Snap Markup - Annotation Tool

I have just started using this tool. What I like is that the tool is easy to use. It lets me add text, lines, simple shapes, and freehand markups to a photo or other graphic file. I can also add blur effects to remove details like names on the original photo before posting. For me at least, nearly all the similar apps have been disappointingly complex to use and not very user friendly. I finally found this one that does what I want and is simple to use. One user hint, start on the left with the color and size icon first then mark up. But even if you make a mistake you can undo the markup and start over from the previous stage of your markup.

I noticed right away that it’s saving every picture that I edit and save twice. Not a big deal, I can just delete the extra copy. I really like the “focus” feature, I just wish it were a little more forgiving. I’m trying to focus in on several areas of text and get them to kind of line up, but once I get to a point it kind of makes the text overlap (for lack of a better word). I’m still playing with it and I think it’s going to be a very helpful app! I’m sure with a few more updates it’ll be amazing! I haven’t seen the pop ups asking for a rating, but I’ve literally just used it for like 15 minutes. It’s definitely got a lot more to offer than the built in mark up app and I haven’t seen any others like it! I’ll definitely update my rating if I see a need to! Keep up the awesome work! I’m very happy with the app! RESPONSE TO DEVELOPER: Thank you for your kind reply. I’m very happy with the app and look forward to the continued updates and improvements (though I don’t see anything that needs improvement). I enjoy the app a lot and will recommend it to anyone I know with an iPhone! :)

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Good: This app has some nice features including blur to obscure elements in a photo and lines, circles, rectangles, etc. Bad: the drawing tool makes horrible jagged curves so writing is not an option. Would be better if it flowed like a pen. The text tool works well, but won’t add a second line when you hit return. so if your sentence is long you need to create separate text boxes for each line and then there is no numerical sizing to apply to each text box - therefore you are guessing the size of text. Not sure: When you make a mark (circle, arrow, etc. ) I cant figure out how to reposition it. You can reposition text and numbers, but how do you move shapes. I end up redoing a lot of them to get the sale positioned correctly. All in all, I like it and will continue to use it. Hoping for improvements as mentioned above. And stop with the rating nag!

I’m still finding Snap Markup helpful and am very appreciative to have it! Since I’m a visual learner, I like to screen-shot reminders (to get back to), then crop 'um down to save up some space. I think cropping with iPad photo doesn’t really save space, 'cause if I go back to a cropped photo, I can always revert it back to it's original -so, it's only a VIsual crop, huh. I also love adding informative text and different colored arrows and such -on top of the shot/photo...very helpful for my forgetful mind! Con: Once in a while, for some reason, when I touch the texted box I just created, it "explodes" into a gigantic font. Then I have to find the corner of it to downsize it back to fit in the photo. It's do-able, 'just annoying.

This app gets the job done with some patience, but I have a lot of issues with it. For one, the draw tool seems to be calibrated incorrectly — I have to hold my finger below where I want to draw. This is not a huge deal once you get used to it, but still a little awkward to use. It also seems to draw pretty unevenly and leave some marks outside of where I draw. Also, the undo button doesn’t work properly. Sometimes when I hit the undo button it will not undo the last action, but rather the one before it, leaving the other alone.