Reviews of Notate PDF for BlackBerry

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List of user reviews and ratings for Notate PDF for BlackBerry

Total ratings

3.80 (Rating count: 30)

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Review summary

Notate PDF for BlackBerry is praised for solid notation/drawing capabilities and cloud syncing, plus Outlook Notes integration and helpful updates. However, it suffers from frequent crashes and instability, including launch issues after iOS updates. Apple Pencil support is inconsistent, with erratic highlighting and limited Pencil 2.0 features. Outlook integration is not consistently reliable. Overall, stable performance and better pencil integration are the main gaps, despite useful mobile and support strengths.

Pros

Notation and notetaking in both traditional text and drawing formats with cloud/server sync
Syncs with Outlook Notes
Regular updates and responsive customer support
Mobile-friendly and useful for working away from a laptop

Cons

Frequent crashes and instability, often resulting in loss of annotations
Compatibility issues with the latest iOS updates, including crashes on launch
Apple Pencil/drawing issues (erratic highlighting, limited Pencil 2.0 features, and general stylus note-taking limitations)
Outlook integration is weak and not a reliable companion for Outlook users

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.50

All time rating average: 3.80

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29% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2022-01-27	Su*****	When it works its great but you only have to experience a crash of the app after making many annotates and lose everything to get very frustrated. It’s been happening for a few months now. Plus the highlighting often will not simply highlight a word or sentence with the apple pen - instead you will get the entire section or page. That bug is rather new but equally frustrating. I am using the latest ipad with updates software. Please address otherwise need to consider more stable alternatives.
When it works its great but you only have to experience a crash of the app after making many annotates and lose everything to get very frustrated. It’s been happening for a few months now. Plus the highlighting often will not simply highlight a word or sentence with the apple pen - instead you will get the entire section or page. That bug is rather new but equally frustrating. I am using the latest ipad with updates software. Please address otherwise need to consider more stable alternatives.
2021-09-24	kl*****	The app is used in how it allows for notating and notetaking in traditional text format as well as in a drawing format that is synced to corporate servers. This makes it much better for keeping notes from having to be kept on home storage devices. One of the issues I have with the app is that it is buggy and sometimes crashes without warning. It generally is fixed after a start up. The other area of improvement is with the drawing app. It should be updated to have the latest iPad pencil 2.0 functionality like tap twice to change to eraser or palate, and it should allow for the color of a drawing to be changed after I draw it with an existing color.
The app is used in how it allows for notating and notetaking in traditional text format as well as in a drawing format that is synced to corporate servers. This makes it much better for keeping notes from having to be kept on home storage devices. One of the issues I have with the app is that it is buggy and sometimes crashes without warning. It generally is fixed after a start up. The other area of improvement is with the drawing app. It should be updated to have the latest iPad pencil 2.0 functionality like tap twice to change to eraser or palate, and it should allow for the color of a drawing to be changed after I draw it with an existing color.
2021-09-01	ar*****	The app is highly unstable and unreliable - too often it closes suddenly and i lose all my annotations on an open document
The app is highly unstable and unreliable - too often it closes suddenly and i lose all my annotations on an open document
2020-09-23	ss*****	Doesn’t seem to work anymore with the latest IOS update. Crashes immediately when I try to open it. Please update, I use this for work, so it is very important!
Doesn’t seem to work anymore with the latest IOS update. Crashes immediately when I try to open it. Please update, I use this for work, so it is very important!
2019-09-15	AK*****	It required an access key to even start using it, that it claims should have been sent to my email (presumably it means my icloud email that was used to download it?) but no email from Notes For Good was in my inbox. I don't want to wait possibly days for the developer to email me an access key! Fail. Promptly uninstalled it.
It required an access key to even start using it, that it claims should have been sent to my email (presumably it means my icloud email that was used to download it?) but no email from Notes For Good was in my inbox. I don't want to wait possibly days for the developer to email me an access key! Fail. Promptly uninstalled it.
2019-09-10	Ha*****	I have loved using Notate. The recent updates have been very helpful. I have had a couple times where I’ve had to email customer support for issues, and they’ve always been prompt. 5/5
I have loved using Notate. The recent updates have been very helpful. I have had a couple times where I’ve had to email customer support for issues, and they’ve always been prompt. 5/5
2019-01-30	La*****	Would really compete if this was available.
Would really compete if this was available.
2017-02-01	Ga*****	I like the application and the fact it syncs with Outlook Notes. It would become much more usable if the developer would enable multitasking (split screen) support on the iPad Pro.
I like the application and the fact it syncs with Outlook Notes. It would become much more usable if the developer would enable multitasking (split screen) support on the iPad Pro.
2016-01-24	jm*****	Was working fine for a while, then crashed the last time after I entered my password and now it's reset itself and requires reactivation. Seriously?
Was working fine for a while, then crashed the last time after I entered my password and now it's reset itself and requires reactivation. Seriously?
2015-12-21	lc*****	This app is completely worthless as a companion to Outlook. Horrible. Horrible. I'm mad it even exists in my cloud.
This app is completely worthless as a companion to Outlook. Horrible. Horrible. I'm mad it even exists in my cloud.