Flow: Note Taking & Sketchbook

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7,197ratings on the App Store
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An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A beautiful drawing and handwriting app for iPad with an analog feel for pen pressure. The eraser freezes and fails to erase until the app is restarted. Pages periodically disappear. Needs greater stability for serious work.

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What people use it for

Artists and math teachers on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil who are willing to pay a subscription and tolerate instability.

What reviews praise

The feel of analog tools is reproduced more accurately than in most competitors.
An infinite canvas with no page breaks is convenient for diagrams and maps.
Quick switching of custom pens via a side panel.

What reviews complain about

The eraser freezes and does not erase until the app is restarted.
Pages sometimes disappear and only reappear when switching from another device.
Cross-device sync between iPhone and iPad has failed for several users.

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Beautiful app. Writes beautifully as well. But practically speaking, I could not use this for serious note taking. I take pages and pages of notes on a regular basis. That means I need a way to scroll through past notes efficiently.