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First impressions:

1. Screenshots don't show much worth the price. Yes, I know this is unfair, but screenshots which show the true value proposition really matter. I don't get this here.

2. I can already do this with Notes.app.

3. With editing features that make Notes more of a datastore than just plain ol' text, the app could be interesting .. like, a JSON or XML editor overlay, maybe .. hmm ..

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> "With editing features that make Notes more of a datastore than just plain ol' text, the app could be interesting .. like, a JSON or XML editor overlay, maybe .. hmm .."

Could you expand on that a little? Do you mean keyboard buttons to insert patterns common when writing in those languages?

I think what the GP means is exporting the data to various formats. Maybe saving your content to iCloud Docs could be an easy win? I do something similar with an app of mine.

I've added this feature in the pending update actually :)

Well, you've already got a macro interface, so yeah - some kind of inline editor for JSON records I paste to my Notes could be quite useful .. and would help differentiate in a way that isn't "Just more Notes" functionality ..

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