Review signals only — 3 user-reported signals — from user reviews, not yet audited by Appworthy.
Reported by users
What reviewers said
Verbatim excerpts from public store reviews, shown as corroborating user reports. They are not Appworthy audit evidence, and a quotation is not proof of the finding it sits under.
Trial converts to a charge
No free trial — I signed up for a free trial but was immediately charged $39.99 for a full year and Apple will not refund. Proceed with caution.
Sudden Cost — I have used Noteshelf for many, many years. I used the first, the second and the third versions. I have been very pleased with app, using it almost daily. Yesterday I opened the app and was met with a “start free trial” for…
Scammers — I’ve been using this app to take notes during meetings for work and after the free trial I have been charged $7.99/week for a subscription. I accepted it because I need a good app for my job, but this weekly thing is pretty…
Paywall blocks the basics
Money! — Its good….everything costs money you have to get premium to use this and actually enjoy it like bruh i dont wanna pay for that
Everything is literally premium — I don’t wanna spend money on the app. Everything is premium. I can get it for zero dollars for three days in the third have to delete it because I don’t want to spend a lot of money every month
Wth — You have to pay for everything wth!? 0 stars
Reviewers report clear pricing
Great app, needs lifetime option — I have been using my iPad to take notes for several years throughout many college classes. I used Notability throughout Calculus 1, 2, and 3, and GoodNotes throughout my later physics classes. I can…
its ok — i only gave it a five star because i wanted people to read it and one of the reviews says it’s i one time payment but it’s not maybe make it i one time payment because it’s expensive for a not taking app.you responded but never…
Good app — I really like this app but I don’t want to pay on a continues basic for an app. I would like to pay a one time fee, and if there are up-date and I choose to up-date and need to pay for the up-date that would be better.
How a review signal works
A review signal is produced automatically from public app reviews by a classifier — never by a hands-on Appworthy test, and never by a human analyst. It exists so a real, not-yet-audited app can carry more than a blank “Not yet tested” listing, without ever being mistaken for an assessment.
A theme only appears above once at least 5 distinct reviews corroborate it — one angry review can never tag an app. These thresholds are published settings and may be tuned as coverage grows.
It carries no confirmed findings — reviews are one kind of evidence, and nothing here has been hands-on tested. The moment Appworthy publishes a full assessment of this app, it replaces this signal, permanently.
A human review replaces this review-derived signal with hands-on, recorded measurements.
Hands-on inspections are not yet open.