Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Swiftpad

An easy and swift way to save all your ideas, notes, to-do's

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Swiftpad launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Scratchpad▲382

   Quick notes, always available

   2024 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Apple Journal▲259

   A new app from Apple to start journalling

   2023 · apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bear▲600

   A beautiful, flexible writing app for notes and prose

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Notes keeper - speech to text▲114

   Android notepad app

   2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Once▲179

   Keep a journal like a real life book.

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Open source non-linear notepad app▲222

   MicroPad is a free non-linear note taking app that allows for easy organisation of all of your notes and notebooks.

   2018 · getmicropad.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Journal App▲325

   A beautiful journal app for macOS

   2023 · journal.do · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Granola for iOS▲442

   The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Just Open & Type (JOT)▲345

   A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas

   2017 · jot.webflow.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SwiftNote▲8

    Online notepad

    2025 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Yope▲74

    An idea-focused note taking app which extends your brain

    2020 · genieprotocol.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SwiftPad▲73

    Pharmacy at your fingertips.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Journal 2.0 for iOS▲106

    Bring your projects to life.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    laluta - smart journaling▲100

    Journaling app designed to help you understand yourself

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AI Playground▲159

    Finding notes fast is still hard. You can organize with tags, PARA, or backlinks, but searching always feels slow and frustrating. That’s why I built ConniePad - native app on macOS & iOS. It works offline and lets you capture notes quickly anywhere. It has a comprehensive editor and local speech-to-text on iOS, so you can jot down ideas even without internet. But capturing notes is only half the story. What about finding what you need? ConniePad uses AI search. You can type queries like you would in Google or ChatGPT. It understands similar words, wrong typos, and abbreviations, so you get…

    2025 · veed.io · its alternatives →

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    Notepad▲77

    Simple app to take notes.

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Music Notepad▲76

    Keep track of all your musical ideas in one place!

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Brainflow notes▲71

    Personal journaling and note-taking

    2022 · brainflow.app · its alternatives →

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    RexPad▲86

    Nimble collaborative note-taking.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    ThoughtPad▲74

    Quick autosaving notepad on the web

    2016 · thoughtpad.kingdomofs.com · 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 →

22. 22
    GoJournal▲71

    A digital journaling app for everyone

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Brain;Notes▲61

    Scrapbook-like notepad app using sticky notes for iPadOS

    2022 · brainnotes.magickworx.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    EssayKraft▲99

    Native essay writing app for Mac and iPad

    Aug 2026 · apps.apple.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 →