# Notebook - Diary & Journal App — user reviews > 264 indexed App Store user reviews of Notebook by Koji Ito, rated 4.70/5 from 14,305 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notebook-diary-and-journal-app/id654645301/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notebook-diary-and-journal-app/id654645301.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11,916 · 4★ 1,540 · 3★ 452 · 2★ 119 · 1★ 278 ## What do users think of Notebook? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 🔒 Password protection - 💡 Convenient for journaling and note-taking - 🚀 Smooth and responsive - 👍 Organized by date **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches - 🚫 Unable to insert photos or attachments - 🚫 Limited formatting options - 🚫 No cloud sync or backup - 🚫 Not compatible with iPad **Commonly reported bugs** - Deleting entries causes the app to crash - Long entries can cause the app to become unresponsive - Password feature doesn't always work as expected **Most requested features** - Add ability to insert photos and attachments - Implement cloud sync and backup - Allow more formatting options (font, size, color, bold, italic, etc.) - Develop an iPad version with optimized layout - Add a search function to easily find past entries ## Newest reviews (15 of 264) ### 4/5 — pretty cool! *2026-07-05, version 4.24.11* i like the simplicity, some note apps get too cluttered with features and it ends up becoming intimidating. also, thank you for not making the ads so annoying! definitely keep how simple your app is. i like the page flipping gimmick too and how you organize the dates, but i would like it if you can insert images as well. besides that tho great job! ### 3/5 — Good *2026-05-15, version 4.24.8* It is a good app can u please add it to the playstore so I can put this app on my Samsung Galaxy S25 ultra. Thanks ### 4/5 — シンプルで自由度もあり！！ *2026-04-23* ６ヶ月使用し、画面の広さ欲しさに購入しました。スマホはiPhoneSE２を利用してます｡広告位置がカスタマイズできるのも魅力｡因みにiPad miniは上部位置に、iPhoneは下部位置に広告設定してましたが、長期に利用すると決めて購入しました。一枚（１ページ）カードメモを探してて使い始めました｡とにかくシンプルところが良いのと、めくれる所も気に入ってます。★４つはリクエストがあって、日付の「目次の文字を大きく出来ないか」ってことです。本文同様の機能は必要ないので、１行分に入る大きさ程度も選べれば、老眼の私は助かります。 ### 3/5 — OK *2026-03-19* I like the simple design, minimal bells and whistles are AOK for me. But the app has several issues. There doesn’t seem to be a way to change or enlarge the font. The page flipping doesn’t work consistently, sometimes it is really hard to get the pages to turn. Also when you want to search for something, you get the results but if you open one up and try to go back to the results, it seems to ‘forget’ the search and you have to start over. Worst of all is the unbelievable number of ads. An amazing variety of advertisers, so good for the developer. But they take up about a third of the page and I’d say at least 30% of the time when I click the down arrow to minimize the ad, if my finger is an iota off, it opens the ad instead. Hope these issues can be addressed in an update. UPDATE: arghh! You just moved ads to top where they take up less room but now they cannot be removed?! Please let us get rid of them entirely after we have seen them as was the case before! Or let us revert to the older version! ### 5/5 — The perfect diary app *2026-01-21, version 4.24.1* Simplicity is key for my diary/ journaling process. Notebook just works. There are no distractions, entries are all time stamped and it syncs across all devices. I use Notebook several times a day and appreciate its ease of use every single time. ### 5/5 — pictures *2026-01-05, version 4.24* its really good just wish you’d be able to insert pictures ### 5/5 — Notice this *2025-12-28, version 4.23.5* You’ll be surprised at how minimal and useful this app is. I love it. Keep it on top and let it become your go to pad, journal, diary. Can’t wait for fancy fonts ### 5/5 — Great! *2025-12-06, version 4.23.4* The best notebook diary I ever found. Simple and elegant. Not cluttered up with stuff you don’t ever use or need. Highly recommended ### 4/5 — いきなり全データ消えた… *2025-12-02* 4年ほど愛用していたのですがある日全部のデータが消えてしまいました。 削除された項目も0になってて、どうしたらいいか分かりません… ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-11-27, version 4.23.3* App is good to use daily ### 2/5 — Disappointing and needs improvement *2025-11-25, version 4.23.3* I know it’s for iPhone but tons of people just have iPad and it needs to be suitable for it. Not everyone would want a diary on paper. So if they only have a iPad they will deal with a small screen it’s disappointing. I’m on iPad I do have a phone but I use iPad for writing and studying or drawings. So its disappointing how its literally just so SMALL it’s the size as a roach and how do u put a lock on it? It needs a tutorial and the pictures of the app shows a lock on it so where is it? It needs to be suitable for iPad and needs better improvements ### 5/5 — Excellent I recommend it *2025-11-25, version 4.23.3* It’s awesome. You can write stuff down and save it for later and then it tells you the dates and a heading. So you can refer to it later it’s like a book. When you turn the pages. I have enjoyed this app for almost 4 years. ### 3/5 — Some colour please *2025-11-18, version 4.23.3* Love the app but don’t like mono colour. The page turning thing does not exist!!!! Am I doing something wrong??? ### 5/5 — So easy *2025-11-01, version 4.23.3* If you have ever felt an urge to keep a diary or any other written document that is attached to a date and time this is the app for you. It is extremely simple with practically no bells and whistles. ### 3/5 — Name chapters to find something you’re looking for *2025-10-23, version 4.23.1* I like being able to speak . But I would like to separate By category’s. So I can title references , holiday etc. I’ve asked at least 3times with no responses. It looks like I will have to go back to notebook which is an android app. I really wanted to use this app because it’s for iPhone. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Weird Ads *2026-08-05, version 4.24.12* I love this app for the simplicity and now I have years of notes stashed away here, but in the past couple months the ads at the top of the screen have become increasingly pornographic in nature. Not something I want to look at. Please fix your ad supplier. ### 1/5 — Impossible to use *2026-04-24, version 4.24.5* The ads at the top of the page and the small size make it impossible to use on an ipad. This app is just windows version of notes with lots and lots of ads. ### 1/5 — You’re on thin ice *2026-03-25, version 4.24.3* I’ve been using this app for the past six years, and it was great. But I’m noticing a change that implies the start of your downfall. The ads. I was fine with the small banner ads that stayed in the bottom of the page, out of my way. But now when I open the app, a large banner takes up the entire page, preventing me from seeing my notes. There is no reason to do this. Though it seems you are becoming greedy. The app is great otherwise, but fix this. Seriously. It’s not a good look. ### 1/5 — Wanted to like it - error messages and doesn’t work *2025-12-11, version 4.23.4* Doesn’t work. Additionally contacting support isn’t secure. I won’t be using. Would have upgraded but too many red flags even if it worked ### 1/5 — Can you please add the feature to add photos? *2025-12-10, version 4.23.4* I think the app would benefit greatly from this ### 1/5 — deleted all my notes *2025-09-30, version 4.23.1* app was so good but then it deleted all my notes ??? everything i had is gone now??? it shows for a few seconds but never stays. how do i fix that??? ### 1/5 — Ads ruined it *2025-09-26, version 4.23.1* I can’t even read what I wrote the ads are taking over the page and won’t move when you try to. You ruined your app, folks. ### 1/5 — Horrible addition of ads *2025-09-25, version 4.23.1* This was a really great app that allows you to journal by dates and search easily until the edition of ads that take up half the page and cannot be easily removed. Every time you click on the drop-down to remove it it takes you to a website with that advertisement. The button is so small that it’s like they are trying to get you to click on it so that they can get paid by the advertiser. I never write reviews but this time I felt compelled because it’s very obnoxious and unnecessary to take up half of the page. ### 1/5 — 使いづらくなった *2025-09-23* アプデしたら広告が邪魔で使いづらくなった。いくらなんでも主張がデカすぎ。無料だから仕方ないが使いづらかったら使わなくなるので本末転倒。広告を出すなとは言えないがもう少し工夫してほしい。 ### 1/5 — ゴミアプリ *2025-09-08* 広告が画面いっぱいのゴミアプリに成り下がった。 初めの頃はよかったのに残念。 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-07-10, version 4.24.11* App is good to use daily ### 5/5 — The best. *2026-07-09, version 4.24.11* Simple and straight to the point. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-04, version 4.24.11* Simple and perfect I like writing down stuff because I have dementia this is perfect ### 5/5 — Reliable, stable, organized. *2026-04-25, version 4.24.5* 13 years strong here, straightforward notes app where I do all of my short-form writing--mostly poetry and songwriting. Super organized, has a search feature, date of entry stays the same even if you update your work, and if you do multiple entries in one day it shows you now many when you back out to view months/days. Sucks that ads default to block half the screen now, but flicking the app away and pulling it back up moves them out of view. If you want to backup your entries, you can find a simple Share All option in Settings and decide which method is right for you. This is the only app I ever use for more than a decade worth of writing and I hope that they maintain the same UI as they have since day 1. It is perfect as-is, coming from a professional, and I hope I never have to swap to any other app. ### 5/5 — Works great & Affordable *2026-04-17, version 4.24.3* Recommended Works great & Affordable ### 5/5 — My favorite must have to list anything!! *2026-04-03, version 4.24.3* Before I had this app I really wanted to download Spotify to list playlists but it needed 16 OS but since my iPad is Air 2 but still in good condition it will take a long time for 16 OS so I needed to list my favorite songs like hip hop songs and music also sad songs and music I also list healthy basics like yoga, workouts, and stretches it really will help in the future. But one thing I hope the developers of developer will add is new updates like cute stickers but I really recommend this app and hope you enjoy this rating!! And thank you for reading!! ### 5/5 — 使い心地最高　日記や自分のためだけの詩集作成に *2026-03-26* ページを捲れるタイプのメモアプリを探していたところ、このアプリに辿り着きました。 日記や本を読んでいて気に入ったフレーズ、詩などを1日1ページでメモしています。 アプリだけど紙の本や詩集みたいになって最高です。 課金も買い切りで、しかも少額なのでありがたいです。 もしリクエストができるなら、 ・アプリのテーマカラーを増やして欲しい(パステルカラーなど、淡い色が欲しい) ・ページに画像を貼り付けられるようにして欲しい(日記のように使用しているため、画像貼り付けができたら…と毎回思っています) この2点を、追加課金でも良いので実装していただけると嬉しいです。 ### 5/5 — MY WHOLE LIFE LIVES IN HERE *2026-02-28, version 4.24.2* please never delete this app or stop updating it i love it so much ive tried so many notebook apps and this just does it the best and i’ve been using it since 2019 and my whole life is basically locked in here PLEASEE EKEEP DOING WHAT YOURE DOING ### 5/5 — Great Journal! *2026-02-15, version 4.24.2* I love using this app to jot down personal memories as they happen, and things I don’t want to forget. The way all entries from the same day fall on the same page, and then each page is a day, and the whole thing is essentially a chronological book all by default formatting is amazing for keeping track of life’s story! When I go back and read my memories, it’s like reading an e-book about my family’s life. So cool. Everything from the Table of Contents to each entry is intuitive—the thing just works. The flipping of pages as you go from day to day—charming! There are no unnecessary features that overwhelm me like in other apps; just write the stuff you want to remember. Simple. No need to save in dated folders—that’s already handled. No need to format some special document—that’s already handled. Easy. Charming. 10/10 Love it!!!! ### 5/5 — The best notebook app! *2026-01-22, version 4.24.1* I have been using this app for the last 4 years as a digital journal. Its simplicity and clean design makes it perfect, no bells and no whistles, just the essentials. I love being able to search through all of my entries and to see year after year what I’ve written. I also love the export feature so that it can be saved on another devise. It is truly the app that I’ve used through every season. --- *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 2026-09-01.*