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Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs
Steadfast Innovation, LLC · 69,952 ratings · ★ 4.1
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Top complaints - extracted from 23 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"money"
5 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "you are the most restrictive app I had EVER seen!you want payment for your products, yet when we want to import our own you want money for that too! All of you are the same: "limit as much as you can and they'll pay when they want more-guar…" - Jana Hope
2
"features"
5 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "For actual features, one needs a premium subscription, which is ONLY a subscription for and not a one-time purchase. Notewise at least has a one-time purchase option." - Jorge Barrera
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"premium"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "For actual features, one needs a premium subscription, which is ONLY a subscription for and not a one-time purchase. Notewise at least has a one-time purchase option." - Jorge Barrera
4
"subscription"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "For actual features, one needs a premium subscription, which is ONLY a subscription for and not a one-time purchase. Notewise at least has a one-time purchase option." - Jorge Barrera
5
"import"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "you are the most restrictive app I had EVER seen!you want payment for your products, yet when we want to import our own you want money for that too! All of you are the same: "limit as much as you can and they'll pay when they want more-guar…" - Jana Hope
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"option"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "For actual features, one needs a premium subscription, which is ONLY a subscription for and not a one-time purchase. Notewise at least has a one-time purchase option." - Jorge Barrera
7
"waste"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Totally UNintuitive and I've wasted HOURS and HOURS trying to work with this piece of shite app. I regret falling for the scam of paying for piecemeal functions which are a waste of time and money! DONT DO IT - You've been warned!" - Michael Pavlich
8
"waste money"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
9
"paid"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "markup pdf option is paid" - Kaylee
📋 All 23 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
bad so baddddddd
notewise is much better
horrible app
you are the most restrictive app I had EVER seen!you want payment for your products, yet when we want to import our own you want money for that too! All of you are the same: "limit as much as you can and they'll pay when they want more-guaranteed "all money hungry, yet advertise as free. Wow. HORRIBLE.
For actual features, one needs a premium subscription, which is ONLY a subscription for and not a one-time purchase. Notewise at least has a one-time purchase option.
I feel thus could be a great app..but why in the world is it premium to (text) notes...that makes no common sense i mean if I wanted a drawing app I'd get flippa clip but this says "take notes" and I gotta come outside pocket for it...like at least mabyee a better version with other upgrades but taking notes dude??
app maker please give permission import the pdf sothat solve question on pdf and erasing by finger without buy
susbscription based apo, not worth your time.
Totally UNintuitive and I've wasted HOURS and HOURS trying to work with this piece of shite app. I regret falling for the scam of paying for piecemeal functions which are a waste of time and money! DONT DO IT - You've been warned!
markup pdf option is paid
not working well daily updating it, but tomorrow again wants update and what to say... not satisfied with squid, if solve the issues above I mentioned, then can think of it to...
totally paid and waste of money
Not free for pdf editor feature
I just tried this app on my e-ink tablet. The app itself has a lot of the features I've been looking for & has a very clean interface. However, when I came across the desire for a feature that must be paid for I found out that the only way to get the premium features is to pay a subscription. I immediately uninstalled the app. I refuse to be tied to a subscription, & recommend to any artist (professional or otherwise) to avoid subscription whenever possible. Too bad that greed got in the way
Utter waste of money. Wish I hadn't bought this. I bought a TCL NXTPaper 11 Plus with a pen and then bought this app because I was told it was the best note taking app. This app does not convert handwriting to text. I tap the screen and sometimes a box appears with 2 dots on the left and right and a blinking cursor, but I can't write anything on the screen.
ALMOST ANYTHING you want to do requires 'premium' subscription! I AM NOT GOING TO PAY YOU MONEY FOREVER!!! CHARGE A REASONABLE ONE-TIME PRICE, AND I MAY BUY IT, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO PAY YOU FOREVER!!! RATING: ONE STAR!
you need to pay to annotate PDFs.
It doesn't import pdfs well. You have to close the app then open again for it to import pdf files. It gets very annoying
can't test most features without purchase
terrible.
Pen options are very limited, only two types. More tools like a Chinese brush should be added. No option to upload custom page templates for new pages. Shape options are also few; more shapes and smart shape tools are needed. Good app but these features must improve.
The devs have a lot of nerve to ask for a subscription for an app that feels like something from ten years ago and with so few features. What's up with portions of the document not being visible when scrolling?
Samsung S pen stopped working as a pen. It can only erase.
Sentiment summary
78%
Positive (4-5★)
6%
Neutral (3★)
16%
Negative (1-2★)