Best Dimmed Note Apps

215+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating

20 free apps

Updated May 2026

Looking for free dimmed note apps? 20 of our 215+ tracked titles are free to download — no subscription, no trial. The rest are premium picks worth paying for.

Top Picks for Dimmed Note

#1

Dimmed Note by Hideaki Uchikoshi

Editor's Choice

🔧 Utilities

0.0(0 ratings)

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#2

EasyNotes - Sticky Notes App by Gulooloo Tech Co., Limited

Sticky Notes, Color Note Pad

Strong Contender

📊 Productivity

4.6😊(3.5K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

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Capture your thoughts and ideas with a versatile note-taking app. Create rich text notes, add photos, sketch, record audio, and organize with colorful backgrounds and widgets. Secure your notes with multiple lock options and sync across devices.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
🎨 Customizable notes
📷 Ability to add photos
🗓️ Month calendar view with reminders

Room to Improve

🐛 Export to PDF not working
🔒 Difficult to transfer VIP status to new device
🔒 Unable to access photos on Apple devices

#3

Element Note by Soysauce Lab

Handwriting Note & PDF Markup

Worth Considering

📊 Productivity

4.6😊(2.4K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app offers a distraction-free digital notebook experience with advanced handwriting, PDF annotation, and sketching capabilities. It features unique brushes, a powerful rendering engine, and smart organization tools. Sync your notes across devices and collaborate with others seamlessly.

What We Love

🚀 Smooth handwriting experience
💡 Customizable pens and colors
👍 Clean and intuitive interface
🎨 Gradient and gradient brush tools

Room to Improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
🔍 Search function not working
🖼️ Issues with image handling and export

More Dimmed Note apps to explore

Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote

Capture Notes, Ideas and Memos

Capture thoughts, ideas, and plans in a digital notepad. Organize, search, and secure your notes, memos, and sketches. Sync across devices for access anywhere, anytime. Collaborate with others on shared notepads.

Capture thoughts and ideasDigital sketchbookOrganize and search notes

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

Agenda: Notes meets Calendar

Agenda: Notes meets Calendar

Organize your days

This app integrates notes with your calendar, allowing you to associate notes with specific dates or events. It offers a rich text editor and supports attaching files and photos, with cross-device syncing and collaboration features. The core functionality is free, with optional premium features available via subscription.

Notes linked to calendar dates/eventsTimeline view of notesRich text editor with formatting

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

Take note of almost anything

Capture your thoughts, ideas, and important information with a versatile note-taking app. Attach various file types, scan documents, create checklists, and even sketch directly within your notes. Organize with folders, tags, and smart searches, and collaborate with others on shared notes.

Add attachments (PDFs, images, links)Scan paper documentsCreate checklists

📊 Productivity

Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF

Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF

Note taking, canvas & work app

Capture ideas, enhance productivity, and unlock insights with advanced AI features. This app offers tools for professionals, students, and creatives, including infinite whiteboards, AI-powered transcription and summarization, and customizable digital notebooks.

AI-powered transcription and summarizationInfinite whiteboard canvasDigital notebooks with customizable templates

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

TwiNote - SNS style note

TwiNote - SNS style note

Convenient note app

Create personal notes and memos using a familiar social media interface. Organize daily events, dialogues, or ideas privately within the app. Features include image saving, theme customization, and font adjustments.

SNS-style note creationPrivate note storageImage saving

free with in-app purchases

Turbo AI - Notetaker

Turbo AI - Notetaker

AI notes, flashcards, quizzes

Transform audio, video, and text into study materials like notes, quizzes, and flashcards. Engage with your notes through chat for deeper understanding. Organize and sync your learning content seamlessly.

AI-generated notes with rich formattingInstant quiz and flashcard creationPodcast generation from content

free with in-app purchases

QuickNotes X: Notes, AI & PDF

QuickNotes X: Notes, AI & PDF

Note-Taking, Made Easy.

This app offers a fluid and precise note-taking experience with a custom vector ink engine, voice recording synced to writing, and ML-powered shape recognition. Organize notes with notebooks and folders, protect them with passwords and biometrics, and sync seamlessly across devices via iCloud. Mark up PDFs and presentations, and customize your notes with various tools and templates.

Vector ink engine for fluid writingVoice recording synced to notesML-powered shape recognition

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

Unstuck AI Note Taker

Unstuck AI Note Taker

AI Notes, Flashcards, Quizzes

This AI-powered assistant transcribes audio and video, creating organized notes, flashcards, and quizzes. It helps students and professionals focus on learning and meetings by automating note-taking and review.

AI-powered transcriptionAutomatic note summarizationFlashcard generation

free with in-app purchases

Notes+ : Notes for Pencil

Notes+ : Notes for Pencil

Note Taking & Note Taking Apps

Enhance your digital note-taking with realistic writing tools, diverse templates, and AI-powered features. Import files, organize with versatile tools, and boost productivity with multi-tasking capabilities. Secure your notes and access smart AI assistants for summaries, quizzes, and transcriptions.

Realistic writing experienceFile import and conversionVersatile note-taking tools

AI Note Taker - Voice to Notes

AI Note Taker - Voice to Notes

For meetings or conversations

This app automatically records and transcribes your conversations, meetings, or lectures using advanced AI. It can then summarize lengthy notes, simplify complex text, and even process YouTube videos and local files for easier comprehension.

Automatic voice recording and transcriptionAI-powered summarizationYouTube video summarization

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

Simple Note Checklist Reminder

Capture quick memos, ideas, and to-dos with customizable sticky notes. Organize them by color or pictures, and create them by typing or voice. Add notes as widgets to your homescreen for easy access and sync them with iCloud.

Creating memosCreating checklistsCreating reminders

free with in-app purchases

Sticky Notes Widget

Sticky Notes Widget

Note Widget & Remind App

Add unlimited sticky notes and reminders to your iOS Home Screen and Lock Screen. Never forget important tasks with notes that appear automatically when you pick up your phone. Customize your notes with text, checklists, photos, and various styles.

Unlimited Home and Lock Screen widgetsAutomatic note displayEdit notes as widgets

Private Notes with Password

Securely store personal notes, contacts, and passwords with password protection. Features a simple interface, biometric unlock options, and password recovery. Keep your sensitive information private and organized.

Password protection for all notesBiometric unlock (Face ID/Touch ID)Sort notes by date or alphabetically

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

mimi – Cute notes

mimi – Cute notes

Customizable fonts, notes

Personalize your notes with a variety of cute themes and customizable text styles. Organize your thoughts into notebooks, create to-do lists, and format text with lists and special character recognition. Unlock premium stickers with a subscription.

Cute note themesCustomizable text stylingCheckable to-do lists

📊 Productivity

Notepad - Simple Notes & Memo

Notepad - Simple Notes & Memo

Daily Note Writer: Take & Keep

This app provides a straightforward way to jot down thoughts, create lists, and save temporary information. It offers features like search, dark mode, and customizable widgets for quick access to your notes. Data is stored locally for enhanced privacy.

Search functionalityDark modeLock screen widget

free with in-app purchases

Quick, easy note, private lock

Capture thoughts and ideas instantly with a simple interface. Secure your notes with a private lock feature. Optional subscription removes ads and supports development.

Quick note-takingPrivate note lockAd-free experience (subscription)

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

HiNoter - Al Note Taker

HiNoter - Al Note Taker

Auto transcribe & summarize

This app automatically records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings, lectures, and interviews. It allows you to stay focused while capturing all important information, with features like AI-generated summaries, mind maps, and searchable transcripts.

One-tap audio recordingAI-powered transcription with speaker labelsConcise AI-generated summaries

📊 Productivity