Ponder: Write, Capture, Record
Kevin Wild Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Ponder: Write, Capture, Record is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Kevin Wild. Rated 4.8/5 from 6 ratings. Requires iOS 26.0.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 6 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 24 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 21
- 2026 · v1.40
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About Ponder: Write, Capture, Record
Ponder is a note-taking app for those people who want to bring the joy of physical notebooks to their iPhone and iPad. It's beautiful, private, customizable, and built for you. Instead of a blank page, Ponder gives you building blocks such as text, photos, quotes, checklists, voice memos, sketches, and more. WRITE, CAPTURE, RECORD We believe note-taking is an invaluable habit to build, which is why we built Ponder. With Ponder you can write down your thoughts, add a photo from your afternoon walk, a quote that stuck with you throughout the day, a checklist for tomorrow, or a voice memo when words aren't enough. Ponder's 20+ block types let you capture life the way you experience it. BLOCK TYPES • Text — Plain text with bold, italic, and strikethrough formatting • Quote — Beautifully styled pull quotes • Hightlight — Highlighted text that stands out • Header — Section headers to organize longer notes • Photo — Add images from your camera or photo library • Checklist — Checkable to-do items • Numbered List — Auto-numbered lists • Line Break — Visual dividers in five styles • Now Playing — Capture the last song you listened to • Web Link — Rich previews of saved links • Location — Drop a pin with a map snapshot • Linked Note — Connect related notes together • Voice Memo — Record audio right in your note • Drawing — Sketch and doodle freehand • Calendar — Add important events to your note • Ratings — Rate movies, TV shows, and books • Videos — Add a video to your note • Bulleted List — Bulleted lists (what else can we say?) • *NEW* Receipts — Record your purchases • *NEW* Prompts — Get inspired to write • *NEW* Scoreboard — Record past, live, and future games • *NEW* Files — Attach files to your note • *NEW* Image Gallery — Add stylish image galleries • *NEW* Logbook — Log activities throughout your day • .. and more! PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your notes are encrypted on-device using AES-256 encryption. No account or sign-up required. No servers reading your thoughts. Your data stays on your device, protected by the same encryption standard used by banks and governments. Optionally enable iCloud Sync to keep your encrypted notes available across all your Apple devices. DESIGNED TO BE YOURS Choose from five included accent colors or create your own. Ponder's app icon even changes to match your chosen color. Adjust font sizes, customize your toolbar layout, change note backgrounds, and make the app feel like it was made for you. FEATURES • Block-based editor with drag-and-drop reordering • Support for multiple notebooks • Automatic weather tagging on notes • Mood-selection for every note • Tags for organizing notes • Share Cards feature for sharing notes to social media • Pin important notes to the top • Pull-down filters for quick sorting • Customizable "Start a Note" tiles • iCloud Sync across all your devices • Face ID protection • Dynamic app icon that matches your highlight color • Custom highlight colors • iPad support with split view, keyboard shortcuts, and cursor support • Dark mode • Customizable line break styles • Search across your notes • .. and so much more! Ponder is a focused, thoughtful space for capturing what matters to you.
Ratings & reviews
4.8
6 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.40 · Updated June 21, 2026
PONDER 1.4 UPDATE! This update is one of the biggest Ponder has seen yet. It includes fun new features, noticeable performance improvements, and a long list of refinements. *NEW* Share Card Feature Have you ever wanted to share your notes on social media? Ponder 1.4 makes it easy to do just that. Simply tap the share icon, customize what you’d like to share, and Ponder will generate an image for you to use on Instagram. Give it a try! *NEW* Notebooks Feature Up until now all your notes belonged to one notebook. No more! You can now create multiple notebooks and easily access them from the list view. Just go into Settings, click "Notebooks", and create a new notebook. Need some ideas? How about a notebook for your work notes? Or a notebook for all the quotes you love? The options are endless! *NEW* Note Backgrounds You can now change the background of an individual note for extra personalization. Simply click the three dots in the top left of your note and select "Change Background". We’ve included a bunch of different background patterns for you to choose from. *NEW* Image Gallery Block This is one of our new favourite blocks. Add an image gallery block to your note and you can select up to 6 images to display in a gallery. We’ve included a few different gallery styles that will look beautiful in your notes. *NEW* Logbook Block If you’re someone who likes to log what happens during your day, this block is for you! Perfect for keeping track of daily events. *MASSIVE* Performance Improvements We’ve made performance improvements all throughout Ponder. It should feel snappier and load faster. *NOTE:* We also changed how Ponder stores data, so expect the app to use more of the storage space on your device. Ponder 1.4 includes many other improvements, such as: - Fix for how portrait images are shown in notes - Added ability to choose line break style when adding a line break block - Added new “Stamp” photo style - Added more font choices - When adding a tag with #, tags will now show/filter in the block toolbar - Video blocks now play inline instead of defaulting to fullscreen - Added prompt to trim videos ahead of placing a video block - Added 5 minute / 50MB cap to the video block - For videos larger than 50MB, they will not sync via iCloud and will show a placeholder on other devices - Tapping on a receipt or rating block will now allow you to edit the details of your receipt/rating - Fixed some issues with the cursor and list blocks - Fixed issue where keyboard couldn’t be dismissed while cursor was within a list block - Increased the font size of the list blocks to match the rest of the text - Made several design improvements to the list view when the “Group by Date” setting is disabled - Fixed various photo styles when used with portrait images - Users can now swipe down to close fullscreen images - Added indicator to show when notes are being exported - Added blank space at the bottom of the note so the cursor doesn’t get hidden behind keyboard - Added setting to hide/show blocks from the block toolbar - .. and much more!
App privacy
The developer, Kevin Wild, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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