Evernote alternatives

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R3] Evernote 3/5 · US Pricey: The app is good, but the cost is high. The monthly cost for this app is way too high for something that just holds your notes. They act like it’s the only app you’re paying for.
2. [R4] Evernote 2/5 · US Farewell Evernote: I’ve been using this for 10-15 years and it’s been the lil note taker I love to complain about. I won’t be paying and subsiding their AI upgrades this time around. This is a YUGE price increase. Too expensive and other free tools will be fine to use.
3. [R9] Evernote 3/5 · US Price Increase: Love Evernote. Long term customer. Price increase outrageous. I am not using many of features. iPad APP not working with message to pay for a second copy? Really ?
4. [R14] Evernote 4/5 · US No middle ground for solo reference & note users?: I've had Evernote for years, and I was more than happy to sign up for the paid version, originally. Then, the price went up to $170, and'sI grimaced but went ahead, now the price is going up to $250 a year. But there if a longtime user "up yours" choice. I use this for keeping my own records, my own notes, various reference materials and curiosit
5. [R1] Evernote 1/5 · US Typing problem: When I pull up an existing note I am unable to place my curser in the title or body of the note to type? Why is that happening and how can I correct? With the increase in annual subscription cost there should be no issues…
6. [R11] Evernote 4/5 · US Fine but not awesome: Evernote has several good features and is generally good. Folders work well for organizing notes. Two significant frustrations are: 1. It doesn’t give you an opportunity to return to the same place. You leave your note for an hour, you end up at the front door. Frustrating if you’re trying to get work done! 2. Formatting is picky, idiosyncratic, and doesn’t play well with
7. [R13] Evernote 1/5 · US Garbage: Between dwindling down the free version to drive people to pay for items that should be there and more devices and crashing frequently, not that impressed anymore. Used the app for 5 yrs and it's gotten progressively worse, but many of the alternatives including one note are just worthless.
8. [R21] Evernote 3/5 · US Scan sucks: I’ve been using this purchased app for more than 10 years. I don’t use all the features but I’m amazed that Evernote keeps adding more features. I used the ‘scan’ feature and I really like it but Recently the ‘scan’ seems to have a flaw. It does not take flat images anymore and I hope this ding gets fixed soon. Otherwise I’ll have to continue giving this a 3 stars rating. Please fix.
9. [R6] Evernote 3/5 · US Unnecessary blocking with promos: I like the app because it syncs quickly. I don’t like it when I try to open it on the fly and the screen covered with bulletins telling me about new updates. It seems like they roll them out a couple of times a week.
10. [R7] Evernote 2/5 · US Pop ups: I love this app It dose almost everything perfectly. But I use this app primarily for quick jotting down of my thoughts. I hate that I have lost many thoughts before because I have to dig through seven pop-ups before I can see my notes! that is ridiculous. I can’t tell you how many times in a quick moment where I need to write something down. I lose it because I’m interrupted while diggin
11. [R18] Evernote 3/5 · US Too many requests for reviews: I started off giving this App 4 stars but after the twenty eighth request for a review thought 1 star was warranted.
12. [R31] Evernote 1/5 · US Unpaid so annoying: Constant pop ups trying to get me to sign up for paid. Very very irritating
13. [R10] Evernote 2/5 · US Pricey, Weak AI Support: I’ve been a user since 2008. Unfortunately, the combination of the huge pricing increase plus the lack of meaningful AI tools is sending me elsewhere. No .md file support, weak AI integration, and no meaningful way to connect to the most powerful external AI models.
14. [R12] Evernote 3/5 · US Horrible AI: I used to love Evernote and used it for everything, but in the past year or so, it’s gotten slow, laggy, and can no longer reliably find documents when you look for them. They’ve done all in one AI and guess what, it doesn’t work. Every AI feature they’ve added has made it worse. Whoever decided this simple little app needed AI should lose their job.
15. [R28] Evernote 1/5 · US Unreasonable rate hikes: It used to be a nice app. Now that it has been bought out several times, it’s riddled with AI and they want to charge me $250/yr. For a notes app 😂
16. [R39] Evernote 3/5 · GB Good, but price hike means I’m leaving: I’m a long term power user, but due to the price hike (350% what I was paying a 3/4 years ago), I’m moving to Apple Notes. Even with the new AI features, it’s not worth keeping. I’ll miss the more flexible tags and slightly better search (for text in scanned hand written notes, and PDFs), but I actually hardly ever use the search and can work with more basic
17. [R36] Evernote 3/5 · GB Poor: Free version useless now. Deliberately making it unusable. Forcing people to upgrade. So many other better products
18. [R37] Evernote 1/5 · US Gradual Degradation of Free Version: This app used to be a good free notes app - now every time I open it I am prompted with multiple menus and sometimes even video advertisements trying to get me to upgrade to premium even though I am fine working within the limits of the free version. I’m tired of having to click through 4 screens to open the app.
19. [R43] Evernote 1/5 · US Used to be free: Evernote used to be free but I had to sign up for a free trial just to access my old notes and then cancel the trial so I wouldn’t be charged. Good thing I migrated over to Apple Notes as this app’s days are numbered.
20. [R25] Evernote 1/5 · US Absolutely the worst support: I thought I would come back to the app after almost a decade, not using it hoping that perhaps it would be a useful addition to my life. Unfortunately, in the past 10 years, I have replaced my phone. That means I no longer have access to the app that the code for my multifactor authentication is in. I open a ticket with support thinking that this should be a fairly ea
21. [R30] Evernote 3/5 · US Still can not export PDF: Despite following instructions precisely, evernote no longer allows me to export a note as a pdf Zero responses from my multiple requests for support
22. [R45] Evernote 3/5 · GB Poor search function: I’ve been using this service for a decade and it has not improved. If anything, the search has become less efficient and now I can’t login on my desktop as their captcha doesn’t work. I don’t use any other features such as notes etc because the search options are limited. I’ll invest some time to find a better way to keep my information safe which would allow better search.
23. [R52] Notability 4/5 · US Please develop a way to hide the control bar (tools like pencil, scissors, etc.)!!!: I absolutely love Notability, it is very useful for me as a college music student. I take a lot of notes there, and I load music into it as pdfs to read and play off of. So far the experience has been wonderful, EXCEPT that there is no way to hide the controls at the top, which sometimes blocks some of the music.
24. [R53] Notability 3/5 · US This app crashes all the time: This app makes annotating very easy and has a great interface but I’ve been using it regularly for over a year and it crashes A LOT, especially when inserting a text box. It happens several times in an hour sometimes and is very frustrating because it is a paid subscription service…
25. [R55] Notability 5/5 · US Always reliable: I have been using Notability since its creation. I love using this app.
26. [R58] Notability 5/5 · US Excellent: I’ve been using it for years, and I love it. Much easier to study.
27. [R69] Goodnotes 5/5 · US Don’t Know What I’d Do Without You: My entire life is organized in this app. Journal, medical records, vet records, shopping lists, creative writing, self-learning, flow charts, PDFs I need to edit, anything you can think of. I used to use OneNote for my work life. But I like the user interface here more. It’s simplified. It does all the things I want it to flawlessly. It’s wonderful to have any d
28. [R72] Goodnotes 5/5 · US Law school worthy: Graduated law school used this app for the second half of that journey instead of spiral bound notebooks and pens.
29. [R78] Goodnotes 5/5 · US Wonderful Tool: I spent a significant amount of time reviewing all the different note taking tools out there, and I decided to go with this for its longevity as the standard. As an approx 50 yr old exec, I was worried about it focusing on other software/cloud data/stuff I don’t want to learn/etc…but it strikes the right balance of new vs old. I didn’t find the available templates perfect for my ne
30. [R80] Notion 5/5 · US my notion is amazing: this is the best platform for planning and building your projects that you will ever use. it can be so structured but also has incredible flexibility, and sharing workspaces with others is fast and easy. I have been using this tool for years and will continue to do so. the only thing I wish there was is a mind map feature within pages to allow users a visual representation fo
31. [R83] Notion 5/5 · US Journaling: Notion has always been a great place to jot down and plan my life out.
32. [R84] Notion 3/5 · US I love Notion, Not AI…: I use Notion everyday to help me stick to a schedule and plan my life. I despise AI, and the fact it’s even in the title name is repulsive. It’s painful to love this app due to them feeding into this.
33. [R85] Notion 2/5 · US Pls cut back use of ai: Love notion, great app. Hate that ai is shoved down your throat at every turn. Can’t click a single thing without “ai can do this for you!!” I don’t want ai to do it for me. I am here because I want to do it. Ai sucks the fun out of everything. The second I find an alternative that does not use ai is the second I drop notion like a hot potato and switch over everything.
34. [R94] Otter Transcribe Voice Notes 5/5 · US Excellent Voice Notes: We’ve been using the software for almost 7 years now. It works fantastic for us. Otter keeps improving; their AI summaries and QA are super useful!
35. [R95] Otter Transcribe Voice Notes 3/5 · US Best Assistant Ever: This application is the best and most helpful tool to capture notes and deliverables in my meetings. It’s always accurate and detailed.
36. [R97] Otter Transcribe Voice Notes 5/5 · US Great!: I primarily use Otter during interviews, always with the candidate’s permission. It has been incredibly helpful because it transcribes the conversation, making it easier to review and summarize the candidate’s experience while maintaining accurate documentation. Additionally, Otter’s AI Chat helps analyze the interview and provides insights into whether the candidate appears to be qualifie
37. [R100] Otter Transcribe Voice Notes 5/5 · US Technology at its best: I’ve started using this application to write my book. I’m a more natural speaker than I am a writer and this sophisticated tool is helping the author five times faster than if I were using the traditional method of typing the book out. I highly recommend this app.
38. [R108] Freenotes® 5/5 · US Perfect: It used to work great. But recently I haven’t been able to use it for free. Is there a way to watch ada again and continue using the app for free?
39. [R111] Freenotes® 5/5 · US Everything you need to help you study! (FOR FREE): I love this so much! It has and will continue to help me understand how to stand, and even mak e me want to study because I actually know what I’m learning. I love that it has so many options and all of them for free! What? I can put the notes into my own words so I can comprehend them better. Such a helpful app!
40. [R114] Freenotes® 5/5 · US This is the best notebook: I've tried a huge number of notebook apps (probably all of them in the App Store), but this one is the best! The interface is very convenient. You can use the free version perfectly well, but I bought Plus because the price is quite reasonable for all its features, and I definitely won't switch to another notebook. It's very convenient that you can personalize it to the maximum, setting it up exactly how you want. · translated
41. [R116] Freenotes® 4/5 · US Amazing app but…: Don’t get me wrong, I love this app, I’ve used it ever since I got into college, when it was barely starting and it was free (which for a college student it’s amazing to see) When I came back to it, I had to star paying for it, I am still using the free plan but I don’t know how long I will last for. This app is still great and I still recommend it
42. [R15] Evernote 3/5 · US Too Expensive!: Great app but the price is 7x what it used to be. I’ve cancelled my subscription and will never subscribe again. There are plenty of apps that are just as good that have either a one time fee or a minimal annual fee. I’ll be using one of those from now on.
43. [R51] Notability 1/5 · US AWFUL: I used to use this often during school and I decided to get it on my iPad just because I wanted to use it, but I can’t even use the text box. I have to do random stuff you can only make like six or five notes before you have to pay like $15 which I wasted so much time trying to curate notes when I literally didn’t even realize I had to pay so that sucks you guys are literally just money dea
44. [R68] Goodnotes 1/5 · US Subscription model SUCKS: I already paid for this app years ago and it was amazing. But now it locked me out of ALL features stating I need to start paying subscription. It was a great app but now it is the literal worst due to being a completely unusable app when I’ve already paid money to download it to begin with. This app is going straight in my virtual trash.
45. [R74] Goodnotes 1/5 · US Not What I Purchased: Purchased this app years ago and have only lost features since then. Can no longer access content I've already created unless I purchase a subscription. Dissapointing change to what was previously my most used app.
46. [R82] Notion 1/5 · US Issue Mobile View when Typing: Great software, great usages for all sorts of people, BUT the mobile app just struggles with one critical bug that makes the whole thing unusable. When I’m typing, the screen auto-adjusts the view so that where I’m currently typing is just out of view. When this happens, I cannot see what I am typing, hence why the app becomes unusable. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FIX THIS!
47. [R91] Notion 2/5 · US Long documents don’t work on iPhone 12: I’ve used notion for years and it is a great product on desktop! I use long lists with checkboxes and it doesn’t load correctly on iPhone 12. I get 1/5 of the way down the page and it blacks out, shows a loading spinner, and resets me at the top. 100% broken. There is no value on mobile at least iPhone 12. Even when trying to load it is janky AF. Lookin