Notes

Cloud-based Note takers

2025-11-21

NotePost (5@1) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-09-18 self-hostable sync; Markdown support; also available for Linux and Windows
ColorNote Notepad Notes (4.8@3,915,064) Ǥ 12 2 Encrypted Backup/Sync, data saved to SDCard; ColorDict integration; Task management; Phone & Tablet-optimized
NotePal Material Design Notes (4.8@24) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2019-03-15 Github
LaaNo: Link as a Note (4.8@8) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Nextcloud
WeNote: Notes Notepad Notebook (4.7@128,960) Ǥ 12 3 Vorstellung 2/2019
Google Keep - Notes and lists (4.6@2,126,652) Ǥ 23
My Notes - Notepad (4.6@42,362) Ǥ 20 1 Vorstellung 11/2017; Google Drive Sync
Microsoft OneNote: Save Notes (4.5@1,448,210) 32 3 Windows Live-ID required
Notesnook Secure Private Notes (4.5@5,257) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; encrypted online notepad
Bundled Notes - List, Organize (4.5@1,666) Ǥ 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
SilentNotes (4.5@236) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; sync via Dropbox, FTP or WebDAV
MyScript Notes: AI Note Taking (4.4@28,566) Ǥ 12 3 Intro 10/2019
Kolab Notes (4.4@44) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-10-10
Post-it® (4.3@30,606) 10 2 Video Intro 8/2019
Saber: Handwritten Notes (4.3@243) 14 1 Github; handwritten notes, locally or with your Nextcloud – across platforms!
FiiNote, note everything (4.1@15,499) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Review 9/2018; handwriting, typing, paint, voice, photo, video…
Turtl (4@632) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-15 Github; FOSS Evernote alternative
MetaMoJi Note Lite (3.9@6,275) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / MetaMoJi Note (3.1@1,448; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-31 10+ Product Videos
NoNonsense Notes (3.9@1,677) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; OpenSource Notes & Todo
Simple Notepad : Notes, Todo (3.9@1,175) Ǥ 11 2
Tomdroid (3.9@808) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-16 Sync with UbuntuOne, snowboy, Tomboy Online; compatible with Tomboy (Linux)
Simplenote (3.7@17,922) 9 1 Github; Kurzvorstellung 4/2016; Vorstellung 3/2018; Tips & Tricks 10/2018; Review 11/2020 | 3/2022; supports Markdown
Dropbox Paper (3.7@12,180) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2022-10-31 collaborative notes
Carnet (3.6@498) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-09-25 Github; syncs with ownCloud/Nextcloud; corresponding Nextcloud App, Linux AppImages/Snap Package available
Notejoy (3@136) Ǥ 11 1 LastUpdate: 2023-08-02 collaborative notes
Evernote - Note Organizer (2.9@1,850,302) Ǥ 37 6
GNotes - Note, Notepad & Memo (2.9@25,533) Ǥ 18 4 LastUpdate: 2022-02-16
Nextcloud Notes (2.3@998) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Mavinote (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-07-24 Github
ciphernotes - Encrypted Notes (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; cross-device notes with self-hostable backend
WD Notes (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-12-07 Github; WebDAV sync
TriliumDroid (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; self-hostable

Note takers without Cloud

2025-11-21

MobiNotes (5@373) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-01-01
EteSync Notes - End-to-end Enc (5@24) 11 1 LastUpdate: 2021-03-14 Github; self-hosted (or provided by EteSync) counterpart
Another notes app (5@10) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
My Notes - Take notes anywhere (4.9@22) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-29 Github
Linwood Butterfly (4.8@45) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
leafpad (4.8@18) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
BlackNote: Dark Notes, Notepad (4.7@142,105) Ǥ 7 1
Notes (4.7@26,679) Ǥ 21 4 Phone & Tablet optimized;
Simple Notes Pro (4.7@5,240; ~EUR 1.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-09-25 Github
Orgzly: Notes & To-Do Lists (4.7@2,352) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-11-09 Github; Intro 5/2021; Notes & scheduled tasks
NotallyX - Quick Notes/Tasks (4.7@70) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Lesser Pad (4.6@60) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-08-07
Natural Notes (4.5@5,759) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-05-06 Phone+Tablet optimized
QuickNote Notepad Notes (4.5@4,386) Ǥ 7 1
Notally - Minimalist Notes (4.5@1,559) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Noto | Minimal Note-Taking App (4.5@682) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-09-25 Github
Note Crypt Pro (4.5@61) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-17 Github; AES 128 bit encrypted notes
Simple Material Notes (4.5@25) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-11-24 Github
Notepad (4.4@88,417) Ǥ 13 2 LastUpdate: 2021-04-22
Note Delight (4.4@5) 3 2 Github
4.Do: Task & To Do List (4.3@3,782) Ǥ 11 7
FairNote - Encrypted Notes (4.3@1,566) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ with labels & categories
hovernote (4.3@1,402) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-15
Notely Voice: AI Voice to Text (4.3@475) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Moe Memos (4.3@182) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; sync with your own server
Write Now - Notepad (4.2@11,481) Ǥ 12 2 incl. voice notes
Scarlet Notes (4.2@665) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2020-02-24 Github
Notes (PFA) (4.2@162) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Denkzettel for .txt-notes (4.1@306) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-11 Vorstellung 9/2018; Kurztest 6/2019; saves .txt files, so you can sync notes with your cloud accounts
sNotz: Notes & Checklists (4.1@68) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Classic Notes Lite - Notepad (4@57,366) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2019-11-21 / Classic Notes Pro - Notepad (3.4@667; ~EUR 2.00) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2018-12-13
Omni Notes (4@3,941) Ǥ 16 1 LastUpdate: 2023-12-17 Pushbullet Support
BlueNote - Notepad, Notes (4@638) 6 1
Safe Notes - Encrypted Notepad (4@305) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-05-05 Github
Unofficial Sticky Notes (4@1) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-02-03 Github
Notepad (3.7@739) Ǥ 9 4 LastUpdate: 2015-12-04 Kurzvorstellung 3/2015; Notizen, Reminder, ToDo, and more
Notify (3.5@13) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-01-05 Github
FiiWrite (3.4@11,662) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-07-31 lite version of FiiNote
SkinnyNote Notepad Lite (3.4@79) 8 2
Notes (3@133) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-07-15 Github
Memori Note -Notes to remember (2@91) 9 2
traced it (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
uNote | microNote (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; minimalist notes app
Ara Note (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-03-09 Github
Notie (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-12-25 Github
Notes (0@0) $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-07-19 Github
WriteOn: Simple Notepad (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
FeelsApp (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-04-12 Github; notes with emotions / emotional notes
JustNotes (0@0) Ǥ 22 5 Github
Nabu (0@0) $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-11-14 Github
Easy Notes (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Note Companion (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-03-04 Github; equations, LaTeX and more
Logseq (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Material Notes (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
D Note (0@0) 1 1 LastUpdate: 2022-12-03 Github
My Brain (0@0) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Tasks, Notes, Events and more
Play NotePad (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; note-taking app with multimedia and organizational features
Open Notes (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Page (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Print(Notes) (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
EasyNotes (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; sync between Android, iOS and Windows
Sticky Notepad - Daily Notes (0@0) Ǥ 8 4 LastUpdate: 2022-01-08
Simplest Notes (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
NotePad (0@0) 2 1 Github
Open Note: Markdown Notepad (0@0) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; support for Markdown, Mermaid, Media & more
Memento (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
ImapNotes3 (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; edit, view – and sync your notes with your (own) IMAP server/account
Linwood Butterfly Nightly (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; paint & write
notes (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Paper (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-03-18 Github
Ghi chú (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-03-01 Github
kardi notes | privacy matters (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Silinote (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-12-27 Github; Single Line Notes
GitNote (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; take notes and sync them via git
Omni Notes (0@0) Ǥ 21 1 LastUpdate: 2023-12-18 Github
Ionic Notes (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-10-05 Github
Fossify Notes Beta (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; To do list widget with a notebook organizer, checklist, simple shopping list
OrgNote (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Org Roam

Short notes in the notification area

2025-12-02

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.

NotiNotes - Notification Notes (5@162) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-12-22 Github
p!n (5@6; ~EUR 1.50) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-09-05 Github
Notification Notes (4.7@607) 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 Github
Pinnit (4.5@460) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Notable Plus (4.5@290; ~EUR 1.25) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-03 Github
Note In Notification (4.4@301) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-04
notin - notes in notification (4.3@4,146) Ǥ 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-12-06
Notification Agenda (4.2@1,636) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2018-09-26
Renotify Notification Maker (4@2,375) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-04-12 Intro 5/2016
Noti Notes - Notes in notifica (3.4@206) 3 2 LastUpdate: 2018-03-13
QuickMDCapture (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Notification notes (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-08-18 Github

Various note-taking apps

2025-11-21

Simple notepad (4.6@622,158) Ǥ 17 6 incl. hand writing, drawing, voice notes
Idea Note-Floating Voice Note (4.6@13,376) Ǥ 18 7 Video Intro 12/2018
Standard Notes (4.5@6,616) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Review 10/2018 | 12/2018
TAG Notepad (4.4@10) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-06-19 Github
Floating Stickies (4.1@13,570) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-05-26
Lock Screen Notes (4.1@280) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-01-04 Github
Wear Notes - Notes & To-Do (4.1@250) Ǥ 11 1 LastUpdate: 2022-03-29 push notes to your Pebble/Wear gadget
Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs (3.9@69,428) Ǥ 11 2 hand-written notes
Simple Notes (3.8@12,681) Ǥ 9 9 Github
Floating Notes (Lite) (3.7@998) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-03-07 Kurzvorstellung 11/2016
Drawable Notepad (3.5@50) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-18 Github
AnTreNotes (3.4@63) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
HandWrite Pro Note & Draw (3.3@5,189) Ǥ 9 1 hand-written notes
Ruslin (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; can sync with (your own) Joplin server
StyncyNotes (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; Sticky Notes compatible with Linux Mint „Sticky“

Further Readings:

The 9 Best Simple Note-Taking Apps for Android (7/2023)
Die 5 besten Memo-Apps für dein Handy (7/2022 - 1/2023)
7 Best Evernote alternatives for taking notes on Android and iOS (12/2020)
Top 5 der beliebtesten Memo-Apps Android & iOS (1/2020 - 1/2023)
The 11 Best Notes Apps for Android (12/2019 - 2/2023)
What Is the Best Free Note-Taking App for Android? (9/2019 - 2/2023)
Video: 10 best note taking apps (1/2019)
The Best Note Taking Apps for Android (5/2013 - 3/2024)
Gegen die Vergesslichkeit: Alternative To-Do-Apps (4/2013 - 5/2020)

2025-12-05

IzzyOnDroid

Notes

Cloud-based Note takers

Note takers without Cloud

Short notes in the notification area

Various note-taking apps