# Anytype - The Everything App — user reviews

> 135 indexed App Store user reviews of Anytype by Any Association, rated 4.50/5 from 241 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anytype-the-everything-app/id6449487029/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anytype-the-everything-app/id6449487029.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 192 · 4★ 14 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 10

## What do users think of Anytype?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Powerful and flexible
- 🔒 Privacy-focused and secure
- 👍 Customizable and adaptable
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 👍 Comprehensive note-taking features
- 🚀 Seamless syncing across devices
- 👍 Elegant and intuitive design

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and sync issues
- 🤔 Steep learning curve for new users
- 🤔 Lack of certain features like calendar and formulas
- 🔋 Performance issues on mobile devices
- 🤔 Inconsistent user experience between desktop and mobile

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Sync issues leading to data loss or duplication
- Inconsistent behavior when working with nested lists
- Page jumps and cursor positioning problems

**Most requested features**

- Add calendar and scheduling features
- Improve mobile app performance and stability
- Implement formulas and automation capabilities
- Allow more customization options for fonts and UI
- Add widgets for quick access to notes and data

## Newest reviews (17 of 135)

### 4/5 — It doesn’t synchronise

*2026-08-02*

Hello! The app doesn’t catch up with the computer version of it. Nothing synchronises. Is there something I can do to make it work? Please help 💜

### 4/5 — Не синхронизируется между mac и iPhone

*2026-07-23*

Ну ебутся быки. Не синхронит и все тут. Это неприятно, но не смертельно. Тайвань - часть Китая. Бог в помощь мужики!

### 4/5 — I like the idea, but it’s missing something big

*2026-07-16*

Why not utilize Apple Intelligence, and build in some sort of AI for the phones that can provide that? Maybe even provide your own more advanced, Notion AI esq agent so knowledgebases can be tamed. 

I’d definitely use this if it had something like Notion AI. I had to leave because of privacy concerns, but I think about utilizing that AI daily. 

I also hate how tasks don’t have reminders w/ due times. Just a nit pick.

### 2/5 — Beautiful but missing key features

*2026-07-12*

Like many users, I turned to Anytype for a privacy-first alternative to Notion. Sadly, Notion still does a couple of things better that make the mobile experience much better than Anytype.

For example:

Notion allows you to create/edit/manage complex task lists in tables; Anytype only allows this on desktop. 

Notion allows you to create recurring tasks. Anytype does not. 

This means that while I can actively manage a table of tasks in Notion (easily adjusting priority levels, due dates, etc) I must do that on desktop for Anytype. If I want to see a daily task reminder that pops up in my table of to-dos (a query in Anytype)? Sorry! Can’t do it!

These are simple changes that Anytype has refused to implement for years. It would be great to see them; many would then finally be ready to make the jump to Anytype.

### 4/5 — Good enough

*2026-06-26*

I genuinely appreciate the extensive features of this app. I thoroughly enjoy using it because it seems to offer limitless possibilities. You can do whatever you want and in any way you prefer. However, there are a few features that I believe are missing. One of them is alternative calendars and widgets for mobile devices.

### 2/5 — Photos not showing on app after update

*2026-06-20, version 0.47.0*

For some reason it’s showing only grey boxes

### 3/5 — Local Sync is Horrible

*2026-06-18, version 0.47.0*

I find Anytype mobile app to be okay. Anytype is a decent Notion alternative and while they way it is structured is not the most intuitive to me, I was willing to learn. It runs well. Runs mostly local and overall would have served my needs. The main issue with Anytype mobile is that it will not local sync. At first I thought it was me using a VPN. That would be annoying, but it didn’t work. It’s not my IOS setting. My Mac synced with my Linux computer but the IOS app will only show the channels. It won’t actually load anything. I had to subtract 2 stars for this. It works okay ish for a mobile app otherwise but not local sync is a pain in the butt

Edit: it seems to be iOS os to Linux. I tried syncing from Mac to iPhone and it worked… barely.

### 2/5 — Good concept, unreliable

*2026-06-12, version 0.46.1*

For me, this app ticked most, if not all, boxes. However, if there is a serious and complex conflict and the app crashes, data is very difficult to retrieve. Don’t trust Anytype with vital notes.

### 3/5 — Unable to select all

*2026-05-04, version 0.46.0*

When I choose select all in iOS, selects only block… not all text

### 3/5 — Keeps Crashing

*2026-04-25, version 0.45.2*

The app is simple and feature-rich, but it keeps crashing whenever I try to edit multiple line items at once, which takes away from an otherwise solid experience.

### 2/5 — This is annoying

*2026-02-25, version 0.44.0*

STOP MASKING THE PAGE JUMP AROUND FOR NO REASON WHEN SELECTING A NEW LINE WITH CURSOR

### 2/5 — Вечная синхронизация

*2026-02-22*

Пока не удалось воспользоваться приложением полноценно

### 4/5 — Проблема в стрелках на физической клавиатуре.

*2026-02-08*

Всерьёз расстроило, что нельзя передвигаться по тексту с помощью стрелок на физической клавиатуре iPad. Из-за этого не стала дальше пробовать это приложение. Очень неудобно, что перемещаться по тексту вверх и вниз (между «блоками») можно только нажатием на экран! Крайне неприятно при работе с текстом, особенно со списками. 
Прошу, исправьте это. Я бы хотела дать этому приложению шанс, в остальном оно меня очень заинтересовало.

### 4/5 — One thing for me:

*2026-01-30*

I think something that would absolutely make this app be even better than it already is would be to allow us to change the font of the app text ? That would be amazing and I imagine it wouldn’t be terribly hard to implement ? Just a thought that I think would benefit the app considering all the customization you already have like having everything as an object.

### 5/5 — Спасибо за приложение

*2026-01-23*

Приложение прекрасное, но сильно греется телефон и расходуется батарейка.

### 4/5 — 一点小想法

*2026-01-21, version 0.43.2*

人们常常会陷入笔记工作流的执念之中，规划，整理，思维导图，而到最后好的想法反而跑到了即时社交软件里😂。（我应该不是唯一一个用whatsapp或者telegram给自己发消息记录想法的人吧？）
我之前也断断续续用过anytype，现在出的聊天室新功能让我下定决心一直用下去，因为聊天框记录信息的方式真的非常方便，无论是灵感，文件归档，还是待办，还是跟合作人做项目。现在很多人都是ai和笔记软件一起使用，市面上也有不少ai笔记软件了，开发者有没有考虑加一个ai功能呢？因为目前已经有了这种聊天交互的方式，加了ai应该会更好用😁。既可以即时回答和拓展用户的想法，也能根据用户资料库检索信息。

### 2/5 — Нет синхронизации с десктопной версией

*2026-01-18, version 0.43.2*

Очень люблю десктоп, работаю постоянно. Но отсутствие синхронизации выводит из себя. Я веду рабочие файлы, заметки в этом приложении, и как только мне необходимо срочно обратиться к ним, будучи не у компьютера, их просто нет. Просто не происходит отображение последних изменений. Почините, пожалуйста, этот баг. Иначе придётся переезжать в notion

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Не работает синхронизация

*2026-05-11*

Есть приложение на мак эйр, сделал интеграцию с пикселем 9 про хл, с приложением на айпад отказывается делать интеграцию, ни по куар коду, ни по фразе. Такая же проблема при попытке интегрироваться с гелакси s24. Непонятно, как это работает. Ограничение на подключение одного устройства нигде не прописано, но даже если и есть ограничение пробовал убрать синхронизацию с пикселем и подключить на айпад, все равно не синхронизирует. Просто постоянно пишет, что нет синхронизированных пространств

### 1/5 — Потеряли половину данных

*2026-03-11*

Оказывается, приложение не все сразу отправляет в облако. Узнала это я, когда открыла приложение на новом устройстве, ресетнув стаоое, а там данные по октябрь 25 и все, никаких данных ближе к марту не сохранилось.

**Developer response:** Hey, thank you for sharing your experience, and I’m sorry to hear about the data loss after switching devices. In Anytype, synchronization may take some time depending on the app state and internet connection. If the old device was reset before the sync fully completed, some of the most recent data may not have been uploaded yet. Could you please let us know if the old device was connected to the internet before it was reset? Also, do you still have access to that device or any backups from it? This information will help us understand whether recovery might still be possible. If you’re able to, please contact us at support@anytype.io so we can look into this with you in more detail and guide you through the next steps.

### 1/5 — HORRIBLE REDESIGN & Missing landscape function

*2026-02-04, version 0.44.0*

The new update really destroyed a decent design. The Liquid Glass update is awful. It's fine to add it to some touch points but this excess overhaul just looks awful. I think they released a product that wasn't baked. Used to be 4 stars. Now's it 1. 

Great product. Mobile is getting better and better but not there yet. Really need a landscape view for an application designed for such complex levels of productivity.

### 1/5 — Heats Up my Phone

*2025-12-23, version 0.43.2*

Problem: When I use the app even just to read information my phone heats up significantly. It feels like I'm running a AAA game.

### 1/5 — вылетает

*2025-12-10*

приложение вылетает при запуске

**Developer response:** Please update to 0.43.2. This issue should be fixed already.

### 1/5 — С новым обновлением перестало открываться

*2025-12-08*

Не работает приложение: при запуске вылетает, ничего не открывается.

**Developer response:** Please update to version 0.43.2, as this issue should now be resolved.

### 1/5 — 100 мб памяти

*2025-12-07*

Мало функций, облачное хранилище при бесплатном тарифе 100мб.

### 1/5 — Data collection

*2025-11-01, version 0.41.0*

Basic copy paste doesn’t exist. This books you from truly owning your own thoughts, notes, and ideas but they own them all. Data collection is not ‘linked’ to you but these tech bros never play fair as long as the pay off suits the bottom line.

### 1/5 — Horrible

*2025-10-06, version 0.39.2*

Can't even move documents. The everything app? Not even close. As usual, another app that wants to control what you can and cannot do, even something as simple as moving a document. Ridiculous. Zero stars.

### 1/5 — Текст багует

*2025-04-20*

Во время того как я пишу на ПК, мой текст багует, удаляется только что написанная строка. Полагаю, это из-за проблем синхронизации. Я писатель, мне это существенно важно, теперь я просто не могу этим пользоваться

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Replaced Evernote

*2026-07-24*

When my subscription with Evernote went from $80 to $200 a year I had to say goodbye (used Evernote for over 10 years) I downloaded and tried 5 different alternatives and ended up liking Anytype the best. There’s a learning curve because it’s much different then Evernote but I really like it. Thank you ❤️

### 5/5 — Great Trillium Alternative for Writers

*2026-06-18, version 0.47.0*

I like to write stories for fun and was using Trillium to organize them when I realized the process to getting it set up on my phone was difficult. This app is easy to use and helps with novel organization.

### 5/5 — Essential.

*2026-06-10, version 0.46.1*

One of the first apps I download on every new device. I’ve been using Anytype for years and adore it. It is one of the best ways of sharing information across multiple platforms. And since you own the keys, you own your data.

### 5/5 — Life changing for PKMS

*2026-05-31, version 0.46.1*

It was the perfect place to go when I started thinking about moving away from Notion. Left in 2024 and haven’t looked back.

### 5/5 — Private, my forever

*2026-05-19, version 0.46.1*

I think of writing as a superpower. From diary to powerful strategic documents, anytype is the best writing tool for me. Especially because I know everything is encrypted, stored on my device and no cloud company can decide if i have access to the years of my writings

### 5/5 — Never wrote a review before. App is good. Offline. Optional sync. Nice.

*2026-03-07, version 0.45.0*

Not perfect, not beginner friendly though.

### 5/5 — Absolutely wonderful

*2026-02-27*

Ive been a part of the Anytype community since it's early stages, and back then it was great. Now it's even better!
It's truly amazing how far the app has come, and it truly is the everything app for me. 
I'm a scatterbrained person, but Anytype really makes it easy to compile and organize info whether for work, school, or personal stuff. Though it definitely took a bit of a learning curve at first. 
If you're new, I recommend looking at what others do but don't get too hung up on it. Anytype is adaptable, so you can use it in your own unique way!

The only thing I don't use Anytype for is scheduling and calendar related work, as it doesn't have the features for that. But it could someday ;)

### 5/5 — Fantastic so far.

*2026-02-27*

Fantastic. 

It’s obvious when devs don’t care for their app and their only motivation is to generate as much money as possible. Especially in this era of vibe coding. In “AnyType” Every feature and aspect of the UX seems intentional. Meaning, as the end user it makes it super easy to take notes and write tasks.

Hate the lack of pdf reader in the app itself, would love to have persistence of last page.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for the thoughtful words. It really means a lot to hear that the intention behind the UX comes through. You are right that working with PDFs can feel limited at the moment. Improving the document experience, including remembering your last position in a file, is something we would like to support better over time. Feedback like yours genuinely helps us prioritise what matters most. Thanks again for taking the time to share this.

### 5/5 — comprehensive

*2026-02-21, version 0.44.0*

wow. *slaps hood of app* you can fit so much personalisation in this bad girl. seriously though, this note app is the most elaborate note app on the market. it functions like the ADOBE program of note apps. - this means there is a steep learning curve. you REALLY gotta get in there and thinker with every single button and function to learn how everything works. there are some youtube videos.  it would also be nice to be able to change your font. 

this is not just a note app. it is a creative record keeping and transcription sphere.

### 5/5 — This is amazing

*2026-02-13*

Actually I love this app. For now I have only one extra need: pleeese, add mathematics data base functional, like notion or basic excel at least

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