Top iPhone Note Taking Apps — Comprehensive Listing
In our quest to find the best iPhone note taking application, we have produced another comprehensive ranking of iPhone applications that can be used for jotting down notes. These applications range from Notepad replacements to task managers to personal database managers for lots of information including notes.
Rankings are based on the popularity within the Apple iTunes App Store in the Productivity section. Of the Top 100 Apps in the productivity section, nearly 30% have some form of note taking functionality, making notes the most crowded application category.
Not all note taking apps are created equal, however. Most apps miss the fundamental functionality of being able to synchronize notes with a web service or desktop, so that you truly can take your notes everywhere, while keeping them secure and backed up at all times.
We have jotted our comments in the right-most column, but if you are the developer or a user and you have noticed that we have missed an important functionality or differentiator, please leave a comment below so we can look more carefully in the future.
Top iPhone Applications that can Take Notes — Paid Downloads
| Rank | Note Taking App | Company | Price | Notes |
| 7 | Things | Cultured Code | $9.99 | Tasks and notes, syncs via WiFi to desktop app |
| 19 | Toodledo | Toodledo | $3.99 | Task manager with notes, syncs with website |
| 20 | Notebooks | Alfons Schmid | $4.99 | Traditional notebook app, import/export via Bonjour |
| 24 | Ultimate Todos | MMDESOFT | $0.99 | Todo app syncs with Toodledo |
| 37 | TouchTodo | Chen’s Photography | $0.99 | Todo app syncs with calendar |
| 41 | OmniFocus | The Omni Group | $19.99 | Task manager syncs with web via WiFi or MobileMe |
| 50 | Zenbe Lists | Robert Kieffer | $2.99 | List manager syncs with web or share via email |
| 53 | Listomni Lists | Ontomni | $6.99 | Simple list and task manager, share by email |
| 54 | iDo | David Screve | $2.99 | Siimple task and list manager, no sync or share |
| 55 | MobileStudio | Pixio | $1.99 | Create and organize text files |
| 57 | Voice Memo Recorder | Concrete Software | $1.99 | Record and label memos with voice |
| 58 | Notebook | Appigo | $4.99 | Notebook syncs with Toodledo, share via email |
| 64 | NoteMaster | Kabuki Vision | $4.99 | Text and image notes, share and backup by email |
| 65 | ShapeWriter Pro | ShapeWriter | $9.99 | Note pad with novel text input, backup via email |
| 67 | mySticky | Iswhereiam | $0.99 | Sticky notes, can email byt no sync |
| 68 | TextGuru | Brancipater Software | $4.99 | Text editor can be used for notes |
| 71 | iMExchange | RERLSoft | $7.99 | Sync notes and tasks with Outlook |
| 79 | Notespark | Metaspark | $4.99 | Notes that sync and share with Notespark.com |
| 80 | Done | Chilli X | $0.99 | Siimple task and list manager, no sync or share |
| 81 | Organizer | Aesthology | $8.99 | Memo / diary tool, text email to share |
| 86 | Iconic Notes | Hoofien | $4.99 | Notes categorized with icons, share by email only |
| 87 | Notes+ | SEVP | $1.99 | Text notes, share by email only |
| 89 | MagicPad | Proximi | $3.99 | Rich text editor for notes, share by email only |
| 91 | To-Do Lists | Tapku | $0.99 | Tasks and lists, no sync |
| 93 | Planner | Kevin Ferguson | $0.99 | Tasks and lists, no sync |
| 95 | A Check List | Golden Trout Software | $0.99 | Task manager supports notes, no sync |
| 96 | HanDBase Database Manager | DDH Software | $9.99 | Relational database can be used as notes |
| 98 | Take A Note | Readdle | $4.99 | No sync, share by email |
Top iPhone Applications that can Take Notes — Free Downloads
| Rank | Note Taking App | Company | Price | Notes |
| 2 | To Do’s | AustinBull | Free | Simple task manager, no sync or share |
| 5 | WritePad | PhatWare | Free | Notepad with handwriting recognition |
| 6 | Evernote | Evernote | Free | Full featured notes, syncs with web |
| 8 | Lists Free | MobilityWare | Free | List manager, ad supported |
| 10 | VoiceNotes | GarSoft | Free | Voice memo recorder |
| 14 | iProcrastinate Mobile | Craig Otis | Free | Tasks and lists, share by email |
| 16 | Organizer Lite | Aesthology | Free | Limited lite version of memo / diary tool |
| 17 | ShapeWriter Free | ShapeWriter | Free | Limited lite version of paid notepad |
| 19 | Remember The Milk | Remember The Milk | Free | Task manager syncs with RTM account |
| 25 | mySticky Lite | Steven Tomlinson | Free | Sticky notes only allows 5 notes |
| 28 | reQall | Qtech | Free | Tasks and notes, shake reminder system |
| 30 | SimpleMind Xpress | SimpleApps | Free | Mindmapping method of capturing ideas |
| 32 | Todo Lite | Appigo | Free | Lite version of Todo, integrates with Notebook |
| 35 | Action Method | Behance | Free | Task manager and organizer |
| 36 | Fliq Notes | Mark/Space | Free | Notetaking app allows you to beam notes |
| 43 | To Do | Erica Sadun | Free | Simple task manager, no sync or share |
| 46 | My Secrets Lite | Konstantin Anoshkin | Free | Notes in folders, backup to Mac |
| 51 | iList Touch | Aldeia Tecnologia | Free | List manager |
| 53 | YouNote | Sophiacom | Free | Multi-media notes, backup to Mac |
| 57 | iDo Lite | David Screve | Free | Lite version of iDo |
| 59 | Fliq Tasks | Mark/Space | Free | Task manager from Fliq Notes maker |
| 64 | iDB Datamaster | Evince Technologies | Free | Notes, diary, data suite, syncs with Mac |
| 65 | Simple Notes | Fabian Kreiser | Free | Limited siimple sticky notes |
| 67 | PhotoNote Lite | Bananas Design | Free | Photos plus notes, limited free version |
| 69 | Icon Memos | Hoofien | Free | Memos categorized by icon |
| 81 | AgileText Noter Lite | Agile Innovations | Free | Notepad with large keyboard |
| 84 | Nozbe Get it Done | Apivision | Free | Task and project manager, syncs with website |
| 87 | My Task | YJ Works | Free | Simple task manager, sync with Google calendar |
| 96 | Outliner Lite | CarbonFn | Free | Organize thoughts in outline form |
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Pingback by Feature-Übersicht auf 60 Notiz-Applikationen — February 25, 2009 @ 5:57 am
Simply use the adresbook to store notes. They get synced! Or 1Password if you need secret notes.
Happy new Apple world.
Comment by karl — February 25, 2009 @ 6:11 am
Missing momo!
Comment by negi — February 26, 2009 @ 4:58 am
My iPhone app PokéDia can also used as a note taking app. It’s a paperbook app. I will send you free promotional code if you send me E-mail.
Thanks.
Comment by Hiroumi — February 26, 2009 @ 8:25 am
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Pingback by iPhone Diaspora» Blog Archive » Best apps for note-taking — February 26, 2009 @ 11:04 am
Momo is no longer listed in the top 100 paid Apps.
Comment by sync — February 26, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
One more tool is now out, and it syncs with MS OneNote:
“MobileNoter is an iPhone application that provides an easy way to make short notes, export them to OneNote, import OneNote notebooks and do it all in just few clicks.
MobileNoter allows a user to get an access to all your OneNote data that is displayed the same way as in OneNote.
The application syncs wirelessly using a 3G network, so you can perform synchronization from anywhere you want. Your information is being sent to the cloud, so you don’t need to have your PC turned on.
When you are at your desk, all your mobile notes appear in OneNote and you can organize them as you like into your existing notebooks.
The product is available in two editions (Cloud and Wi-Fi) that can be used together or separately, depending on user’s needs.”
Comment by jetfreeman — December 23, 2009 @ 12:19 am
WikiTouch is a new note taking and personal wiki on iPhone, available from the app store. WikiTouch can synchronize notes over the Internet between your iPhone and your computers, so that you can manage your notes wherever you want. As notes are stored on the iPhone, WikiTouch works while online or offline, and Internet connection is only required during the synchronization process. You can also define links between notes, which is a great feature if you want to organize your notes like on any web site.
Comment by agiletouch — February 17, 2010 @ 5:30 am
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