INKredible PRO

My Experience with INKredible PRO

I downloaded this app about five weeks ago because I needed a solid note-taking app for a project I’m working on at my job—mostly brainstorming ideas and sketching rough layouts for presentations. My previous app, GoodNotes, was fine but it felt bloated with features I never touched, and I didn’t want to pay their subscription. So I gave INKredible PRO a shot after seeing it mentioned in a random Reddit thread. First impression? It’s clean. Really clean. No splash screens or pop-ups begging me to rate it right away. I started writing on a Tuesday afternoon at my desk with my Apple Pencil, and the ink flow felt surprisingly natural—like a gel pen on cheap notebook paper, which I actually prefer over the slippery glass feel. The palm rejection worked right out of the box, which was a relief because I tend to rest my whole hand on the screen like a Neanderthal. I’ve been using it daily for about a month now, and it hasn’t crashed once. That’s rare for me. My iPhone 15 Pro handles it smoothly, no lag when I zoom in on a PDF or switch between notebooks. One thing that bugged me early on was figuring out how to export my notes—I spent like 15 minutes tapping around until I found the share button hidden in a corner. But once I got the hang of it, things clicked. I even emailed support once because my handwriting looked pixelated on an exported PDF. They replied after three days, which felt slow, but the fix they suggested (changing the export resolution setting) worked perfectly. So, mixed bag on the customer service speed, but it got sorted.

Features Worth Noting

The biggest win for me is the palm rejection. I’m a messy writer—I drag my hand across the screen constantly—and with other apps I’d get random lines or zooming in by accident. INKredible PRO handles it like a champ. I barely notice it working, which is exactly what you want. The pen options are solid: a fountain pen that shades nicely, a ballpoint for quick notes, and a highlighter that doesn’t look like a toddler smeared it. I’m not an artist, so I don’t need a hundred brushes. There’s also a feature where you can import PDFs and jot notes directly on them. I used that last week to mark up a contract my boss sent me, and it felt way more natural than typing comments in a document. The paper backgrounds are nice too—I use the grid option for sketching diagrams, and the ruled paper for general notes. One feature I didn’t expect to like is the auto-save. It saved me once when I closed the app by accident mid-sentence, and my note was right there when I reopened it. That alone earned my trust. The toolbar is customizable, which I appreciate because I removed the eraser and zoom tools I never use. It’s not flashy, but it’s functional. For a paid app, I expected a bit more polish in the UI—some icons look like they were designed in 2017—but it gets out of my way and lets me write, which is the whole point.

What Needs Work

Alright, here’s where I get honest. The interface feels a little dated. The icons are small and kinda ugly, and the settings menu is buried in a weird sub-menu that took me forever to find. I also wish there were more paper templates—like dotted or graph paper in different colors. Right now you only get a handful, and they’re all pretty basic. Another annoyance: you can’t rearrange notebooks in the library. They show up in the order you created them, and that drives me crazy because I like my most-used notebook at the top. I ended up numbering my notebook titles just to keep things organized. And the export options? Fine for PDF and PNG, but I couldn’t figure out how to export as a Word doc or plain text—maybe that’s not a feature, but it would help at work. The biggest letdown was the support response time. I contacted them on a Saturday and didn’t hear back until Tuesday evening. That’s three days for a simple question. I get that they’re a small team, but for a paid app, I’d expect at least a same-day reply. Also, the app drained my battery noticeably the first week, though a recent update seemed to fix that. Oh, and the handwriting search feature? I tried it once and it couldn’t find a single word I wrote, even in neat print. So that’s basically useless for me.

Pricing

It’s a one-time purchase, not a subscription, which is honestly why I picked it. I paid around nine bucks, I think? No hidden upsells or free trial running out after a week. You buy it, you own it. That feels fair compared to apps like Notability that charge yearly. For what it does—note-taking, PDF markup, decent pen feel—I’d say it’s worth it. But I’d be annoyed if they bump the price or switch to a subscription model later. It’s not cheap enough to be an impulse buy, but for anyone who writes notes daily, it pays for itself in a few weeks.

Developer Notes

WriteOn seems like a small developer. The app doesn’t get updates every month, but they did push one a couple weeks ago that fixed a crash on newer iPhones. I appreciate that they’re still supporting it. The tutorials on their website are basic but helpful for learning the trickier stuff like importing files. I wish they had a quicker support option—maybe a chat or a FAQ that actually answers common questions. But the one interaction I had was polite and solved my issue, even if it took days. They clearly care about the app, but it feels like a side project, not a full-time commitment. That’s fine by me as long as it keeps working.

Security & Privacy

I didn’t think much about this until my project file got pretty sensitive—names and numbers I didn’t want floating around. INKredible PRO doesn’t sync to the cloud unless you turn it on, which I didn’t. Everything stays on your device. They also ask for minimal permissions—just storage access for importing PDFs and photos. No creepy microphone or camera access. Their privacy policy says they don’t collect usage data or sell your notes. For a note-taking app, that’s pretty much all I need. If you want end-to-end encryption or biometric lock, you won’t find it here. But for my use, it’s secure enough. I just don’t write my passwords in it, same as any app.