Ever had the desire to just start doodling on your iPhone? Ever need to jot down a quick note but didn’t have pen or paper? Ever wish your finger could be a pen with varying thickness and a palette of colors? Well, with Multipad, all of those wishes can come true with this drawing utility app.

Overview
The application is very simple. Essentially, you have 9 working pads on one screen, and you have 8 screens available. On each of the 72 drawing pads, you have the option to undo, redo, change the color/thickness, clear the pad, and go back to the main screen. There is no need to save as the program automatically does this for you.

Wanna play Hangman?
I really like the idea of having a quick app ready for the times when I need to just jot down a simple note, phone number, sketch, or thought. Sometimes, you just don’t want to go through the motion of typing on the iPhone, or you need to illustrate something in doodles rather than words. Multipad allows me to do this, and I don’t have to worry about saving a file, waiting for the app to load, or depend on an Internet connection.

Notes, not Essays.
If there were ever a time that I ever wished for an iPhone stylus, it would probably be to accompany Multipad. I don’t have big fingers, but there were instances where I would struggle to write legible messages. Also, don’t plan on writing your grocery list on here since you’ll be able to fit 5-10 words max. In an update, I would like to see the ability to retain your color and thickness setting, as I noticed the program resorted back to a default thin black line each time I closed and reopened. Also, it is a challenge to make dots as in dotting your I’s. Crossing the T’s is fine, though. Lastly, I’d like the option to clear several pads at once from the main screen.

Conclusion
For what it claims to do, Multipad delivers. As advertised, it’s a fast, simple, and stylish app that allows you to take notes and save them with ease. However, my suspicion is that there are definitely some free apps out there that will be able to perform similar features such as allowing you to take a quick note or doodle. Where Multipad can outperform is in its design (9×8 grid), simplicity (no save needed), and updates (none yet) to address shortcomings. Whether that’s worth a $1.99 price tag depends on your needs.

Doodles is a simple drawing application that is available in Cydia via the iSpazio source. When you first open the application you will get a white page with a lower menu bar…this is actually the main drawing page of the application. The options on the lower menu bar are (left to right); Save, Background Options, Line Options, Symmetry Options and Erase.

The Background option allows you to choose a background for your drawing. You can choose a solid color, a photo out of your Photo Albums or you can take a picture. The only issue I have with this option is that once you have selected a background, there is no way to delete it. You can change the background if you have chosen a color background but you cannot erase the background and if you set a photo as the background or taken a photo for the background you can neither change it nor erase it. You have to close the application and reopen it to start over.

The Line option allows you to choose the size of your brush as well as the color you would like to draw with. This can be changed as many times as you would like in one doodle.

The Symmetry option is pretty cool. It allows you to draw over an axis giving you the option of a vertical axis, horizontal axis or both. To use this feature, you will need to turn it on, select an axis and then select Close. Now when you draw, you will be a mirror image of it based on which axis you chose. You can really do some cool things this option and can also be changed as many times as you would like in one doodle.

The Trash option will delete your drawing. You do not get a warning with this one and it deletes ALL of your drawing not just the last mark. So, make sure you want to erase your entire drawing before you select the trash option. However, it does not erase your background, just what you have drawn. It would be nice it there was a pop-up making sure you wanted to delete your drawing (I have accidentally deleted two drawings already!). I would also love to see a few options such as; letting you undo one mark at a time, an erase all option, an erase background only option….etc.

Now, the Save option. I personally cannot get this option to work. It says that is has saved my doodle to the Photo Library but, it doesn’t show up anywhere in my Photo Albums. So, you will have to take screenshots for now!

Update: Your doodles are indeed saved to your Camera Roll you just cannot see them on your iPhone. However, you can see them when you connect your iPhone to your computer so, you can get them off your iPhone that way.

Once you have chosen all the options you would like, you can just touch the screen to draw.

Overall, this is a very simple application that is most definitely still in its first stages but, I’m excited to see what the updates bring.

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