GOODNOTES vs NOTABILITY | The BEST iPad Note Taking App! (Medical Student)

[@Donnie-ys7vr]

Wow, i think you're the only reviewer who talked about notability having to pay extra in order to get more features. I thought it already comprised of all the features with that slightly more price tag compared to goodnotes. I think i will stick with goodnotes. Thanks for the detailed review!

[@DoctorDevify]

That's true I haven't heard people say it too actually now that I think about it! Thanks for your comment and for watching the video! 😊

[@Sawol_ss]

And I just got notability lol might have to refund it and get good notes

[@lupafm]

Another thing to point out on this differences is that you pay for future versions of goodnotes.

[@DoctorDevify]

@@lupafm hmm actually I think if you had goodnotes 4 it was a free upgrade to goodnotes 5

[@pouleteloup7610]

@@DoctorDevify yes it was

[@bikemaus5995]

What a clear, refreshing review. Really appreciate it.

[@DoctorDevify]

Thanks man, I appreciate you!

[@Fran-lj5go]

I couldn't have cared less about taking notes on an ipad before this, but i might get an ipad now!

[@DoctorDevify]

Get on the iPad hype train!

[@Zuza7364]

Hey, great video! I actually thought I would buy notability, but after just this video I decided to go for goodnotes. I love the way you present things, show us basically everything we would want to know about the app, divide the things and compare the apps. Good job, tho I heard the paper like isn't as good as they say (scratches too much and wears off the pencil tip). :) Oh, and I would much rather watch a 'long' video tackling all of the things i wanted to know than a short one, so don't worry about it being long!

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey thanks so much for watching! Glad you liked my presenting style! I completely get you with the length of the video though, I wanted to cover all aspects so thought it was necessary. The screen protector doesn't actually wear the tip down in my opinion. I've used it for a year now but my pencil is fine. My pencil is slightly indented but that's because I dropped it on the floor a few times 😅. Its not because of paperlike, at least in my experience.

[@LemonLoafEucharist]

you just change your pencil tip

[@haleysawyer9069]

i've watched soooo many videos comparing the two apps and none have been as in depth and informational as yours! this really helped me choose which app to get. thanks for making such a great video!!!

[@DoctorDevify]

Thank you for your comment, it means so much! I'm so glad the video was useful for you!!

[@Realjoury]

This got to be the best review I’ve seen I can’t believe he doesn’t have a bigger platform

[@DoctorDevify]

That means so much! Thank you🤩

[@avaavs3235]

9:10 this difference is a dealbreaker for me thanks, im buying goodnotes now for sure

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey wait! Someone corrected me about this in the comments section. Apparently it's possible in Notability too!

[@tylerdisney9876]

Your organizational skills are outstanding. Thank you for formatting the review this way

[@DoctorDevify]

Thanks so much!! :)

[@laraclou_et_cie]

Thank you so much for this review, you’re the first person talking about the fact that notability includes more purchases after buying it (even if it’s already more expensive). You’re avoiding me to buy for nothing, and helped me choose between the two! Thank you very much 😁😁

[@DoctorDevify]

Thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad the video was helpful!

[@elynenadela3996]

was eyeing goodnotes but others keep on saying notability🙄 FINALLY a video that isn't trying to be "one of the popular kids" lol

[@DoctorDevify]

Yeah so true!! Everyone just says notability! I remember getting so stressed about which one to buy and I wanted goodnotes but all I heard was notability.

[@elynenadela3996]

@@DoctorDevify and your video sealed the deal for me. so thank you!

[@DoctorDevify]

@@elynenadela3996 that's great! I hope you love it!

[@Player74982]

Thank you so much for putting in the time to make such a detailed review!! All my questions/concerns answered in one video😌🤍

[@DoctorDevify]

Thanks so much for your comment 😊!!

[@cristobaljavier]

Best comparison video on iPad note taking I have found, great work!

[@DoctorDevify]

Thanks, I appreciate it :)

[@guygreenleaf]

Just got my first iPad and plan to use it mostly for note taking at uni - seems like Goodnotes is the no-brainer choice here

[@DoctorDevify]

Congratulations on getting the ipad!! Where are you currently studying?

[@guygreenleaf]

@@DoctorDevify Thanks, loving it already. I'm a 4th year CS major at Sonoma State in CA :D

[@DoctorDevify]

Ah that's crazy - gonna bring in the big bucks soon👀

[@ebelyew4555]

i’m really impressed by your video!! after weighing the pros and cons i’ve decided to go with good notes as it is more customisable and visually appealing and easier to use with just $10.99 sgd. thank you!.

[@DoctorDevify]

Thank you!! I'm really glad I could help you make a decision! I hope you enjoy using the app!

[@Miomena]

Thank you! I watched so many videos for this but this one finally helped me to decide!

[@DoctorDevify]

That's amazing! Thanks for watching!

[@EJW2003]

think i'm going with goodnotes, thanks so much

[@DoctorDevify]

Glad the video was useful! Lmk how you find using goodnotes!

[@ddoni]

Very helpful! Thank you, I was leaning towards notability before, but I’m going to get goodnotes!

[@DoctorDevify]

Super glad the video was useful, thanks for watching!

[@xiella2028]

Everyone is going on goodnotes but I’m a messy person so I will probably never going to organize my notes and I need the voice feature because I’m slow and don’t trust myself with just writing notes so I’ll go with Notability but I’ll get goodnotes in the future

[@DoctorDevify]

Fair enough! At the end of the day, it's all about what features appeal to you and what you need!

[@egfielding6306]

Thank you for the very honest comparison of both apps! I’ve been a faithful Notability user of many years, but this week’s announcement of the subscription model has me reconsidering (I did get GoodNotes at 50% off, but I’m still learning the app). The recording feature is what keeps me using Notability because of my work and area of studies, but I agree that we might get that in GoodNotes sometime in the future.

[@gorkemsever4690]

This video is better all KZbin videos! Thank you! 🍁👌🏿

[@DoctorDevify]

Ah thanks so much!!

[@looool8767]

I love the details about this video! Sneaking in the “subscribe” and “like” without referring to this in person, that’s so clever :). I also liked the funny editing in the video e.g. the shape counter. It just gives me a very nice feeling watching this.

[@DoctorDevify]

Thank you so much!! I try and make it as interesting as I can with a little bit of humor. I'm glad you liked it!

[@jadentwist89]

Amazing video this is the only comparison video that helped me finally decide to buy god notes

[@DoctorDevify]

Glad the video was helpful!

[@ayamac6191]

Same

[@maximusfbu]

Really cool video so far! I use Goodnotes on my iPad and I’m really happy with it! Now only a Paperlike screen protector is missing 👀

[@DoctorDevify]

Hahah smooth

[@yousuf8997]

Thank god I watched this - saved me a lot of money

[@DoctorDevify]

Glad the video was useful! Thanks for your comment!

[@anushaprabhu2797]

I've been wondering about getting one of these apps and was trying to figure out which would suit me better, so thanks so much for the video, it's really helped!!

[@DoctorDevify]

Glad I could help you out!

[@Rosa-wk9yj]

I wish goodnotes has the audio recording feature though. Hence why i went with notability.

[@DoctorDevify]

Fair enough, the audio feature does sway a lot of people! Lmk how you find using it!

[@KrishShah]

Jheeeeez my man got the paperlike sponsorship

[@DoctorDevify]

Not sponsored bro, genuine recommendation init

[@Carlett_se]

Pretty sure I’m new to the channel and you surely deserve more subscribers, loved it!

[@DoctorDevify]

Thanks so much!!

[@ksh3096]

Thank you! This is really helped me decide which app to choose.

[@DoctorDevify]

Amazing! Glad you enjoyed!

[@leonardyong]

Thanks for the review, Good Notes should probably pay you for this review, if not I hope they seriously look into doing so. As per mentioned by many people here, the part about paying for Add Ons in notability is not mentioned much in reviews or I skipped it. For a new person starting out I would rather pay once for good notes, and later after being familiar with the note taking process on the iPad. I might decide that Notability has features that I might like later.

[@DoctorDevify]

Thanks man I really appreciate it! Haha this was completely my own opinion so no sponsoring! Fair enough tbh if you can't decide just get both haha

[@cliftonaurelius3060]

Finally a logical thinker. Every other youtuber just recommends notability. But bruh, all the features behind notability's paywall can be found in goodnotes for free. I thought I was going insane.

[@DoctorDevify]

Hahah you're definitely not going insane! I felt the same thing! They'd back goodnotes the whole video and then be like actually I prefer notability 😂

[@cliftonaurelius3060]

@@DoctorDevify I really love good notes but I have no choice but to stick with notability. Reason being, I have a 800 page pdf textbook and whenever I write stuff on it, it takes good notes like a rough few minutes to back it up on onedrive. However, on notability, it takes around a minute to back up on onedrive.

[@DoctorDevify]

Oh that would be very annoying! Notability is still very good though - I use it on the side

[@christinafdf]

Best video I saw in the matter. You help me a lot, thanks! I’m gonna buy Goodnotes.

[@DoctorDevify]

Appreciate that!! Thank you for your comment!

[@kaylenebourne37]

In. Notability, you can have the or the same document side by side, edit one and it copies it on to the other automatically as you write. You can also have a 3rd note floating on top.

[@DoctorDevify]

Nicee that's really good

[@kaylenebourne37]

@@DoctorDevify Another thing is, being that you can have 2 notes open side by side within the notability app, you can also open another instance of the notability app with apple's multitasking feature. This allows you to have 4 notes open.

[@umaimahsofiahms1012]

The best and very helpful review so far

[@DoctorDevify]

Glad the video was helpful! Thanks for your comment :)

[@daimengyu8696]

coool video，I wonder a lot why u don’t get like millions of subs(cuz like ur videos r all RLY good I’m an Imperial student as well, just arrived london at Sep, ur channel rly helped me a lot with having some idea of what London was like before coming(so THANKS A LOT;)

[@DoctorDevify]

Thank you so much!! This means so much to me and I'm really glad you got into Imperial! I hope your first 2 weeks have been great! Haha at this point one can only wish for a million subs, but who knows 👀 keep an eye out for a day in the life* online edition* soon though!

[@shubhbhamupretty8654]

Dude You are a life saver ❤️

[@DoctorDevify]

Haha thanks man!

[@AkkuSriv]

The editing on this 😍

[@DoctorDevify]

Appreciate that bro👊🏼

[@catalinabadarau3495]

Thanks a lot man for this clip. I searched for some time to a video which will make me get a decision in what app I should take, but almost every time I was watching something would not say exactly what to take. I took a peak in the comments and I watched your clip and it made me decide which app to buy( goodnotes). Thanks a lot for these advices and keep up the good work !! 💕💕 Sorry in advance for my english, I'm not a native 😅

[@DoctorDevify]

Your english is very good haha! I find that reviewers don't always give a final answer and it can sometimes be unhelpful. I'm glad the video was helpful and hopefully you love goodnotes!

[@k_26_29]

Best Review on KZbin! Please more Videos with goodnotes Hacks or something similar :)

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey thanks so much for your comment😄. In fact I did a video just like that when I started youtube a few months back kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmO3dHyIfLGWj5o although I am interested in making an updated one!

[@Liza-ks9gx]

Very informative and thorough devify

[@DoctorDevify]

Glad it was helpful!

[@EM-bj5vd]

Thank you so much! You helped me make a decision

[@DoctorDevify]

Thanks so much for your comment!

[@mikewest7200]

Thank you, great comparisons!

[@DoctorDevify]

Glad you liked it mate! Thanks for your comment!

[@kimfelipe504]

Goodnotes 5 for the Win

[@DoctorDevify]

what would you say is your favourite feature?

[@omarvargas392]

Hey man, I’m a senior in college so I just need this app for one semester longer but I’m going to use these apps when I graduate and get a job. Which app do you believe is best for the real world/a job?

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey mate, personally, I think Goodnotes is the better app. I love its file organisation system and I feel like apart from the audio recording feature notability has (which I don't think would be useful for you?), goodnotes has everything and more features.

[@user-cj6ge4rr7w]

Hello, does any of these apps support large PDFs, say, 1000 pages? My main interest would be to make annotations over the PDF. If not, do you know any app that would be useful for that purpose? Thank you

[@danna1761]

nice video edit and review👌🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻 im going with Goodnotes!!!!!

[@DoctorDevify]

Thank you! 😊 Lmk what you think of it!

[@cosh__x]

Very helpful and informative. Thanks!

[@DoctorDevify]

No problem!

[@DoctorDevify]

Hope this helps you guys decide whether you want to purchase Goodnotes or Notability! Also, if you guys want to buy Paperlike, the affiliate link is www.paperlike.com/devify

[@jameesmith2843]

How are both of the apps when you want to print off your notes? Does anything get cut off or have any issues?

[@DoctorDevify]

i havent actually tried printing from either of these apps, but I know others that have. By setting the paper size to a4, you should have no issues

[@jameesmith2843]

@@DoctorDevify Awesome thank you!!

[@chaunguyen7536]

Thank you so much, such a great review!!! I ebd up buying Goodnotes. (:

[@DoctorDevify]

Glad it was helpful! Lmk how you find it

[@rushvi1611]

thank you for the video:) does good notes allow you to make tables in your notes?

[@DoctorDevify]

No worries, thanks for watching! I don't think there's a direct create a table tool but there is a workaround. If you use the shape tool, you can make yourself a box and then separate it into rows and columns. I'm suprised they don't have a proper table tool though. Hope this helps :)

[@rushvi1611]

@@DoctorDevify Thank you, and I'm sorry but I have one more question. Do they have a tool to like use rulers

[@DoctorDevify]

Omg i thought I responded😅😅 it doesn't have a ruler tool per ce but you can draw a line and hold it and it straightens out. You can then let go and it stays or move it around and change the length/direction of the line

[@rushvi1611]

@@DoctorDevify Thank youu! I got the app:)

[@ducklingscap897]

I love Notability because its way cheaper in the long run if you really care about the money. You can simply buy a graphics tablet for like 30$ and use notability with it. Even with the subscription I'd need to use Notability for at least a decade before I come close to what some other people paid for the apple pencil alone. Goodnotes doesn't really work well with non apple products.

[@dr_prau]

i am a med student too. I ll buy notability just for the voice record

[@DoctorDevify]

nice choice :)

[@starrjones817]

I love the video helped me pick the one best for me.

[@DoctorDevify]

Ah that's amazing! What did you go for in the end?

[@starrjones817]

Devify GoodNotes I can just use the voice recorder on the iPad lol

[@DoctorDevify]

Haha very true, I'm sure you'll love the app!

[@aa-gw1xu]

How much space dose notebilty take for lectures? Is ipad with 128gb enough for med school lectures?

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey, 128 is defo more than enough for uni work i think.

[@valevaleg.2346]

great video! Thanks!

[@sanidhyavyas7507]

Can you trasnfer the note files in pdf form from the ipad into the external storage?

[@DoctorDevify]

Yep I believe you can

[@davidfield2030]

Which size iPad do you recommend for note taking?

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey, I think it varies a lot on the person. I have been using the 11 inch ipad personally. It's a great size for travel and fits nicely on lecture tables, big enough for writing. However, theres some that prefer the 12.9 inch just because it's so large and just a huge canvas for creativity. I think it hugely depends on the person so I would try out both if possible because you really need to see it in person to see what it's like. Perhaps try out the 11 inch and then see if you like it - if not you could replace it with the 12.9 inch?

[@NamNguyen-jr3lw]

Thanks a lot. u just made my day !!!!

[@DoctorDevify]

That's amazing 🤩 thank you for your comment

[@ferchoa.5987]

Do you know if any good medical animation apps or channels?

[@DoctorDevify]

I quite like the youtube channels Medicosis Perfectionalis and Dirty Medicine. Is this what you were referring to?

[@noortaiyeba1068]

It was very difficult to write on glass almost impossible for me without zooming in paper like really helped me to write

[@DoctorDevify]

Ah that's really great it helped! It helped me too!

[@aashishnarang1086]

This is great! But what about OneNote? I heard OneNote syncs up to a Windows PC really well...

[@DoctorDevify]

Hmm that's the only thing about these 2 apps, they're strictly iPad which I hate! Can't access them on my phone. I was considering including onenote too but as you can see, the video is already so long and adding onenote might have made it a bit more complex 😅 but I definitely plan on making a video on that in the future!

[@thebusinessfirm9862]

Great review, mate.

[@DoctorDevify]

Cheers!

[@accentontheoff]

Nebo? Nobo?

[@doctornebula]

Really nice job!

[@DoctorDevify]

Thanks a lot!

[@Ebbzzor]

Great review! I've heard that goodnotes' projects are way larger than notability. Could you create 1 project for each app, fill with some random scribbles and compare sizes? Not the exported pdf, but the note itself:)

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey, glad you liked the video! I did a small test where I wrote a similar sentence on both. The good notes file was 34kb and on notability it was 22kb. I then proceeded to add an image of similar size and goodnotes became 1mb and Notability was 12mb. I'm not sure why a difference of that much is there. Also something to note, with Notability you have to choose between what file type to save. You can't save on both Notability and PDF format but in goodnotes you can back up both in pdf goodnotes format at the same time.

[@Ebbzzor]

@@DoctorDevify Hmm ok, weird results. Thanks alot for the fast reply and test!:)

[@DoctorDevify]

No worries mate! I heard goodnotes files are larger too. Maybe this was an anomaly. I might do further tests later

[@Ebbzzor]

@@DoctorDevify Cool, please let me know if you do:) still waiting for my iPad 8 to arrive~

[@DoctorDevify]

Ebbzzor ooh exciting!! I hope you love it!

[@anatoly8612]

Do you think i can create a good ebook on Goodnotes that i can sell online or sell paper edition of the ebook ?

[@DoctorDevify]

Yeah 100% I think that's possible! I think there's a video I saw of this person who printed out his notes and made it into a proper book and it looked really cool and unique

[@anatoly8612]

@@DoctorDevify thank you for the reply ! Do you know whether we can export the Goodnotes as word document ?

[@DoctorDevify]

It only shows me pdf, image or GoodNotes. This is probably because the features of a goodnotes document cannot be replicated on a word document

[@anatoly8612]

@@DoctorDevify thank u:)

[@LeeannAvendano]

Is it true that the paper screen protector wears down your pencil tip?

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey, from my personal experience, I haven't found this to be the case

[@annabellzachrisson6495]

Im currently taking notes on procreate and wondering if i should get goodnotes..

[@DoctorDevify]

Procreate is a drawing app so I don't think it's really optimized for taking notes. It really lacks a lot of the features goodnotes has so it might be worth getting it!

[@annabellzachrisson6495]

Yeah you’re right, i got it mainly for drawing and tried to write my notes on it for my first week of using my iPad. I just got GoodNotes though and I’m loving it so far!

[@DoctorDevify]

Ah that's great! Glad you're enjoying it!

[@mohammedgafoor8543]

How did you enable swipe to type on the full screen keyboard?

[@DoctorDevify]

I use gboard for that. personally think it's a better keyboard

[@mohammedgafoor8543]

@@DoctorDevify thanks very much!

[@AmanKumar-jm9yh]

Can we angle the paper in any of these app

[@DoctorDevify]

No, I don't believe so. You'll have to rotate the iPad itself

[@praguns1487]

great and useful video..!

[@DoctorDevify]

Cheers bro

[@libertydelacruz3903]

Does having the paperlike screen protector effect the screen quality like for example, just warching netflix and browsing through the web? Some uoutibers dont actually mentions this since all they mention is they do the job in note taking but how about for other purposes? Is it good or bad?

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey, glad you asked! This was definitely a big question on my mind when I purchased it! So there's no denying that the resolution is crispier without any screen protector. Adding the screen protector does cause a slight decrease in resolution as it's a matt screen protector. Things aren't as sharp. It's much better than paperlike v1 but there's still room for improvement. But when watching Netflix or in general use of the device I don't think it's a significant impact but definitely a noticeable one. Unfortunately that slight dip in screen quality is what you have to give up if you want the features of paperlike. Hope that helps!

[@libertydelacruz3903]

@@DoctorDevify Thank you so much!

[@arjun08090]

Hey man ......i have been using notify for the past 2 yrs .....its suddenly lagging and crashing like mad ......its happened all of a sudden ......i have sent the crash logs to the app developer but i am not very hopeful ........do you have any suggestions

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey man, sorry I have no idea :(

[@leslieboom689]

The sticker packs are a rip off. I just type what I want in google images followed by png and drag and drop.

[@DoctorDevify]

Completely agree with that!

[@bsuraj6042]

Thank u very much

[@DoctorDevify]

You're welcome! Which did you decide to get?

[@nisan6937]

I use both but notability is much better

[@DoctorDevify]

that's great!

[@magonmen2011]

Buen video, gracias.

[@serkankaya2491]

My choise is GoodAbility

[@badviewer]

“Not sponsered” but you have a dedicated link to your KZbin name. Lol.

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey, I started using paperlike for over a year before I started KZbin and have been using it since. If it's something that I use daily and recommend, thought I might as well get an affiliate link for it and help support the channel

[@fatima8580]

Please another video for editing pdf.

[@DoctorDevify]

Editing pdf in goodnotes and notability?

[@Standleyyyyhandyy]

Bruh notability orginization is way better. It can get complicated finding specific notes if your gonna have to click through 3 to 4 folders every time.

[@DoctorDevify]

ah fair enough bro makes sense. I guess in some instances notability is probs a bit cleaner in execution.

[@bhatirfan933]

I am using both the apps ....and both are very good....first good notes was far better than notability ...but notability has added more features now.... There is only one problem i am facing in good notes....that while writing it feels slippery.... instead in notability...it gives better writing experience.... do you have any idea to deal with this....

[@DoctorDevify]

ah I see, yeah the apps do get new features all the time! Thats strange, I haven't experienced any slipperyness on my end. I use the paperlike screen protector to stop that but if you get it in one app and not the other, that suggests it could be an app bug. I would recommend sending a message to goodnotes on twitter or contacting customer support. Hope this helps :)

[@nsp1956]

9:14 But you can simply use the scissor tool to drag to written from the picture

[@DoctorDevify]

I just tried it - it works! Thanks!

[@nsp1956]

@@DoctorDevify You welcome :)

[@sheiladutan8646]

Does writing with the paperlike screen protector leave any scratches??

[@DoctorDevify]

Hey, could you please clarify what you mean. Do you mean scratches on the apple pencil or the iPad?

[@sheiladutan8646]

@@DoctorDevify yea ofc I heard writing with paperlike leaves scratches on the actual screen protector itself, is it true?

[@DoctorDevify]

Ah I see, I have noticed marks on the screen protector but I'm not sure if they're scratches from the pencil or it's more to do with the fact that on a microscopic level, the surface is uneven and that causes some scratches or whether those scratches are from me putting the iPad in my bag.

[@goudendynamiethd2117]

Did you just RICKROLL us?

[@DoctorDevify]

Hahaha the first person who realised it

[@goudendynamiethd2117]

@@DoctorDevify Lol, I am surprised no one realised it until now 😂

[@DoctorDevify]

Yeah haha it's not even the first time I've done it in a video

[@OxzowachiAlt]

Most of this felt like one long Notability roast lmao

[@DoctorDevify]

Haha I tried to make it fair though and give pros and cons for both but I guess some bias would still come through

[@OxzowachiAlt]

@@DoctorDevify you did a great job :)

[@DoctorDevify]

Thank you :)

[@wyattearp1418]

Well crap, dont know which one

[@DoctorDevify]

😂😂