iOS Notes app is freezing

It seems Notes can become very erratic and unstable if you add a number of notes beyond a certain amount, e.g. over 1000. Then you are into all sorts of freezes, stalls, hangs, etc. and not only on IOS devices but on the desktop version as well. Apple needs to look into it and boost the app so that it is able to chew through thousands of notes without hiccups. For the time being the only solution is - use some other app (cough-cough - Evernote =))

I've tried this before and it seemed to help for awhile but it's back to the same issue as OP is having. I do have a lot of notes and sketches within many of those notes. I've started experimenting with other apps but when notes works it's the best. It just seems to hang at the worst times.

This happens to me on my iPad Pro as well. I noticed it 4 or 5 days ago (after I installed the latest 11.2.6 software update). It hasn’t happened yet on my iPhone. The only way to ”unfreeze” is to force close the notes app several times, then it usually crashes, then restarts. Very frustrating. Also, it’s an intermittent problem.

I’ve tried rebooting, signing out, etc., but no luck. It also isn’t related to the Apple pencil.

So if you use the app too much it freezes?! I have tried everything above and have been forced to use other apps - I hate one note and want apple notes to work for me!! Help Apple!

Next step -- Contact - Official Apple Support.

Make sure the notes are all safely kept at iCloud.com > Notes, then try signing out of the device and choose delete from device, then sign back in.