I borrowed an iPad last summer and was able to create dozens of notes when teaching with no problem. I got my own iPad this year and hit the error "You have reached the maximum number of notes. Upgrade to unlock unlimited notes" message after 5 notes. I asked IT and the employee has no clue because their iPads had the free version installed, maybe the terms of the app changed? That would make sense because I can no longer backup to Google Drive for free, but I did backups last year and still have them.
How do I get around the notes limit without paying for the full version? It's a nice app and I want to keep it. My institution has OneNote for free, but it looks like a worse app. For now, I'm gonna use multiple emails to get 5 at a time.
What's odd is I checked all my emails and can't find the notes from last year on any account, but that must be because they're saved to device and not to account.