Paper by WeTransfer App Reviews

Poor, poor Georg and Co. They raised 30M in VC money not so long ago and now they are asking for a subscription model? Seriously??? They single-handedly made a great art app into a mediocre note taking app and totally ignored the outcry of their long time users. Perhaps they should downsize their fancy schmanzy NYC loft digs if they are hurting that bad. The Paper53 crowd obviously lives in their little microcosm and doesnt realize that some wonderful artists have left Paper 53 in the dust. They instead have turned to the stellar Procreate and Tayasui Sketches (which continues to upgrade and support their artist users). Paper53s calligraphy brush they messed with and it does not perform like the the old one, no matter what the hipster 53 coders say. They refused to offer a classic 53 and never responded to their original users(who paid for every.single.offering) when they begged for a simpler app. I dont feel sorry for poor 53. How they hell did they manage to burn through 30m+++ when they havent improved or offered any decent upgrades? This is mediocre app is a shell of what it was. They are incredibly out of touch with their user base. Even the Tumblr site is stale. Other apps (like the aforementioned Procreate) dont beg their users for more money. This is so ridiculous. What is the cost to maintain?? You havent given us anything for a long, long time except to turn this into another note-taking app. Good grief. Cut back your overhead. You certainly arent putting any creativity into Paper.

It is getting there. Commands are not intuitive. Many missteps in trying to use Do not need to be informed that I need to purchase their pen to use. Any kind of stylus should work May they again and again may not Keep it going

Endless creativity

Theyre not appearing here. Before I drop $60.00 for a pen, I want to see in flow charting, org charting, etc., not just how to draw boxes, but how to enter text so theyre useful. Can Paper replace my need for Power Point and other Flow Charting Apps? Im looking for the ONE go-to App where I can do everything. For that, Ill subscribe. But Im still looking for what Paper can do that I need it to do.

This is not the award-winning version of this app that many people ALREADY PAID FOR. They ditched that version a year ago and have been struggling to make a notes app that actually makes sense. Now they are looking for patrons? After making it clear they will ignore their paying customers requests and instead tell you what you want from their app? No way, FiftyThree. This version misses the mark by a long shot. The UI is not intuitive, and many features that used to work quite smoothly are now glitchy or hard to find. The great art tools are still great, but Paper is trying too hard to be all things at once. I still miss the old version of this app. Now, it seems FiftyThree misses the enthusiastic user base they had for that version, who were willing to pay to support their work. Too bad. The app is supposed to be universal, but it does not sync between iPhone and iPad, and there is no app for Mac. That makes it less than practical or useful as a notes app. You cannot switch to portrait mode on iPad, which is frustrating to say the least. The frequent tweaks and updates seem all about coming up with new names for notes and notebooks, and new configurations for menus, and not much else. Now they want "patrons", and soon enough they will ask for subscribers. This app is not worth paying a monthly fee for, at all.

Turns more into a bad note app with every update.

This is amazing tool for sketching and drawing. It wasnt an easy learning curve for me, but with repeated tutorials and working with it, its does what I want. Ive used to draw pictures of story content and it helps me understand the message. Im not artistic, but my stick figures work for me. With this app I can add emotion with the brush, draw straight lines, and choose any color I want. I love this so much Im getting a Pencil (53) for Christmas!

... kidding? But there is redemption--read on. Mission creep and abandonment of early, unique features that worked PERFECTLY remain a big problem. Although the previous update was a slight improvement, and got the app back from 1 to 3 stars for me, I am going to knock them back to 2 stars for continuing to ignore their early adopters. I used to feel comfortable entering the app and just sketching, painting and doodling and putting together notebooks. I paid $7 or $8 for all of the tools while they were still charging for them. I didnt mind it when they went free a couple of months later. If Fifty-Three is stuck on this business app idea, maybe they should consider something like a separate "Paper Classic" and revive the old notebooks and all of the other original caffeinated features. How hard could that be? Id pay to be a patron of that!

Patron?...NO...WAY. Not until you offer Paper Classic, a version of the original app BEFORE all the note taking crap. Then Ill sign up in a heartbeat.

I mean I love you guys and all the good changes like zoom, color mixing, and undo. (And the tools are fun, but I cant find a "fill" function?)

Haha theyre asking for subscriptions now?? After destroying their once amazingly great app with their own hands, theyre actually asking for more money?? The world moved on when you gutted your iPad app, we left for Procreate and other sketching/painting apps that actually care about their existing users. Studio53 can disappear into irrelevance because they already have.

When I first intalled Paper it was lots of fun and although Im not "artsy" it was very useful for note taking and sketches. The interface was simple and intuitive. Then I didnt use it for a while. When I came back it was changed! The interface, once delightfully direct, was now. . . kludgey. Want to delete a page? Where once you could just ball it up and throw it away now you must: select the page; open the menu; click on delete; confirm delete. It seems so stupid now. I uninstalled it.

I used to just launch this app and start drawing/sketching/painting- which I LOVED- and now I dont even know HOW to use it! WHY did you ruin a perfectly great, perfectly intuitive app?? I loved this so much and now Im going to delete it and find a replacement- which makes me both sad and angry because I paid for all of the tools! Thank you for ruining a wonderful app for those of us who absolutely loved it the way it was.

And for this reason I cant use it

When I originally got Paper, I also splurged on their pencil, since I like to practice my hiragana and katakana. Now, with the inability to hop into portrait mode or to change my default book, I find using Paper to be a hassle instead of the joy it used to be.

Started with a great app. Whats happening?

I love the tools and features, but I cant smudge with my Apple Pencil?? I used to use my finger but that does not work. How do I change that?

I love the freedoms to create. 53 offers you that freedom by allowing you visually put your ideas in a safe place.

Back in early 2016 I got this app, thinking it would finally be my answer to looking for a good drawing pad. I opened the app, signed up, and it worked great! Until I had to do a factory reset on my iPad..... I re downloaded the app, hoping that all my old drawings would be there, but I logged in and it was just a light blue screen. Since this seemed to be a pretty good app, I thought Id let it load. It sat there for about 30 minutes until I checked on it only to find that nothing had happened. I deleted it and re downloaded it again, and again, and again, only to get the same results... its been like this for about three months now, considering its now 2017. I dont know if there was a bad update to it as of right now, but I dont recommend wasting your time.

The eraser on their pencil almost never works. On the rare occasion it does work, the pencil tip then stops working until you restart the app. It is clear these people do not care about you. Why should you care about what they are selling?