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24 alternatives to SwiftNotes

Quick, efficient and simple Android notes app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SwiftNotes launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Better Notes▲357

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TalkNotes▲854

   Turn your thoughts into actionable notes, fast

   2023 · talknotes.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   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 →

4. 4
   SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110

   Your quick notes with you

   2022 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Stupid Notes▲337

   Minimalist note taking app

   2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PeekNote▲176

   Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SwiftKey Note▲71

   Now available for iOS, can sync with Evernote

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Dumbnote▲141

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

   2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Evernote 8.0 - January 2017▲415

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

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Notes▲103

    Streamlined notes: quick & organized

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Quick Note▲149

    Colorful sticky notes for Mac

    2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dim Notes▲331

    Auto-tags your thoughts

    Nov 2025 · thedim.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Supernotes▲421

    The collaborative note-taking app

    2020 · supernotes.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    QuickNote.io▲145

    📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

    2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →

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    HashTagNotes▲88

    Note taking app focusing on speed and tags

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    YourNote▲92

    Notes app that puts privacy first

    2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Simple Note▲84

    Simplest Note app from your web browser.

    2020 · drghostling.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Indigo Notes for Apple Watch▲74

    A simple but powerful notes taking app

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    MinkNote▲157

    Private macOS notes app built on plain Markdown files. No databases, no lock-in. Native, keyboard-first, and designed for knowledge organization.

    Jul 2026 · muse23.com · its alternatives →

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    PopNotes▲96

    The notes app that lives in the menu bar of your Mac

    2020 · serialcoder.dev · its alternatives →

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    Quick Notes 2.0▲84

    Quick note taking app

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SwiftNote▲8

    Online notepad

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    FSNotes▲101

    File system notes manager

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Nimble Notes▲107

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

    2019 · app.notion.com · 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 →