Best Work Notes Apps

248+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.1 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated August 2026

If you already know Workflowy, this is the deeper bench. 248+ work notes apps for iPhone, all reviewed and ranked by user rating, recency, and download trend as of August 2026.

Compare top Work Notes Apps (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Workflowy: Note, List, OutlineWorkflowy: Note, List, OutlineFree4.8★ (8.2K)NoYesSep 2026
2Microsoft OneNoteMicrosoft OneNoteFree4.7★ (1.1M)NoYesSep 2026
3Notepad: Easy Notes & MemosNotepad: Easy Notes & MemosFree4.8★ (28K)YesYesSep 2026
4Weekly Planner - Diary, NotesWeekly Planner - Diary, NotesFree4.7★ (15K)NoYesSep 2026
5WorkNotes: Daily NotepadWorkNotes: Daily NotepadFreeNoYesSep 2026
6Evernote: AI Notes & NotebookEvernote: AI Notes & NotebookFree4.4★ (78K)NoYesSep 2026
7BeeMind: Smart Work NotesBeeMind: Smart Work NotesFree1.0★ (1)NoYesAug 2026
8SimplenoteSimplenoteFree4.7★ (4.3K)NoNoSep 2026

Top Picks for Work Notes

Workflowy: Note, List, Outline#1

Workflowy: Note, List, Outline by FunRoutine INC

Notes App and To Do List
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
4.8😊(8.2K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Capture ideas, manage tasks, and organize your thoughts with an infinitely nestable system. This app offers AI assistance for summarization and brainstorming, along with collaborative features and robust search capabilities. It syncs across devices and works offline, making it a powerful tool for personal and team productivity.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Best way to organize thoughts
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive
  • 👍 Excellent for productivity and organization
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases
  • 👍 Syncs seamlessly across devices

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional data loss issues
  • 🐛 Offline mode not always reliable
  • 🔋 Can be slow on mobile devices
  • 👎 Limited customization options
Microsoft OneNote#2

Microsoft OneNote by Microsoft Corporation

Capture Notes, Ideas and Memos
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.7😐(1.1M ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#67in 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
Notepad: Easy Notes & Memos#3

Notepad: Easy Notes & Memos by 1381802 Ontario Inc.

Simple Notebook & Writing Pad
Worth Considering
📊 Productivity
4.8😊(28K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Capture thoughts, create to-do lists, and organize ideas with a versatile digital notebook. Supports handwriting, text notes, and secure cloud syncing. Personalize your experience with custom themes and icons.

What We Love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 📝 Useful for notes, lists, and reminders
  • 🎨 Customizable font and color options
  • 💾 Reliable for storing important information
  • 🔍 Helpful search functionality

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Premium subscription required to remove ads
  • 🐛 Occasional data loss or note disappearance
  • 📤 Lack of sharing or exporting options
  • 🔒 No password protection for individual notes

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FAQ about Work Notes

What are the best work notes apps for iPhone?
Workflowy: Note, List, Outline tops our work notes apps ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.8-star average from 8.2K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top work notes apps we rank are free to download, including Workflowy: Note, List, Outline and Microsoft OneNote.
Workflowy: Note, List, Outline has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 248+ work notes apps on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
Workflowy is designed for capturing notes, managing tasks, and organizing your thinking. Its infinitely nestable structure allows you to break down complex ideas into manageable points, making it suitable for everything from simple to-do lists to detailed project outlines.
Key features include infinitely nested lists for deep organization, AI assistance for summarizing and brainstorming, kanban boards for task management, real-time collaboration, robust search and filtering, and offline access. It also supports tagging, mentions, and file uploads.

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