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Posted by Paul Korm
Dec 22, 2017 at 12:16 PM
The Agenda team wrote me to say “Beta refers to the fact that we’re still in an (invite-only) test phase of the app, we do however believe the app is very close to 1.0 and that it’s fair to start charging for the premium features. ” Fair enough, but sort of stretches the common understanding of “beta”—I don’t regret the purchase, just saying…
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Dec 22, 2017 at 03:12 PM
I also thought of NotePlan when I started working with the app. There are some big differences, however. For one, NotePlan is designed more as a journal, where you keep multiple notes in one document assigned to a specific date. In Agenda, you have multiple, individual note “documents” assigned to dates AND to projects. NotePlan is calendar-centric while Agenda is more note-centric. I am not saying you can’t achieve the same thing with either app, its just a matter of approach.
I was going to pay for the upgrade, but the in-app form didn’t give me any reassurance the transaction was secure, so I stopped. Then I got an email reminding me I hadn’t completed the transaction (I’d entered my email in the form), and that was from Paddle, so I confidently bought the upgrade… just relating this in case anyone else had the same concern.
Steve Z.
Paul Korm wrote:
I agree, it is a pretty nifty. It’s basically a redo of Eduard
>Metzger’s NotePlan, which Eduard has written about many times on this
>forum. So far, Agenda adds nothing significant to NotePlan’s feature
>set, and there’s no Agenda iOS app yet. Agenda’s UI is more
>“Things-like”, which is important.
>
>I was surprised that to use all the features in the beta, I had to pay
>$17.99 to “unlock” the pro version. I’ve read that others did not have
>that experience—so maybe there is some A/B testing going on: some
>testers pay, others don’t.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Dec 22, 2017 at 04:06 PM
This also doesn’t explain why some users had to pay for the upgrade and others not…
Paul Korm wrote:
The Agenda team wrote me to say “Beta refers to the fact that we’re
>still in an (invite-only) test phase of the app, we do however believe
>the app is very close to 1.0 and that it’s fair to start charging for
>the premium features. ” Fair enough, but sort of stretches the common
>understanding of “beta”—I don’t regret the purchase, just saying…
>
>
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Dec 22, 2017 at 04:19 PM
Maybe the ones who didn’t have to pay were earlier “testers.” Now that they feel it is near ready, they are asking payment for the premium features. Just a guess.
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
This also doesn’t explain why some users had to pay for the upgrade and
>others not…
>
>Paul Korm wrote:
>The Agenda team wrote me to say “Beta refers to the fact that we’re
>>still in an (invite-only) test phase of the app, we do however believe
>>the app is very close to 1.0 and that it’s fair to start charging for
>>the premium features. ” Fair enough, but sort of stretches the common
>>understanding of “beta”—I don’t regret the purchase, just saying…
>>
>>
Posted by MadaboutDana
Dec 22, 2017 at 11:39 PM
I haven’t paid for the upgrade yet because I don’t (currently) need the handful of features the Pro version adds on. But otherwise I’m using Agenda in anger; it does warn me if I try doing something (like saving a search, for example) that can only be done with the Pro version. If it goes on evolving as it has done so far, I’ll undoubtedly acquire the iOS app and register in full.
The forum is worth visiting, incidentally. The development team is very responsive and interested in feedback. I know the other thing it reminds me of: NoteSuite, although it isn’t yet able to attach documents (it will be, apparently).
One of the most impressive features is the built-in access to the forum, directly from the app. Click on the little Agenda icon in the top-right corner, just next to the “GET ALL FEATURES” button. A separate window opens up, offering instant access to the (very nicely designed) forum. Not something I’ve seen executed as well as this before.