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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
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| 2025-12-22 | ja***** | This app is a life saver for me. I used org-mode on my workstation all the time. I’ve used various forms of a “scratch” pad on iOS for years, but this is what I really needed. I added an iOS shortcut to export the “buffer” to Dropbox, which I use as an inbox. Works perfect. Thank you! | |
| This app is a life saver for me. I used org-mode on my workstation all the time. I’ve used various forms of a “scratch” pad on iOS for years, but this is what I really needed. I added an iOS shortcut to export the “buffer” to Dropbox, which I use as an inbox. Works perfect. Thank you! | |||
| 2025-02-13 | Gr***** | A bare bones quick scratch pad. It does exactly as described. Absolutely worth the low low price. I wish I could drop the keyboard down, but what the hey. Very cool + useful. | |
| A bare bones quick scratch pad. It does exactly as described. Absolutely worth the low low price. I wish I could drop the keyboard down, but what the hey. Very cool + useful. | |||
| 2024-12-22 | th***** | I love that this app exists. Emacs forever! | |
| I love that this app exists. Emacs forever! | |||
| 2024-09-29 | ai***** | Great app. Simple and does all I needed for a quick note. | |
| Great app. Simple and does all I needed for a quick note. | |||
| 2024-08-25 | Ea***** | Need a quick note, but may also want to flush it out aka ORG/markup. Love it. | |
| Need a quick note, but may also want to flush it out aka ORG/markup. Love it. | |||
| 2024-08-23 | Gr***** | Does exactly what it says, with a clean and simple notes buffer interface. Eliminates the friction of a full notes app (choose a note name, decide where to put it, deal with unnecessary clutter, etc). I use it all the time to create, edit, paste, share alt text, signature blocks, and other boilerplate stuff on the fly while on my iPhone. | |
| Does exactly what it says, with a clean and simple notes buffer interface. Eliminates the friction of a full notes app (choose a note name, decide where to put it, deal with unnecessary clutter, etc). I use it all the time to create, edit, paste, share alt text, signature blocks, and other boilerplate stuff on the fly while on my iPhone. | |||
| 2023-06-07 | um***** | The app is designed so simply while still retaining absolutely necessary functions. It makes note taking enjoyable while preventing the overwhelming clutter that comes form notes piling up. Also love having a format that’s easily transferable across apps. | |
| The app is designed so simply while still retaining absolutely necessary functions. It makes note taking enjoyable while preventing the overwhelming clutter that comes form notes piling up. Also love having a format that’s easily transferable across apps. | |||
| 2023-04-08 | Th***** | It’s a nifty app, great for quick jotting of text. I wish it can also add outliner features, especially text folding. That would make it fabulous! | |
| It’s a nifty app, great for quick jotting of text. I wish it can also add outliner features, especially text folding. That would make it fabulous! | |||
| 2023-03-27 | Un***** | A KILLER feature would be an iOS widget for the Lock Screen that drops you right into a new *scratch* buffer. I would pay for it for sure! | |
| A KILLER feature would be an iOS widget for the Lock Screen that drops you right into a new *scratch* buffer. I would pay for it for sure! | |||
| 2023-03-09 | Za***** | To minimize friction to capture a though, something like *scratch* is needed. The important part is that there’s no need to organize stray notes or no worries of having a backlog of garbage notes. And more apps should support org-mode syntax. | |
| To minimize friction to capture a though, something like *scratch* is needed. The important part is that there’s no need to organize stray notes or no worries of having a backlog of garbage notes. And more apps should support org-mode syntax. | |||
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