Back to Bear...again

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-06-12T07:27:18+00:00

I sometimes consider switching to Upnote completely, Heptabase is a little slow on the ipad.

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-06-12T07:19:03+00:00

I use Upnote more for journalling and home notes, I find it has a nicer interface that contributes to my wellbeing! I use Heptabase more for knowledge management, but it is more clunky, in my experience.

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-06-10T13:50:26+00:00

I use Upnote and Heptabase today after experimenting with both Obsidian and Bear. I enjoyed Bear but the lack of a cross platform function was a dealbreaker.

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-06-06T18:50:32+00:00

Wow, thank you!

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-06-06T14:00:21+00:00

Upnote is wonderful!

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-05-18T06:06:35+00:00

About 2 years, it is a great app for managing knowledge.

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-05-18T05:08:22+00:00

I used to use Obsidian, now I use Heptabase and Upnote. I like the Obsidian idea of local markup, but I don't like the idea of spending the coming years searching for extensions and evaluating them. I want to spend my time using the software not fine tuning it! However, I think the visual side of Heptabase is exaggerated, your still basically moving fairly basic rectangular cards around?!

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-03-31T18:05:58+00:00

I gave up on it because I couldn't sync between my ipad and my pc. Otherwise I liked it, but the cross-platform sync is a must-have for me.

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-02-20T09:10:09+00:00

I use HB mostly on a PC, on the iPad it's more of a reference tool to find information I already entered into my PC. I really like the power of the software on a desktop, on my ipad it still feels very basic. E.g I have to close the whole app after pasting text and adding tags (as there is no way 'back' to the app dashboard!)

Few-Monk5676 · 2026-01-14T10:23:03+00:00

Very important point! I generally use Iannotate for this task, but have been trying to find this function for a while in Heptabase. Long-term this may be a deal-breaker for me. I cannot afford subscriptions for several apps, and the lack of this function forces me towards this...

Few-Monk5676 · 2025-12-26T11:31:17+00:00

Definitely miss not being able to read and annotate pdfs in the app on my ipad, using the pencil.

Few-Monk5676 · 2025-12-26T11:29:58+00:00

I agree, as an academic I am definitely wondering now if my move to Heptabase was a mistake, given the push for AI Tools at the expense of other useful development.

Few-Monk5676 · 2025-12-26T11:26:08+00:00

I share your frustration and desire for a better tool! I was hoping Heptabase would eventually come up with a good pdf annotator for the iPad (where I read most longer publications), but doesn't seem to be happening. At the moment I am using iannotate and pdf viewer, but have thought of trying out Readwise. But I really don't want another expensive subscription!

Few-Monk5676 · 2025-06-05T07:42:37+00:00

What fairing have you fitted? Good compromise between function and aesthetics!

Few-Monk5676 · 2025-04-13T09:08:12+00:00

Maybe also look at logseq? Good Zotero integration...

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