There has never been an app that lives up to its own name until now. \u00c2\u00a0Packing in a ton of great features and stunning graphics, Awesome Note by BirdWorks is exactly what it claims to be; the best darn mobile notes app available!<\/p>\n
The main screen resembles an antique wooden desk with folders neatly stacked on it while a small notebook provides a todo-like view of what is due today and an “all notes” view. \u00c2\u00a0On the right hand page of the notebook is a handy option to start a new note instantly without having to go into a specific folder first to create it. \u00c2\u00a0Another handy tool here is the “Quick Memo” feature. \u00c2\u00a0This allows you to jot down a note, say a\u00c2\u00a0colleagues\u00c2\u00a0phone number, and store it there until a more opportune time to file it away arises.<\/p>\n
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\nAwesome Note comes stock with a few sample folders which would likely cover one or two of your typical note-taking needs such as Shopping and Work. \u00c2\u00a0However, the folders can be configured to several “views” which dictate how the folders can behave. \u00c2\u00a0This is great for creating a chores folder with tasks using the “To Do” view, a grocery list using the “List” view, while having an idea folder to brainstorm in using the “Thumbnail” view. \u00c2\u00a0It almost makes three applications and crams them into one great looking and super functional app! \u00c2\u00a0Entering notes is super easy. \u00c2\u00a0You have a toolbar on the bottom that allows you choose whether a note will be a todo with due date, a list item, or just an ordinary note. \u00c2\u00a0You also have the option to lock each note to prevent unwanted edits. \u00c2\u00a0Furthermore, each note can be customized with several stock backgrounds and a long list of fonts. \u00c2\u00a0Trust me, there is plenty of eye candy available to make your friends with lesser phones envious.<\/p>\n
Stepping away from the pure productivity features, Awesome Note really seems to get its name from how awesome the entire application looks and feels. \u00c2\u00a0Besides the settings menu, there is not one single standard UI element found in the application! \u00c2\u00a0While I am not a huge fan of that, I commend the developers for keeping the human aspect in mind when designing the UI. \u00c2\u00a0Other applications have used custom UI elements and have failed miserably due to user frustration. \u00c2\u00a0Not so with Awesome Note. \u00c2\u00a0Every button and navigation control feels natural and responsive. \u00c2\u00a0A huge benefit is the\u00c2\u00a0implementation\u00c2\u00a0of full landscape across the\u00c2\u00a0application. \u00c2\u00a0This makes entering long notes really comfortable.<\/p>\n
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Now most todo and productivity nuts such as myself are into sync-ing their data to other destinations like a desktop or a calendar program. \u00c2\u00a0Awesome Note provides two methods of over the air sync-ing: Google Docs and Evernote. \u00c2\u00a0I will be honest, Im not a fan of either option, but I chose Google Docs to test since I wasn’t pleased with my last experience of Evernote. \u00c2\u00a0With Google Docs as a sync method, you get over the air back ups and I suppose you can view and edit them in your desktop browser, but why would you? \u00c2\u00a0I really thought the backup feature was really the only benefit I personally found in sync-ing. \u00c2\u00a0I know as a developer it is next to impossible to incorporate every single option and feature that is requested, however I still think there is room for just a few more popular sync options here especially to be considered a full task manager replacement.<\/p>\n
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Awesome Note’s feature list is packed full with many of the features every productivity addicts wants and needs. \u00c2\u00a0Though the lack of sync options may not fit everyones needs, it will help you restore your notes if you replace or upgrade your iPhone or iPod. \u00c2\u00a0It would be hard to fully replace my other task management apps, however, it has replaced the native Notes app from Apple in my eyes. \u00c2\u00a0Awesome Note is one of – if not the <\/em>best looking notes app available now. I can only imagine that the upcoming iPad will bring more functionality and eye candy to this amazing application. \u00c2\u00a0I for one am a very excited Awesome Note user!<\/p>\n [uquery]320203391\/uquery]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There has never been an app that lives up to its own name until now. \u00c2\u00a0Packing in a ton of great features and stunning graphics, Awesome Note by BirdWorks is exactly what it claims to be; the best darn mobile notes app available!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":834,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,16,17,2135],"tags":[3500,4,2073,1270,2072,2076,2077,295,2075,3501,3502,346,18,2074,1655,1752,2078,2080,2079],"class_list":["post-14214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-app-store","category-iphone","category-ipod","category-productivity-app-store","tag-app-store","tag-apple","tag-awesomenote","tag-1270","tag-bridworks","tag-docs","tag-evernote","tag-google","tag-googledocs","tag-iphone","tag-ipod","tag-ipod-touch","tag-itunes","tag-mobility","tag-notes","tag-productivity","tag-sync","tag-tasks","tag-todo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/834"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14214"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14809,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14214\/revisions\/14809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arronhirst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}