Evernote Keeps Raising Prices Past What It's Worth
21 posts across 3 communities in the last 30 days; 91% from App Store.
“[Evernote] ★★ 2/5 (v11.38.7) — Evernote is great and I have used it a long time. However, over the years they keep jerking me around with plans and prices. I started at 29.99/yr to now recently 249.99/yr. The amount of the app I use has not been enhanced by any of these plan…”
“[Evernote] ★★ 2/5 (v11.35.4) — This was my favorite notes app but the free version is now impossible to use. It shows an ad every time you open it. I would pay a fee for premium but it’s way overpriced so I’m in the process of transferring all of my notes to a different app…”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.34.3) — I was a paid user of this app for several years, but finally downgraded to the free membership when I realized the functionality the app offered me as a basic user wasn't remotely worth $25 per month. Sadly, with the limited plan, the pop-ups trying…”
Users express significant concern over Evernote's escalating subscription prices, with many feeling the cost is no longer justified by the service provided. This price gouging has led to cancellations and migration to alternative note-taking apps.
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“[Evernote] ★★ 2/5 (v11.38.7) — Evernote is great and I have used it a long time. However, over the years they keep jerking me around with plans and prices. I started at 29.99/yr to now recently 249.99/yr. The amount of the app I use has…”
“[Evernote] ★★★ 3/5 (v11.37.4) — I've been a user since 2012, and it is disappointing to see the monetization creep that forces users to pay to use Evernote across more than one device.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.37.4) — In my opinion, they keep adding things that slow the app down that I don’t even need just so they can significantly increase the price. Evernote was great when I started using it years ago and it is terrible now.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.36.3) — Ever know has been going downhill rapidly over the last few weeks or months. It’s almost unusable on my phone at this point and it’s so slow and filled with bugs on the laptop that we’re ready to give up and shift to GROK4.7 and shift to using agents to manage the things we previously managed on Evernote and are now having to give up and just consider it our archive I understand you’ve bundled some type of integration with hugging face or something like that, but”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.36.3) — I can’t use it because of the endless stream of notifications and feature announcements. Here’s what happens. I have an idea to write down. I open Evernote. I clear 1-5 popups, which destroy the thought in brain -RAM, so then I have no idea what I wanted to write down and I leave. Why use a mind eraser note app? As soon as I can migrate away, I’ll unsubscribe. Ulysses doesn’t do this to me. Ulysses is set up as if it cares to remain useful more than it cares about f”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.36.3) — There’s no world in which I should need to watch a video to any time I try to open a note. I should have switched to Apple Notes years ago”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.36.3) — Not only has this app turned into one giant self-advertisement, the free version is borderline useless.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.36.3) — At one time, I was a power user of this app, but someone over there has gotten greedy and thanks that my many years of loyalty is gonna keep me on this thing paying what they’re now asking for, which is an arm and a leg now – I’m so disappointed at the insane price increase year over year for you to use it like you once did you have to pay almost 3 times as much and we’re talking about $250 now that you have to pay per year to use this app in any sort of usable capa”
“[Evernote] ★★ 2/5 (v11.36.3) — I’ve used Evernote for years. At least every other year the price has continued to go up and up. I just use it as a really good note taking app but at $250 a year, I’d rather use pen and paper. I moved over to UpNote. Much less expensive. Does everything I needed Evernote for and there is an easy migration from Evernote to UpNote. I’m sad to go but just can’t justify the price anymore.”
“Even after 40% discount evernote price is doubled in one year. Just canceled it and moved to Apple Notes. Had to write some scripts to add the source URL to notes. If anyone need it let me know. submitted by /u/boolda [link] [comments]”
“[Evernote] ★★ 2/5 (v11.35.4) — I started using Evernote over a decade ago when it was still a cute young startup app. I created a big database of school and personal notes. Then they changed it into this bloated, overpriced, corporate subscription model. They gradually throttled back all free functionality so that I can now only access my notes on one device. And now… these horrendous audio-visual adds randomly interrupt my note reading. Screw you Evernote for hating your early users so much. Ev”
“[Evernote] ★★ 2/5 (v11.35.4) — This was my favorite notes app but the free version is now impossible to use. It shows an ad every time you open it. I would pay a fee for premium but it’s way overpriced so I’m in the process of transferring all of my notes to a different app. Very disappointing since I loved this app.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.35.3) — Used it all the time til new owners created videos that won’t turn off and increasingly expensive. Looking fot good alternative.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.35.3) — This app used to be great but it has since implemented the ever popular standard of throwing ads at you, bugging you to upgrade without letting you get to you notes. The standard notes app on your phone is now better.”
“There was another note app alongside Evernote. Orange icon I think. I don’t remember the name, but they were bought out. Then Evernote the competitor introduced sub based model, which is crazy considering it was just a notes app 10 plus years ago but their excuse was cloud syncing between devices when they could’ve easily used iCloud like the other now defunct app did.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.35.3) — Used this app for many years. Now they show an unskippable AI ad and even after closing that ANOTHER popup trying to get you to buy the paid subscription. Deleting this app and finding a better option.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.35.3) — The price was increased and they turned it from a notes app to an AI infused piece of junk. It takes 60 seconds to open on a modern and fast Mac. It pops up information all the time. It has features no notes app needs. Total Junk!”
“[Evernote] ★★ 2/5 (v11.34.3) — I’ve used Evernote for 13 years. A steady pretty good app. And they just raised prices by more than 50%. Time to say goodbye unfortunately.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.34.3) — I was a paid user of this app for several years, but finally downgraded to the free membership when I realized the functionality the app offered me as a basic user wasn't remotely worth $25 per month. Sadly, with the limited plan, the pop-ups trying to upsell you into a paid version are so pervasive and annoying, rather than upgrade to a paid version to avoid them, I'm simply discontinuing use of the app altogether. Talk about your all-time backfires. And, even w”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.34.3) — I’ve been using Evernote since around 2010. It’s had improvements over the years. Been bought and sold by different owners. Changes made. Price has gone up as has the price for everything else. Features come. Features go. This year the price went from $150 a year to $260 a year. This for a bunch of features that were already deployed for the most part and that I hadn’t used quite frankly. Obviously, I’m invested in the technology since I’ve used it for 16 years. No”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.34.3) — This app used to be okay, a way to share notes between Android and iOS free. Now the free version has become SO FREAKING obnoxious and intolerable. Every single time you open it it’s trying to sell you a subscription and they try to hide the option to move on instead of just having an X. NOW they’ve started putting unmutable video ads that start playing randomly when you’re in a note trying to look something up, which CLOSES the note you’re in once the ad ends and p”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.34.3) — I’ve been a loyal Evernote user for the last 10 years. With no exaggeration, it is my external brain. I love all the capabilities however the recent price hike of 100% is insane. They no longer have a free option. Their starter tier is a joke and quite expensive. It seems that I’m grandfathered into their advanced plan that is now $265 a year. I’m currently weighing my options, but I suspect Evernote is going to lose a lot of customers over this price hike. Use at y”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.34.3) — You used to be useful, good, and innovative. Now you are glitchy and don’t have the value you once had. Goodbye”
“[Evernote] ★★★ 3/5 (v11.33.4) — I’ve had Evernote since about 2013 Never had any issues with it until recently. The app is becoming more glitchy to the point where I was locked out (supposedly because I did not opt for the annual membership) I have contacted them a number of times to get back into my account and even pay the ransom, but no luck. Disappointed. Is the company shutting down or something?”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.33.4) — Extremely frustrating, user interface. Especially to customize the homepage. I pay for it and then beyond frustrated. Their software is broken to try to remove devices. All they do is flash you upgrade screens nonstop will never use this company again.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.33.4) — Price jump from $99 to $250 a year. After 12+ years of using Evernote, I'm done. A ridiculous price increase of 250%. Move my hundreds of notes into the Apple Notes app. Added a new note, ended up with 13 duplicate copies. What a joke. So, I accessed a note, and added some info. That note now shows up 9 times in the far left column. Why? So, I now have one recipe in 9 separate notes. It saved each time I backspaced to correct my typing. I don't need 9 notes for o”
“[Evernote] ★★★ 3/5 (v11.33.4) — Whatever idiot decided to make a 1 minute commercial promoting its AI capabilities et. al. pop up EVERY FRICKIN TIME you open the app as a basic user needs to be FIRED!!! It doesn’t make you consider upgrading It makes you want to DUMP THE APP!!! If it did once every week - NP. BUT THIS IS OVERKILL!!!! Ugh!!!!”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.33.4) — I used Evernote for years and what made it great was how simple and effective it was at letting me keep notes in a organized way. I didn’t even mind paying for this app. But their price increases are so astronomical and yet done so often over the last four years alone that it’s just crazy to stay subscribed to it and that’s not even bringing up the fact that the quality of the app has gone from one of the best to not even close to the one of the best these days.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.32.4) — Evernote pricing has increased to a ridiculous amount since it was bought out. There have been a lot of pop ups asking to subscribe. But the worst thing is the long video that has started appearing every time I go to open the app. It doesn’t allow you to close out of it before it finishes playing. They don’t care if you’re at work. Everyone around you will hear the ad. They are trying to blackmail free users into paying $100 or more a year with the annoying mandator”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.32.4) — Do not use Evernote. They are doubling their price with a very short notice. Now, I have to move my notes in less than 18 days. They were worth their introductory price several years ago. Evernot is not a replacement to microsoft or word. I will never use evernote again. I do not recommend.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.32.4) — Evernote started as a great utility. Over the years, the pressure to buy their product has gotten more and more. If you want to spend a bunch of money to rent their product (subscription) then it’s great. There are better options out there!”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.32.4) — I loved using evernote as a personal notetaking, and pdf/picture saving of articles for all my personal data. Love having access to my digital filing cabinet wherever I am. Sorting notes into notebooks is awesome. The best part is being able to add and edit notes into the cloud without them being stored on my phone. BUT… then evernore was purchased by Bending Spoon and went to only supporting corporate needs with a bunch of features I don’t need or want at a cost t”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.32.4) — The constant ads are beyond annoying. The pop up ad that interrupts you while typing is next level. I don’t want to pay for features i will never use and i don’t want to be harassed by pop ups. I just want a simple note taking app.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.32.4) — I pay a lot for Evernote. Just installed it on a new device, and there’s a mandatory ad on first launch? I’m speechless… I have to sit there watching and waiting (and muting my phone) before I can log in and do my work? Don’t do this”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.32.4) — That’s it I’m finding another notes app. At least the apple app isn’t throwing long, unskippable goofy ai upgrade videos when I’m trying to add notes to the app. It has made the free version effectively unusable. Aside from that I’m finding that you can no longer export any of your notes to leave the app. Dim witted and devious at the same time. Done.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.32.4) — I have never paid for the service. While I find the basic note taking (all I really use it for) sufficient, the pushing of ads to get me to pay is relentless. Of late, this includes a video that pops up with a loud audio every time which lasts for over ten seconds before it can be closed. I have decided I have to move on to another platform. I would have considered paying for a package, but reviews of those are terrible of late and there are mentions of steep price”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.31.7) — I’ve been using Evernote for 7 years (since 2019) as a paid professional service, and I have seen severe performance degradation over the last 2-3 years. I got a notice that they increased my yearly subscription price from $140 to $240 - on the same day I couldn’t get a note to open on my phone because of an aforementioned new performance issue. I didn’t mind the price increase alone, but Evernote’s service is now full of AI slop and unacceptable software developmen”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.31.7) — Are these people on crack?! $275 to use a note taking app. Pretty audacious for an app that has sync issues amongst other things especially when you need it the most. I think not. This isn’t even bad, it’s comical. We can live without it.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.31.7) — I've been with Evernote since 2010 so I consider myself a loyal customer. This new price increase is too much. From $143 to $269 is an enormous jump. The alternative is a basic plan that requires elimination of notes for $99. It is time to say goodbye to Evernote.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.31.7) — User since 2011 & had to pay a subscription of $22 a month just to continue to access my old notes. I had 6 notebooks, 259 notes. Not heavy user at all. There is no ‘entry’ price. I think they only WANT enterprise customers. Finally exported everything to UpNote & paid their lifetime subscription of $40 (less than two months of Evernote)”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.30.5) — They have doubled their price without adding any extra functionality that I use. For more than two years, they have not replied to a single customer service request of mine. I tried reaching out on numerous media platforms, email, phone, etc. ... crickets. Do not waste your money on them.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.30.5) — I’ve been using Evernote for YEARS. But the price increase is really hard for me to justify. Really don’t want to lose all my notes, but I am considering it.”
“I don't know who to say it. It's overkill for something so simple. Also you should have left Evernote ages ago like everyone else did. Evernote and remember the milk never matured with market. They were life flashlight app in early days of android and iOS. You can easily add your fav note taking open source code to whatever is your poison self hosting setup.”
“I've been using Evernote since around 2009 or 2010, and I've accumulated a large number of notes (around 2000). Although the number of Evernote users was in the tens of millions, reaching 250 million at its peak, most were using the service for free, so the company was doing poorly financially. At one point, Evernote cut the limits on the free plan to encourage users to upgrade to paid plans, but it didn't really help. Furthermore, other free and more advanced alternatives emerged, s”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.30.5) — I have never written a review for an app before but my experience with Evernote has inspired me. I have been a long time user of this app (before the pandemic) and the usability of this application has worsened tremendously. Several pop ups wanting you to fork over money every time you open the app. Evernote has deleted years upon years worth of my notes. Completely full of AI slop (I was using this app long before AI was everywhere). Please, do not install this app”
[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.30.5) — I’ve never dealt with an app that tries to hawk pointless subscriptions and tries to trick you into hitting yes more than Evernote. Was so cool once…
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.30.5) — I do not want your whiz-bang AI features. What I want is for my note tags (categories) to transfer when I share a note with another person. Everything else you add is superfluous flashy glitz. Your app is not worth the drastically increased price.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.29.3) — I've been an active Evernote user for more than 10 years. Despite paying an exorbitant monthly premium, they recently started locking me out for having too many notes. Not only can I not create new notes, but I also can't even search access my old notes. This happened for the first time just as I tried to load notes for an interview. No warning. Nothing. Just screwing me in a highly sensitive time. The product is literal useless junk when you can't access the no”
“This. I'm in Australia and Evernote hiked the price to AUD $310/year.I just did a mass migration of all my data out of Evernote to Obsidian and joyously cancelled Evernote.”
“[Evernote] ★★ 2/5 (v11.28.3) — Your users don’t want daily inane updates and constant pop-up messages about irrelevant stuff that you have changed. Your users don’t want massive price increases when the way they use the software has not changed. Your users don’t appreciate self-congratulatory messages regarding all of the “great” things you’ve done to supposedly improve the application. Just stop. We are tired of being abused by corporations.”
“[Evernote] ★★★ 3/5 (v11.28.3) — I’ve been an Evernote user for 10 years. Sadly I’m transitioning to another app this month before my subscription runs out next month. If the cost was reasonable I would gladly continue, but $249 to renew is over the top.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.28.3) — I love the app been using it since 2014 it's been 12 years now writing music in it. However, you guys have gotten dramatically expensive with the monthly payment. I seen I wrote out a review 10 years ago on here apparently I didn't post it but I was referencing my attitude towards the $7.99 fee. Fast forward today you guys are charging a PREMIUM for more than 2 devices to utilize it for $24.99!! Lol I get that a Monthly Fee for the app is neccessary but I wish”
“[Evernote] ★★★ 3/5 (v11.28.3) — A subscription price of over $150/year, when paid annually, is ENTIRELY TOO HIGH!! I will no longer be a subscriber when my current subscription expires. That is obscene from what once was a free app”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.28.3) — After the outrageous price increases recently, I am now using the plan which allows 1000 notes and 3 synced devices. I cleaned up. I have 796 notes (none in trash cuz that counts too), and exactly 3 devices (phone, tablet and laptop). I primarily use my phone. I just now tried to add a note from evernote on my tablet and I get an error that my limit has been reached, please disconnect a device. I look at the list and I only see the 3 allowed devices.”
“[Evernote] ★ 1/5 (v11.27.3) — I have had Evernote on my phone for close to ten years. Had lots of notes saved that I would go back to. Apparently the devs at Evernote decided they were not needed for me and went ahead and deleted them when they switched to a fully paid model. Thanks, Evernote! And no, I don’t want to use AI to take a note, do you even hear yourselves?”
“[Evernote] ★★★ 3/5 (v11.26.3) — I’ve used Evernote daily for over a decade. It was great in 2014, it had all the features I needed. But now at $249 per year it’s more per year than my actual iPhone. They kept adding features I didn’t need and changing functionality, not to mention constant updates on all devices. I didn’t want to leave, but I migrated my workflow to other less expensive apps.”