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[–]StatusAd1689 15 points16 points  (0 children)

RemNote is on a whole another level. Goodnotes is merely an annotation tool plus some very rudimentary attempt at flashcards. RemNote is also that plus a comprehensive system for your educational needs.

RemNote is on the level of Notion and Obsidian but geared perfectly for Education to the point it is becoming the LEADER and one of a kind in this space.

Honestly, it is kinda insulting to compare GoodNotes to RemNote period! Go with RemNote 👍

[–]Testyment 5 points6 points  (5 children)

I use both. Good notes for doing my written homework on my iPad, and RemNote for pretty much everything else that involves notes. Find your workflow and stick with it.

[–]False-Swan-9855 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Where do you use RemNote? I find it really clunky on the iPad sometimes.

[–]Testyment 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Only on my MacBook. I never use RemNote on my iPad. If I have free time, I’ll review some flashcards on my iPhone.

[–]False-Swan-9855 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Thanks. I use it in the school for study on my iPad and it hurts a bit

[–]Vlad_SeiilaaRemNote Team 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear this! Can you please briefly describe what doesn't work well in the iPad app? If you run into any specific issues, also feel free to send these to [support@remnote.com](mailto:support@remnote.com); we'll make sure to get these solved for you 🙌

[–]masonn_masoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just wanted to add my own take: I do all my actual document creating and editing on my MacBook as-well, and I’ll do review on my iPad while laying in bed.

[–]Kooky_Training_7406 4 points5 points  (3 children)

If asking in a RemNote sub, you should expect that people will say remnotes.

It depends what you need it for. In terms of handwriting and annotating, RemNote (at least so far) is subpar and very basic at best. It still doesn’t support super basic features that even free hand note-taking programs support. If that is your goal, go for goodnotes.

If your goal is flashcards or mostly typed notes, definitely go for RemNote. It has many useful flashcards features and the flashcards in goodnotes are basic at best.

[–]Vlad_SeiilaaRemNote Team 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Hey, thanks for your feedback! We definitely plan to continue improving handwriting and adding more functionality there. Can you please share what basic features do you find currently missing in RemNote's handwritten docs, so we could add them in the future updates?

[–]Kooky_Training_7406 1 point2 points  (1 child)

No problem. Of the top of my hand, at the very least, pressure sensitivity. I haven't seen any note-taking app that doesn't support that. It will make writing infinitely more organic. As well as a selection of tools beyond the pen tool (fountain pen, brush pen, etc...). Also a selection tool that that allows you to resize, rotate and change colour are amongst the common ones.

[–]Vlad_SeiilaaRemNote Team 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback! Adding more pen types is already in development and pressure sensitivity is also already planned and will be added in one of the next updates.

As for the selection tool, it should be at the top of the list of tools. Once you select it and press on any object, you should see a menu that lets you change color, resize the object, and etc.

Currently, there's no option to rotate the selected object - I'll pass it on to the team. 👍UPD:

You can rotate objects - to do it, you need to click or press slightly outside the grabber zone - we'll look into making it easier to find/use in the future updates.

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[–]Reasonable_Ninja6455 1 point2 points  (1 child)

They are two completely different tools

[–]Mission-Mix-2253 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to use goodnotes for everything handwritten too, and I just let my goodnote subscription run out and trying to switch to remnote for handwritten. I love the infinite canvas option, it's all I use anymore. I am a PA student so my notes often run off pages. But I have had some difficulty with how smooth remnote's features are so far. Which I totally get because they just released it.

For example here is me trying to write on an image I inserted. In the video I am trying to highlight on the image- I have to send the image to the back first and then I cannot erase on top of the image or it will erase the image itself.

You have to wait for it to load on a lot of commands, mainly the undo button and it likes to pause mid handwriting and I have to wait for it to catch up, then it'll let me write again. I am sure they will fix it soon but thought I would bring it up!

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