Now your iPhone can have a Notes app and a notepad

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 the 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.