Notability: AI Notes & Planner

Shown for US

• Notability Lite — $5.99
• Notability Lite — $14.99
• Notability Plus — $7.99
• Notability Plus — $19.99
• Notability Pro — $99.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

Shown for US

4.8 454100 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Almost perfect

   I’ve been using the app for years and I really love the latest upgrade that includes transcripts because I often have to record meetings with clients and I don’t have to spend too much time trying to take detailed notes. Having the transcript is really helpful and keeps me from having to go back and listen to the entire audio especially when you have a fairly long audio file. That said, there are a few features that I would love to see in Notability, and these include layers, tags, and the ability to create outlines or a table of contents of the pages in the document. I use a digital planner as well as a multi section notebook for work, and only being able to bookmark pages is not helpful when I have a lot of notes. I would love the ability to actually add the page with a label into an outline that I could click on to quickly navigate to that page like you are able to do in Goodnotes. This is similar for digital planning when I add extra template pages to various sections of the planner they often are not hyperlinked the way the standard pages are, and therefore makes it difficult to sometimes find those pages, and so having the ability to outline, or even tag, the page would make it easy to navigate to. Lastly, because I digitally plan as well as do a lot of notetaking for coursework having layers would be helpful because then I could have a layer with notes or annotations or stickers that can be turned on and off as needed like you are able to do in Noteful and ZoomNotes

   Jd966875 · 30 Aug 2026

2. 5/5New Mac App is not good

   I’ve been using Notability for the past few years and love it. Being able to upload PPT and PDF decks for meetings and then take notes on my ipad has been a game changer for productivity. I can review documents - mark them up - and then send the notes directly back to my team. Except for a (very) slight delay sometimes between my Mac and my ipad, everything was seamless. I recommended Notability to everyone. However, the latest release of Notability for Mac is a disaster. It crashes often. When it isn’t crashing it’s nearly impossible to use. Trying to drag notes from one folder to another is incredibly frustrating - difficult to accomplish and takes a ton of time to get it to work. Often I can’t seem to drag and drop except on the fourth or fifth try. Imagine if your mouse pointer only worked about 25% of the time. Also - I used to be able to “print to Notability” directly from PPT (incredibly useful for quick uploads) and that feature is gone. And uploading a folder from Finder by dragging it over to Notability is frustrating - super laggy, often results in the “spinning wheel of death”, or just crashes the app. I would go back to the previous version is a hot second if I could. It’s so annoying that I’ve even considered moving to a different notes system - although I really don’t want to do that. I love Notabilty and the ipad version works great. But I need my full Notability ecosystem to work well together. Like it used to.

   troyfig · 30 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Best notes app I’ve ever used

   I love this app, I’ve been using it for a few years and it’s the only app I’ve ever left a written review on because I just think that it is such a good app and deserves a good review. I love that there are templates that let me take unique notes and that I can organize everything. There’s so many useful features like the math conversion and the learn features. I like that I can easily import documents and large files to directly annotate and take notes, it is super easy to do and doesn’t take a long time to load the imported files. It’s really useful to be able to access my notes across devices and without internet as well so I can review anywhere any time. One thing I hope to see from this app in the future is an expansion on the AI Learn features, there is so much potential for this feature. A few suggestions, it would be nice to be able to easily access the material generated by learn in one separate area instead of having to open each not individually. Perhaps a separate section that contains all the generated Learn materials from the individual notes so you can easily view and access them. Furthermore I would love more options of study features similar to those of apps like Quizlet or Knowt, that way instead of exporting the AI generated material to a different app everything could be done on Notability. The Learn feature has so much potential and I can’t wait to see where it goes. I highly recommend this app.

   Marianna_g123 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 5/5My Most Used App Ever

   I have used this app for over 3 years at the time I wrote this review. I used it everyday and have nearly 1000 separate articles and notes within it. I am at the end of my doctorate and have found that I nearly live out of my iPad and mostly this app. I average between 4-6 hours a day in the app. I have helped many people to come to use this app in their daily lives. I prepare my lectures, classwork, attendance, and nearly anything else I would otherwise put on paper all through Notability. If you have an iPad and an Apple Pencil, then Notability is a great contributor to success. I want to help the makers of Notability for the development and a continued improvement of this wonderful app that I bought the yearly subscription and I don’t even use the stuff in it. That is not because the stuff in there is not good, rather it is well made, I am just stuck in my ways of how I use the app. Lastly, I would like to thank the developers of Notability, as I am so grateful for their hard work and intuitive improvements. Keep up the great work and I will continue to use this app al long as iOS supports it. ***April 2023 update*** This app is still the best app I’ve ever used. I’ve got so many people to use it, and I use it every day. It is the most useful iPad app ever! I plan on continuing to use it, and definitely, and I am amazed by how many awesome updates and things that keep adding to it, great job Notability! Keeping innovating!!!

   Deovalor · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Game changing study application!

   I’ve used this app through the entirety of my undergraduate studies, and now in my doctoral studies. This is hands down the MOST USEFUL, time saving, and engaging learning application I’ve ever used. My Notability files contain years of text searchable, handwritten, typed, and audio recorded notes, that I regularly reference, which I can also access, edit, and study from my phone, computer, or iPad. Over the years, I’ve seen many features added that users have indicated a desire for, and the developers pay attention to what we want and expect out of an educational utility such as this, so it just keeps getting better. The ‘AI study’ feature that can generate quizzes and other study material from notes is extremely useful! Since AI proficiency and utility has reached the point it’s at currently, it would be game changing if Siri could be used as a verbal interface, with verbal proficiency equal to the Safari ‘reader,’ to interact with the AI generated study content (specifically the quizzes), enabling hands free use of Notability’s powerful AI study feature by individuals who need to maintain high productivity, but who have to spend a lot of time in the car. Having the ability to verbalize and articulate recalled study material conversationally, take the generated quizzes, or essentially ask the notes questions through Siri, would be exceptionally beneficial for professional development. I would certainly open my wallet and hand over money for something like that.

   nashben87 · 30 Aug 2026

Privacy

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.