Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.7★ from 449,050 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$9.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months551 of 4,127 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews551 of 4,127 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (13%)
• Free trial converts to a paid plan7 days free trial, then $9.99 per month

What Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month.

• AI Pass (Monthly)7 days free trial, then renews every month$9.99
• Goodnotes 6 (1 Year)1 year free trial, then renews every year$9.99
• Essential (Yearly)7 days free trial, then renews every year$11.99
• Essential (Yearly)1 year free trial, then renews every year$11.99
• Goodnotes Pro (Yearly)7 days free trial, then renews every year$35.99

Price changes

• May 11, 2025: Essential (Yearly) went from $9.99 to $11.99 per year

How to cancel Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF (listed under a plan name such as AI Pass (Monthly)).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Text box issues - unable to edit, resize, or move properly; Handwriting recognition problems, especially with cursive; Unreliable scrolling and page navigation; Inconsistent behavior when using the zoom feature.

Recent one-star reviews

是有缺錢成這樣？原本好好的突然把我所有檔案轉成唯讀，編輯還要先訂閱花錢，不是說多少錢的問題，要改規定至少讓我原本在裡面的檔案保持可以編輯的狀態，最近一堆改動都已經夠爛了還要這樣搶錢，我當然是去訂閱notability 用了這麼久第一次獲得這麼糟糕的體驗，只想著錢一點也不在乎老用戶。

Latest UpdateApp has been great for the last year+ I’ve been using it. This latest update took away almost if not all of the useful functionality on a MacBook. It’s not possible to create new text on a document and the instructions provided by the app are useless. Toolbar layouts have also removed features in an…

Worst app everI’ve literally never had more problems with an app it’s endlessly frustrating. If you want to save time, money and your hard work from it, get pretty much any other notetaking app (I’ve tried them, they’re sooooo much better).

Recent five-star reviews

Love itI love this app I use it all the time and was lucky enough to buy it when it was a one off purchase and not a rolling subscription. Please tell me how to turn off the image placement thing you’ve recently “improved” I want to place my images where I want them not in some random related location to o…

Love thisI love this app, very useful for taking notes and writing essays.

AmazingAmazing app 100% worth the money

About the developer

Goodnotes Limited has published on the App Store since Jan 15, 2019: 3 app(s), 1 of them no longer in the store.

• Goodnotes Classroom3.7★
• Goodnotes极速版4.1★

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Questions people ask

How much does Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month.

How do I cancel Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF have a free trial?

Yes: AI Pass (Monthly) offers a 7 days free trial, then $9.99 per month.

How much does Goodnotes cost?

The app offers a free version with in-app purchases. Existing users of Goodnotes 5 can continue using it indefinitely or upgrade to the new version. Pricing for additional features or full access is available through in-app purchases.

Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF in one paragraph

Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF by Goodnotes Limited is a Productivity app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month across 5 plan(s). App Store rating 4.7 from 449,050 ratings. 551 of 4,127 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (13%). The developer has 3 app(s) on the App Store, 1 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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