep opening and closing the app and risk losing everything again.

2023-01-07

GREAT BUT… UPDATED!! ITS EVEN BETTER!

I love this app so much it’s simple yet has everything you need with out the extra unnecessary stuff. Almost perfect actually just missing the option to be able to change the background template on free form, like lined paper or a blank page instead of just grid. The option to write on the lined paper and disabling writing to text would be a great option also, would like to be able to draw arrows over multiple lines without it saying that’s not allowed. Other than that it’s the perfect app, sadly might have to go back to good notes as they allow me to do that.

Returning to edit this review I uploaded a couple months back. After updating to the latest version of the app all I can say is THANK YOU NEBO!! You guys are great and wonderful for developing this app to perfection. I am so happy about all the new features and the simple easy to use design, just in time for a new semester. 🫶🏻

2022-12-29

Love the math equations

The functionality is amazing! Can I request more symbols? For set theory, It's helpful to have a big union sign, for repeating the union operation over a large collection of sets. it looks like a huge U, often with a subscript and superscript. The same goes for repeated intersections, the symbol looks like an inverted U. Also a proper subset symbol, it’s the usual subset symbol with the line underneath, but just the line has a strike through it, signifying that the sets aren’t equal. Also a “does not divide” sign, which is a single vertical line with a strike through it. Otherwise everything looks great, you even have semi-direct product symbols, wow!

one more little wish. In the analog fountain pen community, sheening inks are very popular. A sheening ink has a base color, but as you write, another complimentary color appears. It would be fun to be able to create digital “ink” like that. Google “organics studio nitrogen” for an example.

Thanks again, it’s a really great app!

2022-03-29

Overall a great app

Wonderful app that's very stable and works well. I've enjoyed using it and I use it all the time. Its been tremendously beneficial to my productivity.

If I could make a few suggestions: some of the gestures can be awkward (for example, the forward slash is the gesture for line return so if you try to write b/c the software will either line break the b and the c or it will correct to bk), some abbreviations don't work (for example, vs. almost always converts to us and abbreviations such as hx for history will convert to his, cont. for continue doesn’t work either), double tapping to convert writing to text doesn't always work (it’s more like quadruple tapping). I have also noticed it lagging some recently but I’m not sure why. I have a pretty new iPad.

Overall this is a great app and the above issues are very mild annoyances that are very tolerable. I love how accurate the conversations are overall and the ability to upload pdf files and mark them up is amazing. If you’re considering this app, go for it. I highly recommend.

2021-08-27

Good handwriting to text conversion just missing a few critical features

The best handwriting to text conversion I’ve used yet, I have to hand write notes to remember but need to stay organized and have ability to search without looking though massive paper notebooks. Few key missing features that would make this the best hands down 1) ability to tag notes so can search by tag or in folders or indicate when action items still need follow-up, 2) sub-folders within collections, 3) ability to favorite a document and even better have ability to create collection of favorites, 4) ability to have tasks/ dates that can either populate an ongoing to-do list or push a reminder to you ( like Quip does), 5) ability to underline, italicize, or quickly all cap / increase font for emphasis, 6) actually sync to google drive so you can view documents in your drive and easily share (no brainer here that doesn’t make sense that listing indicates sync to drive, but the sync doesn’t actually put the documents in your drive

2021-07-29

You fixed all my previous gripes!

This app has made steady improvement. It is no longer handwriting-only as you can choose to use the screen keyboard or, presumably, an external keyboard. You can also import text from external sources which you couldn’t previously. This is handy for copying URLs or whatever other text you want. You can import images and have them in the same document as everything else.

New features such as the ability to import pptx, docx, PDFs, etc as PDFs is handy for jotting notes on someone’s powerpoint or PDF or whatever. I said in a previous review that this app was one-dimensional because handwriting recognition was all it did well. But handwriting is only a single part of what people need in a broad notes app. Indeed, as of version 2.x, it was one dimensional. But this version, 3.x is significantly improved. Nebo now looks like a pretty formidable multimedia note-taking app. Upgrading my rating to 4 stars as all my previous complaints are now fixed. I’ll give 5 stars for an improved and more intuitive UI. Good job so far.

2021-06-25

Buggy

This has been one of my favorite apps until recently- I love that I can keep a personal journal, one for podcast ideas, one for work purposes, etc. The integration with Google Drive and the ease of syncing all journals as well as saving and sharing specific pages is fantastic, and the conversion to text from writing is pretty accurate.

However, in the past month I have struggled massively with extreme lagginess, app crashing or having to force restart the app, disconnection from google drive sync, and lack of responsiveness from customer service outreach which leaves me disappointed and seeking other apps. It’s taking upwards of 10 plus minutes to be able to finish writing a sentence or for the app to move to the next line, and whenever it does read the text it’s choppy and illegible most of the time. I’ve tried in multiple places with different WiFi connections, I’ve restarted the app, I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled, and even got a second Apple Pencil thinking that was the issue. I’ve tried other pencil-compatible apps and even did a hard reset on my iPad, all to no avail. I know it’s the app, and I really hope changes are made soon so I don’t have to switch everything over to another service. I’m hoping google comes out with something similar soon, or that there will be an update to fix all of this. Nebo started out really strongly for me and has been almost unusable the last several weeks.

2021-06-16

Suggestion about Latex

Not sure if anyone in the fields of math/physical sciences who uses this app has already suggested this, but it would be GREATLY appreciated if nebo was able to provide a mode where the entire handwritten text could be converted to Latex, so that it would be functional for writing proofs, derivations, theorems, laws, etc. As of now there is no app with this capability, which is why it is so crucial for math/physical sciences students to learn Latex typesetting in order to write research papers and longer works that include both natural spoken language and mathematical symbols. However, I feel that Nebo has the potential to fill this space, seeing how powerful the "Math" section that can be added to regular pages already is. While it is very useful and well made, it is limited since ordinary languages like English cannot be recognized in the same section. If Nebo were able to develop a way to recognize and convert hand written mathematical proofs and other similar types of text to Latex, it would absolutely be the primary notes app of choice for EVERY individual studying higher level math, physics, or chemistry. Suggestions aside, Nebo is an amazing app with all of its other features!!

2021-06-09

Love it! Would like to see a couple more options

Nebo has been a lifesaver for taking class notes, and it's been a real champ for recognizing even MY handwriting. There are just a few more features I'd like to see implemented in the future:

• More ways to differentiate text:

An option to make text italic would be fantastic. Maybe additional fonts, like a serif vs. sans-serif? The ability to underline text would be helpful, too.

• More list options:

Nebo will turn just about anything into a bullet for lists, which I love. However, for numbered lists, it only recognizes numbers and single letters. I’d really like to be able to use Roman numerals (both capital and lowercase).

• More headers:

With the way I arrange my notes, a Header 3 (smaller than Header 2 but still larger than regular text) would be very helpful.

• A way to adjust space between paragraphs/lines:

When parts of my notes get long, I separate them into paragraphs to make them easier to read, but this can create problems for trying to differentiate sections of notes. I’ve started writing "blank" (in white) on the first or last line of a paragraph to add some space, but it’s not ideal.

An ability to adjust line spacing within paragraphs (say, to 1.5 lines after line breaks) and increase spacing between paragraphs would be great for this.

These are the only things that come to mind as far as improvements go. I look forward to seeing what you’ll do in the future!

2021-04-26

Perfect if it could work more as a “normal” notetaking app

I love how the handwriting recognition and the math equation detection works, and that’s a big reason I started using Nebo over other apps.

The main issue about this app is that you can’t turn off the huge white bar (I know you can disable the text previews, but that doesn’t remove the bar) that goes on top of whatever you’re writing, and is very distracting for a more handwriting-preferred notetaker like me. I would ideally want the app to *supplement* my handwriting by letting me choose the specific parts of my handwriting that I want to use as typed text, but I don’t want every single line to be like this. If there could be an option to use this app more as a standalone notetaking app with the option to use the text conversion, that would make this my most used app for sure. If you need a notetaking app that “just works” for handwriting, you may have to look elsewhere as it will be very hard to get used to the constant appearance of a white bar and the changing line spacing.

2021-01-22

Just what I needed :)

I’ve been looking for a replacement for apple’s notes app and google docs that wasn’t word, and luckily, I came upon this beautiful, easy to use app. This is, hands down, the best app to use if you want to convert your handwriting into typed format. It works very well with my handwriting and is easy to edit and learn different shortcuts for your writing. I’m also glad it has an option to create a free form note, where I use it to brainstorm ideas, writing floating where ever I want it to be.

You can organize your notes in collections and notebooks, which is very handy and a feature I needed.

Even though this will become my main writing app, 😉 there’s only one small thing that would make it even better... a night/dark theme. Maybe I just haven’t found it yet, or it’s not there, but I would love to write in whatever color I like on whatever colored paper I like. So far it has the option to change writing color, just not paper. If you had the option to change the color of paper, there wouldn’t even be a need to have color themes- the writer could just change their paper and pen to whatever color they needed and voilà! Thanks :)

2020-10-13

Outstanding handwriting recognition

I've been experimenting with handwriting recognition since my Apple Newton and it has been generally a disappointing experience. This isn't perfect but it is really impressive because it not only uses my handwriting which even I can't even always read but seems to use contextual cues (or maybe some Bayesian algorithms) to repair what I've written so, in other words, l wrote something incorrectly and the transcribed word was correct. l can write without having to continuously stop and correct thing so the fluid experience of writing in this app is similar to writing on a notepad!

So what is the downside? It works on the iPad but you have to transfer the document to another app if you want to edit it on another device. Transfer isn't hard but necessary. And, this app really only works with an Apple Pencil of course. It doesn't have the functionality of a word processor but its good enough for most writing tasks not requiring extensive styles and formatting.

2020-06-04

Great app with major issues

I've used Nebo for the last twelve months and I think I may need to change again. The handwriting recognition has always been very good. I do a lot of engineering notes and I use the math function and when it works it's amazing. I don't think I've ever had a function or problem I could get represented. However, it can take twenty minutes of furiously scribbling out and rewriting symbols, numbers, or Greek letters. For some reason the great system that they use for writing where you have a list of possible words if the interpretation is wrong doesn't have a counterpart in the math function. Complex formulas and repeatedly editing equations because of mistranslated inputs is a sure way to crash the program. Crashes happen several times an hour under heavy usage. If Nebo included a keyboard input including Greek letters and allowed easier editing or produced a standalone app that was for math notes I would love it. For the right use case it's a great app with great handwriting recognition. I really wish the developers would work their magic beyond handwriting but the app just isn't ready for my use yet.

2020-04-17

My favorite note app

There is only a few tiny things that would make this app perfect and first would be to have multiple styles of paper to choose from with different paper rules... college versus wide for example and changing paper colors. I am using this app more than any other since it has the best features and most natural intuitive functions but the rule of the line height is a bit too wide on a 12.9 iPad for long hand writing and to narrow for wanting to take fast notes. I would love to have the ability to have more than one small note pad or two on one sheet. Second would be to able to turn off or lock the keyboard and eraser button from changing. My hand naturally hits the screen and finger sometimes double taps when readjusting my hand causing me to pause multiple times while writing in order to switch back, while just a few split seconds, it messes with your focus while writing. But regardless... this will be my go to app forever. I have tried several note apps and this ones is by far one of the very best out there and I really do love it and well thought out app, I hope these developers create even more awesome products with same attention to detail and user experience as they have with this product.

2020-03-24

A Great Handwriting App

I’ve been using this app to handwrite notes in a German language class and its support for languages other than English are fantastic. The handwriting recognition is also extremely good, better than I could have hoped for with my chicken scratch writing. All of this has made my learning and organization of notes much, much easier.

What has surprised me is that level of support that this app is given. In the 18 months that I've been using it, it's been added to and updated with a dozen new features, some of which (like the scratch pad) really add significant functionality, but none of which get in the way of its core handwriting recognition function.

I originally rated this app 4/5 because there had been an annoying cloud services banner but that is long gone and I'm updating my rating to reflect where I think the app is today.

2019-12-03

Great for students (even with bad hand writing)

I have dyslexia and as a result I’ve always struggled with writing legibility. Because of this I’ve always preferred to type my notes instead of write them. Now that I am getting into my 3rd year of uni I’ve revised that typing my notes just isn’t practical ( due to math classes and chemistry classes not leading them selfs to kindly to just a keyboard.) I first tried to use notability but transferring from typing to drawing was awkward and didn’t work all that well. Then I found this app and it’s completely changed how I take notes. I’m able to just write my notes and this app converts them to text with at least 99% accuracy. This is even more impressive considering that I can't even read my hand wring half the time. When it does get things wrong it’s really easy to fix. I can not recommend this app enough!

2019-09-26

Best Handwriting Recognition

I have used countless note taking apps... good notes, notability, liquid text. Most have them have become bloated and do not convert handwriting to text as quickly, correctly and on the go like this app. Also keeps/converts the formatting correctly, meaning lists actually stay as lists and switching in pen color switches covered text to that color too. Amazing and saves so much time!!

The writing using Apple Pencil is great. Slight lag few milliseconds but by then it has your written text and preview of typed text visible and I feel but still feels like writing on paper minus the friction of writing instrument on paper that we all are starting to realize we crave.

Using it as journal with converted text on top with my written part on the bottom. Also excited that will allow me to draw diagrams and sketches! Will likely become my favorite note taking app. Is already top 2 out of the 15 or so I have tried.

2019-05-04

Great idea and good app, but requires some new features.

The handwriting recognition works really well. Overall I find this app to be more useful compared to other well known alternatives, especially for people that use a lot of math in their notes. I only have 2 BIG problems with the app, both should be relatively easy to fix. One is that unlike text recognition, there is no preview for math recognition. It is very frustrating to first convert the math and then click undo and change some bits and convert again and repeat the same process multiple times. A preview like text would be much much easier. Secondly, I would like to be able to add some math in-text. That could again be easily added if you could allow one to specify math parts and not convert them. For example similar to highlighting, one could draw around math (or equations) so that the converter does not confuse those parts. These changes would definitely make Myscript my go-to app for note taking and research.

2019-02-10

Best recognition

The best recognition

I use Nebo note taking, Making lists, brain storming, and most importantly, drafting novels.

I used to fill notebooks with longhand stories, which I would later dictate into my computer for editing. Now, to use Nebo. Yes, There are transcription errors, but no more that m prior method. In fact, there may be fewer).

Problem Areas:

(Note: with the exception of this Note, this review was written in Nebo, then copied over. Spelling errors are result of that process. You can see you need to do significant editing.)

• Gestures toseperate or join lines is temperamental.

• Unusual spelling is impossible to get Nebo to accept.

• Acronyms in all caps are also problematic. Sometimes (not always) adding periods between each letter helps.

• Parentheses are often misinterpreted

(brackets are a fairly reliable substitute).

• Ballet lists are good, but there are no indents.

• Numerical lists are impossible

• Spell check is only 'fair'.

Still, I line this program and only if peat it to get better with time. The more neatly you write, the better the text recognition, but even my sloppy, broken mixture of cursive and painted text is interpreted very well.

Highly recommended.

UPDATE: Still loving it, but discovering some things that frustrate me. The worst is not being able to copy and paste any text into Nebo. No, I take that back, the worst is not being able to “title“ or name my pages within my notebooks. Organization is horrific because of that.

2018-11-14

Needs work

I purchased the app and it is doing a reasonable job. However, Nebo customer service does not respond well to providing additional needed capabilities. I opened a ticket on the topic, and some newbie tech did not even understand the request nor properly forward it to the development team. Among other things, Nebo dose not provide a good mechanism to insert characters. There is the what I will call the “down line gesture” by which you can insert a single space, or a carriage return. However, what if I want to insert several characters or words. I spend an inordinate amount of time editing because of the lack of this function. A needed function is an insert function. It could be on the bar along with the pen selection and eraser. This would save a lot of time. Think about it. Every single text editor on earth has an insert function.

If Nebo decide not to take user feedback into account, this product that is a great start, will not make it. I suggest they are more responsive to their customers

2018-11-13

Highest potential for handwriting app

Nebo is a word processor that works with handwriting. It searches, edits, moves blocks of text, supports basic formatting and outputs nicely typed results ready for advanced editing by a publisher. If I was going to write a book it would be my first choice.

Nebo doesn't meet strict security requirements. My notes may contain classified material that require a chain of custody. Meaning they need to be either on my device in my custody or encrypted and stored on iCloud--the only approved cloud service under my security policy. It won't work over a corp or gov network that blocks MyScript servers.

I quit using Nebo in favor of Apple Notes for this single reason. I have reported it to the developer and they are working on it. In order to get cloud access Nebo has to proxy data through their MyScript servers. This creates a man-in-the-middle situation that breaks the chain of custody. If it is updated to directly sync to iCloud from my iPad without a MyScript server connection and account I would use it exclusively.

2018-11-08

Freakishly Accurate

I have nothing but the highest praise for Nebo. I'll keep this simple: I’m a dyslexic lefty whose print penmanship is so bad the he writes in a (mostly) traditional cursive. I'd pretty much given up on the concept of handwriting recognition until I met Nebo, but now I know it can be done. I'm absolutely blown away by this app!

Not only can Nebo recognize my AWFUL handwriting, I hardly needed to change a thing (just adjust the way I write a few capital letters, really) before I could write full speed and it could simply recognize my penmanship. Even when l butcher a word by writing too fast, it sorts it out about 95% of the time. Clearly there's some sort of voodoo involving autocorrect under the hood, because the accuracy is so good it's scary.

Beyond all of that, l really like the interface. The ink is smoother than what you get in most dedicated note-taking apps (and I've used them all), and the gestures for splitting and joining words is amazing. That said, Nebo is possibly the only app I've used where the fact that it's simple doesn't feel like a copout, not a feature.

To be clear, this is NOT my go-to notes app. However, it is the tool I use when I want to write by hand but would otherwise need to type up my notes later. What's more, I have the feeling that were the developers to try to make it more comprehensive, it wouldn't be as good at what it does.

Oh, by the way, l wrote this entire review in Nebo on my iPad 6. Pretty cool, huh?

2018-09-23

DIDN’T REALIZE I NEEDED IT!

I’ve downloaded several notetaking apps, with Notability being my favorite. The coversion to text for most apps leaves a bit to be desired. However, that didn’t bother me since I really didn’t see the need. I type well, and just figured it’s easier to type. Most apps do an ok job identifying my poor writing. Turns out, I was wrong! It’s NOT easier to type! This things has changed how I take notes, write emails and other tasks.

Nebo comes real close to identifying everything I write, and even gets right when I want all caps. It makes a few mistakes, but not many. Matter of fact, it’s more accurate than my typing accuracy. I’m using it now not so much for my actual note taking, but I’m using it for writing emails, and long text messages. Some notes I need to forward or add to documents, I also use this app. If you’re sitting on the fense about this one, stop and just get it. It’s slowly replacing my keyboard (I don’t use a keyboard case with my iPad Pro 12.9 - Zugu case).

2018-06-12

Glitches and crashes

I have had this App for more than a year now. I have using it to keep a garden journal. It is magical to write notes with my Apple Pencil and have converted to text. I can also insert photos and make drawings. It is just what I need for my journal. However, there are a lot of little glitches and it has now crashed for the second time in a big way so that several of my notebooks and pages in my notebooks are not accessible. It happened last year and I was able with tech help to recover most of my data. I am waiting to hear from them to see if I can recover it again. I may have lost a lot of data. What I learned last time is that it really doesn’t handle large files so if I insert many photos it makes the files difficult and slow to open. Also, often when I write “th” it interprets that as delete and it disappears. It’s interpretation of bullets is capricious and inconsistent. I gave it a second try but I think I will have to abandon Nebo and find something else. Just hope I haven’t lost my garden journal for this year as well as several other note sets. If I were a student I would definitely not rely on this App for class notes.

2018-05-27

Thank you, Genius!

I’m a general dentist of 20 years who used to write details of procedure notes in patients’ paper charts. Now with everything being computerized, that option is gone...until “nebo.” I can write, erase mistakes, add space, remove words and extra space

with one stroke. There’s an eraser option, but I don’t even need it. There’s different color ink. The best part is when I’m done with the final draft, I can copy and paste it into patients’ electronic charts, and everyone else can read it in neatly typed-up pages. This app was the reason I bought iPad 2018 and Apple Pencil.

I wish the app can recognize the percent signs and numbers better. It will be nice to be able to add custom vocabularies because the app does not recognize certain words and will translate it into what maybe the closest it knows. That was the only reason I gave four stars out of five. For instance, 1 carpule of Lidocaine will get translated as i carpale or 1 But I found a way around it and wrote one carp.😃

You’re a genius and thank you for thinking of a very useful app to help those who miss writing by hands, who think and remember better by writing, not typing.

2018-04-22

Good handwriting recognition; still needs a couple things to be GREAT

I tried out this app and GoodNotes, and ultimately this one won out because it works so much better for the way I want to write. I didn’t have to adapt very much to get this app to work for me. I take tons of lecture notes and I needed something searchable that allowed me to write as quickly as I hear it and have the app recognize what I’m writing. The handwriting recognition is pretty remarkable, especially taking into account just how bad my handwriting is.

That said, this app isn’t GREAT. It is missing two pretty key and important and basic tools that may shorten the amount of time I use it. One: there is no copy/paste feature, either of what I’ve written or what I found elsewhere to add to my notes. I have to write in everything from URLs to text from web pages to bits of other notes. That’s really annoying. Two: I can’t type in this app. I would like to be able to add a text box and type in it sometimes.

The addition of those two tools would make this app one of the better app experiences you’ll find *period*. But as is, it’s still darn good and well worth the money.

2018-01-29

Awesome note-taking app… but…

First, the app is super responsive. The Apple Pencil inputs are crazy fast. As a handwriting enthusiast, the conversion is freaking amazing. If you have a need to convert your handwritten notes into text, this is definitely the app for you. I can’t say enough about how I’m impressed by the conversion. Now the downside. I am looking for an app to use on the iPad Pro, then reference on my iPhone. Apple Notes is great for this. There is no iPhone app, so that’s a major drag. Also, no iCloud sync. I have no issue running syncs thru Dropbox, but it’s just not ideal. One last thing is that while the line widths and writing utensil mimics different markers, I’d prefer having access to different styles of writing utensils — a pen or pencil style. Nothing I’ve experimented with comes close to the Apple Notes app version of a pencil and while that’s not a dealbreaker, it’d just be a nice have. All these points aside, the app is really really good. I just have to get used to writing with it. Not having it on my phone might be the dealbreaker for me though.

2018-01-13

Works OK as a stand alone app, sync needs work though

The handwriting recognition works as well as any app I’ve tried on an iPad Pro. But the lack of iCloud sync is a big inconvenience. If you have your other Apple devices set up to use iCloud sync, then Nebo's separate “cloud sync”is a cumbersome set of extra steps, requiring additional user IDs/accounts, and external services that would all be seamless if the app just supported iCloud. Disappointing for an otherwise well-designed app.

The other SERIOUS gap in this app’s capabilities is that it does not seem to be compatible with any Bluetooth keyboard. This prevents NEBO from being a single app for all note-taking needs. With the way I use my iPad Pro, I take notes BOTH with the Apple Pencil, and sometimes with the IOS on-screen keyboard and sometimes with a separate Bluetooth keyboard, depending on the setting I am in at the time. This app does not support anything other than handwriting input. So you will still need another vendor’s note-taking app (like Evernote, OneNote, or Apple’s IOS Notes to make your iPad a true notebook replacement. Too bad, because if NEBO simply added these other input options, it would be all many people would need for note taking (other than perhaps a dedicated sketching app if artistic drawing is a requirement)

2017-12-15

Great app

I have tested a few note taking apps and find that this one fits best with my workflow. However, in some ways I don’t use it the way it was intended. I rarely export the notes to a text file and don’t find it particularly useful or streamlined when I do. This has a lot to do with how I am using it and is not a knock on the app. I write in all caps, so inevitably it translates to all caps. I have found the automatic formatting to be a little unintuitive and sometimes it does things I don’t want. However, the ability to move lines of text up or down quickly so as to insert text and to delete quickly by scratching out are great. Other apps require selecting a tool and usually require a multi-step process, which just doesn’t work well when trying to take notes quickly.

I do wish there was a way to export the vector form of the hand-written text notes pages - maybe as a PDF. It would also be good to be able to export a whole notebook into one PDF - it would be great if it bookmarked each note page.

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Best notes app

love it, have ideas for more options

Glitchy

Non-optional ai button

A paid app now has a paid subscription fee

Incredible

Laggy and Buggy

pls add a LASER POINTER option

Don't get it

Better at handwriting recognition, still lots of room for improvement

Buggy

Plenty of room for improvement

I want my money back

Best note taking app I’ve tried

My go to notes app

Helpful for work and personal

Great Resource

Losing features I paid for

Completely Counterintuitive

Kudos to the team!

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Terrible

School

Great with adaption

Fabulous

Just a big fat no

Still the best handwriting to text app

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The handwriting recognition is AMAZING!!

Something has changed, and not for the better

Life-changing!

Almost Perfect, Except for a Tiny Bug

Terrible On Macs/IOS

Issues with bigger pdfs

One suggestion !

Nebo and Beyond

Horrible

Not free

Login server is too bad

Got in before the subs

Why get rid of the ability to double tap on handwriting to convert to text?

Not Endless Paper

Cannot see the pen width/size

Imported pdf text not highlighted properly

Can't get in without paying

Requires an account sign on to use

Fail

Nearly perfect

Subscription switch ruined it (SEE EDIT)

The Swiss Army knife of note apps!

Not perfect but nice

Good notebook

Best note-taking app for iPad!

Beautiful ink but poor mechanics

Issues with the new update

Caution!

Definitely the best Cross-Platform Note App

Love the app but need more page bandwidth!