Notion vs Obsidian vs Evernote: which notes app do reviewers fault?
Shared report · refreshed weekly · updated Oct 26, 2026
Evernote is your second brain — the place to keep everything that matters and find it again the moment you need it.
Productivity · Free · out since 2019 · from the App Store descriptionEvernote's pricing complaints centre on a paywall that locks people out of their own notes, and reviewers say it feels sudden and costly.
OneStar read 2,236 App Store and Google Play reviews of Evernote posted from Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Of the 2,236 people who reviewed Evernote in OneStar's sample, 85% complain and 23% praise it. The top complaints about Evernote are pricing and fees (41% of complaints), ads (24%) and crashes and bugs (7%). In OneStar's sample of Evernote reviews, 21% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on Evernote was last updated on Oct 26, 2026.
What goes wrong
Destroyed a once-great product
ads have rendered the app unusable.
Unusable. Freezes continuously, totally waste of time
I don’t like being held hostage.
They took immidiately 16$.
What goes well
Great tool
I never put 5 stars bc technically that would mean perfection which nothing is - but Evernote.... is the absolute. the best. perfection. and they continue to make it even better! THANK YOU!
I started using Evernote ort 12 years ago and it's become a must-have app. iPhone app is stable, synchronizes well, and makes formatting notes easy.
Love it
I didn't even know 1/2 the things it can do. It is a must for word processing, photos, creating, etc.
Reasons for quitting
The main complaint of the 467 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting
Their categories
Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of each review
You pay absurd subscription fees for AI functionality that is not very useful but meanwhile the App no longer actually synchronises, so be prepared to lose 2/3 of whatever notes you save or to...
One false keystroke in the Android app (no idea which one), and your whole note is gone, no coming back possible.
They took immidiately 16$.
Unusable. Freezes continuously, totally waste of time
My valuable notes are lost.
What they use it for
194 of 2,236 reviewers said; shares are of them
I don’t need hundreds of features and Everynote keeps it simple. It’s my brain and my heart, meaning it helps me access thousands of details I need every day to run my home, family and ministry...
Long time user of Evernote through the good times and the bad, have to say there have been some big improvements and it’s now my goto for notes and web clips. It’s great for legal work and filing.
Very good app with a lot of features. But their subscription plans are very expensive in India. Even Evernote essentials is very expensive to use for note taking for education purpose.
What they ask for
116 reviews ask for something
Who is saying it
The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account
PlatformApp Store: mention missing feature 2.4x as often as everyone (11% vs 5%).
Star rating5 stars: mention missing feature 7.0x as often as everyone (31% vs 5%).
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