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Microsoft OneNote subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

Microsoft Corporation, Productivity

Microsoft OneNote by Microsoft Corporation. 3 subscription plans from $9.99 per month. 1% of 1,658 recent reviews mention billing. Verified Sep 8, 2026.

App Store rating4.7★ from 1,061,610 ratings
Cheapest subscription$9.99 per month
Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months20 of 1,658 reviews

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

What the data says

Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then $9.99 per month

All signals behind this verdict

Reviews in the last 12 months	1,658
Reviews mentioning billing	20 (1.2%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days	46% of 374
App Store rating	4.7 (1,061,610 ratings)
Developer's apps	106, 41 removed from the store
Age	5,384 days
Days since last update	1
Subscription plans	3
Subscription price changes, last 12 months	8
Overall review sentiment	neutral

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What Microsoft OneNote costs

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

Microsoft 365 Personal1 month free trial, then renews every month$9.99
Microsoft 365 PersonalRenews every month, no trial$11.99
Microsoft 365 FamilyRenews every month, no trial$12.99

How to cancel Microsoft OneNote

Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
Tap Subscriptions.
Select Microsoft OneNote (listed under a plan name such as Microsoft 365 Personal).
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

Rating breakdown

5★84% (892,854)
4★9% (100,247)
3★2% (28,978)
2★0% (10,490)
1★2% (29,041)

Recent updates

16.113.4Sep 7, 2026
16.113.3Aug 31, 2026
16.113.2Aug 24, 2026
16.113Aug 17, 2026
16.112.4Aug 10, 2026

Praised

Simple, works well
Great for planning
Powerful note-taking app
Invaluable tool for note taking
Used for years, couldn't be without this app
Helps keep up with college
A+ for getting life organized
Best app to get organized
Excellent across ALMOST all platforms
Excellent for work and school
Wonderful app (better than Evernote)
Paperless uni student
EVERYTHING in one place & mega easy to find
Amazing. Especially since it's free
Awesome app
Using it for years

Complained about

Could be better
Formatting issues on mobile app
Buggy widget, no dark app icon
Glitchy, crashes often
Terrible sync speeds
The drawing tool switches to text tool without being selected
Crashes since iOS 17
Dude, please fix scrolling issue
Bugs, lots of bugs
Terrible on iPad, very slow
Glitchy af now
Strokes vanish randomly when writing with Apple Pencil
No easy way to select large amounts of only highlighting
Unbelievably unreliable
Wildly inconsistent syncing
Very glitchy, too risky
App crashing

Reported bugs

Cursor positioning is erratic; Search function does not work well; Ink to text conversion missing on iPad; Syncing issues, notes not syncing properly across devices; Crashing, freezing, and performance issues; Scrolling issues, page jumping to top unexpectedly; Eraser tool deletes more than intended; Formatting issues when importing/exporting; Inconsistent behavior between desktop and mobile versions.

Recent one-star reviews

Notes disappear unexpectedlyNotes disappear unexpectedly. Trust your personal notes including hard copies
KamelKB1, Sep 6, 2026

More ai slop and bloatwareNobody wants AI bloat in our productivity apps. Especially, when it is used to track what you do and how you use their products. I have found no use for it in my personal nor professional usage of Microsoft products.
Phalaticavenger, Sep 5, 2026

Show your pride option in settingsThis is a work productivity app
timothyvanwing, Sep 5, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

One noteGreat for capturing ideas and memos on the go. Excellent at drafting and formatting. It still has the original easy to access style of the MS Word.
Ram, Sep 6, 2026

OneNote. AmazingI love this app. It’s perfect for how my mind operates.
Skier4LYFE, Sep 4, 2026

Very ConvenientConvenient
Rays, Sep 3, 2026

About the developer

Microsoft Corporation has published on the App Store since Dec 16, 2009: 106 app(s), 41 of them no longer in the store.

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Microsoft Bing Search4.7★
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Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone1.7★

Alternatives to Microsoft OneNote

Also similar: Sticky Notes: Free Note Taking (4.4★)

Questions people ask

How much does Microsoft OneNote cost?

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

How do I cancel Microsoft OneNote?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Microsoft OneNote and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Microsoft OneNote have a free trial?

Yes: Microsoft 365 Personal offers a 1 month free trial, then $9.99 per month.

Is this app free or paid?

The app is free on iPhone and many other devices. While the core functionality is free, there are monthly Microsoft 365 subscriptions available for purchase within the app, which will be charged to your App Store account.

Microsoft OneNote in one paragraph

Microsoft OneNote by Microsoft Corporation is a Productivity app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month across 3 plan(s). App Store rating 4.7 from 1,061,610 ratings. 20 of 1,658 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (1%). The developer has 106 app(s) on the App Store, 41 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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