Thoughts on GoodNotes 6? 💙 Maybe, it will get better with time. I'll continually share about the updates/changes and my thoughts in the coming weeks/months!
I tried the free trial and couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t happy. Your video explained it. While I liked the color folders, the other updates didn’t really improve my experience.
I accepted the annual subscription because I believe that GN will release more and more features that are heavily requested by us note takers, which then would be fair. But sadly, nothing is set in stone yet. Now I do have some worries like: Will the price stay the same, will we get further major updates such as a jump to GN7, will everything be Ai in GN, will we ever get proper drawing tools such as graphite pencils; rulers and shape fill borders (when filling shapes with the marker that drawing over borders and edges can be avoided) etc. Oh, and I'm not very pleased by the new design as it looks ununified, not aesthetic, too present during note taking and way to segmented.
I was a little disappointed about the new upgrade. The thing is that, I just started digital planning the first week of August 2023. Got my new ipad and bought goodnotes and digital planner. I was just starting to get used to it, because I want to get rid of paper planners. The options to this new upgrade is very limited. Mind you I was so excited to get the app as a one time purchase and not having to deal with annual subscription. Luckily, since I just bought this app recently, the yearly subscription's waved for the first year. I mean we can wait and see what changes are coming and decide if it's really worth it. Thank you for your honest opinion and insights to this topic.
I chose 7 days for the test time of Goodnotes6,.. I did not found it usefull. Is there any way to cancel this subscription? Or will it automatically end? //Thank you for your informative summary in the video.
what doesn't make sense to me is the no discount at all for those who purchased before 2023. wouldn't it make sense to give long-time goodnotes users something?
i think its to compensate people who, for example, bought goodnotes a week before they announced the update and thus, didnt get their money's worth before the update
@@niamhsknits I mean, if they were happy with what it already offered then they should have been happy with what they got, while the real support is given by the long-term users.
@@megankimura9790actually, if you upgraded to goodnotes5 from goodnotes4, there were no discounts at all for upgrading to 6. Same for many who bought before 2023. I get my money worth for sure through years of usage, but I do felt like they don't seem to value the old users enough - especially given how many new users were actually brought in by the long-term users and how many AI handwritten materials have been collected and fed by the old users.
No no no no no not a subscription model nuh-uh not rolling with that. If I pay $30 for lifetime use they shouldn’t come back later with stipulations that I need an annual subscription too for all of the features. They should focus on getting into the education sector instead of doing this to their passionate users
@cmarriotti I am not passionate any longer!!! I myself recommended GN5 to few of my friends and at least 4 of them bought it. That has ended. No more recomendation to anyone. GN is not worth it anymore. And if they do not change approach in longer run I will search for alternative.
I absolutely agree. Such an underwhelming upgrade with such a steep price... The scribble to erase tool keeps erasing my handwriting, the red lines hinder my bilingual flow, the Math tool is absolutely useless to me... and I'm incredibly disappointed they're punishing us early adopters of the app with those prices. Hard no.
I´ve been in college for 2 years, wondering which app should've use, switching between GN5 & Notability. Goodnotes made my decision, this update is AWFUL. If I have to pay every year for an app, I'd rather to pay for Notability. It gives me almost every tool that we were asking for, like ruler, black mode, pencil, dotted & dashed pen. I understand that Goodnotes has to cover costs of AI, but AI is something that almost nobody needed.
Exactly!! They could do many improvements and offer them as a package for few bucks - this I would buy. But their offer is a robbery. Hope that only few people will buy this.
Goodnotes 6 definitely feels like a half baked update. I got a one year free trial and still switched back to Goodnotes 5. The AI handwriting correction tool is more annoying than useful. I write a word correctly and it throws a glaring red underline, disrupting my workflow. And the math AI tool also kinda feels like a gimmick, unless it is able to solve advanced math. They just threw the update out cuz schools start opening in August/September so students with new iPads for school will download Goodnotes 6. They could technically wait for a few more months and release a proper, updated goodnotes 6, but by then, these new students are used to the goodnotes 5 interface and will likely not update. Kinda dirty marketing from goodnotes.
@@ナルト-c9s Well, GO to setting -> Writing Aids -> turn off "Enable Spellchecks for New Documents". Btw, I can't entirely agree with your "dirty marketing" statement, and of course, it is only my personal view. It is a proper and actually smart marketing strategy. It seems awful for you only due to your disappointment with the new Goodnotes 6. Yet, from the business management and marketing perspective, this is a good strategy and quite normal. It is more dependent on people's perspective. If you, or I, run a similar business, maybe you will also choose the same strategy. And on the other hand, GoodNotes is not a big company, just like notability, and AI-writing and training all require a huge founding (AI-training is expensive). On the other hand, forme, Netflix is really an example of bad marketing strategy and overpriced.
@@ナルト-c9s if you click on the pen in the tool bar there should be a setting for it, in german it's called "Schreibhilfen" so maybe it's called something like writing assistents in english? It's the third option under settings, I hope you can find it with this description :D
Great video. I'm gonna stick to GN 5 for now, doesn't personally seem worth it to pay much more for not a whole lot. I also agree with your views on how companies shoehorn AI into everything nowadays because its the hot new thing to do, not because it makes sense to add it.
Missed out getting a year for free as a regular user everyday. I can’t believe I have just heard about this and had no warnings. They should have made it 100% free for the year for previous paid users not just purchases in 2023 to allow us to adjust to the change. My purchase was 2022 😂. Holding on to GN5 as long as possible.
Thank you for this video. I had not heard that paying the $30 fee didn’t unlock the full experience. I appreciate that you pointed that out. I don’t mind investing in an app, but that nuance feels dishonest.
this is the EXACT info I needed - recently transitioned to notability because I prefer the UI after already paying for goodnotes 5, and then 6 came out within weeks of my notability purchase 🙃 I downloaded the free trial and considered a purchase, but you laid out so clearly what exactly is included so I know it isn't worth it for me. Great video, thank you!!!
Hello beautiful vila, when we buy the app with our ios account for a one-time fee of 30$, can we use it on a samsung tablet? So I'm not about synchronization. Because we cannot use the app when you are defined as a free member.
I think what confuses me about this update is that features that have been requested for years and years (layers, ruler, dotted lines, grid snaps) were not included in GN6 but this AI thing and SAT prep was? Is a high school student studying for the SAT really going to buy an iPad for hundreds of dollars and then spend $30 on an app? I’d be happy to pay $30 if useful features were added, but I am well out of school and do not calculate math by hand. I’m an engineer, I have fancy computer software to do math for me. I just want to be able to snap text boxes to my grid!! I’d even be happy to pay $10 per year, because I used to spend $60 per year on a paper planner before I made the switch to an iPad if the features were good. I’ll stick to GN5 until GN6 either gets features I’d actually use or until it’s defunct I guess.
This might push me to Notability. 😔 I like the sticker function of creating and saving my own stickers. I feel like they forgot about us bullet journal makers who don’t use any of the in app templates or merchandise. And they haven’t even fixed the resize tool 🤦🏾♀️
Not even notability is safe, it gets worse by time. The latest update was by far the worst. Notability isn’t notability anymore, it trys to mimic goodnotes in the worst way possible.
@@pon3203 exactly and it's even more expensive such a shame with everyone moving to a subscription model this companies are raking it in. If you have previously bought a lifetime you shouldn't have to keep rebuying because they figured out a way to bill you more.
notability feels barely usable, i was trying to do my work on the app to compare it with goodnotes and i couldnt even finish my 3 page worksheet before notability told me that i'd have to upgrade to their subscription to be able to keep using the app, theres basicallt a storage/memory usage cap
@@ashhlsy @mylika22 I recently ran into a note taking app on ipad thanks to one reddit comment. It's called Noteful and it takes the best aspects of notability and goodnotes into one app and it even has layers so things become less complicated when you move stuff. Best of all, it's only about $5-$6 for the pro version. There are some features it doesn't have like elements in goodnotes but I really hope they do add that in the future.
Literally the point of handwriting notes is to remember them better, I can't imagine that AI autocomplete will help out. Also I don't want AI to look at my handwriting and add it to their model :/
The AI reading my notes is literally the main reason I will not upgrade as a long term user of Goodnotes. I think I'll look at Notability, or perhaps even just use my remarkable2 as my sole notetaking device. It feels like the AI marketing is just a ploy to increase prices and profits.
I've been a goodnotes 5 user for 3 yrs. I'm disappointed with this change bc honestly it doesn't feel worth it. I spent a long time deciding on which note taking app to pick in 2020 as an starting undergrad and now they want to charge me for the same app with features that arent worth the price. Might try notability 😶
@@miyamoto900 Notability is £14.99 a year. It is better in every way than Goodnotes 5 or 6. Buy it, use it and you'll be happy to spend just £1 a month to have it. If you are really not able to pay that then buy 'Noteful' for £4.99 outright before the price rises as it's worth more. It's not got as many features but has all and more most people will ever. need.
Great review!!!! Honestly, I'm only interested in "scribble to erase", customizing folder colors and "lasso and move". Definitely not enough to offset the updgrade price. Like someone else wrote... it's a half baked update. Better luck next time GoodNotes!
I agree. Those three features were the only ones that appealed to me at all, and certainly, by themselves, did not justify the subscription model/ one time 300% price hike to me.
I use GN mainly for journaling and planning, and the one thing I hoped for the most - layering - is still not there. Also, spellchecks and autocorrect suck when you write in more than one language since you only have the option to select one keyboard/language at a time. I’ll stick with GN5 for now and start looking for different options 😓
A great option which has layers and countless other attributes is Zoomnotes. It's a steep learning curve but very worth it if you persevere. Good value too.
@@charitygoldart you can layer images, bringing them to front or back according to the composition you want to create with stickers, for example. They have just implemented this feature, but I hear the app has got so many bugs that I honestly don't want to risk updating just yet.
@@marilenacantizani Oh right, yeah, got you! They even have that in Numbers which I've been using recently. Yeah not impressed with Goodnotes recently.
I think the worst part is really the fact that they say that buying goodnotes6 does not guarantee future update (I’m assuming goodnotes 7, 8, +) which is SUCH a disappointment
Thank you for this honest & comprehensive review! As a long-time Goodnotes user, I’m highly disappointed- both for the lackluster updates & the huge pricing increase/structure. And I don’t want to pay for things that MAY be coming out in upgrades in the future. I tried the 7-day trial & downgraded back to GN5. The small improvements just aren’t worth it to me & I do not like the new top display at all. Since I have used GN for so long & for so much in my life (daily scheduling, journaling, record-keeping, goal-setting, etc) I’m highly disappointed in the fact that GN5 will not be continued & improved & am looking into alternatives.
If you are looking for one ultimate alternative, I am curious about decision? Could you maybe share an insight on the app selection allowing me to also enter into digital notetaking? I have been researching heavily on this topic for the past 6 months and had settled on Goodnotes 5 but I need to change my selection as I was planning to purchase an iPad for my workflow in the upcoming weeks. If you share your views, it would be really helpful!
Thank you Kristen for quickly giving us a thorough, fact based honest review. Your opinion and analysis are always appreciated. I’m saying “no” to Goodnotes 6 and moving to Zinnia which has excellent tools for digital planning and fresh free content every month.
Zinnia is more expensive but I’m using it for a couple of years now. I love it! I was curious for this update of GN6 but it still lacks some important features that Zinnia has, like linking to other pages, layering…
Thank you so much for this video as a 71 year old I find it hard to understand all this digital planing but I have learned so much since I bought your digital planner and I love it 😅 I’ve had goodnotes 5 for a while and decided to upgrade to Goodnotes 6. I only use it only for digital planning 😂 I’m 😊 happy
I am so sad that it came with a cost … I support developers work but I’m a bit disappointed. What tells me that paying a life time means a real life time ? 😅 By the way thank you for sharing your thoughts I was literally waiting yours !!
i got it because i’ve been using goodnotes for sooo long and honestly the only feature i like is the ability to color the folders but i’m disappointed there’s such limited options for those too
Thanks for really objective and fair review. I would not be as diplomatic as you are - this is day light robbery! Asking for more than 20$ for some minor improvements?!!? No way. I am going to stick to GN5. I would pay few extra $$$ (5 maximum) for major improvements but more than 20 for nearly nothing?!! No way!!! And there are so many minor improvements that could be done. And then pack them together and give a choice to either buy 1 or more improvement packages for say 3-5 bucks or not to buy. This would be fair and acceptable for me.
Kirstin, you’ve been such a motivational angel to me, and I just want to say thank you for everything 🥹 Your content is so aesthetically pleasing, and you make me want to be a better person. Just watching your videos has given me so much confidence, positivity, and overall life 🫶😇
I was on a fence for quite some time whether to stay in Goodnotes (only due to GN stickerbooks) or transition entirely to Noteful. This new Goodnotes 6 without locking images (again! after so many years of requests from planning community) was a tipping point for me.
Thank you for your very honest and informative review. I am quite disappointed in the GN6 features; it is not enough for me to upgrade and pay the price tag it comes with. I will hold on to GN5 as long as possible.
Excellent video. You are well spoken, gave lots of details, and made a solid argument for your decision that it's not time to upgrade. Thank you for putting this out.
Thanks for this review. You are 100% correct in everything you commented on. One other thing I hate is how they changed where the undo and redo icons are. They were much more accessible where the were before. Why move them completely to the other side? Most people are right handed and now I have to cross over the page to undo. This whole upgrade was not well thought out and a total cash grab in my opinion.
Yes, I find the location of the undo/redo buttons ill-placed as well. My motor memory was strong for the previous placement, and it’s frustrating to use.
I switched before I saw your video as a whole. I chose the one time payment for now bc I have many subscriptions going on - I want to put it of a bit longer. I do agree about the prizing being a bit high and there should be more features with it. The reason I upgraded before finishing the video is just like you said at the end: soon I Will be forced. Iam a student and new to digital notetaking and goodnotes was the one recommended. I Would be greatful if you did a video on optional apps. I think although the new earaser feature and lasso feature will come to good use for me at lectures. I do not however care for the AI and it could have been skipped. Iam aware that I paid alot even with a discount but I need the app and instead of putting it off to be forced I decided to just get it over with - and hope the one time prize option will stick for a few more years. It’s hard as well when you do not know a notetaking app as good as this one. I like that it feels like writing in a notebook. As a fan of color-cordination and doing it in my notes and the amounts of different pens and highlighters + papers and notebooks I have to buy throughout the school year I am hoping it is worth it in the end anyway!! Thanks for the honest reveiw!!
Thanks for this review, this is really helpful. I'm an attorney and have used goodnotes since about 2019. I have about 4,000 pages of handwritten notes I've taken over that time, so I've been committed to it and use it pretty much every day of my life. This latest update doesn't really give me anything I'm super excited about, and it looks like they are leaving long-time "powerusers" like me behind in their pricing and strategy. I really like the intuitive and simple approach goonotes has taken, even though I'm a PC user and it doesn't interface well. The audio recording feature is not great, it creates one massive audio file and I find myself trying to use the tiny track bar to scroll through the audio (it's basically unusuable). My handwriting isn't great so I was hoping the AI could be used to improve the search function and/or create really good OCR conversions of my handwritten docs to text. Overall I'm not seeing the compelling reason to upgrade right now...I'm going to wait awhile and in the meantime I'm going to start trying other note taking apps.
Thank you so much for your video. Goodnote 5 is still the best for me and exactly what I need for note taking. They bring that useless AI features on a handwritting note app which is so unnecessary and those features such as "Brand new UI??" or " Colored folder" shoud be available on this huge upgrade, not for sale.🙄 And one important thing, who will pay for goodnote on android bc they've already had ss note, ridiculously.😮💨
The best part of the update (for me) is creating your own paper. You can choose your paper color (like in Notability) and you can choose the color for lines. ❤
I purchased mainly to be able to be able to change my paper color. This was my only complaint of version 5. I did get a 20% discount. I also like the addition of changing folder colors.
@@11violet7 When I upgraded I was offered a discount since I have been a goodnotes user for a certain amount of time. I think the discount is different for everyone, based on how long you have been using the app.
Excellent video. ❤❤ I was waiting for it. As I only use the app for digital planning and note taking, I won‘t update until they force me to do it. Don‘t need any of the new features.
I admittedly have specific use cases where the tool works well for me - I am not a student (still learning - will be all my life) but a professional using the tool and I updated after some consideration precisely because I've gotten value out of the tool far beyond the $8 I paid for Goodnotes 5. Having been an IT professional for 40 years, I remember when software was a two to 4 digit investment, so iPad software has always seemed like a steal, relying on a huge audience to support development. This is a flawed model as anyone streaming on Spotify or Apple music can tell you. Notetaking is a big, but still limited market and subsequently, I understand the subscription. And $10 a year says if I get more than $.80 value out of it, I can continue to support the development. That said, they need to proceed cautiously as to not lose that audience that is already successfully using the product. So - changes will come slowly, will rolled back if they're not good or ready - and I would rather have them cautious than buggy. I don't love paying more money, but I do love the idea that the company that makes something I value can continue to make a living doing it.
I haven't upgraded yet, but I also remember when we had to fork over hundreds of dollars up front to use software. Under most circumstances I don't mind a subscription if I am using the tool. In this case, I will wait because I don't see a benefit to the upgrade yet. The nice thing about subscriptions is you can cancel if the product is no longer useful to you.
How does it make sense that I purchased GoodNotes 5 in 2021 and was a long term user and somebody who purchased goodnotes in the last month gets 100% off.... make it make sense?
I already upgraded to version 6 and I am quite happy with it. My main use is teaching Biology to Graduate and Post graduate students and I think the upgrade to be quite useful. But only for users like me with very specific requirement, this may not be the case for students though.....
Thank you for reading the language of the subscriptions and informing us all about these changes. It’s super helpful and informative. ❤ It makes no sense how GoodNotes will allow people to eventually sync to android and ios devices if they get pay annually yet only allow one time payers to sync to iOS devices only. And then, they won’t let they annual payers update to upcoming GoodNotes 6 updates? Overall, the info I’ve gathered from multiple blogs, users, and videos, seems like the way GoodNotes launched and made these decisions weren’t considering its longtime customers.
Started using goodnotes again after summer break and my iPad automatically updated goodnotes with all my notes now unreadable. Nice🙂. Finally i can pay more for almost the same features as before
I love the update, do I need the AI? No But for the other features and the ones to come I like it. I'm also happy that gave us more template options and colored folders.
I’m really disappointed that they’re switching to a subscription based model, as someone who lives outside the US with a weak currency the new update is super unaffordable in both in subscription and once off payment forms.
this video is beneficial to me. I just realized that there is a goodnotes 6. I haven't used my iPad in a while, I gave it to my brother to use so I just got it back. I noticed that a classmate has the update so I wanted to check it out. it's very understandable about having a subscription I hate how now in this time everything costs money and is expensive. my only reason to get it is to make it more aesthetically pleasing. I don't use goodnotes as much since I've been using notion to take school notes etc.
Thank you for a thorough and honest review. In addition, your comments regarding financing of software development is very accurate. I will never pay a subscription fee, but would pay a lump sum for an upgrade that fixed awkward text handling and other annoying interface problems in 5, but I have no interest in AI, spelling correction, etc. I need quick, easy entry with legible results. Too many options for note taking can make the software unusable for its primary purpose. Thanks again for an informative review.
Thank you so much. I was about to upgrade from 5 to 6. I am planning on using Good Notes more and more, but as of right now it is just another App on my iPad.
I bit the bullet and just upgraded (One time purchase I'm not paying per year for this). Since I wasn't sure how long the discounts would be around for. My discount already dropped from 25% to 20%. But 100% agree that it's not worth the money. I only use one of the new features and that's the circle to also tool. I feel the rest have actually slowed me down. I don't think it's fair to make people pay for future updates. So many of the features they are pushing as the selling points to upgrade aren't even available yet! And I truly believe that they are going to 'punish' the one time payment users. The wording that they have as you are upgrading they are making it very clear that you're a one time only person and asking if you're sure a few times. I'm not a student I use Goodnotes for meeting notes and work brainstorming. I had some extra cash to throw away. Unless you have cash to burn, don't bother.
Used GN since it started. Went thru GN 3,4,5 and now looking into 6. I understand need to change the model to keep up with a business model. But to me the pricing does not merit the new things. Your video is a brutally honest way to say so. Very much my conclusion after reading the release. Which by the way prompt me into finding out from others since it sounded like marketing bla bla the release. Will stick with GN5 for the time being and see if they really introduce what current users have demanded for a long time. If not may be time to try something else. Colored folder + scribble do not merit annual subscription nor 30 one time. AI may do but not for now.
I really don't want to upgrade and I'm afraid they're going to make me do it anyway, ugh. I used goodnotes 4 for like nine months after goodnotes 5 and I hate change (and also I hate all the upgrades). I might switch to Notability but there's no sticker support
Thank you for this video! This pricing is upsetting. I've had and loved Goodnotes since 2011. Always recommended it and always been grandfathered into updates but not now.
I’m frustrated that an alignment feature for text and image boxes isn’t even in their future consideration list. It’s the only feature I want to see added.
Congrats for your presentation and keen approach. Without being as articulate as you are, I simply would say there is no “wow” factor with the G6. I was accustomed to G5. The worse to me is the search colour highlights. It is too feeble and I end up very frustrated. Search power was THE reason I invested in GoodNotes. Disappointment.
Long-time follower here. Love your channel. I’m honestly relieved to see that TH-cam is darkening your videos after upload as well. They suddenly started doing that to me a few weeks ago. Any explanation as to why? Maybe a future video? I’d tried everything. I’d love some help.
Happy you love the channel! It might honestly be me. In the last few months, I have a new display that’s super bright so everything looks clear & bright to me but it might be appearing dark on other monitors or devices. It’s certainly something I can experiment with & keep in mind for future videos! :)
I usually use Notability, but I've had Goodnotes on my ipad since Goodnotes 4, so I decided to check out this new update and I've never downgraded an app to the previous version this fast before. The autocorrect might be useful, but in my case it underlined almost everything because my notes in that particular notebook were in two different languages and the app became super laggy. I thought that the update with maths conversion might be nice since I'm an engineering student, so I sent hundreds of samples of my handwriting to help develop the feature months ago. However when I actually tried it out - it just doesn't work. Maybe for some super simple equations. But when I tried converting an equation in a fraction form, it became a huge mess. Oh, and also it detects parts of maths equations (like cos/sin) as words and underlines it as incorrect spelling. I also don't like the new design that much, so this update is definitely not for me, I'm gonna stick with Goodnotes 5 for now.
Hi can you please tell us how can we downgrade to the good notes 5. I updated the app and got the 6 version. But it is not much useful for me. I too do not like the spell check and correction option.
@@bandanarathore I don't have that version anymore, so I can't give you precise instructions, but go to settings from the library view and you should be able to disable the 'Goodnotes 6' option from there
Thank you for your honest opinion and all the work you put into trying out the app. This definitely helped me with my decision to not upgrade and spend the money. Thank you for saving me the money!
Hello, when we buy the app with our ios account for a one-time fee of 30$, can we use it on a android tablet? So I'm not about synchronization. We cannot use the app when you are defined as a free member.
No. For now, you can downgrade to GN 5 in the Settings of GoodNotes. Eventually, you won’t be able to downgrade once they dissolve GN 5. It’s not a separate app.
@@KDigitalStudio That sucks. I remember a couple years ago when another competing app went on subscription model and GN said they would never do it and absorbed a lot of those pissed off customers. Now they pull this off and don't even let us keep GN5 forever.
@@KDigitalStudioafter coming across your video, I’m gonna find out if I’ve blindly upgraded to GN 6! Not gonna pay for subscription now. What if I’m automatically added to monthly subscription. 😮
I only use a few apps, Apple Pages, Files, My Radar and Good Notes 5. I use all of this for my business. I don’t mind the onetime payment because I know that the app will keep improving. Quality I guess. Thank you so much for the tutorial. ❤
I will stay at 5. Otherwise I will have to switch app because the new features have no use in my case…but I understand developers need to work for earning their salary as all of us.
CollaNote (free), Noteshelf (one-time), and Zinnia (this one is subscription based but they released lots of new content monthly so you know… big steps up from the subscription with GoodNotes).
As of now I regret paying the full pice of GN 6. I think the company rushed to much, they let customers pay for something, that isn't finished or even there, they just promised. The AI doesn't really work, especially in languages other than english, and there is nothing new that catches customers to upgrade, what about pencils, tables, dotted lines, improved typing mode...? There are so many things, they could have added to give the customer the feeling that their purchase was worth it but they didn't. Only time will tell. I did the one time purchase and hope not to be excluded from some features, because if that's gonna happen, then I'll switch to a different note taking app. Apart from that, that you for the video, it helped a lot to make use of the "new" features. 💜
Fully agree!! They could improve what you have mentioned + few more functions like inserting empty line, better and easier links, floating switch for different modes, hand writting sticking to the lines, some new useful gestures ... etc. Than pack this all and sell it for extra 3-5 bucks for current users. This would be appreciated.
Thanks so much for such a clear and detailed review. I don’t like the AI at all but love the different colours folders can be and the erasure/ lasso improvements. Tool bar icons are too small and don’t look good.
i definitely don’t want to start paying subscription for taking my notes. sticking with 5 as long as i can cling to that ship and i hope they actually make considering paying for a subscription worth my time. also i just want them to fix the damn resize tool before getting all fancy with AI 😭😭 also if they do fully go the AI-route I want to be able to turn it off if it isn’t adding essential features or turn off certain features it will have
Thoughts on GoodNotes 6? 💙 Maybe, it will get better with time. I'll continually share about the updates/changes and my thoughts in the coming weeks/months!
I tried the free trial and couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t happy. Your video explained it. While I liked the color folders, the other updates didn’t really improve my experience.
I accepted the annual subscription because I believe that GN will release more and more features that are heavily requested by us note takers, which then would be fair. But sadly, nothing is set in stone yet. Now I do have some worries like: Will the price stay the same, will we get further major updates such as a jump to GN7, will everything be Ai in GN, will we ever get proper drawing tools such as graphite pencils; rulers and shape fill borders (when filling shapes with the marker that drawing over borders and edges can be avoided) etc. Oh, and I'm not very pleased by the new design as it looks ununified, not aesthetic, too present during note taking and way to segmented.
I was a little disappointed about the new upgrade. The thing is that, I just started digital planning the first week of August 2023. Got my new ipad and bought goodnotes and digital planner. I was just starting to get used to it, because I want to get rid of paper planners. The options to this new upgrade is very limited. Mind you I was so excited to get the app as a one time purchase and not having to deal with annual subscription. Luckily, since I just bought this app recently, the yearly subscription's waved for the first year. I mean we can wait and see what changes are coming and decide if it's really worth it. Thank you for your honest opinion and insights to this topic.
still upset there's no layering
I chose 7 days for the test time of Goodnotes6,.. I did not found it usefull. Is there any way to cancel this subscription? Or will it automatically end? //Thank you for your informative summary in the video.
what doesn't make sense to me is the no discount at all for those who purchased before 2023. wouldn't it make sense to give long-time goodnotes users something?
i think its to compensate people who, for example, bought goodnotes a week before they announced the update and thus, didnt get their money's worth before the update
It’s an Apple limitation
There is a discount for before 2023. It's just not as much 25% for the first year subscription or 20% for the one time purchase.
@@niamhsknits I mean, if they were happy with what it already offered then they should have been happy with what they got, while the real support is given by the long-term users.
@@megankimura9790actually, if you upgraded to goodnotes5 from goodnotes4, there were no discounts at all for upgrading to 6. Same for many who bought before 2023. I get my money worth for sure through years of usage, but I do felt like they don't seem to value the old users enough - especially given how many new users were actually brought in by the long-term users and how many AI handwritten materials have been collected and fed by the old users.
No no no no no not a subscription model nuh-uh not rolling with that. If I pay $30 for lifetime use they shouldn’t come back later with stipulations that I need an annual subscription too for all of the features. They should focus on getting into the education sector instead of doing this to their passionate users
I fully agree with you
If you were passionate you would pay. Quality software costs money.
@@cmarriottino one is asking for it to be totally free.
@@neoish I didn’t say they were. But complaining about a $30 price is just insane to me. That’s already dirt cheap.
@cmarriotti I am not passionate any longer!!! I myself recommended GN5 to few of my friends and at least 4 of them bought it. That has ended. No more recomendation to anyone. GN is not worth it anymore. And if they do not change approach in longer run I will search for alternative.
I absolutely agree. Such an underwhelming upgrade with such a steep price... The scribble to erase tool keeps erasing my handwriting, the red lines hinder my bilingual flow, the Math tool is absolutely useless to me... and I'm incredibly disappointed they're punishing us early adopters of the app with those prices. Hard no.
Exactly ! I am choosing to stay at 5.
Exactly. It's as if the earlier you bought and supported their product the less important you are to them right now.
@@miyamoto900 no dont stay on goodnotes 5 bcuz if you then they will maie you to purchase goodnotes 6 … instead of that i recommend you noteful
I´ve been in college for 2 years, wondering which app should've use, switching between GN5 & Notability. Goodnotes made my decision, this update is AWFUL. If I have to pay every year for an app, I'd rather to pay for Notability. It gives me almost every tool that we were asking for, like ruler, black mode, pencil, dotted & dashed pen. I understand that Goodnotes has to cover costs of AI, but AI is something that almost nobody needed.
Exactly!! They could do many improvements and offer them as a package for few bucks - this I would buy. But their offer is a robbery. Hope that only few people will buy this.
Notability did the same thing though
Yeah. Notability just implemented a subscription 😭
@@seuny yes. But at least it has the tool that we were asking for.
@@ytuber3570Notability implemented the subscription model well over a year ago. It’s still very much worth it.
Goodnotes 6 definitely feels like a half baked update. I got a one year free trial and still switched back to Goodnotes 5. The AI handwriting correction tool is more annoying than useful. I write a word correctly and it throws a glaring red underline, disrupting my workflow. And the math AI tool also kinda feels like a gimmick, unless it is able to solve advanced math. They just threw the update out cuz schools start opening in August/September so students with new iPads for school will download Goodnotes 6. They could technically wait for a few more months and release a proper, updated goodnotes 6, but by then, these new students are used to the goodnotes 5 interface and will likely not update. Kinda dirty marketing from goodnotes.
can't you turn all that off with the ai?
You can turn off the red lines :)
@@rennfahrer3000 wait can you tell me how?
@@ナルト-c9s Well, GO to setting -> Writing Aids -> turn off "Enable Spellchecks for New Documents".
Btw, I can't entirely agree with your "dirty marketing" statement, and of course, it is only my personal view. It is a proper and actually smart marketing strategy. It seems awful for you only due to your disappointment with the new Goodnotes 6. Yet, from the business management and marketing perspective, this is a good strategy and quite normal. It is more dependent on people's perspective. If you, or I, run a similar business, maybe you will also choose the same strategy. And on the other hand, GoodNotes is not a big company, just like notability, and AI-writing and training all require a huge founding (AI-training is expensive). On the other hand, forme, Netflix is really an example of bad marketing strategy and overpriced.
@@ナルト-c9s if you click on the pen in the tool bar there should be a setting for it, in german it's called "Schreibhilfen" so maybe it's called something like writing assistents in english? It's the third option under settings, I hope you can find it with this description :D
Great video. I'm gonna stick to GN 5 for now, doesn't personally seem worth it to pay much more for not a whole lot. I also agree with your views on how companies shoehorn AI into everything nowadays because its the hot new thing to do, not because it makes sense to add it.
Missed out getting a year for free as a regular user everyday. I can’t believe I have just heard about this and had no warnings. They should have made it 100% free for the year for previous paid users not just purchases in 2023 to allow us to adjust to the change. My purchase was 2022 😂. Holding on to GN5 as long as possible.
Thank you for this video. I had not heard that paying the $30 fee didn’t unlock the full experience. I appreciate that you pointed that out. I don’t mind investing in an app, but that nuance feels dishonest.
this is the EXACT info I needed - recently transitioned to notability because I prefer the UI after already paying for goodnotes 5, and then 6 came out within weeks of my notability purchase 🙃 I downloaded the free trial and considered a purchase, but you laid out so clearly what exactly is included so I know it isn't worth it for me. Great video, thank you!!!
Yea notabilities so much better in every way tbh
Hello beautiful vila, when we buy the app with our ios account for a one-time fee of 30$, can we use it on a samsung tablet? So I'm not about synchronization. Because we cannot use the app when you are defined as a free member.
I think what confuses me about this update is that features that have been requested for years and years (layers, ruler, dotted lines, grid snaps) were not included in GN6 but this AI thing and SAT prep was?
Is a high school student studying for the SAT really going to buy an iPad for hundreds of dollars and then spend $30 on an app?
I’d be happy to pay $30 if useful features were added, but I am well out of school and do not calculate math by hand. I’m an engineer, I have fancy computer software to do math for me. I just want to be able to snap text boxes to my grid!!
I’d even be happy to pay $10 per year, because I used to spend $60 per year on a paper planner before I made the switch to an iPad if the features were good.
I’ll stick to GN5 until GN6 either gets features I’d actually use or until it’s defunct I guess.
This might push me to Notability. 😔 I like the sticker function of creating and saving my own stickers. I feel like they forgot about us bullet journal makers who don’t use any of the in app templates or merchandise. And they haven’t even fixed the resize tool 🤦🏾♀️
Not even notability is safe, it gets worse by time. The latest update was by far the worst. Notability isn’t notability anymore, it trys to mimic goodnotes in the worst way possible.
@@pon3203 exactly and it's even more expensive such a shame with everyone moving to a subscription model this companies are raking it in. If you have previously bought a lifetime you shouldn't have to keep rebuying because they figured out a way to bill you more.
@@l.305Samsung tab s9 comes with GoodNotes though
notability feels barely usable, i was trying to do my work on the app to compare it with goodnotes and i couldnt even finish my 3 page worksheet before notability told me that i'd have to upgrade to their subscription to be able to keep using the app, theres basicallt a storage/memory usage cap
@@ashhlsy @mylika22 I recently ran into a note taking app on ipad thanks to one reddit comment. It's called Noteful and it takes the best aspects of notability and goodnotes into one app and it even has layers so things become less complicated when you move stuff. Best of all, it's only about $5-$6 for the pro version. There are some features it doesn't have like elements in goodnotes but I really hope they do add that in the future.
Literally the point of handwriting notes is to remember them better, I can't imagine that AI autocomplete will help out. Also I don't want AI to look at my handwriting and add it to their model :/
and having to pay for them to use your data, too!
The AI reading my notes is literally the main reason I will not upgrade as a long term user of Goodnotes. I think I'll look at Notability, or perhaps even just use my remarkable2 as my sole notetaking device. It feels like the AI marketing is just a ploy to increase prices and profits.
I've been a goodnotes 5 user for 3 yrs. I'm disappointed with this change bc honestly it doesn't feel worth it. I spent a long time deciding on which note taking app to pick in 2020 as an starting undergrad and now they want to charge me for the same app with features that arent worth the price. Might try notability 😶
Ding, is another worse subscription based app
@@miyamoto900 Notability is £14.99 a year. It is better in every way than Goodnotes 5 or 6. Buy it, use it and you'll be happy to spend just £1 a month to have it. If you are really not able to pay that then buy 'Noteful' for £4.99 outright before the price rises as it's worth more. It's not got as many features but has all and more most people will ever. need.
Notability knocks Goodnotes outa the park. Really.
Great review!!!! Honestly, I'm only interested in "scribble to erase", customizing folder colors and "lasso and move". Definitely not enough to offset the updgrade price. Like someone else wrote... it's a half baked update. Better luck next time GoodNotes!
I agree. Those three features were the only ones that appealed to me at all, and certainly, by themselves, did not justify the subscription model/ one time 300% price hike to me.
I can actually see the pain in your eyes. You are doing God’s work, thank you so much for this comprehensive review
I use GN mainly for journaling and planning, and the one thing I hoped for the most - layering - is still not there. Also, spellchecks and autocorrect suck when you write in more than one language since you only have the option to select one keyboard/language at a time. I’ll stick with GN5 for now and start looking for different options 😓
A great option which has layers and countless other attributes is Zoomnotes. It's a steep learning curve but very worth it if you persevere. Good value too.
Take a look at Layers in Noteful, excellent. £4.99. A bargain but not for much longer I suspect.
What would layering do, can I ask? I'm only familiar with it in Procreate.
@@charitygoldart you can layer images, bringing them to front or back according to the composition you want to create with stickers, for example. They have just implemented this feature, but I hear the app has got so many bugs that I honestly don't want to risk updating just yet.
@@marilenacantizani Oh right, yeah, got you! They even have that in Numbers which I've been using recently. Yeah not impressed with Goodnotes recently.
I think the worst part is really the fact that they say that buying goodnotes6 does not guarantee future update (I’m assuming goodnotes 7, 8, +) which is SUCH a disappointment
Thank you for this honest & comprehensive review! As a long-time Goodnotes user, I’m highly disappointed- both for the lackluster updates & the huge pricing increase/structure. And I don’t want to pay for things that MAY be coming out in upgrades in the future. I tried the 7-day trial & downgraded back to GN5. The small improvements just aren’t worth it to me & I do not like the new top display at all. Since I have used GN for so long & for so much in my life (daily scheduling, journaling, record-keeping, goal-setting, etc) I’m highly disappointed in the fact that GN5 will not be continued & improved & am looking into alternatives.
If you are looking for one ultimate alternative, I am curious about decision? Could you maybe share an insight on the app selection allowing me to also enter into digital notetaking? I have been researching heavily on this topic for the past 6 months and had settled on Goodnotes 5 but I need to change my selection as I was planning to purchase an iPad for my workflow in the upcoming weeks. If you share your views, it would be really helpful!
The /only/ thing I really liked about Goodnotes 6 is being able to change the folder colors... which is def not worth the upgrade.
Do you still get the add after trying out the trial? When I open the app I always get a pop up window with an add for version 6
Thank you Kristen for quickly giving us a thorough, fact based honest review. Your opinion and analysis are always appreciated. I’m saying “no” to Goodnotes 6 and moving to Zinnia which has excellent tools for digital planning and fresh free content every month.
I use zinnia too but miss some features. Like page numbering and search.
Zinnia is more expensive but I’m using it for a couple of years now. I love it! I was curious for this update of GN6 but it still lacks some important features that Zinnia has, like linking to other pages, layering…
Zinnia took some getting used to, but I’m loving it so much that I haven’t even used GN since 6 launched
Thank you so much for this video as a 71 year old I find it hard to understand all this digital planing but I have learned so much since I bought your digital planner and I love it 😅 I’ve had goodnotes 5 for a while and decided to upgrade to Goodnotes 6. I only use it only for digital planning 😂 I’m 😊 happy
I am so sad that it came with a cost … I support developers work but I’m a bit disappointed. What tells me that paying a life time means a real life time ? 😅
By the way thank you for sharing your thoughts I was literally waiting yours !!
its a life time...of the app.
i got it because i’ve been using goodnotes for sooo long and honestly the only feature i like is the ability to color the folders but i’m disappointed there’s such limited options for those too
It’s just overall not worth it ):
Thanks for really objective and fair review. I would not be as diplomatic as you are - this is day light robbery! Asking for more than 20$ for some minor improvements?!!? No way. I am going to stick to GN5.
I would pay few extra $$$ (5 maximum) for major improvements but more than 20 for nearly nothing?!! No way!!! And there are so many minor improvements that could be done. And then pack them together and give a choice to either buy 1 or more improvement packages for say 3-5 bucks or not to buy. This would be fair and acceptable for me.
Kirstin, you’ve been such a motivational angel to me, and I just want to say thank you for everything 🥹 Your content is so aesthetically pleasing, and you make me want to be a better person. Just watching your videos has given me so much confidence, positivity, and overall life 🫶😇
Oh my god you are gorgeous ❤
I was on a fence for quite some time whether to stay in Goodnotes (only due to GN stickerbooks) or transition entirely to Noteful. This new Goodnotes 6 without locking images (again! after so many years of requests from planning community) was a tipping point for me.
thanks I've been wondering if I should update and ur video helped me decide. i think I'm keeping goodnotes 5 for a while longer
Me the same!
Thank you for your very honest and informative review. I am quite disappointed in the GN6 features; it is not enough for me to upgrade and pay the price tag it comes with. I will hold on to GN5 as long as possible.
Excellent video. You are well spoken, gave lots of details, and made a solid argument for your decision that it's not time to upgrade. Thank you for putting this out.
Thank you for this! These updated features are nothing I’ll use and you just saved me money! I will be sticking with Goodnotes 5
Thank you for this review. I've watched several and you are the only one who pointed out that the AI handwriting looked nothing like yours.
Great run down! Just upgraded to 6, not overly impressed but there are some cool updates
Thanks for this review. You are 100% correct in everything you commented on. One other thing I hate is how they changed where the undo and redo icons are. They were much more accessible where the were before. Why move them completely to the other side? Most people are right handed and now I have to cross over the page to undo. This whole upgrade was not well thought out and a total cash grab in my opinion.
Yes, I find the location of the undo/redo buttons ill-placed as well. My motor memory was strong for the previous placement, and it’s frustrating to use.
I switched before I saw your video as a whole. I chose the one time payment for now bc I have many subscriptions going on - I want to put it of a bit longer.
I do agree about the prizing being a bit high and there should be more features with it.
The reason I upgraded before finishing the video is just like you said at the end: soon I Will be forced. Iam a student and new to digital notetaking and goodnotes was the one recommended. I Would be greatful if you did a video on optional apps.
I think although the new earaser feature and lasso feature will come to good use for me at lectures. I do not however care for the AI and it could have been skipped.
Iam aware that I paid alot even with a discount but I need the app and instead of putting it off to be forced I decided to just get it over with - and hope the one time prize option will stick for a few more years. It’s hard as well when you do not know a notetaking app as good as this one. I like that it feels like writing in a notebook.
As a fan of color-cordination and doing it in my notes and the amounts of different pens and highlighters + papers and notebooks I have to buy throughout the school year I am hoping it is worth it in the end anyway!!
Thanks for the honest reveiw!!
I have GoodNotes and I’m using that for 2 years. I REALLY LOVE IT!
Thanks for this review, this is really helpful. I'm an attorney and have used goodnotes since about 2019. I have about 4,000 pages of handwritten notes I've taken over that time, so I've been committed to it and use it pretty much every day of my life. This latest update doesn't really give me anything I'm super excited about, and it looks like they are leaving long-time "powerusers" like me behind in their pricing and strategy. I really like the intuitive and simple approach goonotes has taken, even though I'm a PC user and it doesn't interface well. The audio recording feature is not great, it creates one massive audio file and I find myself trying to use the tiny track bar to scroll through the audio (it's basically unusuable). My handwriting isn't great so I was hoping the AI could be used to improve the search function and/or create really good OCR conversions of my handwritten docs to text. Overall I'm not seeing the compelling reason to upgrade right now...I'm going to wait awhile and in the meantime I'm going to start trying other note taking apps.
Thank you so much for your video.
Goodnote 5 is still the best for me and exactly what I need for note taking. They bring that useless AI features on a handwritting note app which is so unnecessary and those features such as "Brand new UI??" or " Colored folder" shoud be available on this huge upgrade, not for sale.🙄
And one important thing, who will pay for goodnote on android bc they've already had ss note, ridiculously.😮💨
Thank you for honest opinion on this update. Glad someone said it.
catch me switching back to paper once they do away with 5
The best part of the update (for me) is creating your own paper. You can choose your paper color (like in Notability) and you can choose the color for lines. ❤
I use your CyBerry planner and I love the new added features with GoodNotes 6 with the planner to be pretty good.
Thank you for this video. It was quite helpful. I use GoodNotes 5 everyday so I needed to know this info.
I purchased mainly to be able to be able to change my paper color. This was my only complaint of version 5. I did get a 20% discount. I also like the addition of changing folder colors.
How did you get a discount?
those are also the only things that i liked tbh 😂
@@11violet7 When I upgraded I was offered a discount since I have been a goodnotes user for a certain amount of time. I think the discount is different for everyone, based on how long you have been using the app.
This was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!
First time watching your videos. Congrats on the intellect and thoughtfulness especially covering off controversial matters and incremental upgrades.
Excellent video. ❤❤ I was waiting for it. As I only use the app for digital planning and note taking, I won‘t update until they force me to do it. Don‘t need any of the new features.
The most comprehensive review and the most honest one I've seen
I admittedly have specific use cases where the tool works well for me - I am not a student (still learning - will be all my life) but a professional using the tool and I updated after some consideration precisely because I've gotten value out of the tool far beyond the $8 I paid for Goodnotes 5. Having been an IT professional for 40 years, I remember when software was a two to 4 digit investment, so iPad software has always seemed like a steal, relying on a huge audience to support development. This is a flawed model as anyone streaming on Spotify or Apple music can tell you. Notetaking is a big, but still limited market and subsequently, I understand the subscription. And $10 a year says if I get more than $.80 value out of it, I can continue to support the development. That said, they need to proceed cautiously as to not lose that audience that is already successfully using the product. So - changes will come slowly, will rolled back if they're not good or ready - and I would rather have them cautious than buggy. I don't love paying more money, but I do love the idea that the company that makes something I value can continue to make a living doing it.
I haven't upgraded yet, but I also remember when we had to fork over hundreds of dollars up front to use software. Under most circumstances I don't mind a subscription if I am using the tool. In this case, I will wait because I don't see a benefit to the upgrade yet. The nice thing about subscriptions is you can cancel if the product is no longer useful to you.
How does it make sense that I purchased GoodNotes 5 in 2021 and was a long term user and somebody who purchased goodnotes in the last month gets 100% off.... make it make sense?
I already upgraded to version 6 and I am quite happy with it. My main use is teaching Biology to Graduate and Post graduate students and I think the upgrade to be quite useful. But only for users like me with very specific requirement, this may not be the case for students though.....
Hi am a biology teacher
I have some questions if you can help me ❤
@@mustafasalim901Sure, I can help about whatever I know
Thank you for reading the language of the subscriptions and informing us all about these changes. It’s super helpful and informative. ❤
It makes no sense how GoodNotes will allow people to eventually sync to android and ios devices if they get pay annually yet only allow one time payers to sync to iOS devices only. And then, they won’t let they annual payers update to upcoming GoodNotes 6 updates? Overall, the info I’ve gathered from multiple blogs, users, and videos, seems like the way GoodNotes launched and made these decisions weren’t considering its longtime customers.
Started using goodnotes again after summer break and my iPad automatically updated goodnotes with all my notes now unreadable. Nice🙂. Finally i can pay more for almost the same features as before
I love the update, do I need the AI? No
But for the other features and the ones to come I like it.
I'm also happy that gave us more template options and colored folders.
I’m really disappointed that they’re switching to a subscription based model, as someone who lives outside the US with a weak currency the new update is super unaffordable in both in subscription and once off payment forms.
Definitely staying with my good old notability as I always did! I made a one time purchase and I get to keep everything!
I LOVED your video. Your voice i so calm and you talk in such a nice speed. You gained a new subscriber🥰
Thanks for subbing! 💜
I’m so happy you’re back! :)
this video is beneficial to me. I just realized that there is a goodnotes 6. I haven't used my iPad in a while, I gave it to my brother to use so I just got it back. I noticed that a classmate has the update so I wanted to check it out. it's very understandable about having a subscription I hate how now in this time everything costs money and is expensive. my only reason to get it is to make it more aesthetically pleasing. I don't use goodnotes as much since I've been using notion to take school notes etc.
Thank you for a thorough and honest review. In addition, your comments regarding financing of software development is very accurate. I will never pay a subscription fee, but would pay a lump sum for an upgrade that fixed awkward text handling and other annoying interface problems in 5, but I have no interest in AI, spelling correction, etc. I need quick, easy entry with legible results. Too many options for note taking can make the software unusable for its primary purpose. Thanks again for an informative review.
Thank you so much. I was about to upgrade from 5 to 6. I am planning on using Good Notes more and more, but as of right now it is just another App on my iPad.
Big time missing feature is to convert your notes to PDF and read it and switch back for editing
Why would you? Keep the the original. Read the PDF as you need. If need to edit then edit the original then update the PDF, or am I wrong?
Very informative and a well put together review! Amazing, thank you
I bit the bullet and just upgraded (One time purchase I'm not paying per year for this). Since I wasn't sure how long the discounts would be around for. My discount already dropped from 25% to 20%. But 100% agree that it's not worth the money. I only use one of the new features and that's the circle to also tool. I feel the rest have actually slowed me down.
I don't think it's fair to make people pay for future updates. So many of the features they are pushing as the selling points to upgrade aren't even available yet! And I truly believe that they are going to 'punish' the one time payment users. The wording that they have as you are upgrading they are making it very clear that you're a one time only person and asking if you're sure a few times.
I'm not a student I use Goodnotes for meeting notes and work brainstorming. I had some extra cash to throw away. Unless you have cash to burn, don't bother.
I think I buy the new Samsung tablet and use Samsung Notes. This pricing politic annoys. I paid for 5 lifetime. Will it be supported lifetime???
Thanks for the thorough and thoughtful review. Very helpful.
Used GN since it started. Went thru GN 3,4,5 and now looking into 6. I understand need to change the model to keep up with a business model. But to me the pricing does not merit the new things. Your video is a brutally honest way to say so. Very much my conclusion after reading the release. Which by the way prompt me into finding out from others since it sounded like marketing bla bla the release. Will stick with GN5 for the time being and see if they really introduce what current users have demanded for a long time. If not may be time to try something else. Colored folder + scribble do not merit annual subscription nor 30 one time. AI may do but not for now.
I really don't want to upgrade and I'm afraid they're going to make me do it anyway, ugh. I used goodnotes 4 for like nine months after goodnotes 5 and I hate change (and also I hate all the upgrades). I might switch to Notability but there's no sticker support
There is plenty sticker support in Notability. Make your own stickers too.
I am on the trial but I am going back to version 5. I don't really see a reason to change.
Thanks for your thoughtful and detailed review! Definitely sticking with 5!
Thank you for this video! This pricing is upsetting. I've had and loved Goodnotes since 2011. Always recommended it and always been grandfathered into updates but not now.
Agreed! Sticking with GN 5, it is good enough for me.
I just upgraded it to 6, dont think its worth upgrading after free trial ends
Thanks for this review! I’m so frustrated that they’re changing to a subscription model 🙄
I’m frustrated that an alignment feature for text and image boxes isn’t even in their future consideration list. It’s the only feature I want to see added.
Congrats for your presentation and keen approach. Without being as articulate as you are, I simply would say there is no “wow” factor with the G6. I was accustomed to G5. The worse to me is the search colour highlights. It is too feeble and I end up very frustrated. Search power was THE reason I invested in GoodNotes. Disappointment.
How to you get out of the editing view when on a daily planner on Goodnotes 6
Long-time follower here. Love your channel. I’m honestly relieved to see that TH-cam is darkening your videos after upload as well. They suddenly started doing that to me a few weeks ago. Any explanation as to why? Maybe a future video? I’d tried everything. I’d love some help.
Happy you love the channel! It might honestly be me. In the last few months, I have a new display that’s super bright so everything looks clear & bright to me but it might be appearing dark on other monitors or devices. It’s certainly something I can experiment with & keep in mind for future videos! :)
my goodnotes 5 updated to goodnotes 6. i had like 20 notebooks before. with the limit of 3 notebooks does that mean my notebooks are getting deleted?
I usually use Notability, but I've had Goodnotes on my ipad since Goodnotes 4, so I decided to check out this new update and I've never downgraded an app to the previous version this fast before. The autocorrect might be useful, but in my case it underlined almost everything because my notes in that particular notebook were in two different languages and the app became super laggy. I thought that the update with maths conversion might be nice since I'm an engineering student, so I sent hundreds of samples of my handwriting to help develop the feature months ago. However when I actually tried it out - it just doesn't work. Maybe for some super simple equations. But when I tried converting an equation in a fraction form, it became a huge mess. Oh, and also it detects parts of maths equations (like cos/sin) as words and underlines it as incorrect spelling. I also don't like the new design that much, so this update is definitely not for me, I'm gonna stick with Goodnotes 5 for now.
Hi can you please tell us how can we downgrade to the good notes 5. I updated the app and got the 6 version. But it is not much useful for me. I too do not like the spell check and correction option.
@@bandanarathore I don't have that version anymore, so I can't give you precise instructions, but go to settings from the library view and you should be able to disable the 'Goodnotes 6' option from there
@@zuzanka9483 hi, yeah I was able to downgrade in the settings options.
Thank you for your honest opinion and all the work you put into trying out the app. This definitely helped me with my decision to not upgrade and spend the money. Thank you for saving me the money!
Hello, when we buy the app with our ios account for a one-time fee of 30$, can we use it on a android tablet? So I'm not about synchronization. We cannot use the app when you are defined as a free member.
Do you know why I can`t click on your hyperlinks from a windows computer with this new update?
Thanks for your comments on GoodNotes 6 😊helps me reconsidering buying it. Like you said I’ll wait. Great videos your doing 🎉keep on 🎉
Great video. I was wondering if there was any issues with your GoodNote 5 notes, notebooks...etc when upgrading?
If i have a 33.3% discount for the annual goodnotes 6 should I buy it or not and why?
I bought GN5. My biggest question is that whether I can keep downloading my GN5 app in future iPads?
No. For now, you can downgrade to GN 5 in the Settings of GoodNotes. Eventually, you won’t be able to downgrade once they dissolve GN 5. It’s not a separate app.
@@KDigitalStudio That sucks. I remember a couple years ago when another competing app went on subscription model and GN said they would never do it and absorbed a lot of those pissed off customers. Now they pull this off and don't even let us keep GN5 forever.
@@KDigitalStudioafter coming across your video, I’m gonna find out if I’ve blindly upgraded to GN 6! Not gonna pay for subscription now. What if I’m automatically added to monthly subscription. 😮
Is GoodNotes 5 still good or should I get something else for school notes ?
Im planning to take a notes taking app.....pls can someone suggest a better one....after hearing abt goodness 6 reviews...I'm confused.😥
Hi! Just wondering, hows the icloud sync on goodnotes 6? Have been struggling with syncing on goodnotes 5
I only use a few apps, Apple Pages, Files, My Radar and Good Notes 5. I use all of this for my business. I don’t mind the onetime payment because I know that the app will keep improving. Quality I guess. Thank you so much for the tutorial. ❤
I will stay at 5. Otherwise I will have to switch app because the new features have no use in my case…but I understand developers need to work for earning their salary as all of us.
I appreciate your honest video! Thx ❤️🫰🏼
but u can pay for once aswell and it doesnt look like they ask againe for money Oo so u deside for pay yearly or one time ....or do i miss something ?
what other apps do you recommend that i can use for note taking, something that doesnt limit me to 3 notebooks?
Can i use this application for the One plus pad?
what are these alternatives that you would recommend? I'm using gn5 but will definitely not update to gn6, so I'm looking for alternatives
CollaNote (free), Noteshelf (one-time), and Zinnia (this one is subscription based but they released lots of new content monthly so you know… big steps up from the subscription with GoodNotes).
As of now I regret paying the full pice of GN 6. I think the company rushed to much, they let customers pay for something, that isn't finished or even there, they just promised. The AI doesn't really work, especially in languages other than english, and there is nothing new that catches customers to upgrade, what about pencils, tables, dotted lines, improved typing mode...? There are so many things, they could have added to give the customer the feeling that their purchase was worth it but they didn't. Only time will tell.
I did the one time purchase and hope not to be excluded from some features, because if that's gonna happen, then I'll switch to a different note taking app.
Apart from that, that you for the video, it helped a lot to make use of the "new" features. 💜
Fully agree!! They could improve what you have mentioned + few more functions like inserting empty line, better and easier links, floating switch for different modes, hand writting sticking to the lines, some new useful gestures ... etc. Than pack this all and sell it for extra 3-5 bucks for current users. This would be appreciated.
Thanks so much for such a clear and detailed review. I don’t like the AI at all but love the different colours folders can be and the erasure/ lasso improvements. Tool bar icons are too small and don’t look good.
What are the other good alternatives available?
i definitely don’t want to start paying subscription for taking my notes. sticking with 5 as long as i can cling to that ship and i hope they actually make considering paying for a subscription worth my time. also i just want them to fix the damn resize tool before getting all fancy with AI 😭😭 also if they do fully go the AI-route I want to be able to turn it off if it isn’t adding essential features or turn off certain features it will have