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24 alternatives to Stack

A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Stack launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Typed▲256

   The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Compose for macOS▲280

   Your personal writing assistant to increase productivity

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Better Notes▲359

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   App Stacks▲276

   Stories & stacks behind beautifully crafted apps

   2025 · appstacks.club · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Just Open & Type (JOT)▲339

   A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stack 2.0▲313

   Stack is an internet launchpad for multitaskers

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Typewrite▲103

   Real-time collaborative writing

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Box Notes▲196

   A note-taking app built for teams

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Stacks▲251

    A collection of PH's most popular curated lists.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    s'More▲265

    A desktop app for writing Medium stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    UpNote▲161

    The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Notebook▲251

    The beautifully simple note-taking app

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Notepin▲353

    Extremely simple note-taking

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    iA Writer 3▲207

    The quintessential writing machine, rewritten.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Composé▲91

    An editor for creating interactive iOS prototypes and apps

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    iOS Stack▲213

    A curated collection of iOS resources for app builders

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Writer▲134

    Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Stack▲210

    Tweetdeck for all your social apps

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Collate Notes▲9

    A flexible cross-platform note-taking application

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Writer▲81

    Beautiful, secure and fast text editor and notes app.

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Workflowy 2.0▲176

    Organize your brain

    2018 · 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 →