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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Notability

The Insider’s Guide

Handwritten notes with synced audio, transcripts and AI study tools

Notability, as pictured on notability.com

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among note-taking apps, read from Notability’s own pages.

Made by Ginger Labs · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com

3.4GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05After you payGetting your money back, getting out, and getting help
  6. 06The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  7. 07Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  8. 08About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Notability’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Notability’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

3.4

GPA, above 138 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade

Notability is a note-taking app for handwriting, typing and marking up documents, with audio recording that stays in sync with what you write. Paid plans add transcription and AI tools that turn notes into summaries, flashcards and quizzes. It runs on iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows, Android and the web, with a free Starter plan limited to 5 notes and a one-time Classic purchase offered alongside the subscriptions.

To get you started, here are 10 things to know about Notability, taken from its own pages and our grades.

The plan list is the one chore: six of them, with different features on each.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for lecture notes with the audio attached

    Notability records audio while you write, and playback follows the moment you wrote each note, which is why lecture and meeting note-takers use it.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at $1.25 a month when paid by the year

    As its pricing page puts it: $14.99 per year, or $4.99 per month (Lite).

  3. 3

    There is a free plan

    Starter plan: 5 notes with all editing tools, PDF and document import, access to 20,000+ templates and 7-day version history.

  4. 4

    It runs on 5 platforms

    iOS, macOS, Windows, Android and Web.

  5. 5

    Handwriting, typing and document markup

    Notes combine handwriting, typed text, images and sketches on one page, and PDFs, documents and slides can be imported and written on.

  6. 6

    Audio recording with transcripts

    Lectures and meetings are recorded alongside your notes and transcribed, and playback follows the moment each note was written. Live transcription is unlimited on Pro.

  7. 7

    AI flashcards and quizzes

    Practice questions, quizzes and flashcards are generated from your notes: up to 400 questions a month on Plus and unlimited on Pro.

  8. 8

    Refunds: 14 days

    Buy from the Notability website and you get 14 days to change your mind, for any reason, with a full refund. That is a real promise and more than most note apps make.

  9. 9

    A 3.4 GPA, above 138 of 147

    That is against the other note-taking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  10. 10

    Keep it

    The plain part of Notability you could make: notes and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 7 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

Notability at a glance

Pricing
Free plan, from $14.99 per year, or $4.99 per month (Lite)
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
30-day free trial on the Business and Business Pro plans.
Runs on
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Made by
Ginger Labs
Category
Note-Taking Apps
Our grade
3.4 GPA, very good
Store rating
4.8 on the App Store, 457,460 ratings

The report card

Best for lecture notes with the audio attached

Notability records audio while you write, and playback follows the moment you wrote each note, which is why lecture and meeting note-takers use it. Paid plans start at $14.99 a year. But the free Starter plan stops at 5 notes, recording needs Plus, AI summaries and unlimited transcription need Pro at $99.99 a year, and handwriting recognition and audio playback sync are iOS and Android only.

ToolGPA report cardNotabilityGraded Oct 10, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyALite is $14.99 a year and Plus $19.99, where notes apps here sit around $6 a month in the middle: a whole year for less than three months of the usual. Classic is $49.99 once if you hate subscriptions. Do pay yearly, though, since Lite month to month is $4.99, or $59.88 over a year.
Free plan and trialCStarter is free with every editing tool, PDF import and 20,000+ templates, but it's 5 notes and that's your lot, which you'd pass in a week. The only free trials are 30 days on the Business plans.
FeaturesBHandwriting, typing and PDF markup on one page, with audio recorded and transcribed alongside and playback that follows the line you were writing. Plus makes up to 400 quiz questions a month, Pro adds live summaries. Handwriting recognition, math conversion and audio playback sync are iOS and Android only.
Ease of useA4.76 from about 457,000 App Store ratings, the top mark on our scale. The plan list is the one chore: six of them, with different features on each.
Platforms and integrationsAiPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows, Android and the web, with iCloud, YouTube and school device managers like Jamf, Mosyle and Intune. That covers every device type, though YouTube conversion is web only and third-party backups are iOS only.
Grade point averageVery good, out of 4.03.4

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Notability is for

  • Fits if you record lectures and want to hear what was said when you wrote a line
  • Works for students who revise from flashcards and quizzes made from their own notes

Who it is not for

  • Tight if you're never paying, because the Starter plan stops at 5 notes
  • Pricey if you pay monthly, with Lite at $4.99 a month against $14.99 for the whole year
  • Skip it if you want AI summaries and unlimited transcription for little money, as those sit on Pro at $99.99 a year
  • Watch out: audio recording starts at Plus, and the only free trials are 30 days on the Business plans
  • Watch out: handwriting recognition, math conversion and audio playback sync are iOS and Android only, and YouTube conversion is web only

Good to know

Good for

  • Students recording lectures alongside handwritten notes
  • Turning class notes into flashcards and quizzes
  • Annotating PDFs, slides and forms with a stylus
  • Schools that manage devices, where Notability for Education is free

Worth knowing

  • The free Starter plan is limited to 5 notes.
  • Audio transcription and the AI quiz and flashcard tools start at Plus; real-time summaries, note chat and unlimited transcription are listed under Pro.
  • Third-party backups are iOS only, and YouTube link-to-note conversion works on the web only.
  • The plan comparison marks handwriting recognition, math conversion and audio playback sync as iOS and Android only.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$1.25

A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too

Notability has a free plan. Paid plans start at $14.99 per year, or $4.99 per month (Lite).

  • Starter

    $0

    5 notes with all editing tools, PDF and document import, 20,000+ templates and 7-day version history.

  • Lite

    $4.99

    per month, or $14.99 per year

    Unlimited notes and third-party backups (iOS only), with 7-day version history.

  • Plus

    $7.99

    per month, or $19.99 per year

    Adds audio recording and transcription, handwriting search, up to 400 AI quiz and flashcard questions and 100 YouTube conversions a month.

  • Pro

    $19.99

    per month, or $99.99 per year

    Unlimited live transcription, real-time AI summaries, quizzes, flashcards and YouTube conversions, chat with your notes and 90-day version history.

  • Classic

    $49.99

    one-time purchase

    Unlimited notes with handwriting recognition and search, math conversion to LaTeX, live collaboration and Notability Cloud sync.

  • Business

    $6

    per user / month, or $60 per user / year

    Shared note libraries, central admin and billing, AI summaries and transcription. Business Pro is $18 per user / month or $180 per year.

The free plan

Starter plan: 5 notes with all editing tools, PDF and document import, access to 20,000+ templates and 7-day version history.

Trying it first

30-day free trial on the Business and Business Pro plans.

Read from notability.com on Oct 9, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discount

    Yearly plans cost far less than paying monthly

    Lite is $14.99 per year against $4.99 per month ($59.88 over a year), Plus $19.99 against $7.99 per month and Pro $99.99 against $19.99 per month. Business is $60 per user yearly or $6 monthly.

    Stated on notability.com

  • Lifetime license

    Classic one-time purchase

    The Classic plan is a one-time purchase, regularly $49.99, with unlimited notes, handwriting recognition, live collaboration and Notability Cloud sync and no subscription.

    Stated on notability.com

  • Education

    Free for schools that manage devices

    Schools managing devices through an MDM such as Jamf or Mosyle can use Notability for Education at no cost. It is similar to the Plus subscription and configurable by administrators.

    Stated on notability.com

  • Other savings

    Back-to-school sale: up to 20% off all plans

    At the time of checking, the pricing page showed sale prices of $11.99 (Lite), $15.99 (Plus) and $79.99 (Pro) per year and $39.99 for Classic. No end date is stated.

    Stated on notability.com

How its prices have moved

  • Jul 26, 2026Lite: new, $14.99 per yearThe archived copy of 26 July 2026 adds a Lite tier at $14.99 a year between Starter and Plus; the copy before it, of 13 February 2026, has only Starter, Plus and Pro. The tier arrived between the two.
  • Feb 13, 2026Pro: new, $99 per yearThe archived copy of 13 February 2026 lists a Pro tier at $99 a year; the copy of 3 July 2025 offers only Notability Starter and Notability Plus, with no figures at all. The tier arrived between the two.

What the app costs elsewhere

Each country’s App Store price for “Notability Plus”, against $19.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.

CountryPrice thereIn dollarsAgainst the US
Turkey₺599,99$12.2039% less
Philippines₱ 799.00$12.7236% less
IndonesiaRp 249ribu$13.9330% less
Canada$19.99$14.0530% less
Australia$24.99$17.4513% less
South AfricaR299.99$18.149% less
Germany19,99 €$22.4012% more
United Kingdom£17.99$23.7819% more

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

5

Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android

Handwritten notes with synced audio, transcripts and AI study tools. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: one-time purchase, AI features, real-time collaboration, transcription, notes, templates.

Handwriting recognition, math conversion and audio playback sync are iOS and Android only.
From our grade for features
Handwriting, typing and document markup
Notes combine handwriting, typed text, images and sketches on one page, and PDFs, documents and slides can be imported and written on.
Audio recording with transcripts
Lectures and meetings are recorded alongside your notes and transcribed, and playback follows the moment each note was written. Live transcription is unlimited on Pro.
AI flashcards and quizzes
Practice questions, quizzes and flashcards are generated from your notes: up to 400 questions a month on Plus and unlimited on Pro.
Summaries and chat with your notes
Pro generates real-time summaries of notes, imported documents and recordings and answers questions about a note in a chat. Meeting notes can also yield action-item checklists.
YouTube link-to-note
On the web, a YouTube link is converted into a note with a transcript and summary: 100 conversions a month on Plus, unlimited on Pro.
Collaboration and shared libraries
Notes can be shared by link and edited together live. Business plans add shared note libraries, centralized user admin and admin-based feature controls.

Where it runs

  • Web
  • macOS
  • Windows
  • iOS
  • Android

What it works with

  • iCloud
  • YouTube
  • Jamf
  • Mosyle
  • Microsoft Intune

Who makes Notability

Notability is made by Ginger Labs, a software company in San Francisco founded in 2008. The app is free to download and the money comes from paid plans for individuals, schools and businesses. Its jobs page says the company is profitable and has no outside investors.

Founded
2008notability.com
Based
San Francisco, California, with a hybrid work policyjobs.gingerlabs.com
Ownership
Privately held. Privately held. Its jobs page says the company is profitable and independent with no outside investors, and its own pages name no parent company. The About page says Fred Mitchell founded Ginger Labs in 2008.jobs.gingerlabs.com
Funding
Its jobs page says Ginger Labs is profitable and independent, with no outside investors. No funding round has been announced on its own pages, and no news report of one turned up.jobs.gingerlabs.com
Founders and leaders
Hiring
Its jobs board lists 7 open roles, all in San Francisco: six in R&D, covering Android, iOS, backend, web and DevSecOps engineering, and one in marketing.jobs.gingerlabs.com
Lately
Follow

Read on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

138/147

Other note-taking apps it is graded above

Notability's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 138 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 5.

It stands best on ease of use (A, above 133 of 147) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 7).

Its paid plans start at $1.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $5.83 for the category: 3 of the 66 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 148 note-taking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Notability’s own letter is outlined.

  • AValue for moneyAbove 62 of 147
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 147
  • BFeaturesAbove 100 of 147
  • AEase of useAbove 133 of 147
  • APlatforms and integrationsAbove 128 of 147

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 103 note-taking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Notability is the marked dot.

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$0.5$1$2$5$10$20More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessNotabilityGoodnotesSimplenoteApple NotesNotionObsidian

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

The plain part of Notability you could make: notes and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 7 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.4 is higher than 138 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade. It costs $14.99 a year.

What you could make

  • Notes and templates: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

  • Speech turned into text you can trust.
  • Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
  • Several people working in it at the same moment.
  • It plugs into other products, iCloud, YouTube and Jamf among them.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
  • Hooks into the device itself: handwriting.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Notability’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Refunds

After you pay

Getting your money back, getting out, and getting help

BRefunds
CSupport

What happens once you have paid: whether you can get your money back, how to leave, and how to reach a person when something goes wrong. Each is graded from Notability’s own terms and help pages.

Refunds and cancelling

BGrade

Good · checked Oct 18, 2026

Buy from the Notability website and you get 14 days to change your mind, for any reason, with a full refund. That is a real promise and more than most note apps make. It is a B rather than an A because 14 days is short, you have to write in to claim it, and the window does not exist at all if you subscribed in the App Store or on Google Play, where the store decides.

Refund window
14 days
How you cancel
In the app store
Getting your money back

The refund policy says a subscription bought through the Notability website can be refunded in full for any reason within 14 calendar days of purchase, requested through the in-app support form or by email, and that after those 14 days it is not eligible. For App Store purchases it says Notability cannot process refunds and points you to Apple, which it says usually answers in 24 to 48 hours.

Stated on support.gingerlabs.com
How to cancel Notability

A subscription bought in the App Store is cancelled in the device's Settings, under your Apple Account and then Subscriptions, and the app's own Manage Subscription button opens that same App Store page. The subscription terms say more generally that you cancel through your account settings before the end of the term. None of the pages read says how a web subscription taken out through Stripe is ended.

  1. Open your device Settings
  2. Select your Apple Account
  3. Tap Subscriptions
  4. Find Notability and select Cancel Subscription
Stated on support.gingerlabs.com
What you keep afterwards

The refund policy says a cancelled subscription stays active to the end of the current billing cycle. The account then returns to Starter, the free plan, which the subscription FAQ describes as 5 starter notes with a monthly editing allowance shown in the settings. Owners of the one-off Classic purchase drop back to Classic. The Cloud FAQ adds that Notability Cloud sync is free for everyone, so notes keep syncing.

Stated on support.gingerlabs.com
Renewals

The subscription terms say the term renews automatically unless you opt out of auto-renewal in your account settings, for a period of the same length, at the then-current non-promotional rate rather than the price you signed up at. They add that ending a paid service does not earn a prorated refund of the period already paid for, and no reminder before a renewal is mentioned.

Stated on notability.com

In your favour

  • Fourteen days to change your mind on a website purchase, for any reason, with a full refund.
  • Cancel and you keep the paid plan to the end of the billing cycle you already paid for.
  • Your notes stay put: Notability Cloud sync is free whether you subscribe or not.
  • Buyers of the one-off Classic plan fall back to Classic rather than to the free Starter tier.

Watch out for

  • The 14 days apply to website purchases only. Buy in the App Store and Apple decides.
  • You cannot refund yourself: the policy asks you to send the in-app form or an email inside the 14 days.
  • It renews at the rate in force at renewal, which need not be the promotional price you first paid.
  • No prorated refund if you stop mid-term, and no reminder before the renewal is promised.

Customer support

CGrade

Ordinary · checked Oct 18, 2026

A support form you reach from inside the app, an email route for refunds, a decent help centre and a Discord server Notability runs itself. Nothing anywhere says when the team is at work or how long a reply should take, and there is no phone line or live chat. Standard for a note-taking app, which makes it a C.

Ways to get help

  • Email

    The refund policy gives an email address for support as an alternative to the in-app form, and says the form is the faster of the two. Business customers are given a separate address on the business pages.

    Stated on support.gingerlabs.com

  • Help inside the app

    From the Library you open the menu, choose Help and then Contact Support, and fill in a form, which the article asks you to send with screenshots or a recording. A separate Idea Portal takes feature requests and lets others vote on them.

    Stated on support.gingerlabs.com

  • Help centre

    A searchable help centre with collections on announcements, general information, sync and storage, features, troubleshooting, the web app, Android and Notability for Organizations. It is open without signing in.

    Stated on support.gingerlabs.com

  • Community or forum

    Notability runs its own Discord server, which its help article describes as a place to give direct feedback on current builds and talk to other users, with team members taking part.

    Stated on support.gingerlabs.com

Not listed on Notability’s pages: live chat, phone.

When people answer

Its pages do not say.

How fast it says it replies

Its pages do not say.

What depends on your plan

The plan comparison page lists customer support as a line in its Notability for Business section, but the page did not make clear which of the business plans the line covers. None of the pages read describes a priority queue, a faster reply or a different route for the paid individual plans.

Stated on notability.com

In your favour

  • You report a problem from inside the app, with diagnostics to hand, rather than hunting for a form.
  • The help centre is open to everyone and covers billing, cancelling and refunds properly.
  • Notability runs its own Discord, and says its own people take part in it.

Watch out for

  • No page states support hours or a target reply time for anybody.
  • There is no phone number and no live chat.
  • The 24 to 48 hours quoted for a refund is Apple's turnaround, not Notability's.
  • The comparison page mentions customer support for business plans without saying what it amounts to.

What these two grades rest on. Read on 18 October 2026: Notability's terms of service and its separate subscription terms, its help articles on the refund policy, cancelling and payment problems in the App Store, the subscription FAQ, the Notability Cloud FAQ, the settings guide, the contact support article and the Discord article, plus the plan comparison page. Nobody here cancelled a plan or contacted its support. They are graded apart from the five that make the GPA. How we grade refunds and support.

Part 06 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Goodnotes, Noteshelf, CollaNote, Microsoft OneNote and Apple Notes

The 5 tools Notability is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

  • 3.6GPA

    Goodnotes

    Free plan · from $11.99/yr

    Handwritten notes, PDF markup and whiteboards with an AI assistant.

    • Notability also covers templates.
    • Goodnotes also covers whiteboard.
    Notability and Goodnotes compared in full
  • 2.8GPA

    Noteshelf

    Free plan · from $7.99 one-time

    Handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation for stylus devices.

    • Only Notability lists a web app.
    • Notability also covers transcription.
    Notability and Noteshelf compared in full
  • 3.0GPA

    CollaNote

    Free plan · from $13.90 one-time

    Handwriting and PDF markup notes for iPad, iPhone and Mac.

    • Only Notability lists a web app.
    • Only Notability lists Windows and Android apps.
    Notability and CollaNote compared in full
  • 3.8GPA

    Microsoft OneNote

    Free plan · from $9.99/mo

    Microsoft's free digital notebook for typed, inked and audio notes.

    • Only Microsoft OneNote lists a browser extension.
    • Notability can be bought with a one-time purchase.
    • Notability also covers templates.
    Notability and Microsoft OneNote compared in full
  • 3.4GPA

    Apple Notes

    Free

    Apple's free notes app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web.

    • Only Notability lists Windows and Android apps.
    • Notability can be bought with a one-time purchase.
    • Notability also covers templates.
    Notability and Apple Notes compared in full

Part 07 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

19

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Notability free?

Notability has a free plan. Starter plan: 5 notes with all editing tools, PDF and document import, access to 20,000+ templates and 7-day version history.

How much does Notability cost?

Notability lists 6 plans. Starter: $0.

What platforms does Notability work on?

Notability is available on iOS, macOS, Windows, Android and Web.

Does Notability offer any discounts?

Notability publicly lists the following: Yearly plans cost far less than paying monthly; Classic one-time purchase; Free for schools that manage devices; Back-to-school sale: up to 20% off all plans.

How is Notability rated?

Notability's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 457,460 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 7, 2026.

Does Notability have a Linux app?

No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Notability is listed for iOS, macOS, Windows, Android and Web.

Is Notability open source?

Notability is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.

What does Notability integrate with?

Notability's listing names iCloud, YouTube, Jamf, Mosyle and Microsoft Intune.

Does Notability have a student discount?

Free for schools that manage devices. Schools managing devices through an MDM such as Jamf or Mosyle can use Notability for Education at no cost.

Does Notability have a free trial?

Yes. 30-day free trial on the Business and Business Pro plans.

Who makes Notability?

Notability is made by Ginger Labs, Inc. Privately held.

What are the alternatives to Notability?

The closest alternatives to Notability in our directory are Goodnotes, Noteshelf, CollaNote, Microsoft OneNote and Apple Notes.

Does Notability give refunds?

The refund policy says a subscription bought through the Notability website can be refunded in full for any reason within 14 calendar days of purchase, requested through the in-app support form or by email, and that after those 14 days it is not eligible.

How do I cancel Notability?

A subscription bought in the App Store is cancelled in the device's Settings, under your Apple Account and then Subscriptions, and the app's own Manage Subscription button opens that same App Store page.

What happens to my data if I cancel Notability?

The refund policy says a cancelled subscription stays active to the end of the current billing cycle.

How do I contact Notability support?

Notability's pages list these ways to get help: email, help inside the app, help centre and community or forum.

How does Notability compare with other note-taking apps?

Notability's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 138 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 5.

Is Notability good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Notability A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $1.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $5.83 for the category: 3 of the 66 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Notability?

The plain part of Notability you could make: notes and templates. What surrounds it you could not.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Notability’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Notability's own pages on 9 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-05-15.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Ginger Labs. Prices change, so check notability.com before you buy.

Part 08 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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