# Notes — user reviews > 4,722 indexed App Store user reviews of Notes by Apple, rated 4.80/5 from 620,006 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notes/id1110145109/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notes/id1110145109.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 567,211 · 4★ 31,161 · 3★ 8,538 · 2★ 3,474 · 1★ 9,622 ## What do users think of Notes? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📝 Versatile note-taking app - 🔒 Secure with password/biometric lock - 🌐 Seamless sync across devices - 🚀 Quick and responsive - 📂 Organized with folders and tags - 💻 Integrates well with Apple ecosystem **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - 🔍 Difficulty finding/retrieving notes - 🔋 High battery drain when using Apple Pencil - 📝 Limited formatting options (font, color, etc.) - 🔒 Password reset issues with locked notes - 🗑️ Accidental deletion of notes **Commonly reported bugs** - Notes randomly disappearing or not syncing - Cursor jumping around when editing text - Typing lag and performance issues - Inconsistent behavior when adding images - Formatting problems when pasting content **Most requested features** - Add undo/redo functionality - Improve table formatting and calculations - Allow custom folder colors and icons - Implement a page view for longer notes - Integrate with Reminders app for to-do lists - Provide more drawing/annotation tools ## Newest reviews (16 of 4,722) ### 4/5 — Handwritten notes *2026-08-26, version 2.0* Overall the app is good. My only critique is that the hand written aspect needs work. I really like the ability to write my notes digitally and being able to customize it how I please. Unfortunately, there are many faulty features; the one that bugs me most is when I go to highlight something that I had written previously- for example, to change to the color- it rarely allows me to click what I’m trying to change on the first try. Along with that, if you have written notes side by side and you’re only trying to highlight and change one side it won’t let you highlight it. It also will highlight random parts of your notes that don’t look like they should be grouped together at all. I’ve also experienced some glitching. ### 4/5 — Decades great! *2026-08-25, version 2.0* I have used NOTES since my first iPhone purchase decades ago! Never had any issues! Lately, some of my pages that I continuously add text to on a regular basis have become sticky-glitchy, if that makes sense?! The tap of the characters are stiff/sticky…like milli-seconds lag to post!? Buggy? I guess? Not a big deal or a deal breaker, but slightly annoying for me! Please fix it!!! ### 5/5 — This app Is awesome *2026-08-23, version 2.0* I love this app you can draw write do fun stuff and write about presents and more Its fun too. You should try it it's so fun. 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 ✨✨𝓝𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼✨✨ 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 ### 5/5 — Best *2026-08-23, version 2.0* oh la la ### 5/5 — Great *2026-08-23, version 2.0* Amazing ### 5/5 — Suggestion *2026-08-23, version 2.0* We need a way to create sub folders. Having a way to nest folders inside category folders would be a much more useful system. ### 5/5 — Music notes *2026-08-23, version 2.0* I need apple app , chords, names , music , Guitar taps , audio out to computer , map to sequencer Steinberg ànd Logic , and light cpu , no one ànd zeros but only audio, fiber optic motherboards frame ,white board black lines , think light storage devices , only when bounce we see or write ### 5/5 — Easy access *2026-08-22, version 2.0* Having notes is quite handy when I’m in a hurry or away from my laptop. Easy access to record important information or a reminder for later time. Also handy for note taking during a meeting. ### 5/5 — w notes!! :3 *2026-08-22, version 2.0* This app is so useful in many ways! I can write paragraphs. Do scripts and even take notes of what stuff to do! ### 5/5 — Love notes *2026-08-22, version 2.0* Couldn’t do without Notes - keeps me up on all my stuff! ### 4/5 — I love this app *2026-08-22, version 2.0* My number one stop to save idea ### 5/5 — How I use notes *2026-08-21, version 2.0* I use notes to develop my sermons ### 5/5 — Great Tool *2026-08-21, version 2.0* I have been using notes properly for the last two weeks even though it’s been on my phone forever. I am loving that I can find everything I want in one simple place from reminders to recipes. Fantastic tool that I will be using instead of pen and paper 😳 ### 5/5 — I really want this app back *2026-08-21, version 2.0* if I use it wisely then I will get it back ### 5/5 — Mrs LuvGoodApps *2026-08-21, version 2.0* Great app ### 4/5 — Good *2026-08-21, version 2.0* Good idea and helpful. Could do with amending with the addition of being able to delete an individual pic/note when there are more than one within each note. Would be good to make other features you find in WORD app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lost all My Important Notes *2026-08-24, version 2.0* If I could give 0 star I would. I just opened the application and all my notes are gone. To whoever created this applications seems that you don’t know what problem you have created. People don’t rely on this application. Don’t download and take screenshots of whatever you have written. ### 1/5 — This app sucks *2026-08-24, version 2.0* Just lost 40 important notes! The app wasn’t responding correctly and I had to reinstall it back, and when I did, all my notes were gone no back up plan. ### 1/5 — Shared notes don’t update *2026-08-23, version 2.0* Updates do not reflect when you share to collaborate. Rendering it useless ### 1/5 — Awful - Loses notes *2026-08-23, version 2.0* This app is awful for not changes unable to be reverted. They added a collapse within note sections. If you copy/cute the entire collapsed section and paste it, it loses the entire section and oastes the title only. There is no way to undo this. Horrible app ### 1/5 — Very confusing *2026-08-21, version 2.0* Very confusing ### 1/5 — Not working properly *copy as text* function *2026-08-20, version 2.0* So many errors are there like copy one thing, paste another one ### 1/5 — Disney, let me use Notes app *2026-08-18, version 2.0* Jjj ### 1/5 — Difficult to use *2026-08-17, version 2.0* I wanted to attach a saved document to an App and it is virtually impossible to do do ### 1/5 — Un-do / Re-do button and Select-All functionality and Default Zoom *2026-08-14, version 2.0* Make them separate buttons. There’s so much unused room up there on the header. It doesn’t make sense for the user to have to hold down one button to engage another button that could otherwise and simply be put next to it and clicked one time. Also, when I double tap to select-all of a contiguous paragraph or stretch of words without spacing, only ~1100 characters become selected. The default zoom is way too close, even if i adjust general settings in my phone. Let us easily change the formattable font size fluently and through the app itself. ### 1/5 — Bug and Remove link doesnt work *2026-08-14, version 2.0* When I try to scroll down and I have a chart, it keeps on selecting the parts of my chart which is very disruptive, please fix that. Also allow us to remove when it inserts some date or a phone number. NOTE there is now a remove link button but it doesnt do anything it pretends to remove it then puts it right back… ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Organization to the max *2026-08-26, version 2.0* I utilize this for everything this is the perfect app! ### 5/5 — Best apple app ever *2026-08-25, version 2.0* Instant connection to every device from iMac to Apple Apple Watch. Maybe some google doc type Mac features? W notes ### 5/5 — Note for Devs *2026-08-25, version 2.0* Love this app. Especially cz I have a widget for it and anytime I need it fast I can just click that and open a new note. Although note for devs. You should add a feature that lets us change the color of the yellow bar on the app icon and /or the color of the icons in the app like the arrows and icons within the app. ### 5/5 — Very Handy *2026-08-25, version 2.0* I use this very nearly every day Great for storage of thoughts, data, lists and measurements. ### 5/5 — Notes *2026-08-25, version 2.0* I enjoy Notes on my phone. I write everything that I need to remember on it. ### 5/5 — Best app *2026-08-24, version 2.0* Best app. I do wish it so up d do easier excel math ### 5/5 — A Tip For Users *2026-08-24, version 2.0* If You need to Redo Something, Shake your phone and a button will pop up. ### 5/5 — No *2026-08-24, version 2.0* No ### 5/5 — I use Notes for so many different things *2026-08-24, version 2.0* I discovered how flexible was the use of Notes thanks to a guy on YouTube who explains clearly and easily how to make the most of Notes. Since my Notes became the hub of all categories of things important to me. But it’s a work in progress now I have to give some structure to this hub and for that create files and even sub files and will be a reel working tool. Maybe a AI agent could with a good prompt even doing it for me. I would have the best of 2 worlds. Why not? ### 5/5 — Thank you *2026-08-24, version 2.0* It’s my go to. I really appreciate it. --- *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 2026-08-28.*