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24 alternatives to PinNote

Pin your daily notes directly to your Lock Screen

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
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 →
3
Pinnit▲184
Pin notes & notifications to your notification panel.
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
4
LiveUseful▲190
Make your iOS lock screen useful
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Password Locker▲70
Block distractions with an agonizing, password retrieval
2023 · password-locker.com · its alternatives →
6
Better Notes▲357
Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
7
Focus Lock▲56
Create static notes on the wallpaper as reminders
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110
Your quick notes with you
2022 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
9
LiveNote▲5
Write notes on your lock screen so you never forget
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
YourNote▲92
Notes app that puts privacy first
2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →
11
Sticky Notes▲85
Quickly jot down notes for easy access
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
12
Any Text▲88
Put any text on your iPhone's lock screen
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
14
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
15
LockscreenNote - Never Miss What Matters▲1
Pin important notes & to-dos to your lock screen!
Nov 2025 · bteamapp.mydiscussion.net · its alternatives →
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Ichinichi – One note per day, E2E encrypted, local-first▲136
Look, every journaling app out there wants you to organize things into folders and tags and templates. I just wanted to write something down every day. So I built this. One note per day. That's the whole deal. - Can't edit yesterday. What's done is done. Keeps you from fussing over old entries instead of writing today's. - Year view with dots showing which days you actually wrote. It's a streak chart. Works better than it should. - No signup required. Opens right up, stores everything locally in your browser. Optional cloud sync if you want it - E2E encrypted with AES-GCM, zero-knowledge,…
Mar 2026 · its alternatives →
17
Pasteline▲142
Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds
2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →
18
Quicky Sticky Notes▲4
Sticky note for your iPhone lock screen
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
365 Days▲3
Your iPhone lockscreen is your yearly achievement dashboard
Feb 2026 · shortcuts.blessingsender.com · its alternatives →
20
Note☰Block▲72
The shareable notetaking app that keeps your notes safe
2019 · its alternatives →
21
RemindU▲77
Lock screen notes
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Zipnote▲69
Need to take a quick note? Then try Zipnote
2019 · its alternatives →
23
ScreenPin▲2
Pin your memos on your lock screen.
2023 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Digital Notes▲62
Note taking with ease
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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