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I used the app quite actively for a couple of years and maybe had one conflict at most. Maybe I don’t do edits as intensely as you do. The free plan was perfe

by ay 5y ago

I used the app quite actively for a couple of years and maybe had one conflict at most. Maybe I don’t do edits as intensely as you do. The free plan was perfectly adequate for the first year, then I explored the editors in the paid plan but found I got used to plain text much more so switched off all the add-ons. Was happy to compensate developers for a great app. Forgotten password recovery is very simple: Export an unencrypted backup on one device, delete the account from everywhere, recreate the account, reimport the backup. Search in a single big list worked absolutely fine for me but maybe it’s just the way my brain works :-) I didn’t notice much feature disparity but then again maybe I just like minimalism. Same about the UI - it’s perfect. Very fast and no clutter. Not sure what is absurd about their pricing. I paid the 5 year plan mainly as a token of thanks, because the app is absolutely perfect for my taste and use.

thecodrr 5y ago
It's great that SN works well for you but reading about your workarounds/compromises do not make SN better but you as a user better. For example, as you detailed, there is a way to recover your password but you have to do all the steps manually (although I still don't know how you are going to delete your account without your password...). > Same about the UI - it’s perfect. I am curious as to how no context menu for notes makes for a perfect UI for you. The point is of course there are workarounds and ways to make things work for you and that's okay for a free app. If you pay for a service, you want that service to do every thing you want because that's the whole point.
- ay 5y ago
  All I care is a distributed text replication to all of the available platforms, with no lock-in and decent search. Standard notes does it perfectly. Context menu? Not sure what would I be using it for. But then again it’s my mode of operation. I also have Simplenote, which also works well, but the e2e encryption (and lack of account recovery!) is what attracts me to standard note. About the plan. The point is: the free plan is absolutely perfect for me, and I choose to pay just to say thanks for a great product. The only thing missing for me is ability to see multiple accounts merged in a single UI - that would allow very easy sharing of notes. For that I use iCloud or simplenote.

by ay 5y ago

thecodrr 5y ago

It's great that SN works well for you but reading about your workarounds/compromises do not make SN better but you as a user better. For example, as you detailed, there is a way to recover your password but you have to do all the steps manually (although I still don't know how you are going to delete your account without your password...). > Same about the UI - it’s perfect. I am curious as to how no context menu for notes makes for a perfect UI for you. The point is of course there are workarounds and ways to make things work for you and that's okay for a free app. If you pay for a service, you want that service to do every thing you want because that's the whole point.

ay 5y ago
All I care is a distributed text replication to all of the available platforms, with no lock-in and decent search. Standard notes does it perfectly. Context menu? Not sure what would I be using it for. But then again it’s my mode of operation. I also have Simplenote, which also works well, but the e2e encryption (and lack of account recovery!) is what attracts me to standard note. About the plan. The point is: the free plan is absolutely perfect for me, and I choose to pay just to say thanks for a great product. The only thing missing for me is ability to see multiple accounts merged in a single UI - that would allow very easy sharing of notes. For that I use iCloud or simplenote.