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noteit

55
User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

Noteit is a popular app for sending drawings and messages to friends and partners via widgets, but recent updates have introduced significant bugs, performance issues, and monetization changes that are frustrating many users.

4.8★ lifetime (97,792) Free + in-app purchases since 2021 by iconic hearts holdings, inc. updated 1.3 mo ago recent negative 30% 100 reviews across 1 regions
Bugs & Performance Widget Issues Friend Limit Monetization & Ads Drawing & Camera Features
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recent reviews across 1 regions, vs the 4.8★ lifetime average

Noteit allows users to send handwritten notes and drawings to friends and partners, which appear on their home screen widgets. While many users appreciate its unique concept for staying connected, recent reviews highlight numerous issues including app crashes, unsent notes, widget malfunctions, and a perceived increase in paywalled features.

What users like

  • Great for staying connected with friends and partners through shared drawings and messagesR1R7R15R16
  • Easy to use and learn for sending cute, personalized notesR17R40R61R65
  • Widget functionality allows notes to appear directly on the home screenR38R73

What users complain about

  • Frequent crashes, lag, and general instability, especially after recent updatesR5R29R32R35
  • Notes often fail to send, delete, or disappear after being createdR2R3R11R24
  • Widgets frequently do not update or show content, displaying blank screens or old notesR4R13R60R79
  • Limited to adding only one or three friends/partners, frustrating users who want to connect with more peopleR6R10R18R49
  • Many features, including camera roll access and certain drawing tools, are now paywalled behind expensive subscriptionsR19R30R32R75
  • Issues with login, account creation, and data loss upon reinstallation or switching devicesR20R27R28R42
  • Camera functionality is buggy, blurry, or has unwanted filters, and the back camera option was removedR41R51R54R92
  • Old drawing tools were preferred by some users, and new updates have changed the canvas size or removed features like the paint bucketR8R22R23R76
  • The 'streak broke' filter is disliked and cannot be turned off, covering the artworkR74R88R96

Latest update · v2.24.7

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

thank you for 90,000 ratings! noteit is now a lot faster and more stable!

Recurring themes

Bugs & Performance negative
Users frequently report the app crashing, lagging, and notes failing to send or being deleted. This contradicts the developer's claim of improved speed and stability in the latest update.R2R3R5R11
Widget Issues negative
Many users experience problems with the home screen widget not updating, showing blank screens, or displaying old notes instead of new ones.R4R13R60R79
Friend Limit negative
A recurring complaint is the inability to add more than one or three friends/partners, limiting the app's social functionality for groups.R6R10R18R49
Monetization & Ads negative
Users are frustrated by an increase in paywalled features, including camera roll access and certain drawing tools, and find the subscription prices unreasonable.R19R30R32R75
Drawing & Camera Features mixed
While the drawing concept is loved, users report issues with drawing tools not working, the back camera being removed, blurry camera quality, and unwanted 'beautifying' filters.R8R22R23R41

Who it's for

Noteit is for individuals or couples who want a unique, visual way to send short, personalized messages and drawings to a close friend or partner that appear directly on their home screen R1R7R16. It is not for users who need a stable, bug-free experience, want to connect with multiple friends, or are unwilling to pay for basic features R2R10R19R24.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, focusing on bugs, performance issues, and monetization changes. This contrasts sharply with the high lifetime rating, suggesting a significant decline in user satisfaction following recent updates. The developer's notes claiming improved speed and stability are directly contradicted by numerous user reports of crashes and lag.

Frequently asked

Does Noteit allow you to send notes to multiple friends?
No, Noteit currently limits users to sending notes to only one or three friends/partners, which is a common complaint among users R6R10R18R49.
Are there issues with Noteit widgets updating?
Yes, many users report that their Noteit widgets frequently do not update with new notes, often showing blank screens, old drawings, or profile photos instead R4R13R60R79.
Is Noteit free to use?
Noteit is free to download, but many features, including access to your camera roll and certain drawing tools, are now paywalled behind a monthly subscription, which users find expensive R19R30R32R78.
Does Noteit have a streak feature?
Yes, Noteit has a streak feature, but some users dislike the 'streak broke' filter that appears over artwork if a streak is lost and wish they could disable it R74R88R96.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] 5/5 · CA BEST COUPLES APP EVER: Best thing me and my gf ever added to are phones together this is a must download!
  2. [R7] 5/5 · CA It’s amazing: Noteit is super amazing and helps me he in touch with my bestie
  3. [R15] 5/5 · CA Soo funn: I love it so my friend is not aloud snap and this is basically the same!
  4. [R16] 5/5 · CA Perfect for long distance best friends!: I absolutely love it!my friends are all 50mins to an hour away so this helps a lot!
  5. [R17] 5/5 · CA Get itttt: it’s free it’s fun it takes awhile to update but get it get it get it
  6. [R40] 5/5 · CA NO PROBLEM: There is nothing wrong with it,it is cute,stylish,and pretty!!!very easy to learn how to use it!
  7. [R61] 3/5 · CA ☁️💕🦄☁️💕🦄☁️💕🦄☁️: This app is a great way to keep in touch with your friends but I find that at first I was a bit confused. Like whenever I sent a picture it wouldn’t count as one of our streaks and I ended up losing a lot of streaks but then I got used to it and now have a 50 or so day streak it just took me some time to get used to the app but it’s so much fun and is for sure an app that I’d recom
  8. [R65] 5/5 · CA Love: I love this app it’s too cute
  9. [R38] 5/5 · CA I l0v3 this app: This app is literally awesome.. my bff doesn’t have a phone number but you can use your email. It’s literally perfect you can put widgets and you can still communicate.. lets say she’s still in our hometown but I’m in Australia, we can still chat
  10. [R73] 5/5 · CA Noteit: Noteit is a great space to talk to your friends on there Home Screen!!
  11. [R5] 2/5 · CA .: It literally lags all the time and I can’t even do anything
  12. [R29] 1/5 · CA App completely ruined.: New update is so glitchy on my brand new iPhone 16 Pro. Deletes the drawing when sending or makes it impossible to draw without lag. So annoying.
  13. [R32] 1/5 · CA buggy unoptimized mess.: - Drawing anything with a modicum of detail causes your phone to overheat like crazy, to the point my phone died despite being over 40% charged. - the text feature is constantly broken (text being hidden and cut off when resizing it at all) - random notifications that say “you have a new note!” when you don’t. -random features like sending photos are paywalled behind
  14. [R35] 3/5 · CA Could BE BETTER: Overall ok - mostly laggy and could use a lot of improvements.
  15. [R2] 1/5 · CA Doesn’t even work: Sending notes to another person just doesn’t work. It only works after I reinstall, then a day or so later, it fails to sends notes. I’ve had this problem ever since I’ve downloaded this app, and after a reinstall it still hasn’t worked.
  16. [R3] 1/5 · CA you will have trouble sending it: spent an hour on a drawing for my girlfriend everytime i press the send button it puts a checkmark and leaves it there, refreshed now my drawing is gone smh
  17. [R11] 1/5 · CA Drawings deleting and not sending: I just spent 30 minutes on a drawing for it to not send when I click the button and it specifically say “sent” and it doesn’t save to camera roll when it says it has
  18. [R24] 1/5 · CA Doesn’t work anymore: Completely broken, wont let you send or receive notes for months now. Extremely disappointing because the app USED TO BE amazing. The team ignores emails and when they do respond they supply 0 info. I wish they cared because I really loved this app so much and it gave me motivation to draw, and digital art is the only way I can.
  19. [R4] 1/5 · CA Widgets not showing anything: widgets never show anything every time i add it to my home screen. My friend is sending me notes and pics too but none of that shows up
  20. [R13] 3/5 · CA Laggy: The widget stopped showing me my partner’s drawings and instead it showed his profile photo. Cute concept tho
  21. [R60] 4/5 · CA Disappeared from Home Screen!!: This app is very fun and cute!! However, when I put the widget on my phone screen, it only displays a white square even after I’ve removed it and readded it, been sent a new note, reset my phone, etc!! It would be perfect if this glitch was fixed!!
  22. [R79] 3/5 · CA Widget Won’t Update With New Drawings: Been using this app for like 2 years now and never had any issues before. For the last week, my widget has been stuck showing a drawing from my friend and despite them drawing more things, the widget still displays the same old drawing. Tried restarting my phone, reinstalling the app, re-adding the widget but it’s still stuck :/ An update to fix this glitch
  23. [R6] 3/5 · CA Ok: Pls make it so that we can add more friends
  24. [R10] 1/5 · CA Pls make it multiple😭😭: Olds make it multiple people I have a 9 people group chat and I want to do it will all of them😭😭I neeeed it to be multiple.
  25. [R18] 4/5 · CA Love it!: It’s such a great app and I love how easily it is but some improvements I would have would be to add more than 5 friends and maybe you can earn rewards with how many pictures you have sent to win like the fixing streaks and maybe the best and I would be realllyyy happy would be to add filters!!! I love this app and recommend!!!
  26. [R49] 3/5 · CA why’s there a limit: take the 3 friend limit off. why?? you don’t want us to socialize?! TAKE THE LIMIT OFF. I HAVE MORE THEN THREE FRIENDS.
  27. [R19] 1/5 · CA Payments: I don’t know why we need to pay for so much.
  28. [R30] 1/5 · CA unfinished money hungry game: colours are completely opposite on the colour wheel if you choose white you get black and wants 9.99 a month to use your camera roll??? after creating something for my friend for about 30 mins it will crash and you will never get that gorgeous artwork back for your besties home screen, bad app, will still use it to draw genit@ls
  29. [R75] 3/5 · CA Was amazing but not as much anymore: Me and boyfriend love this app and we send eachother cute notes all the time and use it to do countdowns! Makes it sweet fun and cute. But they recently added the ads and all the dumb diamond member things. I can handle the ads, I understand if they need to make money off of it and didn’t make enough. But the stupid diamond stuff is ridiculous! Especially when
  30. [R20] 1/5 · CA I hate it: Me and my friend were trying to do this and she did everything she could and it still didn’t work!!!
  31. [R27] 2/5 · CA WHY?: I download the app and I put in all my information and then it kicks me out and every time I keep trying to like tap into it it keeps kicking me out. what the scabby! like why dose it keep doing that? and I have read downloaded the app like 400 times now so this is making me mad!😡 THX! 😇
  32. [R28] 2/5 · CA It’s not letting in the app: WHAT THE TITLE SAID
  33. [R42] 1/5 · CA Deleted everything when I accidentally signed out: I accidentally signed out of my account on Noteit, and when I managed to sign back it, Noteit had deleted everything. It had gotten rid of the accounts I was friends with, the drawings I had with said friends from previous streaks and a new drawing I had sent to one of them. To say I’m unhappy or annoyed is understatement.
  34. [R41] 3/5 · CA Funky new update: I think this is a good app, but it constantly crashes and the new update has removed the back camera?? Some of us want to send our friends pictures other than our selfies too. Please add the camera back again. Thanks.
  35. [R51] 3/5 · CA Filter!: I miss the filter 😭
  36. [R54] 3/5 · CA fix the camera please!!!: fix the camera, it has become very blurry, looks terrible, and sometimes the camera just doesn’t want to function:(
  37. [R92] 4/5 · CA Please remove beautifying filter on camera😭: Really like the concept of this app, the new beautifying filter on the front facing camera is a jump scare though lol it’s way too much for me. Other than that it’s all good
  38. [R8] 1/5 · CA downgrade.: the old drawing tools were so much better.
  39. [R22] 5/5 · CA i love it: amazing <3 cutest app ever but please add a paint bucket so i can change the background colour of my notes quickly without needing to take like 2 minutes drawing it thanks :)
  40. [R23] 4/5 · CA App is great but not working after most recent update: Hi there, this app is great but the draw tools like changing colours, pressing done, isnt working for me after the latest update (about a week ago, around 03/18/2025). Would appreciate fix. I am using the app on a 10.5” ipad pro. Thanks.
  41. [R76] 1/5 · CA very buggy: i do not have the paint bucket tool that is shown in the photos, and my app crashes very frequently. additionally, i updated while a drawing was in progress to hopefully stop my app from crashing and a new bar at the bottom for ads appeared, changing the size of my canvas and cutting of part of the image i had drawn. good concept for an app but almost too buggy to use sometimes.
  42. [R74] 1/5 · CA Barely usable: I’ve been using this app for several months and it’s only gone downhill from when I first downloaded it. Here’s why: 1. Too buggy and frequently crashes. You don’t know how many times I’ve lost work I spent a long time on. Also lags and slows my whole phone down. 2. Too much emphasis on streaks. Don’t cover the art with the red filter as many people have said - completely defeats t
  43. [R88] 5/5 · CA New update has an issue: Great app, I’ve been using this with my girlfriend for nearly a year. Only issue is that we use it a few timer per week to send each other notes, it would be nice to see her note without a filter over it saying “STREAK BROKE”. We do not care about our streak, please allow us to turn this off in settings. I’ll change my review to a 5 then. Update: they fixed the issue. Goo
  44. [R96] 1/5 · CA why: the streak broke feature literally does nothing but make me want to uninstall, so ugly and doesn’t make me want to use it at all. literally don’t get it until this is fixed unless you plan to use it everyday (which who would)
  45. [R78] 1/5 · CA You’re making it worse: Bro I don’t mind adding ads but making literally everything only for diamond members is ridiculous. It’s getting glitchy and it’s terrible. No one is going to pay 8$ a week for a app like this. I got my streak to 1100 and now it’s hardly even letting me use it. Deleting

Synthesized from 100 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store