# Pocket Notes - GCSE Science — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of Pocket Notes by Aidan McConnell, rated 4.50/5 from 236 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-notes-gcse-science/id1260388952/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-notes-gcse-science/id1260388952.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 179 · 4★ 25 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Pocket Notes? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📚 Comprehensive, well-organized revision notes - ✅ Helpful for GCSE exam preparation - 🎓 Excellent chemistry section content - 📱 Convenient offline access to study materials - 💰 Free chemistry notes available - 🧠 Clear, easy-to-understand explanations - ⭐ Condensed notes reduce need for textbooks **Cons** - 💸 Expensive paywall for physics and biology (£2.99 each) - 🐛 Biology section frequently inaccessible or locked - ❌ Limited free content for physics and biology - 🚫 Restore purchases function not working properly - 😤 Requires repurchasing after app reinstall - 🔐 Purchase verification system malfunctioning - 📉 Limited subject coverage (science only) **Commonly reported bugs** - Biology notes fail to unlock after purchase - Purchase confirmation appears but content remains locked - Restore purchases not functioning correctly - Physics unlock button triggers biology payment prompt - Biology section only opens first two sections - Purchased content becomes locked after app reinstall - Payment processing shows zero charge but doesn't unlock content **Most requested features** - Expand to English and Maths GCSE subjects - Add History revision notes - Make more content free or use ad-supported model - Unlock all biology and physics topics for free - Add printing functionality in black/white and color - Apple Watch compatibility - Expand to additional science subjects ## Newest reviews (15 of 67) ### 3/5 — Biology notes *2026-04-28, version 1.1* Cannot access biology notes!!! ### 4/5 — Really useful *2026-04-03, version 1.1* It is helping me revise for my test even though I am in primary school. ✔️✔️ ### 3/5 — Bio not available *2025-08-17, version 1.1* This app is great but for some reason it’s not letting me access the biology notes and when I try to purchase it says already purchased ### 4/5 — Very Useful and well thought out notes *2023-05-15, version 1.1* The notes are great and the fact that these are free make it a gem. However, there is a small issue, i cannot seem to unlock the biology notes, whenever i try to unlock them it asks payment for the PHYSICS notes everytime, leading me to unlock physics ### 3/5 — Doesn’t load *2022-12-27, version 1.1* The physics and chemistry are completely available however the biology part only opens the first two sections. The app charges nothing even when I agree to the purchase and nothing changes. Please load the full Biology section. ### 4/5 — Great but *2022-11-11, version 1.1* I’m finding these notes really helpful for my GCSEs but my biology ones aren’t working. It asked me to buy them so I did but they still don’t work please fix 😩😩 ### 4/5 — Like it alot *2022-10-29, version 1.1* The app seems really good, especially the chemistry section because it goes through all the different nuances, however i couldn’t seem to unlock the biology section of the app ### 3/5 — Good, but please help me fix this!! *2022-10-28, version 1.1* I am in love with this app especially since GCSE’s are coming up for me… but I’ve already paid for my biology notes… yet I can’t access any of the rest of the notes :( and I don’t know why ### 4/5 — Notes *2022-07-26* Amazing notes but how to buy all ### 5/5 — Helpfulness at its best ! *2022-04-06, version 1.1* Never saw an app where you get all these in such an organized way. And all that for free! Salute to the creator of the app ### 5/5 — good *2022-01-30, version 1.1* i really need one of these for history as i’m struggling so bad atm ### 5/5 — Extremely helpful!!! *2021-12-28, version 1.1* Purchased all the materials for free you can tell they put a lot of effort in ### 5/5 — Acc so good *2021-11-26, version 1.1* So I’m not a robot I promise but it is acc so good it is free but it shows payment of zero zero but trebnotes are important points which would be done in any year especially year 8 ### 5/5 — Brilliant. *2021-11-06* This app helped me to make all my notes….thankyou for making such an wonderful app….this app has everything literally everything that will definitely help a GCSE student….Its a great app! Kudos to the developers ### 3/5 — It’s not the best but is still helpful. *2021-05-18, version 1.1* I like the notes and find them really helpful however I wish there was more available for free. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Biology *2023-03-11* Whenever I click to purchase biology notes it comes as purchase successful but when I try opening it askes me to pay again ### 1/5 — biology purchase *2022-10-19, version 1.1* i purchased the biology section but it still remains locked and it says if id like to purchase it again and still remains locked ### 1/5 — Useless *2022-10-17, version 1.1* This app is not free. It doesn’t have all the content. The notes are not even useful. ### 1/5 — Not worthy, at all *2022-01-14* Scrap, and nothing else ### 1/5 — You have to pay *2020-01-18, version 1.1* I don’t like that you have to pay £2.99 for some of them ### 1/5 — Stole my money *2020-01-15, version 1.1* Payed for the extra stuff and it took my money and I haven’t got the extra work ### 1/5 — Please make half of bio and physics free not just two or three *2019-12-08, version 1.1* I like it. But some teenagers don’t have money to pay. Any least half of the list should have been free. But in bio and physics we only get a bit of the beginning and that’s not enough ### 1/5 — GCSE revision. *2019-11-15, version 1.1* It's very bad because you have to buy the subjects witch it is not good for GCSE students. If you reading this do not get it. Only if you want to get rid of your money. ### 2/5 — BIOLOGY NOTES-ISN’T WORKING *2022-12-21, version 1.1* Can you fix the biology notes it doesn’t work there’s a glitch a bit disappointing….. ### 2/5 — Umm *2019-12-07, version 1.1* Well I am not that happy that as soon as I wanted to revise the human body I had to pay and only two subjects were available in biology ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Review *2025-11-30, version 1.1* This was very helpful ### 5/5 — So good! *2023-11-02, version 1.1* Such an amazing way to study offline and it is every notes for every topic so happy I found this app ### 5/5 — I love it *2023-08-08, version 1.1* Play it ### 5/5 — Bio *2023-07-28, version 1.1* Biology isn’t opening with me ### 5/5 — Cool *2023-05-26, version 1.1* Hi I got biology for free on on the locked ones and it says “thank you for your purchase” but it is not unlocking them for me. I have tried everything. ### 5/5 — Author authenticity *2023-04-25, version 1.1* After I.T‘s dismissal of the theft crime, diagrams become easier to read about if you’re not blind. Resistance to showier organisms remains the church body‘s plea to stop facilitating hate in future sicknesses. Hence the white femaile hypochondriac word Bio being trusted. Do not type this into a Note review if it‘s already homeostasis installed. ### 5/5 — Helps me *2022-11-06, version 1.1* It really helps me with my studies and I love it. The only thing that is a problem is when I tried to download the other Pocket Notes, it would only let me use one part of it. The other notes cost money. I still think it’s great for my studies but I just need some stuff to be free. Thank you for your time! Goodbye! 😊 ### 5/5 — Good 🙂 *2022-10-29, version 1.1* Really good app -but..can you add new subjects? 📕📗📘📙 ### 5/5 — Amazing Work *2022-10-26* Bro, ur app deserves A BILLION stars not just 5 as it helped from becoming “zero” to “hero” in my exams. I was just 5-5 in my mocks then i pushed myself with this app to a grade 7-8 ### 5/5 — Really helpful *2022-10-25, version 1.1* Nice --- *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 2026-07-31.*