Bending Spoons Reviews 13

I've been an Evernote user for years. What was once a genuinely useful tool has become a masterclass in how to betray loyal customers.

The pricing tells the whole story. What cost $70/year in 2023 now costs $250/year in 2026 — a 257% increase for the exact same product. No meaningful new features. No improvements to the core experience. Just higher prices, again and again, after they knew your notes were already locked inside.

And that's the real problem: your data is trapped in a proprietary format. Getting it out requires jumping through hoops that most people won't bother with — and Evernote knows that. The business model now depends on friction, not value.

The free tier was quietly strangled. Now even paying users on lower plans can't add new notes once they hit arbitrary limits. The features they've added instead — AI tools nobody asked for — don't compensate for losing access to your own notes.

If you're considering Evernote in 2026, don't. Start in Notion, Apple Notes, or Obsidian. They import Evernote data and they won't hold you hostage when it suits them.

For those already trapped: export your .enex files now, while you still can. Don't wait for the next price hike.

Since they have acquired komoot, I am really enjoying it!

I have been a subscriber to Evernote for years. Once simple, it has become very complex, AI-driven crap. I have spent two months trying to cancel my accounts. There are no live persons working there anymore, and I don't recommend subscribing to Evernote.

My experience with this company has been great. They take old and outdated services and rework them with new software and technology. I have used Streamable and Streamyard and love it.

This company hiring process is one of the worst in this world. Either they want people to work for them or not. Do NOT waste your time applying for jobs there.
They are insanely ridiculous. Complete TRASH.

Spending spoons has acquired aol.com. The email serve is now horrible. Today I am unable access my email account because they have "technical issues". Email account in now inundated with unwanted ads.
Delivery of emails is slow. Each ad is sent 4-5 times in row before you can delete them. RECOMMEND YOU GET OFF AOL.COM It is now run by a company in Italy with very poor service.

This company buys good services and turns them into bad ones. Specific examples are Evernote and Meetup. In both cases the cost to users increased while the 'product' got worse, in absolute terms with Meetup and relative to the competition in the case of Evernote.

Destroyed apps, first evernote, now komoot and next up is vimeop.

Not impressed and they make themselves out to be better than they are

This company is squeezing the life out of Meetup.com, with its high costs for a 'privileged' membership plus that offers perks you either don't need and never asked for or basic functions like messaging others, that you used to get for free. They take over companies that people value, and ruin them. Meetup used to be great, but now it's declining fast.

Avoid!! Avoid!!! Avoid!!!
Unfortunately, they are absolutely useless people with a pity business!!!

These are the "humans"who have bought meetup, doubled the price, and now putting thousands of groups out of business. Talk about killing enterprise ...