Notes

Cloud-based Note takers

2019-10-09

NotePost (5@1) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ self-hostable sync; Markdown support; also available for Linux and Windows
ColorNote Notepad Notes (4.8@2,730,466) 6 Video Review 4/2012; Vorstellung 4/2012; Encrypted Backup/Sync, data saved to SDCard; ColorDict integration; Task management; Phone & Tablet-optimized
WeNote - Color Notes, To-do, Reminders & Calendar (4.8@22,121) Ǥ 12 Vorstellung 2/2019
NotePal - Material Design Notepad (4.7@19) Ǥ 7 Github
My Notes - Notepad (4.6@18,195) Ǥ 14 Vorstellung 11/2017; Google Drive Sync
Google Keep - Notes and Lists (4.5@834,495) Ǥ 18 Vorstellung 3/2013; Testbericht 3/2013; Review 9/2015
Microsoft OneNote: Save Ideas and Organize Notes (4.5@654,358) 26 Intro 2/2012; Testbericht 8/2012; Review 4/2013; Windows Live-ID required
FiiNote, note everything (4.4@13,134) Ǥ 13 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ handwriting, typing, paint, voice, photo, video…
Drivenotes (4.4@46) 15 LastUpdate: 2014-04-01
Simplenote (4.3@12,253) 4 Kurzvorstellung 4/2016; Github; supports Markdown
Tomdroid notes (4.3@791) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-16 Sync with UbuntuOne, snowboy, Tomboy Online; compatible with Tomboy (Linux); see AndroidUser 8/2012
Carnet - Notes app (4.3@121) 15 Github; syncs with ownCloud/Nextcloud; corresponding Nextcloud App, Linux AppImages/Snap Package available
BrightNotes - Easy Notetaking! (4.3@102) Ǥ 3 LastUpdate: 2014-12-05
MobisleNotes - Notepad (4.2@13,216) Ǥ 11
Nextcloud Notes (4.2@199; ~EUR 3.00) 2 Github
Kolab Notes (4.2@38) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
LaaNo: Link as a Note (4.2@4) 10 Github; Nextcloud
Evernote (4.1@1,503,435) Ǥ 28 Evernote 4 Linux (Heise) 12/2012; Video Review 12/2012; Review 3/2013
MetaMoJi Note Lite (4.1@3,966) Ǥ 8 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / MetaMoJi Note (3.6@1,229; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 9 Review 5/2013 | 8/2013; Testbericht 1/2014 | 1/2014; Vorstellung 3/2014; 10+ Product Videos
MyScript Nebo (4@698; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 14 Intro 10/2019
Turtl (4@455) 3 Github; FOSS Evernote alternative
Post-it® (4@309) Ǥ 11 Video Intro 8/2019
GNotes - Note, Notepad & Memo (3.9@24,043) Ǥ 18 XDA 7/2012
NoNonsense Notes (3.9@1,770) 10 LastUpdate: 2016-11-24 Github; Vorstellung 2/2013; Test 2/2013; Intro 4/2013 | 7/2013; OpenSource Notes & Todo
MortNotes (3.8@56) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-11-01 WebDAV (e.g. ownCloud)
me.time (My Little Memory Box) (2.8@13,345) Ǥ 13 Intro 2/2013; Review 6/2013; Kurzvorstellung 10/2014; cloud support can be disabled if you prefer
Leanote (0@0) 9 Github; Evernote Alternative
Notes by Firefox: A Secure Notepad App (0@0) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 7/2018
Paperwork (0@0) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-05-26 Github; note taking a la Evernote; self-hosted alternative Further Readings:
Evernote vs. Google Keep (4/2013)

Note takers without Cloud

2019-10-09

Smart Notes - Material, Clean & Simple UI (5@23) Ǥ 7 Github
Neuronizer Notes (5@11) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github; notes and tasks
My Notes - Take notes anywhere (5@3) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
Orgzly: Notes & To-Do Lists (4.7@1,569) 8 Github; Notes & scheduled tasks
FairNote: Encrypted Notes & Lists (4.7@550) Ǥ 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ with labels & categories
NoteBuddy (4.7@3) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-19 Github; encrypted notes
TypeNote Notepad (4.6@970) 7 LastUpdate: 2017-11-22
MobiNotes (4.6@358) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Simple Notes Pro (4.6@305; ~EUR 1.00) 2 Github
Note Crypt Donate / Pro (4.6@49; ~EUR 1.00) 2 Github; AES 128 bit encrypted notes
Notes (4.5@14,694) Ǥ 17 Phone & Tablet optimized;
Notes (Privacy Friendly) (4.5@75) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-15 Github
Note Everything (4.4@56,715) 7 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-01-31 / Note Everything Pro Add-On (3.8@4,566; ~EUR 3.50) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-04-28 Test 11/2012; Video Review 3/2012 (20+min); Review 12/2013
Natural Notes (4.4@4,902) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-08-01 / Natural Notes + (3.9@208; ~EUR 2.75) Ǥ 3 LastUpdate: 2015-11-03 Phone+Tablet optimized
SealNote Secure Encrypted Note (4.4@2,805) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-04-13 Github; Video Intro 4/2017
LectureNotes (Trial Version) (4.4@2,431) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ / LectureNotes (4.5@8,402; ~EUR 6.00) 2 Video Review 5/2013 (20+min); Review 9/2013; Handwriting, best with (S-)Pen
4.Do - To Do List & Task Manager (4.4@437) Ǥ 13
hovernote (4.3@1,245) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Review 6/2012; Kurzvorstellung 4/2013
Denkzettel for .txt-notes (4.3@268) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-11 Vorstellung 9/2018; Kurztest 6/2019; saves .txt files, so you can sync notes with your cloud accounts
FiiWrite (4.2@11,219) 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Kurzvorstellung 3/2012
Scarlet Notes (4.2@506) Ǥ 10 Github
QuickNote Notepad Notes (4.1@4,351) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2014-06-21
SimpleNotes (4.1@202) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2016-03-06
Notes 2L (4.1@84) Ǥ 8
Notepad (4@80,524) 8 LastUpdate: 2016-10-17
Classic Notes Lite - Notepad (4@57,268) 10 / Classic Notes Pro - Notepad (4.1@638; ~EUR 2.00) 10 Review 4/2012
Handrite Note Notepad Lite (4@33,990) Ǥ 13 LastUpdate: 2015-12-22 Video Demo 2/2012; Testbericht 4/2013; Review 4/2013
Omni Notes (4@3,440) Ǥ 17 Video Intro 11/2013; Intro 1/2014; Vorstellung 1/2014; Test 2/2014; Pushbullet Support
NoteMngr - Manage your notes (3.9@150) Ǥ 9
OI Notepad (3.8@4,313) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-03 Github
Notepad - Secure Notes & Lists (3.7@733) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2015-12-04 Kurzvorstellung 3/2015; Notizen, Reminder, ToDo, and more
Tree Note ,Hierarchy Notepad (3.7@177) 3 LastUpdate: 2017-12-16 hierarchical notes
SkinnyNote Notepad Lite (3.4@78) 9 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-07 Kurzvorstellung 4/2013;
uNote (0@0) 2 GitLab; minimalist notes app
SNotepad (0@0) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-04-04 Github; saves your notes to files on SD card, so you can easily backup/sync them

Short notes in the notification area

2019-10-05

Quickly note down a name, or setup a shopping reminder – „notification notes“ are an ideal solution for temporary things you don't want to lose track of, but can erase once done.

KeepIn (4.7@19) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
PinNote - Note in Notification (4.7@3) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-02-22
Notification Notes (4.6@293) 1 Github
New Pin (4.6@139) 1 Kurzvorstellung 9/2015; Github
Notification Agenda (4.5@1,617) 4
Notable Plus (4.5@290; ~EUR 1.25) 2 LastUpdate: 2017-06-03 Github
Noti Notes - Notes in notification (4.5@21) 3 LastUpdate: 2018-03-13
Collateral - Notes, Lists & Reminder Notifications (4.4@1,771) Ǥ 14 Kurzvorstellung 5/2016
Notification memo - reminders inside notifications (4.4@27) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
ملاحظات على إلإشعارات‎ (4.4@9) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-17
Renotify Notification Maker (4.3@2,367) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-03-23 / Renotify Pro (4.4@398; ~EUR 1.50) 2 LastUpdate: 2016-03-23 Vorstellung 2/2013; Intro 5/2016
Notable: Quick Notes&Reminder (4.2@4,818) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-02 Review 4/2013
Note In Notification (4.2@264) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Notification(Statusbar) Memo (4.2@40) 1 LastUpdate: 2017-09-04
Notification Note (4.2@36) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-28
Up Note - notes in notification (4.2@31) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-09-13
Remember - Simple Reminder (4.2@6) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-31 Github
Quick Notes Reminder in notification (4.1@3,319) Ǥ 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Vorstellung 5/2015; XDA
notin - notes in notification (4.1@2,430) Ǥ 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Notey - Notification Reminder (4@204) 4 LastUpdate: 2016-05-17
ek note - notes in notification (3.7@7) 1 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
p!n (0@0) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github

Various note-taking apps

2019-10-09

SwiftNote (4.8@6) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2018-03-24
TAG Notepad (4.6@8) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-06-19 Github
Notah - Note taking app (Beta) (4.5@87) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-20
Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs (4.4@43,191) Ǥ 12 Video Review 10/2012 | 2/2014; Vorstellung 5/2013; Review 3/2014; hand-written notes
Idea Note - Floating Note, Voice Note, Voice Memo (4.4@3,123) Ǥ 13 Video Intro 12/2018
Simple Notes (4.4@1,273) 2 Github
Standard Notes (4.3@1,029) 4 Github
Lock Screen Notes (4.1@91) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
WikiAndPad alpha/beta (4.1@52) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-01-31 Desktop versions for Linux/Mac/Windows; OpenSource
Wear Notes - ???? Notes & To-Do (4@232) Ǥ 10 push notes to your Pebble/Wear gadget
Floating Stickies (3.9@13,348) Ǥ 12 Github; Intro 2/2013 (with video); Vorstellung 2/2013; Review 4/2013; Test 10/2013
HandWrite Pro Note & Draw (3.9@3,195) Ǥ 7 hand-written notes
Drawable Notepad (3.7@40) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ Github
CrocodileNote (3.6@13) 2 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-13 Github; AES-256 encrypted notes
Material Notes (3.4@1,003) Ǥ 10 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-02-12
AnTreNotes (3.4@62) 3 $Contains no known trackers \o/$
Floating Notes (Lite) (3.3@720) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-07 Kurzvorstellung 11/2016
ImapNotes2 (2.9@80) 8 LastUpdate: 2017-01-03 Github; simple notes app that can sync with your own IMAP server
Notepad (0@0) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-05-23 Github

Further Readings:

What Is the Best Free Note-Taking App for Android? (9/2019)
Video: 10 best note taking apps (1/2019)
Notiz-Apps: Das Smartphone als Gedankenstütze (7/2014 - 7/2015)
Kostenlose Memo- und Notizen-Apps für Android (5/2014 - 9/2018)
Top best Android App For Handwritten Notes (4/2014 - 4/2019)
Best Android Apps for Note Taking (3/2014 - 5/2015)
Die 9 besten Handschriften- und Textnotizen-Apps (3/2014 - 9/2018)
Note-taking application that can sync between Windows, Ubuntu and Android (2/2014)
Top 15+ Notepad Apps for Android (2/2014)
Take note of these 10 Notepad Apps for your Android Device (12/2013)
Notizen Apps für Android - ein Vergleich (Youtube 8/2013)
The Best Note Taking Apps for Android (Youtube 5/2013)
The Best Note Taking Apps for Android (5/2013 - 2/2019)
Gegen die Vergesslichkeit: Die 5 besten Notiz-Apps (4/2013 - 9/2018)

2019-10-20

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Notes

Cloud-based Note takers

Note takers without Cloud

Short notes in the notification area

Various note-taking apps