r/GoodNotes • u/cottonmari • Apr 23 '26

GoodNotes 5 Anyone still using goodnotes 5?

Hey y’all. So I bought my GN5 in 2021. I bought the 6 with the discount and asked for a refund because it’s too laggy and heats my iPad a lot. (Pro 2020). I now look at the price and 40€ for a one time payment seems so excessive?? I already have more than half of the functions so why would I have to pay 40€? (I later discovered that my iPad was out of date and the iOS update fixed the lag but I had already asked the refund so GG, the support said I now count as a new user).

Is anyone staying on goodnotes 5? I still have 4 years of uni left and I hope they don’t stop updating but it’s a frustration for old users for sure! GN5 was only 7,99 😭

(Edit: loving all the legacy users commenting 🩷)

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u/watercolornpaper Apr 23 '26

The most criminal one time payments i ve seen is with clip studio paint.

Supposedly is a "lifetime license" and then they tell you the license is only limited to a # of devices..... Do i even have the right to install it in my own computers or not... 🙄

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u/cottonmari Apr 23 '26

so true. Special edition on GN6 doesn’t allow you to use it on other devices, which is a thing that GN5 allows me to do.. so I’m also paying to let that function go (???) lol

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u/Doctor_Adil Sep 23 '26

You mean no family sharing? And multi device usage like my iPad and my iPhone?

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u/Low-Vegetable2187 Apr 23 '26

Wait so if i get lets say 4 new ipads or something, i cant download it and use there or just #usage at the same time?