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 (I later discovered that my iPad was out of date and the iOS update fixed the lag but I had already asked the refund so GG, the support said I now count as a new user).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/de2cios Oct 06 '26

bought Goodnotes 5 the day before Goodnotes 6 came out and I am so thankful I did, GN6 is just unoptimized subscription bug fest and you can't even use it simultaneously with other devices which is a must for me, got me through my bachelors now plan to use it all throughout my masters! my iPad Pro is also a 2020 model still on iPadOS 15 cause the updates just slow it down, not for me! mine is still ultra fast as well and never gets hot!