iAnnotate 4 — PDFs & more for Android

Dropping a long overdue review to endorse this app for grading and reviewing student work. No paper to carry around and cloud integration makes me able to make progress virtually anywhere. I use it in a university setting where all submissions can be made electronically and saved to my preferred location for review. Auto-converts word docs to pdfs for the folks that cannot follow directions and submit their assignments as pdfs - big time-saver compared to early versions that didn't do this if my memory is correct. I primarily make annotations using an Google Pencil, the highlight tool, and the text entry box - my handwriting isn't great. The highlight tool can be wonky sometimes - especially when trying to highlight content across pages or in tables. Students sometimes try to access annotated documents on mobile devices and may not see all feedback. I just have to train them to look for both hand-written comments and feedback boxes. Preview on Android or acrobat reader on windows machines both display complete annotations.

I too am having problems accessing Dropbox. I hope for an update to fix this asap.

save trees 😀

New version doesn’t sync with Dropbox.

I love using this to mark up my scripts for work! The multiple colors and the straight line tool are great! I would LOVE if there was an update that would make double tapping on an Google Pencil switch writing utensils, similar to how the native Google notes app works.