Best Note Taking Apps With Dark Interface

247+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.4 avg rating
19 free apps
Updated October 2026

With an average user rating of 4.4★, the note taking apps with dark interface category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 247+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Note Taking Apps With Dark Interface (October 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Microsoft OneNoteMicrosoft OneNoteFree4.7★ (1.1M)NoYesOct 2026
2NotesNotesFree4.8★ (641K)NoNoOct 2026
3JoplinJoplinFree4.1★ (476)NoNoOct 2026
4Smooth Note (with Folders)Smooth Note (with Folders)Free4.9★ (29)YesYesOct 2026
5Note.s Taking App - NotesUNote.s Taking App - NotesUFree4.5★ (28)YesYesOct 2026
6SmartNotes: Simple Note TakingSmartNotes: Simple Note TakingFree—NoNoMay 2026
7Note Taking Writing AppNote Taking Writing App$4.992.8★ (22)NoNoSep 2026
8Notestudio: note taking, pdfNotestudio: note taking, pdfFree4.9★ (19)NoYesOct 2026

Top Picks for Note Taking Apps With Dark Interface

Microsoft OneNote#1

Microsoft OneNote by Microsoft Corporation

Capture Notes, Ideas and Memos
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
4.7😐(1.1M ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#73in Productivity
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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.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Simple, works well
  • 👍 Great for planning
  • 👍 Powerful note-taking app
  • 👍 Invaluable tool for note taking
  • 👍 Used for years, couldn't be without this app
  • 👍 Helps keep up with college
  • 👍 A+ for getting life organized
  • 👍 Best app to get organized
  • 👍 Excellent across ALMOST all platforms
  • 👍 Excellent for work and school
  • 👍 Wonderful app (better than Evernote)
  • 👍 Paperless uni student
  • 👍 EVERYTHING in one place & mega easy to find
  • 👍 Amazing. Especially since it's free
  • 👍 Awesome app
  • 👍 Using it for years

Room to Improve

  • 🔨 Could be better
  • 🔨 Formatting issues on mobile app
  • 🔨 Buggy widget, no dark app icon
  • 🐛 Glitchy, crashes often
  • 🐛 Terrible sync speeds
  • 🐛 The drawing tool switches to text tool without being selected
  • 🐛 Crashes since iOS 17
  • 🐛 Dude, please fix scrolling issue
  • 🐛 Bugs, lots of bugs
  • 🐛 Terrible on iPad, very slow
  • 🐛 Glitchy af now
  • 🐛 Strokes vanish randomly when writing with Apple Pencil
  • 🐛 No easy way to select large amounts of only highlighting
  • 🐛 Unbelievably unreliable
  • 🐛 Wildly inconsistent syncing
  • 🐛 Very glitchy, too risky
  • 🐛 App crashing
Notes#2

Notes by Apple Inc.

Take note of almost anything
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.8😐(641K ratings)
Free
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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.

What We Love

  • 📝 Versatile note-taking app
  • 🔒 Secure with password/biometric lock
  • 🌐 Seamless sync across devices
  • 🚀 Quick and responsive
  • 📂 Organized with folders and tags
  • 💻 Integrates well with Apple ecosystem

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/retrieving notes
  • 🔋 High battery drain when using Apple Pencil
  • 📝 Limited formatting options (font, color, etc.)
  • 🔒 Password reset issues with locked notes
  • 🗑️ Accidental deletion of notes
Joplin#3

Joplin by Laurent Cozic

Note taking and to-do app
Worth Considering
📊 Productivity
4.1😊(476 ratings)
Free
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A privacy-focused note-taking and to-do application that allows you to capture multimedia notes, organize them with notebooks and tags, and sync across devices. It offers end-to-end encryption and an offline-first approach for secure and accessible information management.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 🔒 End-to-end encryption
  • 👍 Excellent cross-platform support
  • 👍 Intuitive Markdown support
  • 👍 Flexible sync options (Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV)
  • 👍 Open source and privacy-focused
  • 👍 Seamless syncing between devices
  • 👍 Feature-rich yet simple to use

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues, especially on iOS
  • 🐛 Buggy UI, especially on iOS
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Slow performance at times
  • 🐛 Confusing interface, not very intuitive
  • 🐛 Missing basic features like undo/redo

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FAQ about Note Taking Apps With Dark Interface

What are the best note taking apps with dark interface for iPhone?
Microsoft OneNote tops our note taking apps with dark interface ranking as of October 2026, with a 4.7-star average from 1.1M App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 19 of the top note taking apps with dark interface we rank are free to download, including Microsoft OneNote and Notes.
Microsoft OneNote has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.
We track 247+ note taking apps with dark interface on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.