People have a behavior of utilizing messaging apps to ship issues to themselves. So a lot so that chat apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram have built-in options for bookmarking or note-taking. Developer Willem de Beijer has developed a new note-taking app for iOS referred to as Qept with the “DM-to-yourself” phenomenon in thoughts.
The developer mentioned that, whereas widespread chat apps provide a self-texting choice, Qept is higher with regards to the group and enhancing a part of note-taking. He mentioned that the app additionally helps you to make fast to-do lists so you may simply plan for groceries or day by day duties.
Just like every chat app, you can begin typing and hit “send” to put in writing a word or a thought. There is a useful checkmark signal above the textbox, so you may simply create a guidelines or a to-do listing. You can assign a “Topic” to a word for higher group, however it’s not essential to do that.
All notes — with or with out a subject — will present up within the house timeline. Users also can edit them even after sending a word to the timeline. De Beijer mentioned that, in a future replace, the app will permit customers to cover or collapse notes from a subject. Additionally, customers will be capable to simply present/cover archived notes with a single faucet.
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In the subsequent few weeks, the developer will roll out updates reminiscent of improved visible look and navigation, a filter for archived notes, the power so as to add a reminder to a word, and the power so as to add bullet factors as a formatting choice. De Beijer plans to launch a Mac app this yr and launch options reminiscent of word search, bulk edits, and assist for wealthy hyperlinks.
Users can obtain the app without cost, however so as to add greater than three subjects, they must pay $7.99 per thirty days. The developer mentioned he plans so as to add extra professional options down the road, reminiscent of picture and file assist.
Functionality-wise, Qept is just like Stashpad, which raised $1.8 million final yr from Alex Solomon (CTO at PagerDuty), Will Larson (CTO at Calm), operators at Postman, Loom, and Webflow. However, Stashpad is targeted extra on builders and it limits free utilization throughout the machine to 50 notes. You will pay $10 a month or $96 a yr to unlock limitless word sync and professional options.
Qept is a higher free choice for customers who’ve fundamental note-taking wants and rely a lot on checklists to get issues carried out.