Notes

Cloud-based Note takers

2021-07-23

NotePost (5@1) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ self-hostable sync; Markdown support; also available for Linux and Windows
ColorNote Notepad Notes (4.8@3,277,752) Ǥ 8 2 Encrypted Backup/Sync, data saved to SDCard; ColorDict integration; Task management; Phone & Tablet-optimized
WeNote - Color Notes, To-do, Reminders & Calendar (4.8@56,694) Ǥ 13 3 Vorstellung 2/2019
Post-it® (4.8@3,400) 9 2 Video Intro 8/2019
NotePal - Material Design Notepad (4.8@21) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2019-03-15 Github
Nextcloud Notes (4.7@378; ~EUR 3.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Bundled Notes - Notes, Lists, To-do, Reminders (4.7@12) Ǥ 9 2
My Notes - Notepad (4.6@30,178) Ǥ 15 1 Vorstellung 11/2017; Google Drive Sync
SilentNotes (4.6@64) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; sync via Dropbox, FTP or WebDAV
Drivenotes (4.4@46) 15 1 LastUpdate: 2014-04-01
LaaNo: Link as a Note (4.4@8) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Nextcloud
Google Keep - Notes and Lists (4.3@1,234,804) Ǥ 22 1 Review 9/2015
FiiNote, note everything (4.3@14,718) Ǥ 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Short Review 1/2015; Video Review 9/2018; handwriting, typing, paint, voice, photo, video…
BrightNotes - Easy Notetaking! (4.3@102) Ǥ 3 2 LastUpdate: 2014-12-05
Simplenote (4.2@15,209) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Kurzvorstellung 4/2016; Github; supports Markdown
Dropbox Paper (4.2@10,831) Ǥ 10 3 collaborative notes
Nebo: Note-Taking & Annotation (4.2@364; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 12 3 Intro 10/2019
Carnet - Notes app (4.2@339) 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; syncs with ownCloud/Nextcloud; corresponding Nextcloud App, Linux AppImages/Snap Package available
Kolab Notes (4.2@41) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
MobisleNotes - Notepad (4.1@13,430) Ǥ 10 2
Tomdroid notes (4.1@813) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-16 Sync with UbuntuOne, snowboy, Tomboy Online; compatible with Tomboy (Linux)
Turtl (4.1@567) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-15 Github; FOSS Evernote alternative
MetaMoJi Note Lite (4@5,647) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-05-09 / MetaMoJi Note (3@1,414; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-31 Vorstellung 3/2014; 10+ Product Videos
Notes by Firefox: A Secure Notepad App (4@2) 3 Vorstellung 7/2018
Microsoft OneNote: Save Ideas and Organize Notes (3.9@33,748) 28 2 Windows Live-ID required
NoNonsense Notes (3.9@1,677) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-24 Github; OpenSource Notes & Todo
Evernote - Notes Organizer & Daily Planner (3.8@1,602,655) Ǥ 33 8
MortNotes (3.8@56) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-11-01 WebDAV (e.g. ownCloud)
GNotes - Note, Notepad & Memo (3.4@25,276) Ǥ 18 5 LastUpdate: 2020-01-07
Notejoy (3.4@64) Ǥ 14 3 collaborative notes
me.time (My Little Memory Box) (2.8@13,455) Ǥ 13 8 Kurzvorstellung 10/2014; cloud support can be disabled if you prefer
Leanote (0@0) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-16 Github; Evernote Alternative
Paperwork (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-05-26 Github; note taking a la Evernote; self-hosted alternative

Note takers without Cloud

2021-07-24

Neuronizer Notes (5@12) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-04-01 Github; notes and tasks
My Notes - Take notes anywhere (4.9@20) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-29 Github
Notes (4.7@17,898) Ǥ 20 5 Phone & Tablet optimized;
Notally | Minimalist Notes (4.7@360) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
EteSync Notes - End-to-end Encrypted Notes (4.7@15) 11 1 Github; self-hosted (or provided by EteSync) counterpart
NoteBuddy (4.7@3) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; encrypted notes
Orgzly: Notes & To-Do Lists (4.6@1,999) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Notes & scheduled tasks
MobiNotes (4.6@365) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-04-13
Simple Notes Pro: To-do list organizer and planner (4.6@342; ~EUR 1.00) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
4.Do - To Do List & Task Manager (4.5@1,159) Ǥ 11 3
TypeNote Notepad (4.5@1,034) 7 2 LastUpdate: 2018-12-03
Notes (Privacy Friendly) (4.5@100) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Note Crypt Donate / Pro (4.5@61) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-17 Github; AES 128 bit encrypted notes
Natural Notes (4.4@5,565) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Natural Notes + (4.2@235; ~EUR 2.75) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Phone+Tablet optimized
FairNote - Encrypted Notes & Lists (4.4@1,005) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ with labels & categories
Scarlet Notes (4.4@642) Ǥ 11 1 Github
Note Delight (4.4@5) 3 2 Github
Note Everything (4.3@57,728) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-01-31 / Note Everything Pro Add-On (3.3@4,944; ~EUR 3.50) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-04-28
OI Notepad (4.2@4,414) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-03 Github
Omni Notes (4.2@3,723) Ǥ 17 3 LastUpdate: 2019-11-17 Test 2/2014; Pushbullet Support
SealNote Secure Encrypted Note (4.2@3,138) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-04-13 Github; Video Intro 4/2017
hovernote (4.2@1,348) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-15
Denkzettel for .txt-notes (4.2@293) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-11 Vorstellung 9/2018; Kurztest 6/2019; saves .txt files, so you can sync notes with your cloud accounts
Notepad (4.1@85,994) Ǥ 13 5
FiiWrite (4.1@11,664) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ lite version of FiiNote
QuickNote Notepad Notes (4.1@4,431) Ǥ 6 3 LastUpdate: 2014-06-21
Notes 2L (4.1@86) Ǥ 8 6 LastUpdate: 2020-01-04
Classic Notes Lite - Notepad (4@58,054) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2019-11-21 / Classic Notes Pro - Notepad (4.2@659; ~EUR 2.00) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2018-12-13
Handrite Note Free (4@33,990) 4 3 LastUpdate: 2015-12-22
SimpleNotes (4@209) Ǥ 6 4 LastUpdate: 2016-03-06
LectureNotes (Trial Version) (3.9@2,841) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / LectureNotes (4.5@9,446; ~EUR 6.00) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 11/2017; Handwriting, best with (S-)Pen
NoteMngr - Manage your notes (3.9@152) Ǥ 9 4
Notepad - Secure Notes & Lists (3.7@745) Ǥ 9 4 LastUpdate: 2015-12-04 Kurzvorstellung 3/2015; Notizen, Reminder, ToDo, and more
Leaflet (3.6@91) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
SkinnyNote Notepad Lite (3.4@79) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-07
uNote (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-11-29 GitLab; minimalist notes app
Notely (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Tizeno (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Another notes app (0@0) 2 Github
Notes (0@0) 1 LastUpdate: 2019-05-19 Github
noteapp (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
EasyNotes (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; sync between Android, iOS and Windows
SNotepad (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-04-04 Github; saves your notes to files on SD card, so you can easily backup/sync them
Silinote (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Single Line Notes
Nottz App (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Short notes in the notification area

2021-07-25

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.

Recordatorios en Notificaciones Pro (5@6; ~EUR 0.50) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Notification Notes (4.8@20) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-16 Github
MicroPinner (4.6@139) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-07-15 Kurzvorstellung 9/2015; Github
KeepIn (4.6@20) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-05-23
Notification Agenda (4.5@1,633) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-09-26
Pinnit - Create & pin notifications (4.5@339) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Notable Plus (4.4@293; ~EUR 1.25) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-03 Github
Noti Notes - Notes in notification (4.4@45) 3 2 LastUpdate: 2018-03-13
Renotify Notification Maker (4.3@2,379) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-04-12 / Renotify Pro (4.2@410; ~EUR 1.50) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-03-23 Intro 5/2016
Collateral - Notes, Lists & Reminder Notifications (4.3@1,820) Ǥ 14 3 LastUpdate: 2019-02-21 Kurzvorstellung 5/2016
Notable: Quick Notes&Reminder (4.2@4,820) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
notin - notes in notification (4.2@3,523) Ǥ 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-12-06
Note In Notification (4.2@293) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Notification(Statusbar) Memo (4.2@51) 1 1 LastUpdate: 2017-09-04
PinNote - Note in Notification (4.2@5) 2 2 LastUpdate: 2018-02-22
Notey - Notification Reminder (4@209) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2016-05-17
Remember (4@7) $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-12-31 Github
ek note - notes in notification (3.9@9) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-18
Quick Notes Reminder in notification (3.8@3,404) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-14 Vorstellung 5/2015; XDA
Notification notes (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Various note-taking apps

2021-07-22

SwiftNote (4.8@6) Ǥ 8 4 LastUpdate: 2018-03-24
Simple Notes: To-do list organizer planner, widget (4.6@5,118) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
TAG Notepad (4.6@9) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-06-19 Github
Keep My Notes - Notepad, Memo and Checklist (4.5@373,854) Ǥ 13 9 incl. hand writing, drawing, voice notes
Idea Note - Floating Note, Voice Note, Study Note (4.5@5,501) Ǥ 17 12 Video Intro 12/2018
Standard Notes (4.5@2,235) 7 3 Github; Review 10/2018 | 12/2018
Notah - Note taking app (Beta) (4.5@88) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-20
Squid - Take Notes & Markup PDFs (4.3@58,512) Ǥ 10 3 Video Review 2/2014; Review 3/2014; hand-written notes
Wear Notes - Notes & To-Do (4@244) Ǥ 11 4 push notes to your Pebble/Wear gadget
WikiAndPad alpha/beta (4@56) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-02-28 Desktop versions for Linux/Mac/Windows; OpenSource
Floating Stickies (3.9@13,562) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2019-05-26
Floating Notes (Lite) (3.7@934) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-07 Kurzvorstellung 11/2016
Lock Screen Notes (3.7@159) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-01-03 Github
HandWrite Pro Note & Draw (3.6@4,508) Ǥ 7 3 hand-written notes
CrocodileNote (3.6@16) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-13 Github; AES-256 encrypted notes
Drawable Notepad (3.5@49) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
AnTreNotes (3.4@63) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Material Notes (3.1@1,006) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-15
ImapNotes2 (2.9@80) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-01-03 Github; simple notes app that can sync with your own IMAP server
Organizador (0@0) 5 1 Github

Further Readings:

7 Best Evernote alternatives for taking notes on Android and iOS (12/2020)
Top 5 der beliebtesten Memo-Apps Android & iOS (1/2020)
The 5 Best Note-Taking Apps for Android (11/2019)
What Is the Best Free Note-Taking App for Android? (9/2019 - 12/2019)
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)
The Best Note Taking Apps for Android (5/2013 - 2/2019)
Gegen die Vergesslichkeit: Die 5 besten Notiz-Apps (4/2013 - 9/2018)