Microsoft OneNote Reviews

Microsoft OneNote Reviews

Published by on 2025-02-11

🏷️ About: Microsoft OneNote is a digital notepad that allows users to capture their thoughts, ideas, and discoveries. It simplifies overwhelming planning moments in life and helps users to plan big events, save ideas, and track important errands. OneNote allows users to wr... Show more


       


Overall Customer Experience 😎


🤬 Negative experience
63.8%

😎 Positive experience
21.3%

🫥 Neutral
15.0%

~ from Justuseapp.com NLP analysis of 947,164 combined software reviews.



Summary of Customer Reviews (Takeaways): 💎

- Images show up across devices

- Allows users to insert PDF files

- Allows users to take notes on their iPad

- Has predictive text suggestions

- Has style options

- Has a Logitech keyboard case



Read 28 Customer Service Reviews 😠💢

4.7 out of 5
Very Glitchy, Too Risky

I’ve used OneNote for the past 3 or so years. My primary use is for taking notes and scratch paper for homework. I’ve always had issues with MicrosoftOneNote freezing, glitching, and crashing but I usually found some workaround to get it working again. I only use MicrosoftOneNote because of my sc... Show more

Terribly slow on ipad

I have used the Onenote the most in my life among all other apps. And finally transferring my notes to Apple notes and Notabilitiy. This is unbearable for how they are caring for their Apps. ios Onenote has been like this for many years and my patiences have ran out. It’s obvious this lack of perfo... Show more

Good for notes but always stops working

This is the first semester using MicrosoftOneNote and I like it a lot for writing. But, just out of no where when I’m writing or erasing, it just stops working and that loading icon just pops up and it keeps going and going no matter how long I wait, so it just wasn’t doing anything. I would have ... Show more

An Unbridled “meh”

The default notepad on iphone is just fine.
I downloaded this because MicrosoftOneNote store on apple watch made it seem like i would be able to take notes on my apple watch and sync them to the phone which in turn would sync them to the cloud etc.
Nope! You can only make them on the phone a... Show more

IPAD users beware

Unbelievably frustrating. Super glitchy (sometimes the drawings jump around, images dont show up etc) and crashing CONSTANTLY (either just exits MicrosoftOneNote and forgets the last 30 seconds of work, or suddenly doubles its storage size on my iPad and locks me out for minutes at a time stating ... Show more

There are no clear instruction or Tutorial

There are no clear instructions on how to show student to work on there OneNote pages (that are not Word Documents- no self-respecting math teacher is going to do all of their student assignments in Word.) I need graphs, I need to use the “Line Tool” under the draw feature. I have gone through hour... Show more

Slow and clunky, with bugs

Slow, clunky, and after a while you really start to get annoyed with MicrosoftOneNote. I used OneNote for the longest time on my computer, so I was excited when they made an app. I use OneNote for quick and simple note-taking, usually just for jotting down ideas. But for that, MicrosoftOneNote fa... Show more

Missing critical features specific to the iPad

OneNote first off is wonderful. I’ve been using it for a long time for school and it is very good. With such good integration with Office and other apps there’s nothing else like it. The drawbacks of MicrosoftOneNote though are pretty severe. You cannot use 2 OneNote applications in split view, on... Show more

Add Miro canvas features to OneNote

OneNote’s canvas leaves a lot to be desired. What was once a revolutionary and leading software for notes (10+ years ago) is now stale compared to other tools out there. It’s clunky and difficult to spatially organize information on a page. It’s not very agile. Please bring the new and rich feature... Show more

Great App!!

I honestly didn’t like it at first, but I have grown to like it. Some features that people will want is an audio recording function to play back lectures. Notability does a great job at that, Some improvements for example is one note is the lag between writing and typing. It just doesn’t feel smoot... Show more

A Fantastic Notes App on iPad, but Mouse Support Needs Work

OneNote is a great app for notetaking on iPads, whether via typing or handwriting with a compatible stylus. Both can be used together interchangeably to create a remarkably versatile workflow that syncs seamlessly across devices. It’s an extremely useful tool for college notes that I come back to o... Show more

IPad/Win10S versions need lots of improvements.

Crashes all the time. Slow as a crawl when handling large notes, try undoing something! Cursor positioning is erratic. Search function is also erratic and clicking on the”next find” or “previous find” buttons often misbehaves, especially after some editing. Draw needs a lot of additional functional... Show more

Excellent for work and school

I’ve used OneNote for many years now and find it very helpful for organizing my work and educational notes. I use it across PC, Mac, iOS and iPadOS. It is great to have access to notes on all devices and combines written and typed text, hyperlinks, screenshots, attachments. The writing is natural a... Show more

High functionality

This is a flexible app, as it works on every device I need (Microsoft and Apple) with high updating speed in real time so long as there is internet connection. I also have the ability to organize my notes sufficiently as an attorney, and I love that I can have multiple email accounts associated wit... Show more

Awesome but needs work!!!

So Many times have images not show up or show up extremely distorted across devices. Several of my professors prefer to post pdf files of their PowerPoint lectures instead of the PowerPoint itself. These lecture notes are extremely long sometimes 108 slides so I usually download them and use my lap... Show more

Amazing. Especially since it’s free. But there’s one thing...

MicrosoftOneNote is awesome. I actually deleted by other note taking app that I spent money on to switch to OneNote. But there is one thing that I have noticed that I believe can be easily fixed. MicrosoftOneNote tends to have lots of glitches. Things that were erased are appearing again, entire ... Show more

Changed to 5 star, thank you very much for the prompt fix

(For iPad) New Review: Wow, within 1-2 patches after my first review, not only was the very niche issue fixed immediately but the new animation slaps. I had a sneaking feeling that Office support would be speedy, but wow. Thank you for giving me a fantastic reason to continue buying MSFT shares. ... Show more

Excellent program and app, but...

I have used OneNote for a very long time on my PC, and I’m thrilled that there’s an app! However, the last update has spoiled my workflow. Every time I want to add a new section or note I have to dismiss the ribbon at the bottom of the iPad. I use a Logitech keyboard case with my iPad because I fin... Show more

Please turn off automatic capitalization

Thank you very much for your service. I have recently begun to write more notes for work and school using OneNote. I typically write from a mobile device, on which I definitely have auto-capitalization set to off. Unfortunately, OneNote continues to automatically capitalize my words, even upon... Show more

Awesome app

As a college student, MicrosoftOneNote has saved my life! It’s so much better than the note app that came with the iPad and unlike so many other note taking apps, this is free! It allows for so much more personalization and manipulation of your notes. For example, the apple notes app only has like... Show more

Beware of syncing problems

Just bought an iPad for grad school to complement my MacBook. OneNote was fine on the MacBook, not great, still had minor issues here and there regularly but fine. Then I got the iPad. Things were fine for a week and then I started having syncing issues. My iPad couldn’t sync in real time. Then one... Show more

WHY ONE STAR

Why is it that several notes, which I deleted, ended up in my email? What if I share my email with another person and I don’t want it to be read by the other person? I have no secrets, but what if I did? Where is the privacy? I had used MicrosoftOneNote several times before and deleted it because ... Show more

Mostly just suggestions about the app

I have been using MicrosoftOneNote for I think a year and a half. It started out rocky because I was trying to use MicrosoftOneNote on my iPad and then try to use the same notes on my Mac and if I added anything to the notebook from my Mac it would not be able to sync. I tried contacting support ... Show more

Best thing I've found to organize busy law office

I have search wide and far to find something that would allow me to keep my law practice organized, and onenote has taken the cake thus far. My main goal is simply to keep a cohesive list of things to do, and calls that come in, organized in a manner that allows my team to all be on the same page,... Show more

Great app for School and Personal use

I have used MicrosoftOneNote since college and am in Medical School now. Me and a large majority of my classmates use this for note taking in class and outside. MicrosoftOneNote lets you download/print out the various power points into MicrosoftOneNote so you can directly annotate them. Very use... Show more

Office

Firstly, Is it Office 2016, Office 365, or Office? The answer is blowing in the wind my friends and they are unequal and separate. Secondly, Office Lens is NOT part of OneNote by it doesn’t have Business Card capability to convert business cards into contact card; however it is part of OneDrive whe... Show more

Great but needs work

If Microsoft had a best-kept secret, it would be OneNote. Although backed by the world’s biggest software publisher and included for a decade in most versions of Microsoft’s mighty Office suite, it’s still often upstaged by other note-taking apps, such as the ever-popular Evernote.

Yet OneNo... Show more

Best Note Taking App I have found

This is by far the best note taking app I have ever used! I used to use Evernote but once they restricted me to just 2 devices unless I pay a monthly subscription I decided to look elsewhere. I understand that developers need to make money, and I would have been willing to pay a modest fee to buy E... Show more



Is Microsoft OneNote Safe? 🙏

Yes. Microsoft OneNote is quiet safe to use but use with caution. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 947,164 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 4.7/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for Microsoft OneNote Is 25.0/100.

Safety Analysis

83.9% of users say app is Safe 👍
83.9%

12.7% of users have Some Concerns ⚠️
12.7%

3.4% of users say app is Risky 🚨
3.4%


Is Microsoft OneNote Legit? 💯

Yes. Microsoft OneNote is legit, but not 100% legit to us. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 947,164 Microsoft OneNote User Reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for Microsoft OneNote Is 42.6/100..

🔏 Privacy & Data Safety

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    • Diagnostics

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**Pricing data is based on average subscription prices reported by Justuseapp.com users..

Pricing Plans Amount (USD)
Microsoft 365 Personal $6.99
Microsoft 365 Family $9.99
Microsoft 365 Personal $11.99


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Features

- Capture anything: Users can plan big events, save ideas, and track important errands.

- Office Lens integration: Users can save pictures of whiteboards, photos, or printed documents in their notes with Office Lens.

- Organize, search, and secure: Users can quickly organize their notes with powerful organizational tools, find their most recent notes quickly, and secure their notes with a password and touch ID.

- Sync sticky notes: Users can quickly save their thoughts and ideas with colorful sticky notes on the go and sync them to access them from anywhere on any device.

- Save, share, and collaborate: Users can save their notes to the cloud and access them anytime and on any device. They can also collaborate and work together in a shared notepad.

- Write and draw on iPad: Users can use a variety of pen colors and settings to create beautiful handwritten notes and drawings. They can also draw with confidence with "Convert to Shapes" mode and use a stylus or touchscreen to write notes or use OneNote as a sketchbook.

- Monthly Microsoft 365 subscriptions: Users can purchase monthly Microsoft 365 subscriptions from the app and manage their subscriptions in their App Store account settings.

- Privacy statement and terms and conditions: The app is subject to a separate privacy statement and terms and conditions. Data provided through the use of this store and this app may be accessible to Microsoft or the third-party app publisher, as applicable, and transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or the app publisher and their affiliates or service providers maintain facilities.

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