Paper by FiftyThree Expands to the iPhone, Gains New Features

[MacRumors]

Popular sketching app Paper by FiftyThree received a major update today, expanding support to the iPhone and adding a range of new features to expand its idea-capturing capabilities. With the new update, Paper builds on its sketching and diagramming tools with support for text, images, lists, and more.

Today's update is Paper's biggest revamp since it launched in 2012, and the company's goal is to turn it into the ultimate mixed media note-taking and idea-aggregating app for better productivity. It's now possible to add images, photos, and text to Paper, and text can be customized with simple swipes. You're also able to pick up text snippets and move them around on the screen with a finger, and entire lists can be built with a swipe.

With image support, Paper users can take a photo directly within the Paper app and then annotate it using the built-in drawing tools. Ideas created in Paper can be shared with friends by email and through a range of social media networks. Here's a full list of the features, new and old, in Paper:

Text, Photos, and Sketching--Each note has the option to take a photo, type a note, or sketch out your idea.

Swipe to Style--A ground-breaking new feature that lets you create fast lists, bullet points, or headlines with a simple swipe of your finger.

Photo Spotlight--A new filter that lets you easily spotlight the area in photos and screenshots that you want to call attention to.

Sketch--All the power of Paper's award-winning tools to write, sketch, diagram, and graph are now in your pocket.

Diagram--Paper recognizes and corrects shapes drawn, making it easy to create presentation-ready shapes for charts, diagrams, flows, and more.

Grid View--grid view means text, photos, and sketches live together in a grid that shows you everything at once and can be rearranged into presentations, outlines, or storyboards.

Spaces--Organize your ideas into separate Spaces that you can name and customize with a cover image. Make as many Spaces as you want.

Universal App--Paper is a universal app that works across iPads and iPhones that run iOS8+.

Pencil--Connect Pencil, FiftyThree's award-winning Bluetooth stylus, for a faster and more natural way to sketch out your ideas.

All of the new features are available on both the iPad and the iPhone, and the existing Paper app is now universal to allow it to work with all of Apple's mobile devices.

Paper by FiftyThree can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

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[Even Longer]

Now we have Pencil for the iPad Pro and 53's Crayon for everything else.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

Two-finger circular undo. Their app itself. Color-mixing. Color-palette. How they did lists and bullet-points in this app. How you close drawing books. They are truly great designers and very innovative. Apple should acquire them and bundle the Paper drawing app into iOS by default. Imagine also when you choose to draw in Notes it pops you temporarily into a Paper view as you complete your drawing. That'd be awesome. They're so talented it'd be great to keep their apps exclusive to Apple and bring that talent in-house. My favourite iPad app.

 

[dazcox5181]

Finally! This brings it pretty much to what was seen in the original Microsoft courier prototype

 

[ConnYoungy]

I wonder how they feel about the "Pencil" name, after Facebook stole their "Paper" name

 

[Jessica Lares]

I waa using it this morning and also thought that this would have been a great Notes extension too!

I like how it’s optimized for your fingers too.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

I can't wait to see this on the iPad pro.

 

[nutmac]

Can anyone tell me how this company makes money? It can't be from the sale of Pencil Stylus alone, which isn't at all required?

 

[rhett7660]

While I can't draw, I still love this program. I agree with what others have said about the design of the product. Awesome app!

 

[Tiguan]

I'm more interested in the new App Store listing. It's taken on the iTunes approach with coloured backgrounds etc. Unless I'm mistaken, this is new... All the other apps I've checked today have the standard white background?

 

[redscull]

I'm more interested in the new App Store listing. It's taken on the iTunes approach with coloured backgrounds etc. Unless I'm mistaken, this is new... All the other apps I've checked today have the standard white background?

Nah, not new at all. Plenty of apps have that treatment, though maybe I've mostly seen it on games?

For example...
Fallout Shelter by Bethesda
https://appsto.re/us/1V8e7.i

 

[lazyrighteye]

Can anyone tell me how this company makes money? It can't be from the sale of Pencil Stylus alone, which isn't at all required?

Via in-app purchases?
The app is pretty basic sans full palette. Fully stocked, It's pretty nice.

 

[lazyrighteye]

I'm more interested in the new App Store listing. It's taken on the iTunes approach with coloured backgrounds etc. Unless I'm mistaken, this is new... All the other apps I've checked today have the standard white background?

That stuck out to me as well. Maybe I don't frequent the store enough, but it's "new to me."
Aesthetically aligns with iTunes, new tvOS, etc.

 

[lazyrighteye]

Now we have Pencil for the iPad Pro and 53's Crayon for everything else.

Right?
I can see why they locked Pencil to iPad Pro at launch - sell more iPad Pros. Hoping it plays nice with iPhone and iPads going forward.

 

[nutmac]

Via in-app purchases?
The app is pretty basic sans full palette. Fully stocked, It's pretty nice.

They used to make money through IAP but they are no longer offered. Rather. they are all free and unlocked.

 

[Jessica Lares]

They have investors. The last fund was 30M. Most likely they're going to branch out into paid plans in the next few quarters. That and a few more tools.

 

[nutmac]

They have investors. The last fund was 30M. Most likely they're going to branch out into paid plans in the next few quarters. That and a few more tools.

Yeah I am guessing they will emulate Evernote's model. But I am not sure if their market is big enough.

I really feel for them though. Apple is doing development community a great disservice by making it hard for them to generate revenue (no upgrade model, no trial mode).

 

[Even Longer]

Right?
I can see why they locked Pencil to iPad Pro at launch - sell more iPad Pros. Hoping it plays nice with iPhone and iPads going forward.

Yes, it is obvious. I just don't get, what you're trying to say here.

My post was not particularly against the guys at 53, - I actually love their paper app and also like their pencil...
But now, after the announcement of that another fruity pencil, - it automatically degrades to a crayon.

Anyways, I really looking forward for the 53' paper app to support apple pencil. In my opinion, it would be a wonderful combination!

 

[Jessica Lares]

Yeah I am guessing they will emulate Evernote's model. But I am not sure if their market is big enough.

I really feel for them though. Apple is doing development community a great disservice by making it hard for them to generate revenue (no upgrade model, no trial mode).

Paper has always been free, and they did sell those IAP tools, so I'm not sure what you're talking about... Some apps do let you try out their tools for a hour, Tayasui Memopad comes to mind. That is also free with the IAP.

They'll probably introduce upgrade pricing next year with iOS 10. I have a feeling the iPad Pro is going to pave the way for this because it will lead to much pricier apps.

If they price themselves to be sustainable, and people use the product, they'll be ok. There are a lot of people who don't want to use Evernote anymore, and want something simpler like this.

 

[iSee]

Paper has always been free, and they did sell those IAP tools, so I'm not sure what you're talking about... Some apps do let you try out their tools for a hour, Tayasui Memopad comes to mind. That is also free with the IAP.

They'll probably introduce upgrade pricing next year with iOS 10. I have a feeling the iPad Pro is going to pave the way for this because it will lead to much pricier apps.

If they price themselves to be sustainable, and people use the product, they'll be ok. There are a lot of people who don't want to use Evernote anymore, and want something simpler like this.

Yeah, previously Paper essentially had a trial and upgrades through IAP: the app was free with one tool (limited trial) and the other tools were IAPs (purchase full product). Later, new tools and features were released as IAPs (paid upgrades).

I bought it all because I love the app. But it seems like not enough people did because they changed business models a couple times -- not a good sign.

IAPs give developers the flexibility to do something pretty close to trials and upgrades, so I'm not sure if Apple made pure versions available that it would change things. I would make the value proposition easier to understand: people know what a trial is an what an upgrade is, but IAPs are more ambiguous... you have to think/read more to understand what you're buying.

But I think the fundamental issue is that people have gotten used to getting so much for free and are usually able to get it.

 

[lazyrighteye]

They used to make money through IAP but they are no longer offered. Rather. they are all free and unlocked.

Huh. Been a while since I check. Interesting.

 

[lazyrighteye]

Yes, it is obvious. I just don't get, what you're trying to say here.

My post was not particularly against the guys at 53, - I actually love their paper app and also like their pencil...
But now, after the announcement of that another fruity pencil, - it automatically degrades to a crayon.

Anyways, I really looking forward for the 53' paper app to support apple pencil. In my opinion, it would be a wonderful combination!

Sorry. I simply meant there is this cool Apple offering that only works with iPad Pro. Wish it worked with other iDevices.
All good. As you were.

 

[Kolvorok77]

Popular sketching app Paper by FiftyThree received a major update today, expanding support to the iPhone and adding a range of new features to expand its idea-capturing capabilities. With the new update, Paper builds on its sketching and diagramming tools with support for text, images, lists, and more.

Today's update is Paper's biggest revamp since it launched in 2012, and the company's goal is to turn it into the ultimate mixed media note-taking and idea-aggregating app for better productivity. It's now possible to add images, photos, and text to Paper, and text can be customized with simple swipes. You're also able to pick up text snippets and move them around on the screen with a finger, and entire lists can be built with a swipe.

With image support, Paper users can take a photo directly within the Paper app and then annotate it using the built-in drawing tools. Ideas created in Paper can be shared with friends by email and through a range of social media networks. Here's a full list of the features, new and old, in Paper:All of the new features are available on both the iPad and the iPhone, and the existing Paper app is now universal to allow it to work with all of Apple's mobile devices.

Paper by FiftyThree can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Paper by FiftyThree Expands to the iPhone, Gains New Features

 

[Kolvorok77]

Wired spins it as the best app for taking notes (not even an average one at it), but what used to be the best iPad drawing and sketching app on the store... has been (maybe in response to Apple's challenge) radically changed... For the worst... Ratings are down to under 2 stars, users are protesting, and the company is actively censoring negative feedback on Facebook in a desperate attempt to hide what is happening...