Best Notes Free Writing Apps

4.8😐(641K ratings)

Free

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

Notes: Note taking & writing by Lutech-DN

Good quick notes & planner

Strong Contender

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FreeIn-App Purchases

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Capture ideas, create to-do lists, and sketch designs with a versatile digital notebook. Customize your notes with various paper templates, stickers, fonts, and colors. Effortlessly organize and share your work as PDFs.

Paper: Writing App, Notes by Mihhail Lapushkin

Write a book novel poem script

Worth Considering

Notes, PDF Markup & Mind Maps

4.7😊(1.7K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app offers a clean and configurable writing environment for various creative projects. It supports Markdown and plain text, syncs with iCloud, and integrates with other tools. Users can publish drafts to popular blogging platforms and export documents in multiple formats.

What We Love

💗 Fantastic app
🎀 Great tool for writers
👍 Clean writing app
🤩 Awesome app
👍 Cute animations
🤩 Excellent app
👍 Sleek and elegant
🤩 Outstanding app
👍 Simple and easy to use
🤩 Amazing app

Room to Improve

🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
💰 Paywalled features
🐛 Lost files and documents
🐛 Cursor issues
🐛 Buggy and unstable

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