Notability: AI Notes & PDF app

Name: Notability: AI Notes & PDF app
Rating: 4.8 (449750 reviews)
Author: Ginger Labs

By: Ginger Labs

Write, type, annotate, draw

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Features & Capabilities

Notability is an AI-powered notes and PDF tool that lets you write by typing or handwriting, annotate PDFs, record audio, and keep everything searchable across devices.

For professionals and students, it adds meeting transcription, automated summaries, study tools like quizzes and flashcards, and the ability to chat with your notes to clarify ideas. Import files anywhere, share notes for collaboration, and sync across devices with iCloud. Upgrade options unlock unlimited notes, handwriting recognition, live transcripts, auto-backup, and more.

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By:

Ginger Labs

Rating:

4.80

(449,750) 286 new ratings

Version:

16.5 Last updated: 2026-06-22

Version code:

887169115

Creation date:

2010-04-01

Compatible devices:

Size:

406.54MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-24

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Ranking

# 918 ▼ 2

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#1 in Neat Notetakers

#3 in Draft Documents

#5 in Paths to Productivity

#8 in Level Up Your Life

#5 in ai summary keyword 37 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

Ginger Labs

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notability-ai-notes-pdf-app/id360593530

Website:

https://www.gingerlabs.com

User Reviews

User reviews praise Notability for organization, PDF export, templates, and AI-assisted study features, but reliability is a major issue. Repeated crashes, freezes, and lag plague use; syncing and loading problems cause inaccessible or disappeared notes. The move to a paid subscription with cloud-based features has drawn criticism, especially from long-time users. Overall, the app is powerful when functioning, but unstable and expensive for students and professionals who need consistent, timely access to their notes.

Pros

Strong organization features with intuitive folders and subjects, plus easy conversion of notes to PDFs.
Flexible import options and robust PDF export, making it easy to share or review notes.
AI-supported study aids and quizzes that help with review and learning.
Rich note-taking toolkit with templates and drawing capabilities for varied note formats.

Cons

Frequent crashes, freezes, and performance lag, sometimes failing to register input (e.g., Apple Pencil).
Ongoing syncing and loading problems: notes not loading, disappearing, or taking hours to sync.
Shift to a subscription model and paywalls for features like iCloud backup/sync, increasing cost and restricting functionality.
Data accessibility issues over time, including long-standing inability to access or recover notes across devices.

Recent reviews

‘Hey there! Thanks for reaching out to Notability! I will be more than happy to assist you today. Since you're already on the latest version and the convert window is fully stuck, the documented workarounds are the main way to recover without restarting the app: Open and close the Options menu Exit the note, return to the Library, then reopen the note Zoom in and out on the page These steps can unfreeze the interface when the text box becomes unresponsive. [1] You can also enable Safe Mode in Device Settings > Apps > Notability. This temporarily disables handwriting recognition and related features, which can help stabilize the app during performance issues like freezes. [2] If the convert window remains unusable even after these steps, closing and reopening the app is currently the only way to exit that state. You can also let me know at any time if you'd like to be routed to a human agent for further assistance. This answer was composed by Fin, Notability's AI Agent.’ So a recent update may have bugged my app sent a report to Notability. No offense but this was far from helpful…and makes me think the bug may be ai related as well

by us*****, 2026-06-15

This app was functioning good at the start but ever since it sync, it didn't synced completely, made me loose my notes IN FINALS WEEK for college, never received help after reaching several times, and til this day it has been so slow to edit on (it has been more than a week). Made the decision to switch to another app

by Nm*****, 2026-06-14

Truly excellent note taking app. The annual subscription is honestly so worth it, especially if you’re a student. Not sponsored—just a happy customer!