App freezing and crashing issues
Users are experiencing significant frustration with the Notability app due to frequent freezing, scrolling issues, and crashes following a recent update. This has led some long-time users to consider switching to alternative note-taking solutions.
4 people in 4 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain low, competition moderate
The pain
shares of 4 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 4 people using Notability: AI Notes & Planner
- What goes wrong
- Not classified into a failure type — read the posts below.
- How bad
- 100% of posts are complaints
- Since
- 21 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Notability: AI Notes & Planner
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint4100%
Sources
4 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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Notability: AI Notes & Planner — Freezes every 2 mins I’m so frustrated with the app, I’ve been using it for like a decade and it’s now freezing lately, it doesn’t want to scroll smoothly, it gets stuck when I’m trying to take notes, considering switching to another bc it’s so infuriating. I think they are trying to…
Frustrated…new note now it just freezes the entire app and I can’t use anything. I’m incredibly frustrated
Frustrated…d very very stuped make me live this appe Alot of times,please fixed please fixed crash and the tt it not working will it capture highlights rather than work
Notability: AI Notes & Planner — Unusable with new update The app is completely unusable with the new update. Nothing happens when trying to navigate the app. It’s been completely bricked.
Market and score
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Opportunity history
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Why did it move?
Score 26.5 → 22.1 · 23 Sept 2026, 06:00 → 07:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is App freezing and crashing issues a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 4 different people described it independently, in 4 mentions, the earliest from 21 May 2026 and the most recent from 24 May 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 43/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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