We all take notes at some point. If you don't usually take many notes, perhaps the notes app that comes standard on your phone will be enough for you. But if not, don't worry, we have compiled the best note apps for Android so that you have options to write things down as you want, and as you need.
There are many different note apps, and no, not all of them do the same thing. Each one has its main asset. So we tell you the main features so you can choose the one that suits you best. All phones come with a built-in notes app, but they're usually not as comprehensive as ones you can install on your own. Without further ado, with these apps you can write down everything you need, however you need.
Google Keep – The most popular of the moment
It is clear that when we talk about note apps the current leader is Google Keep. This app is the one offered by Google, which is why some phones (such as the Pixel or those that include Android One) have it integrated as the main notes app. But if this is not your case, we recommend that you take a look.
It works with your Google account and is synchronized with it so that you can access it from anywhere, from your mobile, another phone, your computer ... Any device with an Internet connection and availability to install the app or access from the web. Of course, you can write even without a connection, when you have it it will synchronize it in the cloud.
It allows you to create lists of things to do (which you can cross out when you have already done), change colors, pin notes, search among them, collaborative notes and much more. A very complete app that makes it one of the most popular of the moment.
Evernote – A classic that keeps getting better
One of the apps that has always been there and has already become is Evernote. This is one of the easiest apps to use. With a very practical organization system, it works by "notebooks", something similar to what the folders of an operating system would be, so it is more familiar than the labels from Google Keep.
You can write by hand or with the stylus and search in the handwritten text, you can save articles from web pages and a long etcetera. One of the most complete apps that we can find.
Of course, the people of Evernote are one of the first companies that understood how important it is that you can access from anywhere through your account.
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OneNote – The Microsoft option
It was clear that Microsoft with its office suite (Microsoft Office) could not be left out. OneNote It is the company's alternative to Windows. OneNote is designed so that you can take notes with maximum creative capabilities. Write as usual or by hand, draw, paint, cut out elements from the web to place the content wherever you want.
You can have multiple pages to easily distinguish by sections, classify to-do lists, mark what's important, or create labels. It also allows multiple people to edit your notes and much more. Without a doubt an alternative with infinite options.
FairNote – Encrypted notes and lists
If you are concerned about cybersecurity and you write down highly confidential things on your cell phone, perhaps FairNote be your option. It does not offer as many options as other apps that we have seen and will see on this list but it is the best in cybersecurity.
But that does not mean that it is an extremely simple app and it is far from that. You can change the theme, both dark mode and other colors. You can also bookmark notes, create reminders, create tags to organize your notes, etc. It's not that basic, is it?
Day One Journal - To keep your journal
This is not a notes app as such, but it can certainly be used for it in different variants. Day One Journal is an app that will allow us to write our daily diary. But apart from writing our day, being organized by date you can easily use it as a daily notepad, that is, as an agenda. Not a bad option, right?
Simplenote - Easy and simple
If you don't want complications, you don't want weird things or options that you don't know how to use. You just want to jot down notes and make it understandable and pretty. Well it is clear, Simplenotote It's your choice.
You can directly edit, preview if you write for the web and write your notes and your To-Do Lists. Everything that many people need.
Squid – For manuscript lovers
The following app is squid. This app is perfect for those of you who enjoy writing by hand. What this app offers is like a notebook but with more options such as zoom, duplicate the note, modify thickness and color once written and much more. All the options that we would be allowed with a normal text but with handwritten text.
You can also modify the sheet, in case you want lines or squares and the pencils and brushes used.
iA Writer - The Perfect Markdown Note Taking App
If you have a blog or a web page and you want to take notes but already thinking of publishing it on your website, it is best to write it in Markdown, a language halfway between HTML and traditional writing. iA Writer is the note app that users looking to write in this way have historically used. And it is clear that it continues to wage war.
Of course you can also write normal notes, but above all it is designed for Markdown.
Dropbox Paper - The notepad for sharing
Surely many of you know Dropbox. A cloud app that serves both to have your files on the network and to share with other users. Well, surely not so many of you knew dropbox Paper, your notes app designed to share with other users.
It is more designed to work, but it is designed so that you can access your document from anywhere and see what your colleagues with whom it is shared are doing. They can leave comments, you can even make a To-Do List to see what each of you does. You will be notified when a colleague has finished a task or comments on something, so you can always be aware of what happens with your project.
And these are our recommendations. Any personal recommendations? Which one did you like the most?