Delight to use … looking forward for future improvements

As a long-time user of the Mac catch-all bucket Yojimbo, I have to say I quite like this App, despite (or because of) its lack of features and simplicity.

Its all about the subtle attention to detail and what makes a very basic Note App really *pleasureable* to use. Beautiful Font choice, deliciously subtle animations, the List Layout view compels you to add Photos to Notes just because they look so good (say attaching a photo to a Quote, or a Recipe, or your weekend pick at the races…). Simple functionality that no-one does nearly as beautifully. Im looking at you Evernote.

Still, for $5, Im expecting some updates in the near-term:

* Text Expander support would really enable it to maintain its simplicity while being much more functional as a Notes App,
* Improved Export for me is more important than Sync (although I wouldnt complain!). Right now Copying/Sharing/Emailing a Note doesnt include Tag information, which is could be as simple as appending Note Text with a Hashtag.
* Sending a Note as a Message doesnt seem to include attached Photos, also a bit of a bummer, but it works great with Email (again, minus any Tag information).
* Landscape mode for my giant thumbs. The whole UI is designed for portrait I realize, particularly the Photo-layout.

All these critics aside, I have total, fanatical faith in QBranch - theyve set themselves up as Appstore Superheroes, and that comes with matching (& probably unfair) expectations from their Legion of fans who have already bought this App. I suspect theyll add landscape-view for the iPhone only after theyve figured out how theyd like to design an iPad version of Vesper and really start competing with Grubers old-boss with a next-generation Yojimbo type App. Considering how burnt out Rich Siegel must be trying to Add iCloud support for it, maybe hed consider simply selling it to QBranch?

clayoquot about Vesper, v1.0