Apps similar to Xtiles and Milanote?

Posted by Ken
Jun 21, 2022 at 05:08 AM

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
Hi, Ken,
> >Walling has cards (which they call bricks) and allow you to move them
>around on their boards (which they call walls). I am not sure that you
>can nest walls, but you can use tabs and set up sections on a wall). For
>something a little more free-form than xtiles, you might look into
>Scrintal or Heptabase, which use the card metaphor and allow you to
>create boards. In Scrintal you can link to other boards (mimicking
>nesting).
> >My problem with xtiles is that you can’t open up a card… that is focus
>on it… which makes long-form writing a bit cramped. Milanote is
>excellent, but it isn’t really a database. But you can put a lot of
>different types of information into a board. It is a little like an
>online Curio… only a little like, though.
> >Scrintal is still in beta and there is a waiting list, and Heptabase
>costs $70 to get into their beta, though there is a money-back period…
>which I took advantage of at one point.
> >I wrote about Walling, xtiles, Heptabase and Scrintal on Medium:
> >https://stephenjzeoli.medium.com/card-based-whiteboard-pkms-5608dfe4a771
> >Steve

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the link to your article. It was a useful read, and is helping me better understand both the concept behind these types of apps and how they can meet some of my needs. I do not believe that I will give up Clickup for my task management, as I really like how it can be set up as to how I think, but it is clearly not the program for what I had tried to use Zoho Notebooks for. Reading your article and watching a bunch of YT reviews of Walling and Milanote (and xTiles) has helped me to better understand why these drag-n-drop type boards are better for things like research and planning. They have come a ways since I used Trello to plan a trip in 2019, and for the better.

I now have free accounts at xTiles, Walling and Milanote and will try to run all three through one project I am working on to see which one seems better suited to my needs. I can easily see how an app like this could be very handy. I seem to be researching more issues in all parts of my life and finding more data than my brain can both absorb and retain. Now, the big question is if I can successfully incorporate one of them into my life.

Thanks,

—Ken