It looks old fashioned when compared to electronics data gathering (I can't tell you if the SafetyCulture products will feed data into a database for process analysis) but I still use
Rocketbook products for note taking in environments where electronics are not allowed. I use fine permanent markers to format pages suitable for auditing processes such as QC Lab, process areas, Management Review, and Design. My head is a messy place and my formatted note pages give me the welcome structure I need for crunch time sample checks, for example calibration, controlled documents and personnel names for competency checks.
Pros: Rocketbook products are less expensive than most electronics, don't break if dropped, are available in various sizes and will send the results to several different record formats or combinations of formats. I send mine as .pdfs to an email account. Stiffening backs can be found for a price on Etsy - these make the spiral book easier to handle. The notes can supposedly be transcribed to type but I have never tried that. Once the notes are sent as software records the pages are wiped clean with water and reused until they wear out. Pages that wear faster due to use can be replaced in the notebook. The notebooks use a special pen: Frixion by Pilot, which is widely available in multiple colors. These gel pens also work on paper. On paper the ink is erasable, which I love. In the notebooks, erasing means carefully wiping with water. The Rocketbook site also has printable pages that you can use to try out the software, which is still free on Google Play as far as I know.
Cons: The ink smudges if it gets wiped before it dries. Get these pages wet in the rain and your notes are soon obliterated. If I expect my pages might get wet I print some out and use those with a clipboard. Get grease on the pages and the pens will not work well. Drop the pens while the tips are exposed and they are likely to be ruined. The pens run out of ink much faster than other gel pens, so I buy boxes of refills.
I hope this helps.
