Reviews of Standard Notes

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Total ratings

4.56 (Rating count: 8,225)

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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: 3.20

All time rating average: 4.56

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14% (19)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-01	Ha*****	i can't open the app, it just showing a blank screen
i can't open the app, it just showing a blank screen
2026-08-01	Le*****	Love it. Got rid of Samsung Notes and OneNote.
Love it. Got rid of Samsung Notes and OneNote.
2026-07-28	Ra*****	Very good app. But free version is extremely limited with plain notes only. Not even one plugin given. They could open more features in free plan like Notesnook did. Free plan must have at least more features than you can do with pen and paper. Better use pen and paper to keep notes. Paid plans are very greedy.
Very good app. But free version is extremely limited with plain notes only. Not even one plugin given. They could open more features in free plan like Notesnook did. Free plan must have at least more features than you can do with pen and paper. Better use pen and paper to keep notes. Paid plans are very greedy.
2026-07-28	Li*****	Yea, like im on market for a new cross platform notepad app. I am willing to subscribe if i feel an app has meaningful features i prefer using. Here, clicking around menus.. i am not really sure what i am looking at. It seems over half of the app is around paywall with no demo mode. I will only subscribe if i feel confident about a product. Since I can't try the final product, i feel it's a waste of time
Yea, like im on market for a new cross platform notepad app. I am willing to subscribe if i feel an app has meaningful features i prefer using. Here, clicking around menus.. i am not really sure what i am looking at. It seems over half of the app is around paywall with no demo mode. I will only subscribe if i feel confident about a product. Since I can't try the final product, i feel it's a waste of time
2026-07-25	Be*****	nice to have an easy to use, cloud synched, privacy focused notes app
nice to have an easy to use, cloud synched, privacy focused notes app
2026-07-25	Gl*****	Great app, use it all the time.
Great app, use it all the time.
2026-07-24	Ai*****	don't like
don't like
2026-07-23	A *****	When will you update the F-droid version? playstore wants to update the F-droid version which results in an error message
When will you update the F-droid version? playstore wants to update the F-droid version which results in an error message
2026-07-22	Is*****	Original: I generally really like the app so far; however, I would like to use it for notes that are sensitive and non-sensitive in nature. ... So, is there any way to hide the previews of each note (which appear underneath the titles)? EDIT: FYI readers, this can be achieved by: 1. Tap the "sort" looking icon in the top-right corner of the Notes view. 2. Disable the "Show note preview" toggle. 3. Tap "Done."
Original: I generally really like the app so far; however, I would like to use it for notes that are sensitive and non-sensitive in nature. ... So, is there any way to hide the previews of each note (which appear underneath the titles)? EDIT: FYI readers, this can be achieved by: 1. Tap the "sort" looking icon in the top-right corner of the Notes view. 2. Disable the "Show note preview" toggle. 3. Tap "Done."
2026-07-13	Ze*****	Please add a search bar for searching words inside a specific note.
Please add a search bar for searching words inside a specific note.