Notability reviews
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.
The rating
4.8
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars88%
- 4 stars6%
- 3 stars1%
- 2 stars<1%
- 1 star3%
457,460 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
We have not yet read enough reviews of Notability to say what people praise and criticise. The links below go to where the reviews are.
Check for yourself
- App Store listingEvery rating and review, at the source
- G2Reviews from people who use it at work
- RedditThreads where people discuss it
- Hacker NewsDiscussions among developers
These open each site’s own pages. Nothing on this page is copied from G2 or Reddit.
What Notability's own pages show
Suits
- 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
Limits 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.
Read from the vendor’s pages, not from reviews. The tool page lists them.
Common questions
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. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA.
Are these ToolGPA's own reviews of Notability?
No. This page reports what other people say. Any rating shown is the store's, and any praise or complaint listed is a theme from public reviews and discussions, summarised in our words with a link to where it was said. Where ToolGPA has reviewed Notability itself, that review and its grades are on Notability's main page.
Where can I read more reviews of Notability?
This page links to Notability's App Store listing where it has one, and to searches for it on G2, Reddit and Hacker News, so you can read what people wrote in full.