Notes & ToDo lists
Digital notebooks have a lot ahead of their analog counterparts: They can be synchronized across platforms, for example, so that notes, tasks and the like are always available on all devices. Completed ToDo entries can also be graphically marked as completed. We list the corresponding desktop and mobile applications below.
A comprehensive to-do list app, Todoist lets you create reminders, goals, habit trackers, projects, and more. The app is primarily focused on tracking these tasks and checking them off, but you also view these tasks in a daily agenda format. Todoist is available to download for free on iOS, Android, and Mac devices.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Notebooks is an efficient and flexible app for writing, notetaking, organisation, and project management. Automated link management helps keep your notes coherent, and support for many widely-used formats gives you control over what you produce and how you use it. Notebooks is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. The app requires a separate license for each platform, but this is a single, one-off, reasonably priced purchase.
Devices: iPhone, iPad
Done is an app that helps you create healthy routines by helping you set goals, tracking your progress, and then motivating you with streaks/chains. Unlike so many other habit apps, Done lets you set a goal and track it multiple times a day, not just one time per day.
Devices: iPhone, iPad
Bamboo Paper is an app that functions as a digital notebook. Kids can customize the colour of the notebook's cover and add a title. They then can use it as they would a pen-and-paper notebook, drawing or writing on the pages as well as adding images or saved documents.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Note Taker HD is a powerful app for writing and organizing handwritten notes, diagrams, etc.
Devices: iPhone, iPad
Bear is a beautiful writing app for notes and prose for writers and note-takers. If you are looking for a replacement for Evernote or Apple Notes, then Bear is definitely one that you should take a look at, though it may not be for everyone. You can download Bear – beautiful writing app for notes and prose on the App Store as a universal app for the iPhone and iPad for free.
Devices: iPhone, iPad
GoodNotes lets users create digital “notebooks” into which they can record their scribbles. There’s a great degree of customization available when it comes to notebook paper, and users can choose their preferred line spacing and color, which is a nice touch. GoodNotes is best used on the iPad with an Apple Pencil. The app offers a wide range of digital drawing tools and pen types, and owners of the newer, second-generation Apple Pencil can use the stylus’s “double-tap” feature to quickly switch between their pen and eraser. If you don’t have an Apple Pencil, GoodNotes does allow users to type notes into a notebook using a traditional text box and the on-screen virtual keyboard, but this route is far more cumbersome.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Super Notes is one of the most advanced mobile text editors for iOS. It is packed with easy to use features for your convenience. The app is perfect for students and professionals and for everyday note-taking. It goes beyond the boring note taking app and adds great functions like an iPhone recorder.
Devices: iPhone, iPad
AnyList is an app that makes list-making incredibly easy and intuitive with three built-in rubrics: a grocery list that comes pre-loaded with departments, categorized lists that allow you to customize your own sections, and a basic list. AnyList is available for free to download on iOS and Android devices.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
OmniFocus is a powerful task management app with a lot of features for organizing and prioritizing your tasks.
Devices: iPhone, iPad
Penzu is a writing app that helps you keep a private journal. Penzu is available for free to download on iOS and Android devices.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
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Classic Notes+ is a note taking app that looks a lot like the iPhone stock Notes app or AK Notepad on Android, but with a lot more features mindlessly yet seamlessly thrown in. On the surface, it's an ordinary notepad - you write, you type, you note, it really has everything a note taking app should have (import txt files, sharing notes, etc.) - but hidden inside are nutty features like conversion options, tip calculator, weather, time, Wikipedia search, and a ton more bat-shit crazy options that don't really belong in a note-taking app but are nice to have as a backup.
Devices: Android
PenCake is a note taking app that enables you to write stories about daily life, childcare, thoughts, hobbies, travel, suspense, and memos on your smartphone. Pencake is available for free to download on iOS and Android devices. Pencake is an app that helps every user to enjoy the story and includes the skill of writing.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Penbook is a powerful note-taking application for iPad and iPhone. Build your perfect notebook from hundreds of choices. Use the notebook as a monthly planner, a sketchbook or even a calendar using the live dynamic paper in conjunction with an Apple Pencil, stylus or just your finger. The application includes features such as Live Paper, variations of academic, scientific, and planning stationeries, Unlimited unique cover combinations for your notes, the ability to Search your handwritten notes for words or phrases and drawing features that will Snap your strokes to create perfect shapes with shape recognition. The application provides a seven-day free trial before the annual subscription which provides unlimited notebooks, access to new stationery and covers as they're designed, and regular app updates. There are in-app purchases but no in-app adverts. The application is rated for ages 4 and above but is ideal for users who wish to keep a notebook on a regular basis such as business professionals, academics or students.
Devices: iPhone, iPad
MinimaList is a to-do list app, and not much more, but of course, that minimal description is fully intentional. Minimalist is available for free to download on iOS and Android devices.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Glean is a unique productivity app that allows students to take notes in a variety of ways to improve learning and productivity. The application includes features such as classroom recording, highlighted note-taking, note syncing between mobile and web-based platforms, audio note-taking, note organisation and much more. This application is free to download on a trial basis and has a variety of price plans available. The application is available on iOS and a web-based platform and is free from in-app adverts and in-app purchases. The application works in both landscape and portrait mode and is suitable for students who wish to capture academic content for future revision. Glean – ‘The new app that helps you take meaningful notes with minimal effort’.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Zoho Notebook is a free app that makes note-taking simple, but to be really useful, it needs a web version and better organizational features.This free app from Zoho gives you virtual notebooks with designer covers to store card style notes. The covers make it easy to segregate and identify different notebooks. You can also choose fonts, font size and colours as per your preference. Zoho Notebook is available across Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. Zoho Notebook lets you create notes in 6 categories: text notes, checklists, audio notes, photo notes, sketches and document notes.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Simplenote is a simple but neat way to coordinate all of your notes. Very simple in design, but the app allows you to add notes, add tags, share notes and make lists + tasks + reminders. Simplenote is available as a free download for Linux, mac OS, Windows as well as iOS and Android. Your lists and notes are synchronized on all your devices at any time. Simplenote allows you to save notes in plain text. All you need to do is sign up for an account and you can start using it right away. Recently Simplenote has added markdown syntax. Simplenotes’ synchronization is blazing fast. Changes you make on other devices will sync nearly instantly on other devices. There’s not too much functionality around everything… but more of a blank slate approach.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Microsoft OneNote is a text app by Microsoft which enables you to make various kinds of visual and textual notes for free. Microsoft's OneNote is free for all users. OneNote is available for free to download on a Mac, a PC, an iPhone or iPad, or an Android device.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
Wunderlist is a handy task manager with a fun and simple interface. This app is great for work, home and play. Users will accomplish more during the day by using Wunderlist to organize tasks, create lists, set goals, save notes, share lists and more.
Devices: Android, iPhone, iPad
LectureNotes is an excellent note taking app for students and teachers on Android devices who are interested in serious lecture note-taking. As stated by the creators at Acadoid Developer the app was designed while having a user at university /school in mind. For instance, an educator could easily use LectureNotes for teaching (by writing on the device and projecting the screen content) or a student for crating notebooks, draw and write notes.
Devices: Android
Things is a task management app that helps you plan your day and manage your projects. Things app is available to download on iOS and macOS devices.
Devices: iPhone, iPad