Is GoodNotes 6 Worth it? - A Full Review

Is GoodNotes 6 worth getting? A complete review and thoughts the updated iPad note taking app.

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• 0:00 - Things I Really Like!
• 3:45 - Things I Don't Like!
• 5:52 - Thanks Paperlike!
• 6:50 - Ehhh updates
• 8:16 - My Final Thoughts

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[ByteReview]

0:22 - I just watched this back and i meant to say best note taking app VIDEO, I'm not making an app 🤣 Although maybe it's not the worst idea 🤔 EDIT : You can now link notes / pages with the latest version of GoodNotes! FINALLY!

[bertminderbertminder]

The moment I can no longer use version 5 I will move to another note taking app. I refuse to use any subscription services, I am really fed up with all the subscription BS.

[frvrmax]

I really try to support developers for a good job, and I really only want them to be transparent and consistent in updating their app. I paid for Goodnotes 5 without doubt, but Goodnotes 6 update is a mess....

[Oscarito_us]

I didn't even realize that the one-time payment didn't allow you to access the cross-platform. I just purchased it assuming that was rolled in, lack of communication from goodnotes, and poor decision on my part to just assume. I agree with a lot of the statements. This feels like an upgrade that should of been done to GN5. That being said, I'll try to roll back to 5 if I can.

[shrink]

I was excited about the idea of cross platform compatibility as it provides an easier way to share notes with other users, but not if it is subscription.

[Wjd]

As a GN5 and GN6 user, honestly feels like I’ve paid twice and only received minor improvements. I like the new folders and lasso but finding scribble to erase happens when my writing is messy and the spellcheck is just clunky so I’ve turned both those off already.

[p_like_peanut]

I like that they don’t force you to use the subscription model and additionally offer a one time purchase. As someone who bought Goodnotes 5 though I just can’t wrap my head around the hefty upgrade fee. They might have done a really good job with version 6 but even with the 20% off I’m definitely not willing to pay that price. I’ll just stick with version 5 and hope they don’t eventually get rid of it completely…

[mike_cluett]

When they advertise a one time price that should be it. Not a one time price until we decide to upgrade. That left a bad taste in my mouth for sure and probably will be the reason I stick with 5.

[jsmultron]

I used Good Notes 6 for the seven day free trial period, but rolled back to 5 when the trial was up. The only things I liked were the new circle to select tool and the new interface design. I had to switch off scribble to erase, because it would frequently interpret my cursive style of writing as scribbles, and just erase the word I just had written. I mostly write in Swedish, which is not supported yet, so I had to turn off the spell checker as well. From me, Good Notes 6 gets a resounding meh.

[potatoto]

GN5 was flawless for most part. As GN6 came, the handwriting recognition worsened and became so laggy that I would write a word and it completes after 2 sec delay. I’m using iPad Air 5 with 2nd gen pencil. They deliberately downgraded GN5 to make GN6 sales. Even cheaper apps like Noteful and Collanote have better handwriting recognition than GN. I’m done with any note taking apps now! I’ll stick with Apple notes as the latency is minimal and it’s free. I don’t want to decorate my notes and spending half a day using coloring my notes. YouTubers push aesthetic notes and making such notes is waste of time if you’re studying.

[vaporisedair]

I don’t use the app for notes taking not much anyway, but mostly for marking up documents and books as I read them. At some point I was also using GN5 for annotating technical drawings cause the PDF engine was so good. Right now I am on goodnotes 5 and I am not going to upgrade to 6 not anytime soon.

[ThatMarkGilroy]

Great overview! Echoes all of my concerns. I use Goodnotes daily so the OTP option was a no brainer, but I will keep looking around for something that might do a better job. Maybe it’s time to go back to see what Apple notes can offer.

[bohpaper]

This update honestly makes me like Notability more.

[DingusSquatfordJr.]

I can't wait to pay them a "one time payment" again for Goodnote 7

[sxlbrads]

Started the free trial last week but I cancelled because syncing between Apple and non-Apple devices isn't there yet, which makes things so much harder. My iPad is shared with family, so I only write notes at school and read/edit all my notes from my Windows laptop at home, but since documents don't sync cross platform yet, I have to use annoying workarounds, like the Google Drive backup or sharing each document individually. Plus the full page typing experience isn't that great, which again is necessary at home. So I've just switched to OneNote for now, it does many things better than GoodNotes, and the things it does worse mostly aren't important (although I miss the scribble to erase and the circle to lasso, but I'd rather not have those than struggle with syncing)

[makenziekernan]

Also can’t help but feel like the new features they’re promising (if added) will be for subscription only vs updating the one-time purchase or making it GN7

[saswatadms]

I made the one time purchase because I had to and not a fan of subscription based service. I was a huge fan of GN5 and was so disappointed with the GN6 update. I don’t use most of the features it implemented but there are some small stuff I appreciate but definitely not worth the price I paid. I wanted to shift to another app, but all my notes from the past few years are in the app, and switching to another app without transferring my data to the new notes app is a drag. I really wish they’d put more into the update.

[rileyfergusson]

The new updates to Apple notes makes it a really nice switch instead of goodnotes

[whitefairytails]

found this video from the already existing notetaking app comparison video which i only now just realised is 2 years old - looking forward to the 2023 version of that!

also thank you for the GN6 review, i’ve seen so many people around me with ipad using GN(5) and thought of hopping onto that train too, but now im disappointed at the upcoming update yet glad that i havent gotten around to using that app yet lol.

[brendonflint]

That was really helpful, I upgraded as a result.