Get Quip, Quick!
August 30, 2017

Get Quip, Quick!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Quip

  • Used as note taking app.
  • Used to share minutes following meeting (there is a note share functionality built in, so you don't have to email out to the team afterwards).
  • Used to communicate concepts in meetings, where on screen aid is required but PowerPoint would be overkill.
  • In certain instances, used for on the fly spreadsheet calculations, due to the in build xls capability. This is incredibly useful.
  • Outside of work, I utilise it as a personal to-do list!
  • Formatting of your notes, where they require sharing to others in a sensible and easily understandable format (it makes brain dumps look like some kind of useful prose!)
  • Spreadsheet functionality: you can literally copy and paste out of a spreadsheet, then make formulaic changes to it in Quip. Can also copy and paste out of Quip into spreadsheet. Very neat feature!
  • Chat function - so if you don't use Slack or another tool and have Quip, it may preclude having to get that additional tool.
  • When you open up functionality to the entire company via share, they seem to get really annoying emails and requests through Quip.
  • The user interface can be confusing at time; it's hard to get from one note to another.
  • The formatting is typically great. But there are some annoying issues with Headers (markup format) and bullet points which need to be worked out. Not show stoppers, but annoying!
  • Made sharing information across the team much faster - greater % of time spent on work vs. sharing information.
  • Streamlined meeting process and labelling actions to different individuals.
  • Functionality of Quip exceeds Evernote across most criteria I can think of.
  • Downside is lower level of adoption of Quip, which makes sharing hard at times.
  • Also, the high penetration of Evernote vs. Quip can make some users resistant to switch tools (high cost) or at times change tools at all. To me, the delta between the two tools is quite significant; to others not so much....
[Quip is] Suited:
  • Quick note taking in meetings
  • Tool for interviews and focus groups
  • Sharing thoughts which require contribution by multiple team members simultaneously (a la Google Docs)
  • General day-to-day note taking, especially when you want to tag notes to particular users
[Quip is] Not Suited:
  • Complex note taking, which requires different colours and hard formatting
  • Word style work - it looks like it but is not quite there yet!

Quip Feature Ratings

Mobile Access
8
Search
8
Chat
7
Notifications
7
Discussions
8
Document collaboration
10
Access control
6
Device sync
10