Frequent Crashes in Notability App
Users are experiencing frequent crashes and technical issues with the Notability app, which has led to frustration despite their previous satisfaction with its features. This instability undermines the value of the app, causing users to reconsider their investment in it.
15 people in 15 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain moderate, competition low
The pain
shares of 15 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 15 people using Notability: AI Notes & Planner
- What goes wrong
- Wastes time13% of posts
- Manual work7% of posts
- How bad
- 93% of posts are complaints · pain score moderate (43/100)
- Since
- 18 Sept 2026 → 18 Sept 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 · 7% 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
People are asking for
In their own words — asks pulled from the evidence, most-repeated first
“Don't get invested like I am, where most of my notes are on this absolute nightmare of an app (that I pay for).”
“i pay for the plus membership and the app still crashes on me like 5 times a day.”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint1493%
- Request17%
Sources
15 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original. 3 posts were held back as off-topic; all 15 still count toward the score.
…school and I had to warn her about how terrible this app has become. Don't get invested like I am, where most of my notes are on this absolute nightmare of an app (that I pay for). Save your money and go elsewhere. Updated Review: Updated my app as recommended, still all the same issues as always no fixes. They…
FrustratedWould payManual work…oud backup and sync on, and tried to recover them and wasn’t able to. Saying I’m frustrated and upset doesn’t even begin to describe how disappointed I am. I could not submit a ticket to support due to the influx of others losing their notes as well. Your money is better spent elsewhere.
Frustrated…keep updating just to let the quality of the product become mediocre? Don’t both wasting time or money downloading it.
Wastes time…nt to be fair: I don't think Notability is necessarily a bad product. In fact, I think the app itself is great, which is what makes this so frustrating. But no matter how good the features are, reliability has to come first. If I can't trust that my notes will be there when I need them — or trust that I'll receive…
FrustratedNotability: AI Notes & Planner — worst note taking app ever i pay for the plus membership and the app still crashes on me like 5 times a day. it also just stops working in the middle of taking notes. I have all my notes in the app already and it's too late for me to switch but if you are thinking about downloading…
Would pay
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Why did it move?
Score 45.7 → 45.6 · 23 Sept 2026, 17:00 → 18:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Frequent Crashes in Notability App 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?
- 15 different people described it independently, in 15 mentions, the earliest from 18 Sept 2026 and the most recent from 18 Sept 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Current status: emerging — newly appearing in the evidence. Momentum is 61/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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