Apps similar to Xtiles and Milanote?

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jun 20, 2022 at 04:43 PM

Hi, Ken,

Walling has cards (which they call bricks) and allow you to move them around on their boards (which they call walls). I am not sure that you can nest walls, but you can use tabs and set up sections on a wall). For something a little more free-form than xtiles, you might look into Scrintal or Heptabase, which use the card metaphor and allow you to create boards. In Scrintal you can link to other boards (mimicking nesting).

My problem with xtiles is that you can’t open up a card… that is focus on it… which makes long-form writing a bit cramped. Milanote is excellent, but it isn’t really a database. But you can put a lot of different types of information into a board. It is a little like an online Curio… only a little like, though.

Scrintal is still in beta and there is a waiting list, and Heptabase costs $70 to get into their beta, though there is a money-back period… which I took advantage of at one point.

I wrote about Walling, xtiles, Heptabase and Scrintal on Medium:

https://stephenjzeoli.medium.com/card-based-whiteboard-pkms-5608dfe4a771

Steve

Ken wrote:
It seems that my need for a notebook has graduated from something simple
>like Zoho Notebooks, to something more like what Xtiles offers. I find
>that I am having to research too many items or issues for my brain to
>recall whatever information I have learned and often seem to be starting
>from scratch when I need to resume my research on any one item. I like
>the approach that Xtiles uses with blocks, subpages and tabs as it
>allows me to move around links, video or information as I work my way
>through what I have found and may want to categorize or group items. I
>am not familiar with Milanote, but from what I can tell, it offers a
>somewhat similar ability to move around data. Are there any other
>programs that allow me to easily move and group information similar to
>the way Xtiles does. Most of the issues I research will be discrete, so
>it is almost like I am creating a space for each topic. I am primarily
>working on a Windows PC, but multi-platform products are always welcome.
> >Thanks,
> >—Ken