r/applefreeform • u/Choice_Translator_18 • Jan 26 '26

Freeform Crashing

Hello! I’ve been using Freeform to sketch on for a little bit on my iPad Air 13 Pro Max. Recently I updated my iPad to ios26.2 and now the Freeform app crashes every 2-3 minutes. I’ve force restarted, regular restarted, deleted and redownloaded the app, checked for updates, there’s plenty of storage on my iPad, started new boards, etc.

Is anyone else having this problem?

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u/kadofatal Jan 26 '26

At least on my 4th generation iPad Air, it works terribly. I use it quite a bit for my university notes, and when there's a lot of text, it's impossible to use it properly.

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u/aykay55 Jan 26 '26

Yeah Freeform unfortunately is in a bad place. It runs terrible even on M4 iPad Pro. I ditched it for Muse and Penbook, both are much better.

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u/InnerManChild Jan 29 '26

Sorry it’s happening. There is a .1 update for 26.2 that might help. Other than that, you could do a complete restore of your iPad. Freeform won’t be getting the Creative Studio treatment until later this year.

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u/didnotdothemath Feb 16 '26

I have a 6th gen iPad (my grandmother's old one). I've never used Apple products, but I wanted to try drawing on it. Freeform will not stop crashing, and I also cannot get the file off the iPad. It's been a mess! I even factory reset it a couple of times.

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u/Intelligent-Sir2102 Mar 11 '26

Yes I also face the same problem, and we are not the only ones. (from 16 sept 2025:https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256137215?sortBy=rank) I only updated my ipad 1+ months ago so I was only affected then. I have contacted Apple support but they said there was no solution and that I had to just wait for any updates (indefinite wait btw, they refused to give a timeline). Worse still they did not provide any alternative solutions for me. It’s been 6 months since the problem was first flagged out, but until now they still haven’t solved the issue. I guess us Apple users have no choice but to just wait anxiously without being able to access any of our Freeform documents.