Active note-taking system for 1-1 meetings
Shares rank 20 of 33 note-taking apps by recommenders
A simple, focused web tool for note-taking in 1-1 meetings that people say does one thing well. Early critics report sign-in code and signup problems.
A simple, focused web tool for note-taking in 1-1 meetings that people say does one thing well. Early critics report sign-in code and signup problems.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple, focused, does one thing
“This sort of small targeted saas is the dream.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s” “It does one thing and does it simply.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s” Fits a need for note-taking
“reducing friction when note-taking is super valuable”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s” “exactly what I've been looking for”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s” Enthusiastic first impressions
“This is really great, I love it already.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s” “Nice. Going to try this out.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sign-in codes fail or never arrive
“my sign in code always gets "That code has expired. Please try again." error messages even if I received it mere seconds ago”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s” “the message with the sign-in code never arrived”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: I built a system for active note-taking in regular meetings like 1-1s”
Other note-taking apps people recommend
The four most recommended other note-taking apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian | 447 | 145 | 76% | 12 | 1 yr13 owners | Approved |
| Org mode | 175 | 37 | 83% | 12 | 10 yrs16 owners | Approved |
| Notion | 91 | 123 | 43% | 12 | 7 yrs4 owners | — |
| Logseq | 52 | 28 | 65% | 11 | — | — |
| Active note-taking system for 1-1 meetingsThis page | 10 | 6 | 63% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“When I create an org it doesn't appear in the list until refresh.”
“the message with the sign-in code never arrived”
“reducing friction when note-taking is super valuable”
“It does one thing and does it simply.”
“my sign in code always gets "That code has expired. Please try again." error messages even if I received it mere seconds ago”
“why on Earth is this hosted on web, this is something you clearly do not want to leave you device”
“you won't get anywhere in corporate America with your product unless you offer SSO”
“I can't paste my email address into the email address field when I try to sign up”
“I like the concept but feel kinda dumb: how do I add an action?”
“Nice. Going to try this out.”
“This sort of small targeted saas is the dream.”
“This is really great, I love it already.”
“exactly what I've been looking for”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.