You've probably heard the old song "Take This Job and Shove It." Well, in my case, I'm submitting virtually the same thing to Evernote, which is "Take Your App and Shove It." I was with them for 16 years and initially loved it. Then, after a few years, they came back and doubled the price, and then a few years later did that again. Recently, they did that for the last time. I started out in the $30 range, and they got all the way up to, for my renewal in September of 2026, the tune of $249 annually. I'm not the only one jumping ship. I've noticed there are many, and I'm glad to see that because bending spoons can stick their spoon. It started out as a small American product, and they sold this out to an overseas company, which has literally abused their clientele. I think this may very well blow up in their face before they get a chance to pull this off for one more time in an attempt to sell again. After seeing that I could import everything that I had and make it work, I automatically jumped on and bought a lifetime membership. If they do actually ever start charging additional fees, provided it's not absurd, I'll be glad to pay it. Thank you, UpNote, I'll be preaching this to the choir and everyone that I know that I told how great Evernote "used to be".

UpNote is incredible. In most, if not all, ways it exceeds the stock Notes app that come with Apple products. First off, UpNote lets you search specific folders (this is something you still can’t do with Notes). Second, UpNote gives users more heading options (H1-H6 plus “Normal”). Additionally, most (possibly all) text modification options are tied to hot keys. This makes it very easy to set different heading levels and to organize and style text as you see fit without moving the cursor. In this way, UpNote also offers a productivity boost over Notes. Also, thanks to a sync system that is seamless and the availability of both iPad and iPhone apps, UpNote makes it easy to get your notes wherever you need them. Also, just like Notes UpNote incorporates tags as another method for organizing notes. Finally, UpNote is filled with useful and well-implemented features. Here’s one of my favorites: based on the heading level you choose in a document (e.g., H1-H6), UpNote will automatically generate a table of contents in the Info pane of a note. Additionally, that table of contents is clickable, so you can easily jump to sections of your notes. I don’t mean to gush (I have no affiliation with the app or the developers), but this app is incredible and well worth the money.

I just downloaded and installed UpNote for the first time and am so thankful y’all have created this app. I have been an Evernote user for over 20 years. I used it to store a ton of information—both personal and professional. Over the past few years, Evernote’s price increases have made it untenable to continue to subscribe as it cost well over $200/year to use the software. I tried OneNote and couldn’t handle it. It was hideous, unwieldy, and confusing. So I asked ChatGPT to help me figure out if there was a way to get Evernote for cheaper and it suggested I move to UpNote. It said it was basically perfect for my use case, offered a lifetime purchase model, and was simple and beautiful to use—not to mention imported from Evernote and other note apps seamlessly. I was a little skeptical that there was the perfect solution just setting out there and I never knew about it, but downloaded it regardless and was blown away. I went to import a folder from Evernote and found that I had to subscribe, so I did the one month just to test things out (thank you for making the monthly so affordable!). I went on an importing binge after seeing how easy it was and will be upgrading to lifetime without any hesitation.

I’ve used everything from OneNote to Evernote and until recently, though Notion was working-ish. And then I found UpNote. Game changer. I can actually keep my notes organized, including tagging them if they’re related to multiple areas. From my personal writing to my art progression and a journal I have everything that could possibly need to make notes on, I can actually keep it, search it and not have to rely on internet or slow loading times. Linking to internal notes is easy and I can switch easily from markdown to standard cmd/ctrl+. Oh yeah, and it works flawlessly between my iPad, Samsung phone and the windows computer. Best part for me: No AI. I don’t need something to do my thinking for me, I just need a place to store my thoughts. This delivers with exactly that and not ten thousand things I don’t need running my computer into the ground. Love the lifetime purchase. There is a subscription option but honestly, how many software programs can you name in this age that offer an AFFORDABLE lifetime purchase? For me it was a no-brainer instant buy.