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icanotes.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 19 October 202640 issues · 115 checks
This review found 40 issues worth fixing on icanotes.com, 16 of them high impact, across 115 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
73CClosest competitors among SaaS websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.3 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 119 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 121 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 123 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 128 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 126 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 158 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 157 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 151 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 160 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 164 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 169 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 171 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 175 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 183 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 188 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 190 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 194 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Render-blocking requests
4.9 s67 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 4.9 s.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.9 s · 1.2 MB45 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.2 MB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.5 s · 1.2 MBAbout 1.2 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.5 s faster on a phone.
Main-thread work: 14.0 s
A phone's processor spends 14.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 8.2 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 26
26/100Your mobile performance score is 26. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
4,987 HTML elements
The page has 4,987 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (reddit, cloudfront.net and Google CDN and others), adding 1.8 MB and 2.5 s of main-thread time.
reddit adds 824 ms
824 msreddit costs a phone 824 ms of main-thread work and 26 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 165 KiBAbout 165 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Google CDN adds 365 ms
365 msGoogle CDN costs a phone 365 ms of main-thread work and 733 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
cloudfront.net adds 384 ms
384 mscloudfront.net costs a phone 384 ms of main-thread work and 508 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 334 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Facebook adds 280 ms
280 msFacebook costs a phone 280 ms of main-thread work and 277 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Legacy JavaScript
200 ms · 40 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 40 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.
Minify JavaScript
150 ms · 38 KiB38 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Improve image delivery
77 KiB3 images could be 77 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
1 checks passed
Server response: 26 ms
26 msYour server sent the HTML in 26 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Largest Contentful Paint: 13.4 s
13.4 sYour largest element takes 13.4 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Complete notes in under 3 minutes with template-driven effi…”.
Time to Interactive: 33.3 s
33.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 33.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 7.6 s
7.6 sThe first text or image appears after 7.6 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Speed Index: 15.1 s
15.1 sVisually, the page fills in at 15.1 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 2.6 s
2.6 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 2.6 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user INP: 352 ms
352 msReal visitors wait 352 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 60% slower for real visitors
+60%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 119 ms to 194 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
6 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors wait 1.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user CLS: 0.01
0.01For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 494 ms
494 msReal visitors wait 494 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 21% faster for real visitors
-21%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.8 s to 2.3 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.002
0.002The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.002, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.2 MB in 273 requests
4.2 MBYour homepage downloads 4.2 MB in 273 requests on a phone: scripts 2.9 MB (88), other files 438 KiB (96) and fonts 367 KiB (9). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image in older formats
1 image (45 KiB) is JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
About 1.2 g of CO₂ per visit
1.19 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.19 g of CO₂e: 142.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 checks passed
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
27 text elements with low contrast
27 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Frames without titles
1 frame has no title, so screen-reader users cannot tell what it contains.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (2 elements)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark (1 element)
Banner landmark should not be contained in another landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark (1 element)
Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Document should not have more than one banner landmark (1 element)
Document should not have more than one banner landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark (1 element)
Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h5, h3 → h5 and h3 → h5), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 134 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
48 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 57 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 48 passed and 9 failed. 7 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
6 links crawlers can't follow
6 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
196 internal links, 9 external
The homepage links to 196 pages on icanotes.com and 9 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 153 characters
Your meta description is 153 characters: “Notes in 3 minutes. ICANotes: behavioral health EHR and EMR for mental health clinicians, not adapted from a general me…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Behavioral Health EHR and EMR Software for Mental Health Clinicians”.
Title: 61 characters
Your title is a healthy 61 characters: “Mental Health EHR & Behavioral Health EMR Software | ICANotes”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.icanotes.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, Organization, SoftwareApplication and WebPage.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.icanotes.com/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
4 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 6 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (3,066 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (9 KiB, 0 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
2 pages without a meta description
/support-hub and /knowledge-base-hub have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 65 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
1 broken image
1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=27025428&tm=gtm002&Ver=2&mid=d04ddc5f-d0fe-41a4-84ed-becdc808b2cc&bo=1&sid=5ade11f0cbd711f1ba3b47cdd6fe8145&vid=5ade1510cbd711f19e43b700d2fafdfe&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=91.
3 third-party cookies
3 third-party cookies are set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
Deprecated browser APIs
The page uses 2 deprecated browser APIs that will stop working in future browsers (“Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.”).
6 JavaScript errors while loading
6 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Mixed content”).
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
9 of 10 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
No HSTS header
No Strict-Transport-Security header, so browsers may still try plain http first on a return visit.
No Content-Security-Policy
No Content-Security-Policy header, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
No clickjacking protection
Neither X-Frame-Options nor a CSP frame-ancestors policy is set, so any site can embed yours in a frame.
No X-Content-Type-Options
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff is missing, so browsers may guess file types.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
5 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (icanotes.com).
Valid certificate (52 days left)
The certificate from Amazon · Amazon ECDSA 256 M04 verifies for icanotes.com and is valid for another 52 days.
http:// redirects to https
http://icanotes.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 48 links work
All 48 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 8 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
icanotes.com has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.
DNSSEC is off
icanotes.com's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.
2 checks passed
Domain is 28 years old
28 yearsicanotes.com was registered in Aug 1998 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Aug 2027
icanotes.com is registered until Aug 2027.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
About 2,332 words of copy
The homepage carries about 2,332 words of visible text.
8 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Start Your 30-Day Free Trial”.
21 calls to action
The homepage has 21 calls to action, for example “Contact Us”, “Pricing” and “Book Demo”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 6 customer or partner logos, a star rating, 6 trust badges and “500+ reviews”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Meta Pixel, Hotjar and HubSpot.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 3 phone links and 0 email links.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Risk reducer mentioned
A guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card or similar) is mentioned on the page.
Email authentication
DMARC is monitor-only (p=none)
DMARC is set to p=none, so mail pretending to be icanotes.com is still delivered. Add a report address, check the reports, then move to quarantine.
Email authentication score: 70/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
2 checks passed
SPF in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{d}._spf.icanotes.com ~all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “google”, “s1” and “s2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
9 trackers load before any consent
9Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, HubSpot, LinkedIn Insight and Meta Pixel and 4 mores (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (Cookiebot) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
47 cookies set on arrival
47Opening the homepage sets 47 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
59 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 59 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: Cookiebot
A consent management tool (Cookiebot) loads with the page.
Upkeep, stack and company
No signs of neglect in what was checked: the copyright year, CMS and plugin versions, and jQuery.
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Hotjar | Microsoft Clarity
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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