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24 alternatives to Digital Notes

Note taking with ease

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Digital Notes launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Paper 3.0▲781
The new sticky note
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Jot▲235
The no-fuss way to take notes
2018 · its alternatives →
3
SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110
Your quick notes with you
2022 · its alternatives →
4
SideNotes▲311
Quick notes on screen edge
2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
5
Supernotes 3▲441
Take notes everywhere
2023 · its alternatives →
6
Good Notes 5▲88
Note-Taking & PDF Markup
2022 · its alternatives →
7
Defter Notes▲111
iPad app for handwritten spatial notes
2022 · its alternatives →
8
Defter Notes 2.0.▲122
Spatial thinking with handwriting
Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
SideNotes▲290
Clean notes with superpowers on the side of your monitor
2019 · its alternatives →
10
Stickies Capture by Miro▲269
Digitize and edit handwritten sticky notes
2020 · its alternatives →
11
Quick Note for Notion▲142
Instant launch note-taking synced to Notion.
2020 · its alternatives →
12
NoteThisDown▲162
Handwritten notes to Notion
2024 · its alternatives →
13
NoteLedge▲210
Take better notes, your way
2021 · its alternatives →
14
Brain;Notes▲61
Scrapbook-like notepad app using sticky notes for iPadOS
2022 · its alternatives →
15
Contexted▲107
Write, connect & visualize your notes
2019 · its alternatives →
16
SideNotes▲134
Take notes on your screen side
May 2026 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
17
Pensieve▲82
Capture ideas, be present, recall & act on your notes later
2023 · its alternatives →
18
BindNotes▲4
Linked handwritten notes for Apple Pencil
May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · its alternatives →
20
Writer▲134
Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown
2021 · its alternatives →
21
Guitar Notebook▲77
Capture your song ideas with notation, lyrics, and audio
2021 · its alternatives →
22
Notey▲117
Capture thoughts effortlessly with smart, secure notes
2025 · its alternatives →
23
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
24
Element Note▲128
Your digital notebook, reimagined
2022 · its alternatives →

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Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →