Owners keep it for note-taking and reading together on one device, though the small sample of accounts raising each theme is split between people who rely on it daily and people who ran into friction.
Read from 41 owner accountsUpdated September 24, 2026Compare it
What keeps coming up
Among the few owners who discussed the app, one described the Scribe as noticeably faster for note-taking than a comparable device, and another said they use it happily alongside a library subscription service for reading and games.
One owner who compared it directly to a Boox device called the Scribe's performance useless by comparison, and another returned a similar competing device partly over frustration with locked-down software, a complaint also raised about the Scribe itself.
For the owners who talk about it, the Scribe settles into daily use for reading and note-taking, with one owner pairing it with a subscription library service for books and games and calling the combination worth sharing with a friend. The pen and note-taking speed come up as a genuine strength when people compare it side by side with other devices.
Reliability & repairs
Long-term reliability and battery-life accounts are too thin here to draw a conclusion. Only three owners raised battery life at all, and none of their comments describe how the Scribe's battery specifically holds up over time. That is a real gap in what owners have told us, not something we are papering over.
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What owners praise
Nothing with a clear majority yet. Owners who raised these subjects were split, or too few to judge.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
16 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
Does it still kick?
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
Counted from public accounts by people who said they own it, and summarised by Still Kicks in its own words. Not a manufacturer claim, a lab test or an estimate.
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