noteit - bff widget

55 of 100 · reviews
4.8of 5 · store
97,700ratings on the App Store
476reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

People genuinely love drawing notes by hand and seeing them on their partner's widget, and for long-distance relationships it is a warm connection, almost like Snapchat for those not allowed to have it. But the app badly lets people down on reliability, notes often fail to send with an error, the widget does not refresh in the background so you have to open it manually, and long 30-40 minute drawings sometimes just will not send. A sore spot is streaks, they charge to repair them, and after 200 days the blooming vine effect stops working.

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What people use it for

Couples and close friends, especially long-distance, who care about hand-drawn notes and a shared streak

What reviews praise

Hand-drawn notes on your partner's widget, warm long-distance connection, sharing photos and drawings, counter of days with your person, Snapchat-like vibe

What reviews complain about

Notes often fail to send and crash with an error, widget does not refresh in the background so you must open it manually, paid streak repair, the blooming vine effect breaks after 200 days, cannot add more than one person, crashes and freezes

What users experience

3 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Me and my gf enjoyed watching it grow and blossom but now we just keep our streak alive with a blank

App doesn't automatically refresh in the background to see the newest note sent by partner. You have to manually open the app to view the newest note

I really love using this app with my long-distance partner. It's been a meaningful way for us to stay connected. However, recently I've experienced frequent crashes when opening the app