Demand · Note taking
Notion too slow? What people are moving their notes to
High volume, low deal size, and unusually loyal users — which means switchers are worth catching precisely because they are rare.
What people are posting right now
These are real public posts on X, found by scanning for the phrasings below. Each one is somebody describing the problem in their own words — not a mention of a brand name.
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I stopped using Notion because the mobile client is soooo slow and won’t load long notes. It’s sad because I really enjoyed it.
frustrated with the current tool Clear switcher pain: liked Notion, left because mobile is too slow and long notes fail — matches the offer’s core replacement.
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I migrated away from Notion to Obsidian because of two reasons. 1. On mobile I was using Notion only as a quick todo/notes app, then sometimes to find some info. It was too slow for notes and didn't open last open page. 2. Ai workflow works very good with local md files. Maybe if first one is solved, I can try to figure out second one as well, because overall I liked Notion much better. 🤔
leaving a competitor Named migration off Notion for speed plus local files; still likes Notion’s product, so a simpler capture/search/sync app is in-range.
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Notion is easier to use on the web. It's easier to share pages. And ultimately, it ends up being more user friendly imo. Obsidian (as slow as it is on mobile) is much easier to use on mobile. Notion is absolutely horrendous on mobile. I am falling back to Notion as the default. But on mobile, I am forced to use Apple Notes because neither Obsidian nor Notion have a usable experience.
comparing two options Split-stack pain: Notion desktop, Apple Notes on phone because both Notion and Obsidian fail mobile — exact “just works” gap.
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Can someone explain to me whether there’s a real technical advantage to having a durable context layer as pure markdown files (like Obsidian) vs just doing it in Notion? Are agents that much better at using markdown, or does it not really make a difference at this point?
asking for a recommendation Founder-adjacent comparison of Obsidian vs Notion as the knowledge layer; high-engagement thread, real venue debate.
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First trip in ages with no internet. Best note app? Not Notion. Not Obsidian. Apple Notes. I rarely work offline, but it was a reminder: Notes just works.
comparing two options States the category in the brief’s words: not Notion, not Obsidian, something that just works offline.
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Am thinking about switching from Apple Notes to Obsidian. My notes are getting a bit chaotic.. I could use a wee bit more order in my life. Any reason not to??
asking for a recommendation Researcher/dev asking for reasons not to leave Apple Notes for Obsidian — classic setup-ritual risk.
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After using Evernote for 15 years, most of them as a Premium user, I finally made the switch this week. I moved all my notes to UpNote. So far, I love the simplicity and cleanliness. It feels refreshingly uncluttered. https://getupnote.com/
leaving a competitor Long-tenure Evernote premium user just moved for simplicity — still in the first week of a replacement.
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@evernote I made really valuable notes on a subject. Its totally lost. The note is blank. Cannot afford these types of mistakes. Time to switch to google keep. Its much faster also.
frustrated with the current tool Trust + speed failure on Evernote; actively hunting a faster alternative.
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i stopped using Notion and complex setups for idea capture. the standard iOS Notes app wins because zero friction lets you capture the idea before momentum dies. simple is undefeated
leaving a competitor Explicitly replacing Notion’s setup ritual with zero-friction capture — core ICP language.
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I hate Notion and I‘m not happy with Obsidian 😅
frustrated with the current tool Both named competitors fail for this person; short but on-category, worth a look not a long thread.
Posts are public and linked to their author. This page is refreshed monthly, so anything deleted at the source drops off at the next refresh.
What demand looks like in Note taking
Speed and sync complaints convert. Feature comparisons rarely do — people leave this category over friction, not gaps.
In this window the loudest demand is not “recommend a SaaS,” it is friction: Notion mobile still feels slow and unusable for capture, people bounce to Apple Notes, and others leave Evernote after lock-in or lost notes. A second thread is comparing Obsidian’s local markdown (agent-friendly, offline) vs Notion’s sharing and web UX. Setup ritual and overbuilt databases are getting mocked; “just works” and own-your-files are the live language.
The phrases buyers actually type
Searching your category name returns vendor marketing. Searching the sentences below returns people. These are the ones that work in Note taking:
Notion is too slowEvernote alternativenote app that just worksmoving off NotionObsidian vsbest note app 2026
Combine them with -filter:retweets and a recent date window. The full method is in the guide to finding buyers on X.
What they are leaving
Buyers in this category are usually moving away from something specific: Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Apple Notes. Naming the tool they are leaving is the fastest way to find switchers, because they almost always write it down.
Who buys
Founders, developers, writers, students, researchers. If a post comes from a brand account, a newsletter or an aggregator rather than one of those, it is a mention and not a buyer — the difference matters more than it sounds.
See this for your own product
This page is one scan. Askline runs the same thing on your offer, scores who is actually in the market, and drafts a reply you approve before it goes out.
Start freeHow people try to catch these conversations
Everyone on this page described a need without naming a single brand. That is why a mention alert never surfaces them: there is no mention to catch. These are the tools people reach for instead, and where each one stops.
- Brand24 alternatives: mentions are not buyers
- Mention alternatives: from brand mentions to buying intent
- Awario alternatives: monitoring vs finding new customers
- Brandwatch alternatives for teams without a PR budget