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24 alternatives to BindNotes

Linked handwritten notes for Apple Pencil

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Paper 3.0▲779
The new sticky note
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Digital Notes▲62
Note taking with ease
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Scribble for Notion▲83
Finally use Scribble in Notion with the Apple Pencil
2022 · its alternatives →
4
Brain;Notes▲61
Scrapbook-like notepad app using sticky notes for iPadOS
2022 · brainnotes.magickworx.com · its alternatives →
5
SideNotes▲311
A beautiful note taking app with superpowers. It shows and hides on the side of your monitor to manage your notes distraction-free. Keep your notes organised, personalised and always at your fingertips. Markdown, tasks, pictures, colors, folders included.
2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
6
Notebag▲298
A keyboard-focused note-taking app that gets out of your way
2020 · notebag.app · its alternatives →
7
Contexted▲107
Write, connect & visualize your notes
2019 · contexted.io · its alternatives →
8
Better Notes▲357
Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
9
Kindly Ink▲249
Create handwritten letters on iPad
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Writer▲134
Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110
Your quick notes with you
2022 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
12
Good Notes 5▲88
Note-Taking & PDF Markup
2022 · goodnotes.com · its alternatives →
13
Penboard▲108
Communicate with animated drawings from your iOS keyboard
2015 · its alternatives →
14
watson!▲108
Transparent note/drawing app for macOS
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Paper 4.0▲181
Arrange sketches and notes in your online journal
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Guitar Notebook▲77
Capture your song ideas with notation, lyrics, and audio
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
18
NoteThisDown▲162
Your handwritten notes straight to Notion. In seconds.
2024 · note-this-down.com · its alternatives →
19
NimbleNote▲68
Snap a picture of any text and make it interactive
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Pasteline▲142
Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds
2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →
21FH
Fingernotes – handwritten notes which become their own preview image▲67
Hi HN, I've lurked here for ages and decided to come out of the shadows for my latest side project which reached the point where it’s sort of fun to use and hopefully not totally embarrassing to share. Hacking fingernotes.com together over a couple of weeks was a creative outlet when work got stressful. I think of it as digital sticky notes. The goal was to make notes with a personal touch that are easy to write and share. I also wanted them to appear as their own link preview image on supported platforms. That way when you send the link to a note, the person sees the message without…
2025 · fingernotes.com · its alternatives →
22
Kakeru▲63
Simple collaborative whiteboard app on the web
2020 · about.kakeru.app · its alternatives →
23
GenieNote ▲16
Scribble smarter with handwritten note & calculator widget
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Defter Notes▲111
iPad app for handwritten spatial notes
2022 · defternotes.com · its alternatives →

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