Mental Note for iPad ๛ Hack 3.15 + Redeem Codes
The digital notepad
Developer: Zymbiotic Technologies
Category: Productivity
Price: $3.99 (Download for free)
Version: 3.15
ID: com.zymbiotic.MentalNote-iPad
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Description
"...a true notepad experience that may help you make a clean break from the pencil-and-paper era." -New York Times.
Users describe Mental Note as "the only notepad app... that's actually better than, and as simple as, a pen and paper." It's "the future of note taking", and "a big sketchpad... [to] free-associate and put stuff down in any format". Mental Note for iPad brings the future closer with an even bigger sketchpad for you to capture your ideas on.
Turn your iPad into a digital notepad. Combine pictures, voice recordings, drawings and text - all on the same page, in any order you choose.
An idea... a flash - a moment of genius. When a thought hits, and you have to remember it, why limit how you record it? The more context and sensory details you can capture, the clearer the idea can be put down. Use pictures, audio, sketching and text together on the same page... a digital page that can be shared with anyone.
Mental Note allows you to capture ideas as they happen: use pictures, dictate, add text, sketch on anything. Ideas clarified. Creativity captured.
FEATURES
- Draw with your finger using multiple colours and widths on top of pictures, text, or anywhere else on the page. Zoom in to sketch fine details.
- Choose a picture from your album and add it to the page.
- Add audio to the page by recording with the built-in microphone. Continue to edit your note while recording.
- Organize your notes using tags.
- Password protect your private notes and flag your important ones.
- Attach Calendar events to your notes.
- Undo, redo anything in the note by shaking the device.
- Delete note sections using the toolbar button or by swiping any note section.
- Move a note section by swiping and then dragging it to its new location.
- Length of a note is limited only by device memory.
- Export in a variety of formats including PDF, text, Mental Note format, and more. Send using email, iCloud, Dropbox, and more.
* Send a note in Mental Note format so the note may be imported into another person's Mental Note app.
* Using email, export a complete note directly from Mental Note as either a PDF document or a picture (each audio recording is attached to the email as a separate file; use QuickTime or another modern media player to play the attached audio). You can also email just the text from your note.
- Export your notes and backups to your iCloud and/or Dropbox account.
- Share a note with your friends using Twitter.
- Map the location a note was created at (if location services are enabled).
- Change the size and font of the text in your notes.
- Change the color and background of your notes.
- Numerous other configuration options.
- Supports all orientations.
THIS VERSION IS OPTIMIZED FOR iPad. FOR iPhone & iPod touch, PLEASE SEE Mental Note - the digital notepad.
Read more: www.zymbiotic.com
Twitter: @zymbiotic
Facebook: facebook.com/zymbiotic
Users describe Mental Note as "the only notepad app... that's actually better than, and as simple as, a pen and paper." It's "the future of note taking", and "a big sketchpad... [to] free-associate and put stuff down in any format". Mental Note for iPad brings the future closer with an even bigger sketchpad for you to capture your ideas on.
Turn your iPad into a digital notepad. Combine pictures, voice recordings, drawings and text - all on the same page, in any order you choose.
An idea... a flash - a moment of genius. When a thought hits, and you have to remember it, why limit how you record it? The more context and sensory details you can capture, the clearer the idea can be put down. Use pictures, audio, sketching and text together on the same page... a digital page that can be shared with anyone.
Mental Note allows you to capture ideas as they happen: use pictures, dictate, add text, sketch on anything. Ideas clarified. Creativity captured.
FEATURES
- Draw with your finger using multiple colours and widths on top of pictures, text, or anywhere else on the page. Zoom in to sketch fine details.
- Choose a picture from your album and add it to the page.
- Add audio to the page by recording with the built-in microphone. Continue to edit your note while recording.
- Organize your notes using tags.
- Password protect your private notes and flag your important ones.
- Attach Calendar events to your notes.
- Undo, redo anything in the note by shaking the device.
- Delete note sections using the toolbar button or by swiping any note section.
- Move a note section by swiping and then dragging it to its new location.
- Length of a note is limited only by device memory.
- Export in a variety of formats including PDF, text, Mental Note format, and more. Send using email, iCloud, Dropbox, and more.
* Send a note in Mental Note format so the note may be imported into another person's Mental Note app.
* Using email, export a complete note directly from Mental Note as either a PDF document or a picture (each audio recording is attached to the email as a separate file; use QuickTime or another modern media player to play the attached audio). You can also email just the text from your note.
- Export your notes and backups to your iCloud and/or Dropbox account.
- Share a note with your friends using Twitter.
- Map the location a note was created at (if location services are enabled).
- Change the size and font of the text in your notes.
- Change the color and background of your notes.
- Numerous other configuration options.
- Supports all orientations.
THIS VERSION IS OPTIMIZED FOR iPad. FOR iPhone & iPod touch, PLEASE SEE Mental Note - the digital notepad.
Read more: www.zymbiotic.com
Twitter: @zymbiotic
Facebook: facebook.com/zymbiotic
Version history
3.15
2023-01-22
Improvements to search feature, on-boarding, and email workflow.
3.14.4
2020-09-03
General improvements to adding photos, and making in-app purchases.
3.14.3
2019-12-14
Dark mode appearance changes, (see Mental Note settings > Dark Mode).
3.14.2
2019-11-26
User interface appearance and layout sizing fixes for iPadOS.
3.14.1
2019-11-26
Dark Mode.
iOS 13 support.
Straight line sketching improvements.
Fixed a potential layout crash and improved the Export All feature.
iOS 13 support.
Straight line sketching improvements.
Fixed a potential layout crash and improved the Export All feature.
3.13.3
2019-09-18
Fixed an audio crash and a layout issue experienced by some users.
Enhanced delete workflow: backspace can be used to present option to delete previous section.
Enhanced delete workflow: backspace can be used to present option to delete previous section.
3.13.2
2019-07-13
Fixed a keyboard issue reported by some international users related to language switching and dictating.
3.13.1
2019-06-27
Exports to File Folder can be accessed via Files app.
Improved handling of font changes and text pasting.
Improved handling of font changes and text pasting.
3.12.3
2019-01-29
Added an option to use Dynamic Type font sizes with the list of notes.
3.12.2
2018-12-20
Added straight line mode indicator.
3.12.1
2018-06-26
Improved exported PDF file size.
Straight line sketching (optional).
Bug fixes.
Straight line sketching (optional).
Bug fixes.
3.11
2017-08-21
General improvements & bug fixes
3.10
2016-12-13
Swipe on a tag to enable note selection mode.
Bug fixes.
Bug fixes.
3.9
2016-09-29
General improvements and bug fixes
3.8.2
2016-04-27
Bug fixes
3.5
2014-04-03
• Insert date time stamp on Cut/Copy/Paste menu
• Bug fixes
• Bug fixes
3.4.4
2014-03-21
Bug fixes
3.4.3
2013-10-21
Bug fixes
3.4.2
2013-10-16
- Supports iOS 7
- Bug fixes
- Bug fixes
3.4.1
2013-09-18
- iOS 7 compatible
- New theme added
- Bug fixes
- New theme added
- Bug fixes
3.3
2013-04-30
- Text: import from other apps
- Audio: support for scrubbing
- Photos: easily swap out a photo & put a new one in its place
- Export: additional export options for notes containing audio
Additional bug fixes and improvements.
More information at zymbiotic.com.
- Audio: support for scrubbing
- Photos: easily swap out a photo & put a new one in its place
- Export: additional export options for notes containing audio
Additional bug fixes and improvements.
More information at zymbiotic.com.
3.2
2013-01-16
✅ Send and share notes and backups with other apps on your device (e.g. Box, Google Drive, etc.)
✅ Send notes to a printer (iOS 6)
Read more on our website: www.zymbiotic.com
✅ Send notes to a printer (iOS 6)
Read more on our website: www.zymbiotic.com
3.1.1
2012-11-08
=== 3.1.1 Highlights ===
• Bug fixes
=== 3.1 Highlights ===
• Added Facebook integration
• Added Duplicate note feature
• iOS 6 compatible
• Bug fixes
=== 3.0 Highlights ===
• Share your notes with all of your iOS devices (including from iPhone to iPad and vice versa)
* Notes can be shared using iCloud, Dropbox, E-mail and iTunes File Sharing
• Sections can be moved within the note. Swipe on the section you want to move and drag to its new location.
• Undo changes made to your note by shaking the device.
• Backup all of your notes to iCloud.
• The size of exported PDF files can be changed by selecting a different export image size.
• Added sort options for notes in your list, including alphabetical.
• Added highlighter width setting.
• Audio files are now exported as m4a files. Most modern media players support this format.
• Your most frequently used export options are now quicker and easier to access.
• Custom backgrounds, watermarks, letterheads, simple forms are possible using the Custom Paper feature available in paper settings.
• Many other features, bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Bug fixes
=== 3.1 Highlights ===
• Added Facebook integration
• Added Duplicate note feature
• iOS 6 compatible
• Bug fixes
=== 3.0 Highlights ===
• Share your notes with all of your iOS devices (including from iPhone to iPad and vice versa)
* Notes can be shared using iCloud, Dropbox, E-mail and iTunes File Sharing
• Sections can be moved within the note. Swipe on the section you want to move and drag to its new location.
• Undo changes made to your note by shaking the device.
• Backup all of your notes to iCloud.
• The size of exported PDF files can be changed by selecting a different export image size.
• Added sort options for notes in your list, including alphabetical.
• Added highlighter width setting.
• Audio files are now exported as m4a files. Most modern media players support this format.
• Your most frequently used export options are now quicker and easier to access.
• Custom backgrounds, watermarks, letterheads, simple forms are possible using the Custom Paper feature available in paper settings.
• Many other features, bug fixes and performance improvements.
3.1
2012-09-21
=== 3.1 Highlights ===
• Added Facebook integration
• Added Duplicate note feature
• iOS 6 compatible
• Bug fixes
=== 3.0 Highlights ===
• Share your notes with all of your iOS devices (including from iPhone to iPad and vice versa)
* Notes can be shared using iCloud, Dropbox, E-mail and iTunes File Sharing
• Sections can be moved within the note. Swipe on the section you want to move and drag to its new location.
• Undo changes made to your note by shaking the device.
• Backup all of your notes to iCloud.
• The size of exported PDF files can be changed by selecting a different export image size.
• Added sort options for notes in your list, including alphabetical.
• Added highlighter width setting.
• Audio files are now exported as m4a files. Most modern media players support this format.
• Your most frequently used export options are now quicker and easier to access.
• Custom backgrounds, watermarks, letterheads, simple forms are possible using the Custom Paper feature available in paper settings.
• Many other features, bug fixes and performance improvements.
• Added Facebook integration
• Added Duplicate note feature
• iOS 6 compatible
• Bug fixes
=== 3.0 Highlights ===
• Share your notes with all of your iOS devices (including from iPhone to iPad and vice versa)
* Notes can be shared using iCloud, Dropbox, E-mail and iTunes File Sharing
• Sections can be moved within the note. Swipe on the section you want to move and drag to its new location.
• Undo changes made to your note by shaking the device.
• Backup all of your notes to iCloud.
• The size of exported PDF files can be changed by selecting a different export image size.
• Added sort options for notes in your list, including alphabetical.
• Added highlighter width setting.
• Audio files are now exported as m4a files. Most modern media players support this format.
• Your most frequently used export options are now quicker and easier to access.
• Custom backgrounds, watermarks, letterheads, simple forms are possible using the Custom Paper feature available in paper settings.
• Many other features, bug fixes and performance improvements.
3.0
2012-08-21
Mental Note 3.0 comes with a new icon and many new features!
=== Highlights ===
• Share your notes with all of your iOS devices (including from iPhone to iPad and vice versa)
* Notes can be shared using iCloud, Dropbox, E-mail and iTunes File Sharing
• Sections can be moved within the note. Swipe on the section you want to move and drag to its new location.
• Undo changes made to your note by shaking the device.
• Backup all of your notes to iCloud.
• The size of exported PDF files can be changed by selecting a different export image size.
• Added sort options for notes in your list, including alphabetical.
• Added highlighter width setting.
• Audio files are now exported as m4a files. Most modern media players support this format.
• Your most frequently used export options are now quicker and easier to access.
• Custom backgrounds, watermarks, letterheads, simple forms are possible using the Custom Paper feature available in paper settings.
• Many other features, bug fixes and performance improvements.
=== Highlights ===
• Share your notes with all of your iOS devices (including from iPhone to iPad and vice versa)
* Notes can be shared using iCloud, Dropbox, E-mail and iTunes File Sharing
• Sections can be moved within the note. Swipe on the section you want to move and drag to its new location.
• Undo changes made to your note by shaking the device.
• Backup all of your notes to iCloud.
• The size of exported PDF files can be changed by selecting a different export image size.
• Added sort options for notes in your list, including alphabetical.
• Added highlighter width setting.
• Audio files are now exported as m4a files. Most modern media players support this format.
• Your most frequently used export options are now quicker and easier to access.
• Custom backgrounds, watermarks, letterheads, simple forms are possible using the Custom Paper feature available in paper settings.
• Many other features, bug fixes and performance improvements.
Cheat Codes for In-App Purchases
| Item | Price | iPhone/iPad | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Customization feature (Use a letterhead, a watermark, a simple form.) |
Free |
CA313009334✱✱✱✱✱ | 6C8D8F5✱✱✱✱✱ |
| Straight Line Drawing feature (Use a built-in ruler to draw straight lines.) |
Free |
CA704875691✱✱✱✱✱ | 583E200✱✱✱✱✱ |
| Dark Mode Override feature (Don't allow the app to engage dark mode.) |
Free |
CA351759279✱✱✱✱✱ | 8886924✱✱✱✱✱ |
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Ratings
2.7 out of 5
7 Ratings
Reviews
wrtyler,
Significant lag in notes with lots of text
I use this app all the time. It's a place where all the little odds & ends and tidbits of info get stashed. I notice that when a note gets a lot of text (say 1,400+ words), there is a noticable lag for any action in that note (say...typing, or moving around the note using arrow keys on a keyboard).
This does not effect other notes in the app. So if one note has 1,500 words...noticable lag, but typing in another note that has only 100 words, works just fine.
There are other issues with this app, but this is the one that's currently bugging me. However, it *still* is my go to note app.
This does not effect other notes in the app. So if one note has 1,500 words...noticable lag, but typing in another note that has only 100 words, works just fine.
There are other issues with this app, but this is the one that's currently bugging me. However, it *still* is my go to note app.
Jeannie De,
Disappointed! FURIOUS!
Great if you don’t want to forward or export your notes, audio / images.
It appears that there are tremendous technical support issues. Mental Note gives a false impression that the notes get sent, no error messages to the contrary return message and find that 2 months after emailing notes to clients that they were lost in space. I only discovered this because my new boss kept saying he didn’t get the notes which means my accounts from the convention and new clients didn’t either. When uploading to Drop Box it doesn’t keep any format and randomly you get 60 audio messages in your folder which means it’s completely useless. I thought I was being so efficient by sending notes to my accounts within minutes of them leaving the convention showroom from when they toured. No way to contact this Mental Note company, settings doesn’t allow you to troubleshoot.
It appears that there are tremendous technical support issues. Mental Note gives a false impression that the notes get sent, no error messages to the contrary return message and find that 2 months after emailing notes to clients that they were lost in space. I only discovered this because my new boss kept saying he didn’t get the notes which means my accounts from the convention and new clients didn’t either. When uploading to Drop Box it doesn’t keep any format and randomly you get 60 audio messages in your folder which means it’s completely useless. I thought I was being so efficient by sending notes to my accounts within minutes of them leaving the convention showroom from when they toured. No way to contact this Mental Note company, settings doesn’t allow you to troubleshoot.
lb311,
Should be a Universal App -- not another $3
I had this app on the iphone. I don't mind paying for a separate iPad app if there is a lot of extra functionality. But in this instance, there really is no real improvement over the iPhone version. This should have been released as a Universal app so that iPhone owners would not have to pay again for it (and vice versa).
I do like the app's ability to contain multiple data types (voice, images, text, handwriting), and like that it all exports well via email. But, HATE the fact that it only supports 1 page at a time, and has no easy way to group multiple pages (i.e. a notebook) and export them all together. The app also really needs an Undo/Redo option.
I do like the app's ability to contain multiple data types (voice, images, text, handwriting), and like that it all exports well via email. But, HATE the fact that it only supports 1 page at a time, and has no easy way to group multiple pages (i.e. a notebook) and export them all together. The app also really needs an Undo/Redo option.
lcd1080,
An excellent multi-sensory app for effectively recording notes
This app has become my favorite among the hundreds of apps currently stored on my Ipad. If you've ever had a complex thought that you wished to preserve Mental Note does so in a supremely effective manner. At first one jots down a handwritten thought that tells one the subject of the note at a single glance; adding a recording of one's voice immediately following the handwritten note serves to explain the thought in greater detail; finally inserting a photograph relating to the thought provides an additional layer of understanding because as we all know a picture truly is worth a thousand words. The combination of this multi-sensory communication clearly conveys the essence of the thought to enhance and facilitate its understanding. One can vary the thickness of one's writing within the individual handwritten sections, include typewritten text for additional clarity, view the recording of one's voice as a simple line with a play button immediately following a handwritten section and see the photograph directly below the line that serves to symbolize the voice recording. There is no limitation on the length of the note because one simply scrolls down to continue additional writing, talking, and picture placement. As if that weren't enough the entire note structure can be stored within Mental Note, E-mailed, or saved to one's Photo library for quick future reference. Five stars all around!
Fire1865,
My first successful Chart notes
I have been trying over 10 iPad apps for note taking from Note Taker HD, PenUltimate and plently of others and finally i found an app that you can easily import photos and sketch on them and i.e. right comments, add proper formated text. Also switching between pen sizes and colors is very easy. Also love how you can delete sections on the page. Also the ability to search Tags and text contents is excellent. Adding audio to a section is very easy. I use this for taking audio notes when reviewing stock charts, excellent tool. I have a few minor issues, nothing major just having these features would make it a very polished application :
Couple of things lacking are;
1. You cannot send to DropBox
2. Ability to reszie or move a image or photo around on the page.
3. Draw straight lines or circles or boxes ( preformated not free hand )
4. Highlighter pen is always very handy and it is lacking in this app.
5. Color selection is a bit annoying in that have to cycle through colors to get your correct color.
6. Searching text within a note is great, but some of my notes are very long. It will find the note that contains the text but i need the app to take me directly to the location within the note where the text is.
7. Need to ability to synch notes with itunes or an easy way to back them up to my desktop computer as i would be lost without the notes within this application.
look forward to updates.
Couple of things lacking are;
1. You cannot send to DropBox
2. Ability to reszie or move a image or photo around on the page.
3. Draw straight lines or circles or boxes ( preformated not free hand )
4. Highlighter pen is always very handy and it is lacking in this app.
5. Color selection is a bit annoying in that have to cycle through colors to get your correct color.
6. Searching text within a note is great, but some of my notes are very long. It will find the note that contains the text but i need the app to take me directly to the location within the note where the text is.
7. Need to ability to synch notes with itunes or an easy way to back them up to my desktop computer as i would be lost without the notes within this application.
look forward to updates.
Desertmac,
Really good app . . . and could be ideal
This is a good app. Combines text and drawings fairly well, and being able to include recordings is great. Love the ease of changing thicknesses of the pen, and the ability to save as JPG or PDF.
A couple of changes would make this ideal for me. First: I want a true landscape orientation so I can work across the whole screen. Right now, the tool bar is divided into two parts in landscape mode with a lot of wasted space. Second: I would like to type into text boxes, and be able to move the text boxes around the drawings. Right now, the text is blocked by the drawing, and either comes in above or below it. Third, would like a true undo option. Right now there's an eraser, but no undo. Finally, would like to be able to more seamlessly shift from drawing to text. Right now, once I select drawing, I get a new menu of options, and have to exit drawing by selecting "Done" before I can return to typing.
Thanks for a great app, and for considering these changes.
A couple of changes would make this ideal for me. First: I want a true landscape orientation so I can work across the whole screen. Right now, the tool bar is divided into two parts in landscape mode with a lot of wasted space. Second: I would like to type into text boxes, and be able to move the text boxes around the drawings. Right now, the text is blocked by the drawing, and either comes in above or below it. Third, would like a true undo option. Right now there's an eraser, but no undo. Finally, would like to be able to more seamlessly shift from drawing to text. Right now, once I select drawing, I get a new menu of options, and have to exit drawing by selecting "Done" before I can return to typing.
Thanks for a great app, and for considering these changes.
nmbpro,
Best general note taking app
I've tried out quite a few note taking apps, and this one is the best of the bunch. Flagging notes allows you to group them by category and color. It does time stamping. You can change the font type (however i wish it allowed text changes like bold and italic. Underline is not needed since you can draw it). It handles drawing pretty well, but I wish it smoothed out your lines a bit more. It does typing and highlighting. It handles search pretty well and will search for text inside the content of a note, not just the title (however I wish it would jump you to the place where the word you searched for appears). It allows you to draw on top of anything on the note, but yet doesn't get confusing. The eraser works well, but i wish the size of brush that you use to erase was bigger. The interface is very intuitive, and the design is simple.
Dennis Matthew Dewey,
Very Good but could be improved
The images cannot be moved very easily. I've had to cut text and move it around the images that way just to work around this issue. Is there an export for the audio available? Also, there does not seem to be a way to add hyperlinks and page breaks. The lack of folders for storing the notes could prove problematic when they start to build up. I don't care for how the pen tool works for toggling the colors and line size.
All in all, though, I've found this to be a very useful app to keep class notes. I think this one will be my primary note-taking tool for now. I'm concerned about using it for a lot of audio recording because there does not seem to be an export available yet.
I love being able to work on the notes while recording a lecture. The scrubbing does not work unless I pause the audio first and then press play.
All in all, though, I've found this to be a very useful app to keep class notes. I think this one will be my primary note-taking tool for now. I'm concerned about using it for a lot of audio recording because there does not seem to be an export available yet.
I love being able to work on the notes while recording a lecture. The scrubbing does not work unless I pause the audio first and then press play.
iJavaJoe,
Great App, so, so support
I really like this app. I love the way it scrolls through a page instead of paging through a document. I also like using the on screen keyboard rather then trying to decipher my rather poor handwriting. Having embeded recordings within a note is also a plus. Other apps will indicate that there's a voice memo on a page but nothing more. For taking notes Mental Note seems the best.
On the negative side the developer has a blog but doesn't indicate anything about upcoming features or any estimates of release dates, nothing. They do respond to messages in a timely manor but any new feature ideas are pretty much dismissed or played down as being unessacary.
Things the app needs: PRINTING, text wrap around graphic elements. The ability to move a graphic on a page, text notes like stickies that can have text or graphics, wrist protection. A number of the note apps have these features but lack the other more important features, so for now this is the note app I use.
One last feature that few, VERY FEW, note apps have is a companion computer application to sync with. This just doesn't seem to be a priority for the App developers but as a user it IS a priority! Anyone listening? Anyone?
On the negative side the developer has a blog but doesn't indicate anything about upcoming features or any estimates of release dates, nothing. They do respond to messages in a timely manor but any new feature ideas are pretty much dismissed or played down as being unessacary.
Things the app needs: PRINTING, text wrap around graphic elements. The ability to move a graphic on a page, text notes like stickies that can have text or graphics, wrist protection. A number of the note apps have these features but lack the other more important features, so for now this is the note app I use.
One last feature that few, VERY FEW, note apps have is a companion computer application to sync with. This just doesn't seem to be a priority for the App developers but as a user it IS a priority! Anyone listening? Anyone?
Engineer who takes notes,
Serious note app
Room for improvement? Sure, but a solid app that is regularly updated. Newly added pinch to zoom feature makes sketching feature much more usable. I've used this for my daily work journal for 6 months and find it handles hundreds of complex notes well (I can't recall any crashes).
Many different note apps available for different purposes, this one is solid on getting all forms of info in one place - typed text, pictures, sketching and recording. If you are looking primarily for an app for handwritten notes this app would not be the best choice, but the pen feature is good for adding sketches or the occasional handwritten notes.
Formatting capabilites are very limited, but this is a note app not a word processor - use pages or a vector drawing program for that. It seems most lower ratings are from people looking for more formating capabilities.
Dropbox integration is a big plus - I am confident that my critical notes won't be lost if I lose my ipad, there are also features that let you place selected, or all, notes into a PDF file for app independent back up.
Many different note apps available for different purposes, this one is solid on getting all forms of info in one place - typed text, pictures, sketching and recording. If you are looking primarily for an app for handwritten notes this app would not be the best choice, but the pen feature is good for adding sketches or the occasional handwritten notes.
Formatting capabilites are very limited, but this is a note app not a word processor - use pages or a vector drawing program for that. It seems most lower ratings are from people looking for more formating capabilities.
Dropbox integration is a big plus - I am confident that my critical notes won't be lost if I lose my ipad, there are also features that let you place selected, or all, notes into a PDF file for app independent back up.
