Curator - visual notes
Collect, organise, present
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Curator - visual notes reviews
3.0 out of 5, based on 307 reviews.
What people like
- Clean design is easy on eyes
- Great for visual mood boarding
- Simple to organize ideas visually
What they complain about
- Support never actually helps
- Keeps crashing when you open it
- Syncing fails across devices often
- Login problems are frequent and annoying
beautiful, elegant, efficient
please update for new screen sizes - iphone X and XR — love this app and use it a lot for visual studdying, nice simple elegant way of adding notes to every image in the board. clutter free and enjoyable. some issues here and there but developer is nice and responsive. beautiful fonts. no other app like this in the app store
Beautiful concept
The simplicity of the app, and it’s aesthetic, is beautiful. But I haven’t been able to log in, I get an error. No response from support. And now I have boards I can do anything with in my iPad.
Go to app
I love this app it’s been my go to mood board application for years but now that they don’t let you back up the projects you’ve worked on it’s lost its touch
David93armitage
First things first, this is a fantastic app.It has some fantastic features and is great for curating images and relevant information. But, and this is the Beyoncé of all buts, the premium feature no longer works. So, even if you have bought the app, you cannot sync, use more than 13 images per curator sheet or rely on it to perform as expected. Come on Curator, update this app so that we can continue to enjoy it’s excellent functionality.
Needs an update
Would love to see this app updated and it’s flaws fixed.
Ha
Really helpful
Premium functions don’t function - no customer support
I paid for premium and the app’s premium functions remained locked off. I tried restoring the purchase and reinstalling to no avail. I also tried creating an account but every time I submitted a name and password the app just hung. Finally I contacted customer support via email and I received an email that the recipient’s mailbox was full or was receiving too many emails. Refund.
Loved it
Innovative and handy to use once you are in tune with the app. Great job guys!
BIG OOOOFFFFF
I thought this app which be great (which it is). But something felt strange about it, so I read the 2.6 star rating and reviews, and now I know why. The app CRASHES CONSTANTLY, especially on the login. And the fact that people have spent so much time and money, and yet a year later the developers still don’t care makes me lose my mind.
Sync Problem
I am using IPHONE 7 plus 256gb. This is the second time i am facing issue with sync with my email account. It always show that uploading icon under my tiles and don’t upload it. Can you please solve this issue
The Best!
There is nothing like Curator in the world of apps. It’s indispensable for my projects. Thank you, Curator!
Was going to renew subscription...
Until realizing this app hasn’t been updated in 2 years and feedback receives zero response.
responsive app support
this app couldnt have come on a better time for me. its amazingly fast and handles all of my mixed content all through the support of one icon. if your into short-tasking then this is the app for you!
有中文顯示？
我看到有支援繁體中文 但是我找不到更改語言的地方
购买之后登录不上
感觉不错 直接付款了128 结果还是一个劲提醒我要支付 才能使用扩展功能 我付钱了好吧 而且我想退出登录一下 直接登录不了了
Great for brainstorming visuals
We use this to plan any sort of visual media project. It's pretty simple and straightforward. Keep it up Curator!
need update
need update
Just a doubt...
I think instead of "organise" it's "organize".it might not even be a mistake but I'm really confused😂
No drag and drop support
Can’t take this seriously as a professional tool without drag and drop on the iPad. Having to save images and upload them is too cumbersome to make this app useful.
crash
It just crashes...buggy. not worth the money. Lost 19 bucks! Today is December 5th 2016 and Curator is still buggy. I want my money back. It does not work. A one star represent a useless app, like what curator is. It does not work. Now is Feb_2017 and begin to see improvements. as of the last update curator havent crashed yet. I will give it three stars and will com back later with updates on my experience on Curator
Beautiful App
Curator is a clean, minimal app that's perfect for curating, organizing and ordering images for exhibitions and publications. I haven't found any other app that does the job so easily and efficiently. I haven't experienced any problems such as crashing. I'd love to see a few more features in the future, such as the ability to create duplicate boards and copy images from one board to another.
Do not buy crash crash crash
When it worked it was great but after moving to the newer IPad Pro 11” it will NOT work crash after crash. I remembered when APPLE use to care about these app creators and when they were not up to standard they will kick them off tell they fixed it. Now you pay with your hard earned money to get robbed with APPLE watching and doing nothing.
Love it
I love this app, is very useful for me as a designer. I recently subscribed to premium but wish I could export the whole board as a PDF and not just the individual images. Maybe that option can be integrated in the next update. As a creative I love making mood boards and printing them and this app is almost perfect for that.
Can't sing up or login
Unable to sync p, because login and registration do not work. Sadness.
Great Idea but slides malfunction on IPAD
I paid for the app and I love the idea except two parts. A: The controls to change the background and text size disappear after a slide or two and you have to reboot to get the ability to not have billboard sized lettering or a grey background in your slides. B: You can not insert slides between other slides. You can only move slides around or exchange places. This severely limits your ability to move things around. If these two things were addressed I would highly recommend this app. It's great for creating slides super fast then organizing them. Also, the authors don't reply to your complaints. So, good luck with this one.
The Best!!
The best notes app: flexible, simple... To create powerful ideas.
Can’t Log In to account
Was starting to have issues with the last operating system not bring not able to open properly but now I can’t even log in with this newer version that supposedly “fixed bugs”. I keep getting a message that there is “no internet connection” when I have full bars! This is so frustrating. Have lost 6 years of work. Thanks, Curator!
I've been waiting for someone to develop app like this!
I don't understand the complaints of $5 per month/$45 yr for premium version. Initially before really playing around with it, I too was annoyed at the fee. But I changed my mind after using it a few days and I'm glad I upgraded. As a very visual person, it's exactly what I need. Having all my ideas, thoughts, photos etc laid out in front of me as a cohesive group, rather than having to look at that same info in separate files, increases my productivity and gives me fewer chances to get distracted. Comparing it to Pinterest, as one reviewer did, doesn't even make sense. Apples and oranges. Curator app is well worth $5 per month IMO. I can't wait to see where the developers take it next.
Nice idea, but it just doesn't work.
This app has good potential, but the implementation falls way short. I thought I could use it to collect a bunch of my favorite sites together, which it does do, but when I go to get updated pages on those sites, it freezes all the time. I have continually reset the app to get back into the site, but after a few seconds it just freezes again. Also,when on a webpage, I would have thought it would let me copy a picture from the site, but that basic functionality doesn't work either. It would be nice to be able to copy a picture right from a site and have it show up with the rest of the other curated things. Same with text. I gave it 2 stars because there is some potential here.
Great concept but crashes more than Lindsay Lohan
Really want to love it but for $5 month the instability is painful.
Fairly handy
My sweet wifey uses this app daily and she "shares" her results with me via wifi. Cool!
Great idea but Constant crashes and unreliable
It is such a great idea. This app has a future if they put effort into fixing all the bugs and making it stable. There is no app like this in the market but it seems they can’t see it’s profit before someone else gets their idea and actually keeps up with it. I bought the purchased version and it worked fine but i after an update I lost my boards and it wont even sync across devices like it promised. Feel so cheated out of my money but uninstalled it as all the time spent on the boards was wasted.
Links to Sites?
Great little app. Nice interface and captures webpages really well. My only request is that the app would capture the website link so I could click into it from the app. Also videos? I agree the subscription pricing seems a bit much. I'd pay for this app one time, but needs more options to justify a monthly recurring fee.
Just...ugh
Went from bad but useable to terrible. Links out to Pinterest, cool, choose the images I want and then there's no button to actually put them in curator. Somebody in UX needs to be fired... Deleting the app.
Well, it works ...but
...can't think what to do with it!
Beautiful, minimalist, perfect for artists
I honestly am obsessed with this app. It's perfect for someone who likes to think visually and see all their ideas in one place at one time. Normally I would have physical sticky notes and pieces of paper scattered all over my desk but Curator lets me have that creative freedom without the mess. My one suggestion would be to make available the option of deleting or resizing the default grid rectangles. Not every project will need that many spaces in that size.
Does not slide
Why would you go to the trouble of making this and not allow people to insert slides? You can only replace them? It’s completely counterintuitive to what people would use this for. Seems like it would be an easy fix no? I just finished doing 26 slides and I want to insert something between four and five. 🤦♂️
Great creative app
Such a lovely way to store the interesting things I come across. Similar to Pinterest but much easier for an iPhone and simpler/sleeker design
Ridiculous
A reoccurring monthly fee is absolutely ridiculous for this type of app. Most apps have a $1-$10 fee for upgrading to a "premium" version.. Which I would be okay with. However for $5 a month or $45 a year, Curator will give you the ability to use Bigger boards, Group Collaboration, Unlimited Syncing, Re-order boards, and Export high quality PDF's. I feel like re-ordering boards should be built in already. The "premium" version is just a huge rip off.
Promising
Even though it crashed 5 times when trying to familiarise myself with it, I can see how (when bugs sorted) this will be a fantastic tool. Keeping it on iPhone, but can't use it for 3 mins without crashing.
Brilliant
Indispensable tool for any creative.
It was great but useless now.
It totally screwed me with adding websites to my boards. Now it is just google searches when I paste in URLs. Totally ruined s great app.
Weird Bug
I like this app but it has a really strange bug that when I access my Google Drive, it displays the files that were there two months ago rather than the up-to-date structure.
Nice idea, poor execution.
I liked the idea of being able to think through an idea by grabbing pieces of info from the web etc and arranging them within a grid. But adding text, links or pictures should be fluid and not get in the way of your train of thought and unfortunately this app consistently derails it with a clunky UI. For instance, selecting and importing images from a web search is not an easy or clear process. It's also a mystery how the app decides which image it will display in a tile or how it will be cropped. I also get "not connected to Internet" errors when trying to add images from Flickr.
Good Concept. But greatly dissapointing
I love the idea and design of the app really could be useful if ut wasnt for a few annoyances and limitation. Firstly if you want users to go from idea to presentation real quick you have got to allow for more than 25 items on a board i got about halfway creating the board before i was told there was no more space to add extra item. Number two is we get that youre trying to make money with in app purchases and i was going to buy after i tried it first but i cant seem to even test out a short presentation with the app without a popup appearing pressuring me to unlock the full version. We get it. Do it more than 3 times and you will give the impression you want people to just hurry up and buy your in app purchase without wooing them with the benefits of the app first. Please fix these two things and i will buy the full version but for now im annoyed with the user experience to the point where im reluctant to buy the unlimited boards
It helps
I'm a contractor. So when I'm Putting estimates together it helps to have pictures and descriptions of the products that I will be using on the project. It would help to have 3D Touch option to zoom in on pics and "pop" it. 😉
I want my money back
Please refund my money. This app is horrible.
Great start
A robust little app. Would like to be able to add multiple files at once with the ink file picker widget (it can be tiresome repeatedly navigating back to the same Dropbox folder 10 times for example).
Annoying "essentials"
The app is great, but why did you make the essentials purchase so annoying? It's absolutely impossible to scroll through your notes. After several times it makes anyone want to delete the app
Good app but…
This is a good app but should be on the iPhone as well…in addition should have the ability to sync both.
Curator - visual notes FAQ
- Is Curator - visual notes free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 175 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Curator - visual notes have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Curator - visual notes?
- Meeting Notes & Work Planner (4.1 from 7,520 reviews, premium from $1.99), Noto - Elegant Note (4.7 from 6,377 reviews, premium from $0.99) and Morpholio Journal – Sketchbook (4.5 from 2,126 reviews, premium from $0.99).
Curator - visual notes download
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Curator - visual notes sells in 175 countries. It was released 12 years and 10 months ago, on 13 Nov 2013. It holds a 3.0 rating from 307 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Curator - visual notes make?
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