I’ll start off saying that I am really enjoying exploring the possibilities of the Flocknote platform. That said, an app that just takes users to the Flocknote website “as is” doesn’t cut it. If the app is intended to be a glorified hyperlink to the website than it isn’t going to cut it. The app developers need to realize that the user experience on a smartphone screen, which is dramatically smaller than a laptop or desktop is very different, and they need to make the appropriate adjustments to compensate for that difference.

Flocknote had been an easy and effective tool to communicate information to various church ministries and clubs. With one click we can reach out by text or email to our specific group. It even tracks who has opened the message for effective follow-up. In the email communications, I wish there was an option to allow for email replies to be shared with the whole group and create more of an email thread. Otherwise super-effective.

I love Flocknote in general as it is a great way to maintain communications with all of the church members, especially in a small congregation. The app, however, for iOS is not usable. Regardless what settings I try to change inside of my phone I am unable to send a text message make notes or do any other task inside the app because when you tap done on the keyboard all of the buttons in order to either send save or otherwise disappear off the screen. I have considered upgrading to a paid version, but as long as the app remains like this, that’s never gonna happen. Very unfortunate since I do appreciate what Flocknote staff are doing.

This is one of the worst communication applications that I have ever used. The sign up process is terrible because the magic email doesn’t get you in the app, it logs you in the browser. You have to go create a password to login to the app which defeats the security purpose of the magic email. To get notifications about new posts, you have to sign up to receive all notifications that anyone posts. That’s a lot of spam. Lastly, the app isn’t the least bit intuitive. I teach computer science and app design and this app was annoying for me to setup. I’m only using this app because my child’s school uses it.