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Head-to-head

Notion vs Evernote

Notion 4.8★ · Free + IAP 75
Winner Notion
Evernote 4.4★ · Free + IAP 50

Notion is the better choice for users seeking a highly flexible and customizable platform for planning and organization, despite its mobile app issues, while Evernote struggles with recent price hikes and a decline in user experience.

Full reviews: Notion · Evernote

Notion offers superior flexibility and organization features, making it a strong choice for project management and personal planning, though its mobile app can be buggy. Evernote, while a long-standing note-taking tool, has seen significant price increases and a decline in usability, pushing many long-term users to seek alternatives.

Head to head

Features & Flexibility edge: NotionR2R5R15R17
Notion Notion is praised for its incredible flexibility and ability to be structured for planning and building projects, serving as a 'second brain' for many users, and offering extensive customization R2R5R17. Users appreciate its ability to organize music, students, schedules, and even business CRMs R15. Some users find the AI tool helpful for creating lists and pages R26.
Evernote Evernote is valued for organizing documents, receipts, photos, and to-do lists, with strong syncing capabilities across devices . Its in-app AI functionality for summarizing internal content is useful for some . However, some users feel it has become bloated with unnecessary features, making it less effective for its main purpose, like writing a book .
Ease of Use & User Experience tieR3R4R6R7
Notion Notion is described as fast and easy to use by some, with an intuitive system R17R26. However, many users find the mobile app buggy and difficult to use, with issues like the screen auto-adjusting while typing, crashing, freezing, and templates not downloading R3R4R10. There's also significant frustration with the constant, often unwanted, AI features being 'shoved down your throat' R6R7R21.
Evernote Evernote is generally considered useful for quick note-taking and organizing . However, users are frustrated by frequent pop-ups for updates and promotions, which interrupt workflow . The app is also criticized for becoming slow and laggy, with unreliable search functions . Some users find the formatting picky and the basic account miserly .
Reliability & Performance tieR10R11R13R15
Notion Notion is described as 'very reliable' by some R11, with one user noting the app is 'so fast' R17. However, many recent reviews highlight significant performance issues, including frequent crashes, freezing, and pages becoming unresponsive R10R13R15. Bugs appear after updates, and specific issues like voice-to-text not working and long documents failing to load on mobile are reported R13.
Evernote Evernote is generally considered to sync quickly and reliably across devices . However, some users report the app becoming slow and laggy . Issues like the cursor not being placeable in notes, scan features not working correctly, and the search engine being buggy are also mentioned .
Price & Value edge: NotionR8R47R56R60
Notion Notion offers a free version that many users find valuable, even without paying for a subscription R56. Some users appreciate the education plus plan for unlimited access R47. However, one user experienced an unexpected subscription increase from $12 to $26 R8. The subscription model is also criticized for charging per member, even for view-only access, and requiring access to entire workspaces R60.
Evernote Evernote has faced widespread criticism for significant and frequent price increases, with users reporting annual costs rising from $150 to $260, and even up to $250 a year R63R64. Many long-term users feel the price is too high for a notes app, especially given perceived degradation in quality and features R63R64. The free version is seen as increasingly useless and deliberately made unusable to force upgrades .
Customer Support edge: NotionR8R85R90
Notion One Notion user reported difficulty contacting customer service regarding a billing issue, specifically being unable to enter an email in the support request form R8.
Evernote Evernote's customer support is heavily criticized, with one user calling it 'absolutely the worst support' after being unable to regain access to their account due to multi-factor authentication issues R85. Another user reported zero responses to multiple requests for support regarding PDF export issues R90.
Pick Notion if

Pick Notion if you need a highly flexible and customizable platform for project management, personal planning, and organizing various aspects of your life, and are willing to tolerate some mobile app bugs and frequent updates R2R5R17. It's also a good choice if you appreciate a robust free tier or an education plan R47R56.

Pick Evernote if

Pick Evernote if you are a long-term user already deeply integrated into its ecosystem and find its core note-taking and syncing capabilities indispensable across multiple devices, and you are willing to pay a premium for these features .

Evidence note: Notion's negative reviews are heavily skewed towards mobile app performance issues and the forced integration of AI features. Evernote's recent negative reviews are almost exclusively focused on significant price increases and a perceived decline in user experience and support.

Frequently asked

Which app has better mobile performance?
Neither app consistently offers excellent mobile performance, as both receive significant criticism in this area; Notion users report frequent crashes, freezing, and display issues on mobile R4R10R13R15, while Evernote users complain about lag, pop-ups, and an inability to place the cursor in notes .
Are the AI features well-received in these apps?
Notion's AI features are largely disliked by users who feel they are 'shoved down your throat' and detract from the core experience R6R7R21, though some find them helpful for generating content R26. Evernote's AI features are also criticized, with some users calling them 'horrible' and 'weak,' and believing they have made the app worse , though a few users appreciate the in-app AI for summarizing .
Which app offers better value for money?
Notion generally offers better value for money, with a robust free version that many users find sufficient R56 and an education plan offering unlimited access R47, whereas Evernote has seen significant and frequent price increases, with annual costs rising to $250-$260, leading many long-term users to cancel subscriptions and seek free alternatives R63R64.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] 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
  2. [R5] Notion 5/5 · US Journaling: Notion has always been a great place to jot down and plan my life out.
  3. [R15] Notion 3/5 · US Great App, Performance Issues: I work at a music studio, and this app is amazing at organizing music, students, and schedules. However, on both my iPhone 13 mini and 8th gen iPad, the app is just so slow that it really impedes my work. If they could release a performance optimization update, this review would be 5 stars.
  4. [R17] Notion 5/5 · US It’s my second brain: I could not live without Notion. It’s like my second brain for my business, mindset, health. Everything. The app is so fast and easy to use. Well done team
  5. [R3] Notion 3/5 · US AI chatbot feature is very buggy: Takes long to load, especially on long threads, to the point where i have to quit the app and download again.
  6. [R4] 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!
  7. [R6] 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.
  8. [R7] 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.
  9. [R10] Notion 1/5 · US Latest updates are a problem: Notion has always been fantastic until it wasn’t. The last couple of releases it seems like it has gone downhill considerably. The screens seem to have a mind of their own now and it crashes more frequently than it ever has.
  10. [R11] Notion 5/5 · US Very reliable: Using it everyday
  11. [R13] 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
  12. [R8] Notion 4/5 · US I love notion but when I’m trying to contact costumer service: I’ve been using Notion for a while, and I really love the app. It’s been an amazing tool for staying organized. However, I’m disappointed with my recent billing experience. My subscription increased from $12 to $26, and I wanted to speak with a customer support representative to understand why. Unfortunately, when I try to submit a sup
  13. [R47] Notion 5/5 · US Love this app: OMG this app is Soo good I really love the education plus plan! I get unlimited access to so many things! I have my whole study system and calendar here
  14. [R56] Notion 5/5 · US Best software for everything: This is the best software for all my work. I can’t find any like it. Even though I still use the free version because of a lack of funds, it serves. Imagine if I paid a subscription! Thank you, Notion!
  15. [R60] Notion 3/5 · GB Great except the subscription model: I really like that I can have everything in one place and everything is so customisable. There are a couple of things that are frustrating about the app - Paying per member when you might just want to give someone view access. Adding members to workspaces: They have to have access to an entire workspace. You might not want them to see everything under one wor
  16. [R85] 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
  17. [R90] 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
  18. [R21] Notion 3/5 · US Peak: Get rid of the ai tho stop wasting water for no reason 🥹 and you’ll get two starts back
  19. [R26] Notion 5/5 · US Amazing: Thank you for designing an intuitive intelligence system to manage my personal affairs and business.
  20. [R63] 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.
  21. [R64] 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.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store