Noteshelf 3 4+

I’ve now been using Noteshelf since 2012.
Noteshelf 3 is a huge improvement, BUT, I’ve had quite a few crashes and freezes and there are a few things, that are very much needed, that have been taken away.
I’m not going to fully transfer over to Noteshelf 3 until the following issues are back up and running.
For this to be fully workable again the following are needed:
- Option to be able to see the iPad Icon Bar at the top of the screen, when in a notebook. I want to be able to see the Date & Time.
- Option to be able to tap the iPad Icon Bar so I can jump to the top of the Pages thumbnails within a notebook.
- Option to be able to see the notebook titles within the thumbnails on the shelves, so the full notebook title is visible, as in Noteshelf 2. I found that the transparent versions worked best for my needs.
- The option to be able to select Tags from within a notebook, as well as having them on the shelf. This is so I can create PDF documents based on tags from within a specific notebook.
- When I jump to a page, I want the top of the page to be below the menu bars at the top of the page.
- When selecting a page template, the Recents is no longer shown, which was a very useful feature.

Thank you for your positive review of Noteshelf 3! We appreciate your feedback and understand your concerns. We are constantly working to improve the app and will take your suggestions into consideration for future updates. In the meantime, please make sure you have the latest version of the app i.e. 1.3.5 installed to ensure optimal performance. About some of the requests, pls email us via Settings→Noteshelf Help→Compose icon→Send Email option with more details so we can discuss some details & consider accordingly. Pls take note that Tags are now global (access them from Shelf & Notebooks - https://noteshelf-support.fluidtouch.biz/hc/en-us/articles/22809060465561-How-to-Create-Manage-Tags). And about this one, "When I jump to a page, I want the top of the page to be below the menu bars at the top of the page", this only happens in vertical scrolling, as part of the optimization for this mode specifically. Pls try the same after switching to horizontal scrolling & see how it goes.

I slated v3 in a previous review as the handwriting recognition didn’t work. I didn’t realise you have to upgrade to paid before this feature works properly. The 20%-off swung it for me and, yes, handwriting recognition seems to work perfectly.

Note to developers / marketing, make this a little clearer, please! Either disable it completely on the free version, or have a working trial version. The current one on the free tier just feels broken, and therefore loses confidence.

Otherwise (paid version) absolutely superb.

Thank you for your positive review! We apologize for any confusion regarding the handwriting recognition feature. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for future updates. We're glad to hear that you find the paid version of Noteshelf 3 superb. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Ever since I bought my first iPad (the first iPad) I have wanted a nice clean, clutter free not taking app. I've bought them all (GoodNotes, Penultimate, Noteshelf, Notability and all the rest - including whiteboards etc) and many have got overpriced, adopted subscription models etc but none have improved in terms of being a nice clean, clutter-free notebook...

But NoteShelf has ticked all boxed. Version 2 was already very nice but version 3 is absolutelt the best of the bunch.

I love the read only view when I just want to flick through notes and the completely hidden toolbar and, when writing notes, the toolbar is minimal. If I could add one thing it would be a couple more quick access colours but that really is nit picking.

We're delighted to receive your positive feedback! We appreciate your suggestion for additional quick-access colors. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we're continuously working to enhance your notetaking experience.