As a matter of principle, I'd return the app for a refund and buy something else, if I could. Previously available as a one-off 8.99 purchase, Notability for iPhone, iPad, and Mac is now free to download on the App Store, but not all the features are available in the 'freemium' version. The problem could be simply solved with a little note in the App Store listings and on Ginger Labs' own website that says (something like), 'Cross-platform functionality requires purchase of both Notability for iOS and for MacOS.' Both Apple & Ginger Labs should be embarrassed by this.Īt this point, I've just started using Notability on my iOS devices I don't know if I'll have need of it on my MacBook, but this leaves a very bad taste. Like Notability, Apple's Pages, Numbers & Keynote apps share content across iOS & MacOS platforms via the iCloud similarly, Evernote's free version also has apps for both iOS and MacOS, as do many, many other apps. The only suggestions are (a) the compatibility declaration (a different one on each page) and (b) a link to the other app store page for the other version.Īpple customers have every reason to be disappointed & annoyed by Ginger Labs' (apparently intentional & clearly ambiguous) omission. At home, in the office, or on the road, your notes are always with you, thanks to iCloud.' Nothing in any of the Ginger Labs' Notability listings explicitly says that two instances of the app - one for iOS and one for MacOS - must be purchased to make this happen. Stay organized and up-to-date wherever you are. The Ginger Labs site proudly proclaims, directly over a graphic showing an iPad, iPhone and a MacBook Air: 'All you notes, one place. 'Misleading' is the kindest word that can be used to describe Ginger Labs' own website and its listings on Apple's App Stores. It never occurred to me that I should research the veracity &/or reliability of the descriptions of the applications made available on Apple's stores. I, too, was puzzled by this circumstance and very disappointed to discover this thread on an Apple discussion board more than three years after jjmccormick08's original post.

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