# DEVONthink To Go 3 — user reviews > 229 indexed App Store user reviews of DEVONthink To Go 3 by DEVONtechnologies, LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 1,507 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/devonthink-to-go-3/id1541605051/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/devonthink-to-go-3/id1541605051.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,305 · 4★ 121 · 3★ 31 · 2★ 26 · 1★ 24 ## What do users think of DEVONthink To Go 3? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent sync capabilities - 🔒 Secure data management - 👍 Powerful document organization - 👍 Versatile and feature-rich - 👍 Helpful customer support **Cons** - 🐛 Sync issues and reliability problems - 🐛 Crashes and stability concerns - 🐛 Clunky user interface - 💰 Expensive pricing model **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when editing tables - Corrupted database and lost data - Unreliable iCloud sync - Incompatibility with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Add reminders and task management - Improve Markdown support and editing - Enhance PDF annotation and editing capabilities - Provide more seamless integration between mobile and desktop versions ## Newest reviews (18 of 229) ### 4/5 — Linux Version *2026-04-12, version 3.8.16* Would be an exceptional addition to an exceptional app. Thank you for your attention to this desire. ### 4/5 — ****- OK but ::: *2025-12-15, version 3.8.14* [0:] In a Formatted Note, I have a 2 rows & 3 colums table. Then ::: [1:] I tap "Edit" at top of screen ( next to the note's name ), → [2:] having the text cursor in the table, I tap the top-of-screen, rightmost-but-two icon (or button) with the "Table" option in its dropdown, and tap "Table" indeed, → [3:] in the Table popup, we tap "+" to add a row, and [4:] DevonThink To Go 🟠~crashes out~. -- ♦︎ DevonThink To Go v.3.8.14 on iPadOS'26.2 ; ♦︎ 2025.12.15.Md.17:09.iPm. ### 4/5 — Good app Lazy Dev *2025-11-14, version 3.8.13* What does it say about the app when they don’t even bother to update the icon for iOS 26 or implement and features like shortcuts for the lock screen or Siri short cuts. Seems like somebody worked really hard on this app and then completely dropped it. ### 4/5 — Great app *2025-11-08, version 3.8.13* It’s great but maybe two suggestions 1. The Markdown export to pdf feature only allow one page. This is difficult to share to others for viewing. Would be better if it supports exporting pdf of multiple pages. 2. Please support Liquid Glass. If difficult please make the icon adapt for Liquid Glass at least. It’s too outstanding now, feels like an app without maintenance ### 4/5 — Last Update is a problem *2025-08-05, version 3.8.11* Love this product but it seems like with the most recent update I’m unable to import markdown files using the native share function on my iPhone 16. I have used this capability frequently and this is a real problem for me. ### 2/5 — Room for improvement *2025-08-02, version 3.8.11* Was looking for an app separate from Apple Photos that can be used to collate, sort, and search screenshots. Currently, lacks the ability to search text within screenshots like Photos can do natively. Also search only seems accessible from the top folder. Would be great to have the search capability be accessible across the whole app, to find stuff in cluttered folders like the global inbox, or have live filtering per folder, like the native files app. Until then, I can’t quantify the subscription. ### 5/5 — My number one app for over a decade *2025-06-27, version 3.8.10* I absolutely love this app. Unlike other similar products it doesn't lock you in but does provide an incredibly experience. I'm looking forward to trying out the new 4.0 for iOS. ### 4/5 — Powerful and versatile CMS with some UX frustrations *2025-06-20, version 3.8.10* I use this app daily as a companion to the macOS version. Both are versatile content management tools that allow me to capture, organize, and synthesize material across my projects' technical and business domains. Devon has spent much time thinking, designing, and building the user interface. On iOS, however, I wish Devon paid more attention to some basic UI design constraints, especially in list views, which are the backbone of information presentation and navigation. For an app built around managing documents and their metadata, it pays little attention to handling long document names, which it simply truncates. It does not provide openly visual indicators of the sort order or useful information like tags. Back buttons on navigation views tend to reduce to a single < icon whose small hit area is frustratingly difficult or noticeable. Drill-down by tags has a surprisingly weak user experience, reusing the standard list view in the app. However, this capability should be able to see and fluidly gather documents across the system into ephemeral or permanent user-defined sets. The sync services are numerous and reliable, yet the user experience is slow and clunky. On mobile, it is critical to have a clear, openly visible statement about the number of documents awaiting synchronization in either direction. In other words, the current user experience could use more polishing. And IMHO, it doesn’t go far enough to facilitate fluid document management at the “meta “ level. The result is a very traditional top-down hierarchical experience that doesn’t unlock the power of Devon’s architecture and vision. ### 2/5 — Steep Learning Curve *2025-06-14, version 3.8.10* Powerful App but how to set it up so that it sync’s across your devices I find to be extremely difficult. It’s not like the Drafts app where you install it and it just works. Right now in the pain part of learning a new app. The price you have to pay when learning an app as powerful as this one. It would be great if the install process would ask you a few questions and set up a set of databases for you to use while getting started. Syncing is slow. Can’t trust that the database does not get corrupted. Often unable to view documents saved to DT ### 5/5 — The Best Document Manager Hands Down. *2025-04-24, version 3.8.9* I’ve been using DEVONthink since version 1. (15-20 years give or take) It’s my primary document manager and I’ve paid a grand total of about $400 so far. Started with their generous student discount and now happy to pay $99/year to upgrade. It’s still a fantastic deal. If you ever ask yourself “where did I put that file?” Then give DT a shot. It’s a game changer. My only wish is for backlinks to show context ala Roam Research. ### 5/5 — Best ever app *2025-04-06, version 3.8.9* To be simple - if I have to pick just ONE app on a desert island. It would be DEVONThink both on my Mac and my iOS devices. Simple review. Just buy it. ### 2/5 — Unreliable *2025-03-30, version 3.8.9* I’ve watched files completely disappear yet the file count stays the same, and the files are in the databases on my Mac and iPhone. This app is ugly and very limited, I now prefer and just use the files app, with an organizational structure and tags. Sync issues are a constant issue. Not worth the headache and perpetual worry. ### 2/5 — Syncing is always an issue *2025-02-27, version 3.8.9* Syncing is ALWAYS an issue. There’s no easy way to do it. I set it up and it works for a few days and then nothing. Every couple of months I find myself restarting the whole thing. Some people swear by this suite of apps because so much of it is DIY. But if that’s not the kind of person you are, there’s probably better apps out there for you. ### 5/5 — banger *2025-02-18, version 3.8.8* This was kinda a sleeper app for me, i had it kicking around for a couple of years before i had moved a critical mass of documents on to the mac version; that’s when dawned on me how powerful and elegant DTTG can be. The support forums/community is a pretty lively place for help and sharing folks specific use cases. Would love to have a way to quickly move annotations into a new note or even to another app. ### 2/5 — Meh. No AI *2025-02-16, version 3.8.8* A knowledgebase with no AI. Zero support for widgets. Like it's 1990. ### 4/5 — I need something more *2025-02-03, version 3.8.8* The application is very good, but I need ability to scan a document. Not only possibility to make picture, but make scan also ### 4/5 — Swiss Army Knife of Apps *2024-12-08, version 3.8.7* DT is the place for any big body of work. It took me some long time to get into DT, but once i did it is great. It’s like the Swiss Army knife of apps - it will do almost anything. Principally (for me) it is its ability to find words/ phrases in piles of documents that sets it apart. Recommend buying Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink - for me, this was the tipping point into DT being productive ### 5/5 — 블랙프라이데이 할인 안되나요? *2024-12-02, version 3.8.7* 할인한다는데 왜 가격이 같나요 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I don’t want to use my ipad storage; I want to use icloud *2025-08-16, version 3.8.12* I have thousands of documents in evernote and apple notes. I wanted to change to devonthink. I bought a years subscription. After using devonthink for a short while, I realized that devonthink is storing the files on my ipad. I don’t want to waste my on-device storage. ### 1/5 — 언제쯤 동기화 제대로 작동하냐.. *2024-12-09, version 3.8.7* 같은 애플제품끼리 동기화가 너무 안되어서 다른 앱들하고 차이가 많이 납니다. 곧 고쳐지겠지하고 믿음으로 기다렸는데, 아직도 안됩니다. 진짜 혈압오릅니다. ### 1/5 — Steep Learning Curve *2024-05-21, version 3.8.2* Powerful App but how to set it up so that it sync’s across your devices I find to be extremely difficult. It’s not like the Drafts app where you install it and it just works. Right now in the pain part of learning a new app. The price you have to pay when learning an app as powerful as this one. It would be great if the install process would ask you a few questions and set up a set of databases for you to use while getting started. Syncing is slow. ### 1/5 — 3.8.2 ios17.5 also crash *2024-05-18, version 3.8.2* This release is totally unusable. ### 1/5 — useless *2024-02-05, version 3.8* compare to desktop version it is pretty useless .. ### 1/5 — There are too many differences from Mac. *2023-11-08, version 3.7.7* Even if you set up the files organized for Mac, the functions are not applied or set on the mobile iPad, so even if you search, there is no proper search function other than the function to find the title name and word. Even if you try to create a DB system that connects the Mac-mobile environment, unlike Mac, the mobile iPad iOS version overshadows the settings for Mac. I made a DB tailored to complex settings and search functions for Mac, but it's just futile.. It becomes useless on mobile.. I just want to know what the hell is the mobile version for.. Mobile apps that are just in format are not allowed.. Maybe it's because the price of the app is low compared to the Mac version, so the cost of development and maintenance research is low, so it's a moderately budgeted product.. I bought version 1 and 2, but.. This company that pays money to buy things like this also has nothing to say.. If you're going to make money properly, make a subscription system and make it properly.. Lose strength DB system settings tailored to the attempts and searches that have been tried like this for Mac are useless in the mobile version. I wonder if I should buy the next version for Mac, and I wonder if I should look for another DB app. And finally, for Mac, there is a smart group (folder) function, which is not linked or applied in the mobile version. I put up with it, but.. Oh.. The search function is the key to the vast DB.. The mobile version has nothing to say. ### 1/5 — Learning to fly a kite *2023-09-25* I really wish I could get this to work. Syncing seems impossible. I regularly spend 30+ minutes trying to figure it out. Solution never lasts. I can’t for the life of me figure out how to get this to work. It’s as though I’m learning to fly a kite, I look around and everyone seems to love the experience. With a bit of dedication I can usually get it going, but soon after it stops and I have to try again. Maybe it gets easier with practice, but I don’t think it should be this difficult to get it working and syncing up with my computer in the first place. Far from seamless. ### 1/5 — Nach Update stürzt die App immer ab *2023-08-10, version 3.7.3* Schade, aktuell nicht zu gebrauchen ### 1/5 — Crash too often! *2023-06-28, version 3.7.2* I love DEVONthink and purchased both Mac and iOS version. Having DEVONthink running on both devices is a great experience, however, with the latest update, iOS version is not useable, always crash! When you leave the app for over a few seconds, it is just crash! Please fix the bug!!! ### 1/5 — Sync nicht funktional *2023-06-27, version 3.7.2* Diese App hat aufgrund der exzellenten Desktop App wirklich viele Vorschusslorbeeren von mir bekommen und ich habe unverhältnismäßig viel Zeit und x Versuche investiert um IRGENDWIE eine zuverlässige Synchronisierung zum Laufen zu bringen. Vergeblich, wie bei so einigen hier. Ich werfe nun, nach mehreren Jahren Frust, die Flinte ins Korn und benutze die App nur noch auf dem Desktop. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mac’s Most Powerful and Fascinating APP! *2026-03-05, version 3.8.16* DEVONthink is an app that can organize all the information you care about. It is a database of your documents (text, rich text, PDF, images, and many more types). You can use the hierachical groups and sub-groups, but is has aliases (duplicates) and copies (replicates) of documents, incredible search methods, favorites, reading lists, and much, more. I have been using it for 2 years, learned some of the features, and find it as one of my main app. It encompasses of the features of Notes, for example. AWESOME! ### 5/5 — This app is most underrated app in ios and mac. *2025-11-28, version 3.8.14* Really hope this version continues. ### 5/5 — Sync is fantastic on 3.8.13 *2025-11-14, version 3.8.13* I have used DevonThink To Go on my mobile devices, together with DevonThink Pro Office on two different Macs, for several years now. I have thousands of PDFs in a handful of databases. Synchronization of databases across various platforms has always worked but sometimes required a bit of babysitting or coaxing. With the latest versions, on latest iOS/macOS, the need for that is gone. Synchronization of incremental changes happens when I need it without further action, and is nearly instant. ### 5/5 — The Best *2025-11-08, version 3.8.13* Devonthink is the best document management tool out there. ### 5/5 — Fix the icon *2025-10-24, version 3.8.13* Please fix the dark mode icon ### 5/5 — Perfekt *2025-10-21, version 3.8.12* Ablage für alles, scheint e2ee zu sein, nachdem anfänglich der iCloud-Sync nicht zuverlässig funktionierte, habe ich dieses auf WebDAV MagentaCloud umgestellt, welches im Grunde genommen hervorragend funktioniert, Danke für diese extrem gute App! ### 5/5 — Excellent compassion for the osx app *2025-08-30, version 3.8.12* Excellent! The mobile version has really improved over the years, sync works well, and it’s really handy to have access on the phone. My main challenge with this app is the text editor. The text is so small, and the experience of editing documents is just not enjoyable. It’s possible to open things up in an external editor but that is clunky and inconvenient. Really wish this basic functionality would improve! ### 5/5 — The best *2025-08-08, version 3.8.12* I use DEVONthink for all my scientific journal articles, books and classroom notes. In my class alone, I have over 1000 articles, powerpoint presentations, PDF monograms, and notes. It is the absolute best to help organize all my materials. I use it to organize meeting notes for my businesses. It is used all the time and is the best application to keep me organized and so easy to view the documents. Thank you to the Devonthink Team. Great job!!! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-08-03, version 3.8.11* DEVONthink is first rate document and knowledge management tool. Here are some insights from my experience that will hopefully save you some time and energy: DEVONthink is an acquired taste, but it also ages like a fine wine. There is a learning curve, and part of this (in addition to understanding the features and functions) is figuring out how to best structure your data within its architecture. This will take time. Along with that is also determining what data needs to be in it and what data should reside elsewhere. Another thing to keep in mind is that the Mac and iOS apps do not have feature parity. If that is a requirement, this is not the tool for you. There is a lot of overlap between the two, but they are different apps. I chose to keep my notes in Obsidian for this reason, as I really needed feature parity across devices for my notes (among other reasons), though DEVONthink’s markdown support is quite good. I also highly recommend the MacSparky Field Guide. This helped me build a lot more fluency and trust with the DEVONthink ecosystem. ### 5/5 — Excellent compassion for the osx app *2025-07-15* I think this app has really improved over the years, sync works well, and it’s really handy to have things on the phone. My main challenge with this app is the text editor. The text is so small, and the experience of editing documents is just not enjoyable. It’s possible to open things up in an external editor but that is clunky and inconvenient. Really wish this basic functionality would improve. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*