Notability: Frustrated users demanding reliable note-taking app performance
Long-term users are experiencing intense frustration and broken functionality, including being locked out of exporting years of class notes following recent updates. Basic features no longer work properly, forcing daily users to struggle with an app they previously relied on for years.
6 different people have complained about this since 08 Aug 2023, most recently on 20 Oct 2026. 2 of them in the last 30 days.
- “Notability: AI Notes & Planner — Over 6 Years of Use, and Now Even Basic Features Are Broken for the Latest Version.”
- “I have been a loyal Notability user for the past eight years, and I can confidently say that my recent experience with the app has been nothing short of frustrating.”
- “when using the typewriter why cant you align the type spacing with the page ruled lines so there is consistency.”
6 people in 6 posts across 1 source · 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 6 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 6 people using Notability: AI Notes & Planner
- What goes wrong
- App freezes or crashes during use2 people · 33%
- Customer support replaced by unhelpful AI bot2 people · 33%
- Since
- 08 Aug 2023 → 20 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
- 0% 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
“At the end, I will happily pay a subscription (within reasonable competitive pricing) if those 3 demands are met.”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint583%
- Request117%
Sources
6 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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Notability: AI Notes & Planner — Over 6 Years of Use, and Now Even Basic Features Are Broken for the Latest Version I’ve been using Notability for more than 6 years, and I honestly can’t believe how bad it has become. Ever since updating to the latest version, every time I try to zoom in or out, the app freezes, lags…
Strong complaintFrustrated…cil. I am beyond disappointed that I even have to write this review. I have been a loyal Notability user for the past eight years, and I can confidently say that my recent experience with the app has been nothing short of frustrating. For an app that is specifically designed for note-taking and handwriting, it is…
Frustrated…when you set the style, spacing, font and size its not remembered. when using the typewriter why cant you align the type spacing with the page ruled lines so there is consistency. I have to look at GoodNotes or Colllanote as an alternative as I cant trust this app any longer. Please fix in a hurry or revert to version…
…e our workflow easier. More AI bloat gives us none of those things. At the end, I will happily pay a subscription (within reasonable competitive pricing) if those 3 demands are met. I want features that make my like easier, and the AI stuff is great sure. But it’s time to pivot to reliability and consistency. If…
Would payMissing feature…ys were so good and I just don’t know what’s going on the past year. I’m still holding on to the hope you guys will go back to your old standards but, my goodness, this app has been driving me insane considering I need it every single day.
Frustrated
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Score unchanged at 44.7 · 08 Nov 2026, 08:00 → 09:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Frustrated users demanding reliable note-taking app performance 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?
- 6 different people described it independently, in 6 mentions, the earliest from 08 Aug 2023 and the most recent from 20 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. 2 people raised it in the last 30 days and 1 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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