Now your iPhone can have a Notes app and a note pad

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Imagine answering ‘yes’ to ‘do you have a pen and paper handy?’

By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge.

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iPhone with paper notepad on the back, hands are writing on the paper

And on the other side of the iPhone, there’s a Notes app.
Image: Moft

Moft is launching a new MagSafe accessory that adds a literal notepad and pen to the back of your iPhone. The company’s new “Snap Flow” looks like a slim magnetic origami kickstand (like the one Moft is known for) but opens up like a book to reveal a paper pad and a really nifty ballpoint pen that magically folds into a prism shape.

It’s hard to believe there’s a product in 2024 that lets you take handwritten notes while using a revolutionary pocket computing device as a clipboard. Sometimes, the phone and other apps are the hurdles to writing down a story idea in my Notes app before it’s gone forever, so it could be nice to jot down thoughts the old-fashioned way.

The Snap Flow has refillable notepad paper, a clip so you can use a piece of paper as a to-do list, and a “folder” section where you can put notes you want to save for later. You can use the Snap Flow’s kickstand feature to either hold up your iPhone or just your paper pad on a desk to easily glance at your notes.

Moft has already gotten more than $100,000 in Kickstarter pledges for Snap Flow, handily beating its $10,000 goal. If you want to back the accessory, Moft is charging $39 as part of the Kickstarter, which is 20 percent off the eventual retail price of $49. The company plans to ship the Kickstarter orders in September.

Personally, I’ll continue to use the Notes app. But if Moft ever makes a sticky note version of the Snap Flow, I might be interested.

A note on crowdfunding:

Crowdfunding is a chaotic field by nature: companies looking for funding tend to make big promises. According to a study run by Kickstarter in 2015, roughly 1 in 10 “successful” products that reach their funding goals fail to actually deliver rewards. Of the ones that do deliver, delays, missed deadlines, or overpromised ideas mean that there’s often disappointment in store for those products that do get done.

The best defense is to use your best judgment. Ask yourself: does the product look legitimate? Is the company making outlandish claims? Is there a working prototype? Does the company mention existing plans to manufacture and ship finished products? Has it completed a Kickstarter before? And remember: you’re not necessarily buying a product when you back it on a crowdfunding site.

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