Timestamped Field Notes4.9 - App Store

When recording observations the last thing you want to be doing is looking down at your device, struggling with typos, entering times.

Timestamped Field Notes allows efficient note taking; time-stamping each entry as you make it. Simply tap buttons to record the most commonly recorded events (or most used words), significantly reducing the need for typing. Fallback to the keyboard only when required.

Export your notes in chronological order by exporting to cloud storage as CSV, JSON or plain text.

Timestamped Field Notes supports timestamps to minutes or to seconds; configurable to display and/or export seconds (although they are always stored in case you change your mind.) Dates and/or Times can be exported.

Note: Initially developed for monitoring nesting Peregrine Falcons (recording audibles, location activity, territory behaviors) this application can be configured for other time-stamped note taking endeavors:

- Behavioral Event Recording (wildlife species, human subjects; students/teachers/patients/other.)
- Personal well-being journal or daily notes log.
- Marking key time points in interviews for easier post production (e.g. video editing.)
- Interview note taking.

Timestamped Field Notes supports multiple keyword sets.

Version History Configuration options (see "Manage" / "Configure Application / Settings" ) for:
- Enable search across events and/or notes.
- Group events by date/time (e.g. group by month.)
- Group notes by date/time (e.g. group by hour.)
- Refresh on latest platform. 4.9 07/06/2019 Simplified user interface (and internals) leading to improved startup experience.
Various bug fixes and optimizations.
Refresh to latest platform. 4.8 10/23/2018 Fixes and optimizations. 4.7 05/15/2018 Getting started welcome screens, for quicker setup. 4.6 03/23/2018 Simplified start-up for new users.
3D touch application shortcuts.
Visual flagging of "export status" on events. 4.5 02/01/2018 - Improvements in handling switching between multiple long lived events.
- Now displays the "entry time" for a note, while entering, for improved user feedback.
- Updated database for internal time tracking improvements.
- New option to include "start time" as well as "end time" on an entry. 4.4 12/14/2017 New link to documentation
Fixes and optimizations, including:
- Resolves incorrectly blank buttons
- Removes ability to adjust the data entry field off screen
- Manual export now only exports new events, not all.
- Shared events are now marked as exported.
- 'Redo' your exported events to have them be exported again. 4.3 10/27/2017 General refresh / update.
Color sets for button colors, and basic button style.
More event swipe actions.
Bug fix for first time exporting (creating folder.) 4.2 09/26/2017 Various improvements and optimizations. More control over creating new events (collections of notes), and uploading events in background. 4.1 08/14/2017 Rebuilt from the ground up to support the latest iOS technologies. 4.0 06/14/2017 Updated for iOS 9, including adjusts for multitasking. 3.1 07/21/2016 Support latest Operations System and latest Devices
Improved Text Buttons & Notes Log Interface
Improved User Interface and Settings integration 3.0 10/30/2014 Automated batch export.
Export dates and well as times.
Share keyword sets.
Minor bug fixes. 2.3 04/27/2014 Automated batch export.
Export dates and well as times.
Share keyword sets. 2.2 02/27/2014 - Fixes for multiple keyword sets on iPad
- Export to Dropbox 2.1 10/30/2013 Updated for iOS 7.
Support for multiple sets of words.
Setting for explicit 12 or 24 hour usage. 2.0 10/11/2013 Fixes and Improvements to Export mechanisms (for CSV and/or plain text.) 1.9 07/31/2013 Additional Export Capabilities
Various Bug Fixes and UI enhancements 1.8 07/19/2013 Additional Export Capabilities 1.7 06/30/2013 - iPhone 5 screen size support.
- More colors and groups.
- Improved contrast on buttons.
- Link to HELP. 1.6 02/23/2013 Minor bug fixes (e.g. 24 hour or AM/PM.) 1.5 11/19/2012 Ability to edit the event name and/or group. 1.4 10/23/2012 New preference settings:
- Now can display and/or export timestamps in seconds
- Optional CSV export format 1.3 09/13/2012 Enhanced entry manipulation:
- Add new entry (setting date/time & text)
- Edit date/time and/or text 1.2 08/01/2012 - Import and Export of "quick text" (for sharing between devices.)
- Suggests new "quick text" from existing notes.
- Improved usability in various orientations, including when keyboard is present. 1.1 05/09/2012