Negative Reviews of Subscription Packages
There is a significant dissatisfaction with recent updates and pricing strategies for packages, leading to negative reviews. Users are frustrated by the perceived decline in quality and the presence of annoying ads, which diminishes the value of free offerings.
30 people in 30 posts across 1 source · demand moderate, pain moderate, competition low
The pain
shares of 30 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 30 people using Evernote: AI Notes & Notebook
- What goes wrong
- Too expensive7% of posts
- Urgent3% of posts
- How bad
- 67% of posts are complaints · pain score moderate (41/100)
- Since
- 02 Sept 2026 → 20 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
- Evernote: AI Notes & Notebook
- Looking for something else
- 7% 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
“But will I pay whatever horrific fee they are now charging to almost lose all of my notes because of a glitch like that?”
“Evernote: AI Notes & Notebook — Overpriced Trash.”
“Evernote: AI Notes & Notebook — Pervasive "what's new" pop-ups; wildly overpriced.”
“I am looking for a new service that is more responsive to customer requests.”
“I pay a lot for Evernote.”
“I pay for it and then beyond frustrated.”
“I wish I could give zero stars.”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint2067%
- Looking for an alternative27%
- Request517%
- About price310%
Sources
30 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original. 4 posts were held back as off-topic; all 30 still count toward the score.
…rsion. That was ok because while annoying we could click out of them. The recent update is absolutely horrible. The AI video commercial popping up every time I access my information is unprofessional and a big mistake. Please change it back Evernote or I’m taking my info elsewhere.
Strong complaintFrustrated…ly frustrating, user interface. Especially to customize the homepage. I pay for it and then beyond frustrated. Their software is broken to try to remove devices. All they do is flash you upgrade screens nonstop will never use this company again.
Strong complaintFrustratedWould payEvernote: AI Notes & Notebook — Pervasive "what's new" pop-ups; wildly overpriced I was a paid user of this app for several years, but finally downgraded to the free membership when I realized the functionality the app offered me as a basic user wasn't remotely worth $25 per month. Sadly, with the limited plan, the…
FrustratedToo expensive…, you have to wait for the video to end before you can close it out. This is terrible when I’m in a meeting trying to make notes or look up notes. I can’t tell you how embarrassing and frustrating this is. They have absolutely ruined what was once a great app.
Strong complaintFrustrated…ering text and searching is not what they are optimizing for anymore. Oh yeah I also pay $200/yr for the upgraded version. Help and customer service are useless.
Strong complaint
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Opportunity history
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Why did it move?
Score 50.3 → 50.7 · 23 Sept 2026, 19:00 → 20:15 UTC
How the score was measured39 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100Show ↓Hide ↑
Questions about this idea
- Is Negative Reviews of Subscription Packages 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?
- 30 different people described it independently, in 30 mentions, the earliest from 02 Sept 2026 and the most recent from 20 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 88/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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