Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Flash Notes

Zero-pressure visual notes on an infinite canvas.

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

1. 1
   Paper 3.0▲779

   The new sticky note

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Note Canvas▲68

   Have FUN writing notes--text, flashcards, and other objects.

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Flash Note – No dock▲9

   Fast, lightweight, and doesn’t take up your Dock (macOs)

   2025 · flashnote.loce.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Supernotes▲421

   The collaborative note-taking app

   2020 · supernotes.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Take Notes▲78

   Handwritten notes made easy

   2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hints▲492

   Valuable info is quickly captured and self-organized

   2022 · hints.so · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Quick Note▲149

   Colorful sticky notes for Mac

   2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dumbnote▲141

   Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.

   2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Notepin▲349

   Extremely simple note-taking

   2017 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Noteey▲279

    The all-in-one infinite canvas app for thinking and creation

    2024 · noteey.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Evernote 8.0 - January 2017▲415

    The popular note-taking app, re-designed for iOS

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Manifest▲248

    A simple grid-based pinboard for note taking.

    2020 · manifest.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Stupid Notes▲337

    Minimalist note taking app

    2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PeekNote▲176

    Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Nimble Notes▲107

    The anti-Evernote. Fast, dead-simple note-taking.

    2019 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fleeting Notes▲63

    Capture and connect your thoughts

    2022 · fleetingnotes.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FlashGO▲114

    Capture ideas, tasks & schedules in one tap

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    QuickNote.io▲145

    📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

    2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →

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    Notes Keeper▲32

    Create notes, memos and to-do lists in no time

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Brain;Notes▲61

    Scrapbook-like notepad app using sticky notes for iPadOS

    2022 · brainnotes.magickworx.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Umbrella Note – Simple app for notes and journals▲71

    Where Ideas Converge

    2018 · umbrellanote.com · its alternatives →

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    Piece 3.0▲76

    Floating note app for your fleeting thoughts

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Contexted▲107

    Write, connect & visualize your notes

    2019 · contexted.io · its alternatives →

24. 24FN
    Flash Notes – Flashcards for Your Notes, LLM, iOS/macOS Sync▲82

    The app started as my wishful thinking that flashcards should really be derived from notes. I've been constantly writing things down and wishing to remember them. However, I never could convince myself to populate a flashcard app with them. I really tried (Anki, Supermemo), but I guess regular form filling is not for me. So I've started experimenting with flashcards derived from structured notes. Writing the 1st MVP was fast, but productionising it was way harder. Content synchronisation when the user can work from tube/plane and use multiple devices and content is text is… not trivial.…

    2024 · flashnotesapp.com · its alternatives →

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