Just Awesome!

Awesome Note (US$4.99) is another organisation and time management based application, with a similar premise to Put Things Off. Awesome Note has been created (by BRID) to help you poor souls with time management issues be able to run your lives a little smoother. The idea is good, the purpose is solid and the menus and options are very useful. So what is it that makes me feel that this app isn't as good as is iTunes reviews may state?

I have been thinking about that question for a while and I think I may come to a conclusion. I believe that this application has tried too hard to do everything an organisation application could possibly need to do and this has led to the app having too many features. You're probably thinking to yourself "Man, I love tacos." But, if you were actually pating attention you would be wondering how can too many features possibly be a problem, well, let me show you through the magical powers of words.

First of all, this app is supposed be a time saver and make note taking quick and easy. With all the options, like the ability to colour coordinate absolutely everything, modify any (and every) image, change fonts at will, modify note backgrounds and alter the note category order, by the time you have tested these you will have spent 15 minutes playing around with features instead of writing any notes! What's worse is that these features have minimal effect on the usefullness and effectiveness of taking a simple note.

Second of all, people who are time poor will be attracted to this app because they need all the organisation help they can get. These people have a tendancy to waste time on trivial tasks and often procrastinate to the nth degree. Awesome Note enables them to do this, while giving them the impression that they are solving their time management issues, which they clearly are not!

In all honesty, Awesome Note is a solid and useful note taking application, that is, until all the features steal half an hour of your precious time. The layout is great and aesthetically it is gorgeous. If this app was a little simpler (aka had a little less features) and did not focus so much on changing settings it would be excellent. This wouldn't be the first note taking app I would recommend, but all those high iTunes ratings can't be wrong. If too many features are never enough for you, then I strongly suggest you purchase this app.

MyAppSource Rating: 3 Stars!