Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to OpenNotebooks

A simple and free note taking app for iOS devices.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. OpenNotebooks launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   OpenNotas▲379

   The best personal note-taking app, fast, secure & free

   2024 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Evernote 8.0 - January 2017▲419

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

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Supernotes 3▲441

   Take notes everywhere

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Online NotesPad▲247

   Free online notes taking app

   2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   NotePlan 3▲264

   Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stupid Notes▲338

   Minimalist note taking app

   2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Paper 3.0▲781

   The new sticky note

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Notebag▲298

   A keyboard-focused note-taking app that gets out of your way

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Evernote Web - Oct 2014▲439

   Note taking gets even simpler

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10MI
    My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years in the App Store)▲313

    Hello HN, this has been my personal project for quite some time now. It has been a slowly evolving project over the years and its core function is for users to expose themselves to progressively more difficult lessons of music notes. NOTE: It is free and there are no ads. There is an in app purchase but most of the app doesn't require it.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110

    Your quick notes with you

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Take Notes▲78

    Handwritten notes made easy

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Notea▲288

    Free self-hosted open source note taking app, like Notion

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    QuickNote.io▲145

    📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gooba▲155

    A free note-taking app for iPhone & iPad 📝

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Standard Notes▲164

    A simple and private notes app.

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Drafts▲171

    Distraction-free note taking app

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Notebook for Web▲224

    The beautifully simple note-taking app. Now on the Web.

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    AxNote▲84

    An infinite canvas that holds your thoughts

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    UINotebook▲183

    A notebook for creatives and engineers

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Note It▲59

    A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support

    2022 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Grafobook▲83

    An offline, free and open source note taking app for Android

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Quick Notes 2.0▲84

    Quick note taking app

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Evernote for iOS▲142

    The most popular note-taking app, reengineered.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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 →