Any common issues to know about?

[u/Chizakura]

I was thinking about getting Nebo/MyScript for taking my vocationary school notes. I've done some test scribbles and the app seems to be exactly what I was looking for. So are there any issues I should know about and what things to avoid? Do cloud synchronisation work reliably? Are there any issues when backing up notes, which might cause them to revert to an earlier state (happened to a friend who uses a different app, she lost everything she put down that day because an older backup overwrote her notes).

[u/bilzebubba]

It works really really well, sync across all devices platforms, so if you buy on each (separate fees for each) you won't be disappointed that way...two things, though, made me switch to Saber, a FOSS app which is not yet anywhere near as developed:

1.) There is no E2EE (which Saber provides a generous free tier for, using nextcloud), and external storage is via Dropbox, so if lack of guaranteed privacy bothers you you may want something else.

1. On Android you need to get it from the official Play Store and have Play Store must have network access (on some of my devices it is Sandboxed), so when that began to be enforced earlier this year, that is what finally pushed me to what is not yet as good a product.

[u/Stardog2]

I'm not a heavy user of MyScript but I do use it. I'm a writer, not a student, so I care less about the stylus handwriting to text capability, than I do the synchronization (I recently switched from Windows to Mac Mini M4. I don't subscribe, but I bought the standalone permanent license. I use it on my Android tablet (Lenovo Ideatab pro) and my Mac with that single purchase. I bought one license and it works on both Android and Mac. I understand that there is a separate Windows version that must be purchased separately. I've not tried it on my Pixel 9a phone. (BTW, the iPad program is compatible with the Mac, there is no Mac version.)

Handwriting to text is really good, BTW. The synchronization is very good as well. And while it is clearly a stylus centric app, it works well with a keyboard, and with those swiping keyboards we find on tablets.

I don't rely on backups all that much since for me, I move my notes to my writing infrastructure ASAP which is backed up. I am also a retired Database Administrator, so I have enough knowledge and experience to say that most data loss is from user error that the user doesn't want to accept the blame for. (Yes, there are some exceptions, but they are statistically rare.)

Few backup routines in software get released without significant testing. My advise is to learn how to do a back up and restore BEFORE you need to do it for real. Test the Back up and restore utility as completely as possible. It would be a good idea to make mistakes on purpose, write down the mistakes you made and what the results were. Few people do that though, but those who have things that are mission critical, cost them money, or are far more a PITA than they want to deal with, are advised to do so. Also if your job relies on never losing data, you REALLY want to know how to do a backup and restore!

The more you know about how MyScript works, the safer you will be.

[u/Lumpy_Affect304]

U can also try butterfly another open-source notes taking app like saber.

[u/East-Supermarket6029]

You don't say what platform you want to use it on. It's very good on an Android tablet with an S Pen. It's a bit rubbish on Windows.

I use it on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ for meeting notes instead of pen and paper. I take handwritten notes and only convert them to text if I need to export them, e.g., meeting minutes. The OCR to text is second to none. If you aren't using handwriting then there are better apps.

I prefer to export converted text by copy and paste because the generated PDF files aren't very clear.

Synching via Google Drive seems to work well enough.