Goodnotes 6 4+

This is by far the best note-taking app I have used. I have been using note-taking apps for the past 9 years and have tried a fair number. This one definitely outranks them all. Even though you do have to purchase the app to access full functionality, it's a once of fee and will carry across to all devices and is VERY reasonable.

I love the fact that there is a desktop version as well as it makes adding PDFs to a folder really simple. This is the only other app I have tried with the zoom function, a make or break for me.

The only slight issue I have is that it syncs pretty slowly, but that might be because I have 2 years' worth of university textbooks, study notes, past papers, study guides, etc. that are stored on the app.

I use this app every day as a student. Goodnotes 5 was hands-down the best note taking app on the market. It was simple yet sophisticated. Everything ran smoothly, it felt great to write on, and the tools did exactly what they needed to do. Recently, Goodnotes 6 came out, but not as a brand new app. It is replacing Goodnotes 5. I opted for the free trial, and was really not impressed. The AI tools are limited, to say the least. The math conversion is incredibly inaccurate. The erase by pencil scribble means you can’t colour anything in, so I immediately deactivated the feature. The other upgrades, such as multi-coloured folders, are insignificant. None of this warrants the hefty price increase that comes with Goodnotes 6, and as a loyal customer I feel betrayed that Goodnotes 5 support will no longer be available (I can still downgrade and use it, but development will halt). When I paid once off for the app a year ago, I was not prepared to have to pay triple that amount (with discount) for a clunky app that doesn’t do what it promises. I understand a minor price increase to once-off payments down the line, as long as the updated product performs, but this feels distasteful. I hope that the management and developers of Goodnotes will revise their decision, because I know that people are very unhappy with the current state of things.

I was looking for a well round notepad app that could be easy to navigate and could export flies in commonly used file types such as pdf. I don’t usually write reviews but this the app I use the most on my device! Really great product!! 100% recommend for anyone who is trying to keep notes for work , school and projects. Also great for writers and artists. *EDIT* So I dunno who’s idea it was to change good notes into a subscription based service for the update. I already bought the app at a reasonable price. I tried good notes 6 and honestly it didn’t add anything for me . When I tried to use the app while it was still on good notes 6 it locked all my documents, trying to get me to pay for the new feature I don’t want. So I downgraded back to good notes 5 so I could access my documents again. Why should I have to pay for having access to my multiple docs twice??? Good notes 6 wanted me to pick only 3 notebooks to have access to but I already paid for that feature in good notes 5 why should I pay again with good notes 6? When I saw that the upgrade was subscription based I was really disappointed. Even more disappointed to find that there is a once off payment but that it’s like triple what I originally paid. Feels like this app sold its soul for more money.