Notability: 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.
167 different people have complained about this since 07 Aug 2023, most recently on 30 Oct 2026. 16 of them in the last 30 days.
- “I have to use this app for school but I wish I didn’t have to.”
- “Genuinely so frustrating and a waste of time.”
- “Don't get invested like I am, where most of my notes are on this absolute nightmare of an app (that I pay for).”
167 people in 171 posts across 2 sources · 16 in the last 30 days, 35 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 167 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 167 people using Notability: AI Notes & Planner
- What goes wrong
- App freezes or crashes during use48 people · 29%
- Notes and folders automatically deleted32 people · 19%
- Forced subscription model for classic paid buyers22 people · 13%
- Customer support replaced by unhelpful AI bot21 people · 13%
- Since
- 07 Aug 2023 → 30 Oct 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
- 2% want an alternative · 17% 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
- 2×
“How they’ve gone so far in AI integration while still lacking basic stability is beyond reproach.”
“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 am a pro subscriber and don’t appreciate not getting the bell and whistles I pay for!”
“I love using Notability but the lack of stabilization in the pen are what makes me tend to adverse to actually using it”
“i pay for the plus membership and the app still crashes on me like 5 times a day.”
“I thought switching to notability iCloud would have made it easier, that was a mistake, since then files are missing, functions do not work, crashes most of the time..”
“Its frustrating that I pay money to use an app that crashes ALL the time.”
“I used to love this app, and paid premium (now I pay lite, to get me through this last semester in college), but if I’d known this app would go downhill like this, I wouldn’t have picked it to write…”
“I wish I could just export everything and use other Apps!”
“I wish I had never put all my notes on here, don’t make the same mistake and get invested in an app that’s barely functional.”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint13480%
- Looking for an alternative32%
- Request2917%
- About price21%
Sources
171 signals · 2 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original
Notability: AI Notes & Planner — Trash so buns Do not buy this. I have to use this app for school but I wish I didn’t have to. This app is genuinely so annoying to use and it is so bad. I used to like it but now its so annoying to use. It crashes and freezes every two seconds and I have to exit and re-enter where some…
Wishes it existedStrong complaintFrustrated…someone studying for big tests all the time, I cannot do it anymore. Genuinely so frustrating and a waste of time.
FrustratedWastes time…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…ad I hate to say this app has very drastically decreased in quality. I pay $100 and the ai can no longer answer a simple question and takes very long to respond. I've had this app since January and not sure the update that occurred in August but I'm now wasting my money. Switching back to OneNote ASAP
Strong complaintWould payUrgentNotability: AI Notes & Planner — Frenchi I thought switching to notability iCloud would have made it easier, that was a mistake, since then files are missing, functions do not work, crashes most of the time.. I’m so disappointed and frustrated that one click made this useful app to a real nightmare. I suggest you…
FrustratedMissing feature
Market and score
Products already there, how the score moved, and what it is made of
Existing solutions
Products people named in the evidence · high competition does not automatically mean a bad market
- Notabilitynamed in 2 posts
Opportunity history
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Why did it move?
Score unchanged at 38.5 · 08 Nov 2026, 08:00 → 09:15 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?
- 167 different people described it independently, in 171 mentions, the earliest from 07 Aug 2023 and the most recent from 30 Oct 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: steady — no change the counts can show. 16 people raised it in the last 30 days and 35 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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