Reviews of Standard Notes

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Total ratings

4.57 (Rating count: 8,345)

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Review summary

Users appreciate Standard Notes for its strong security, privacy, and seamless syncing across devices, praising its simple and effective note-taking functionality and supportive customer service. However, common complaints focus on poor mobile text editing experience, frequent crashes, problematic import processes, paywalls on previously free features, and ineffective Android sharing options. The app is well-regarded for encryption and basic note management, but users find usability and stability issues that diminish the experience, especially on mobile platforms.

Pros

Strong encryption and privacy with end-to-end encryption and zero-knowledge architecture.
Cross-platform syncing works well allowing notes to be accessed on multiple devices seamlessly.
Simple, clean, and reliable note-taking experience, especially appreciated for journaling and basic note keeping.
Responsive and helpful customer support team in resolving issues.
The paid extended features add valuable functionality such as SuperNotes and encrypted backups.

Cons

Text selection and editing on mobile is frustrating and often difficult to use accurately.
The app frequently crashes or becomes unresponsive, causing loss of progress and user frustration.
Some key features like note history are paywalled, leading to concerns about subscription cost and feature gating.
Importing from apps like Google Keep is problematic with errors, duplicates, and missing media.
Android share functionality is broken or non-functional, limiting ease of attaching content to notes.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 4.57

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16% (25)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-09-02	Ta*****	best
best
2026-08-29	Te*****	Full of paywalls and lacks basic features like vertical scrollbar in long notes. How is one supposed to go to end of long notes quickly, or just scroll somewhere in a long note? Also when you switch to other apps and then briefly open the app again, the notes you were working on briefly show on the screen, even though encryption is on and workspace is set to lock immediately each time. Maybe instead of filling the app with useless paywalls spend some time on basic functionality? Hard pass.
Full of paywalls and lacks basic features like vertical scrollbar in long notes. How is one supposed to go to end of long notes quickly, or just scroll somewhere in a long note? Also when you switch to other apps and then briefly open the app again, the notes you were working on briefly show on the screen, even though encryption is on and workspace is set to lock immediately each time. Maybe instead of filling the app with useless paywalls spend some time on basic functionality? Hard pass.
2026-08-29	Gü*****	needs widget support for fast writing
needs widget support for fast writing
2026-08-28	Sh*****	I am facing a severe problem where I am unable to share my Notes. if I select more than one Note and click on "share" I get no response. Share button remains dormant and unusable. I downloaded this app due to its convinience of being able to share all my Notes at once to an external storage. This is a dealbreaker problem for me. I hope this issue gets acknowledged and fixed ASAP.
I am facing a severe problem where I am unable to share my Notes. if I select more than one Note and click on "share" I get no response. Share button remains dormant and unusable. I downloaded this app due to its convinience of being able to share all my Notes at once to an external storage. This is a dealbreaker problem for me. I hope this issue gets acknowledged and fixed ASAP.
2026-08-25	er*****	if may have un-do function that would be great😊👍
if may have un-do function that would be great😊👍
2026-08-23	De*****	Decent. I wish that there was an option for handwriting.
Decent. I wish that there was an option for handwriting.
2026-08-23	Ra*****	good
good
2026-08-22	Ro*****	Cannot see results of Find in Note for long note erroneously.
Cannot see results of Find in Note for long note erroneously.
2026-08-21	Ja*****	Fast, no-nonsense and easy to use. Syncing is also quick, and switching between mobile and web works without issues. Support has been responsive and helpful whenever I’ve had a question.
Fast, no-nonsense and easy to use. Syncing is also quick, and switching between mobile and web works without issues. Support has been responsive and helpful whenever I’ve had a question.
2026-08-17	Ma*****	Most of the features are not available on the free version. it wont let me upload files and it doesn't let you upgrade to the professional version through the app. when you search for the paid/ professional version its no where to be found
Most of the features are not available on the free version. it wont let me upload files and it doesn't let you upgrade to the professional version through the app. when you search for the paid/ professional version its no where to be found