Best Note Taking Apps for Android in 2026
These apps let you write notes, make lists and set reminders. Some also record voice, transcribe speech, summarize notes with AI, or let you annotate PDFs. Together the 30 apps below were installed 46M times in the last 30 days.
Updated . Ranked by installs in the last 30 days, from Google Play.
Top 5 note taking apps compared
| App | Installs, 30 days | Rating | Size | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Keep - Notes and lists |
39M | 4.7 2.5M ratings | – | No ads |
 Microsoft OneNote: Save Notes |
1.4M | 4.5 1.3M ratings | 111.3 MB | No ads |
 Notability: AI & PDF Notes |
140K | 4.5 2.5K ratings | – | No ads |
 Notes, Notepad - FlyNote |
380K | 4.5 512.0K ratings | 18.8 MB | Contains ads |
 Smart Noter - AI Note Taker |
340K | 4.6 122.9K ratings | 159.8 MB | No ads |
All 30 note taking apps, ranked by installs
Google Keep
- 4.2B installs in total
- 4.7 from 2.5M ratings
- No ads
- 13 years on Google Play
Study all in one place with note-taking, study sharing, and smart search
- 1B installs in total
- 4.5 from 1.3M ratings
- 111.3 MB download
- No ads
- 14 years on Google Play
A digital notebook: take notes with AI, annotate PDFs, handwrite study notes.
- 2.5M installs in total
- 4.5 from 2.5K ratings
- No ads
- 3 months on Google Play
FlyNote is a simple notebook and fast notepad with AI transcript and summary
- 31M installs in total
- 4.5 from 512.0K ratings
- 18.8 MB download
- 9 years on Google Play
Audio, Voice & Speech to Text. Generate AI Notes, Transcriptions & Action Items
- 9.4M installs in total
- 4.6 from 122.9K ratings
- 159.8 MB download
- No ads
- 22 months on Google Play
AI note taker & meeting summarizer. Record audio, voice memos & video calls
- 7.2M installs in total
- 4.8 from 46.0K ratings
- 25.4 MB download
- No ads
- 8 years on Google Play
Simple notepad & memo. Take notes, to-do list, shopping list with reminders.
- 33M installs in total
- 4.8 from 443.6K ratings
- 28.6 MB download
- 4 years on Google Play
Capture voice memos, manage to-do lists, and keep your notes locked and synced.
- 1.8M installs in total
- 4.4 from 6.7K ratings
- 41.1 MB download
- 2 years on Google Play
Easy notepad and notebook for daily memos, sticky notes, and good notes taking
- 36M installs in total
- 4.7 from 394.0K ratings
- 64.3 MB download
- 6 years on Google Play
Smart note taking with PDF, handwriting to text & AI notes — perfect for study.
- 2.7M installs in total
- 4.5 from 7.4K ratings
- 121.3 MB download
- No ads
- 9 years on Google Play
Note Taking AI: Record audio, transcribe speech to text, summarize meeting notes
- 3.3M installs in total
- 4.6 from 149.6K ratings
- 90.1 MB download
- No ads
- 13 months on Google Play
Easy to use notepad for notes, checklist, to-do list, shopping list & reminders.
- 2.4M installs in total
- 4.2 from 13.4K ratings
- 30.0 MB download
- 3 years on Google Play
Hi Noter, automatically transcribe meetings, extract summaries & action items.
- 2.8M installs in total
- 4.6 from 53.9K ratings
- 100.7 MB download
- No ads
- 16 months on Google Play
Smart notepad to capture ideas, record memos, draw & manage checklists.
- 1.2M installs in total
- 4.0 from 777 ratings
- 30.4 MB download
- 3 years on Google Play
Notepad and Notebook, easy to use notepad for notes, to-do list, reminder
- 1M installs in total
- 4.2 from 2.6K ratings
- 29.3 MB download
- 4 years on Google Play
Note-taking apps with notepad & color notes. Take notes, to-do and markup PDF.
- 3.7M installs in total
- 4.1 from 6.3K ratings
- No ads
- 13 months on Google Play
Your work has context. Your AI should too. Notes, meetings, PDFs and more.
- 8.2M installs in total
- 4.0 from 8.7K ratings
- 361.2 MB download
- No ads
- 4 years on Google Play
Study notes, PDF annotation and AI study tools. Pay once, no subscription.
- 1.8M installs in total
- 4.2 from 2.3K ratings
- No ads
- 18 months on Google Play
The mobile notepad for notes, checklists, task lists, and memos
- 330K installs in total
- 4.7 from 4.0K ratings
- 17.9 MB download
- 11 months on Google Play
Smart notes & checklist: reminders, secure lock & auto backup.
- 220K installs in total
- 5.0 from 1.2K ratings
- 18.3 MB download
- 3 months on Google Play
Easily create notes, to-do lists, memos and reminders with Notes & Notepad.
- 620K installs in total
- 4.5 from 1.7K ratings
- 29.4 MB download
- 18 months on Google Play
Notes & Notepad Launcher with Color Note, To Do List Planner, Reminders, Widgets
- 3.7M installs in total
- 4.4 from 24.7K ratings
- 2 years on Google Play
Take a quick note, organize notes, and manage to-do lists with color notepad
- 210M installs in total
- 4.9 from 3.8M ratings
- 5.8 MB download
- No ads
- 16 years on Google Play
Simple Notepad and Checklist
- 14M installs in total
- 4.4 from 193.8K ratings
- 31.1 MB download
- 13 years on Google Play
Handwritten notes & PDF annotation with AI. Digital planner & notebook for pen
- 3.4M installs in total
- 4.3 from 3.8K ratings
- No ads
- 2 years on Google Play
Granola is the AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings
- 280K installs in total
- 4.8 from 4.3K ratings
- 64.3 MB download
- No ads
- 4 months on Google Play
Simple Notes helps you take notes quickly combined with countless note themes.
- 2M installs in total
- 4.3 from 3.9K ratings
- 22.1 MB download
- 2 years on Google Play
Notes - Notebook, Notepad helps you take notes, diary, checklist and reminders.
- 270K installs in total
- 4.5 from 464 ratings
- 30.6 MB download
- 4 months on Google Play
Notepad- Notebook: Create Notes, Checklist and photo notes with emojis.
- 1.7M installs in total
- 4.4 from 2.2K ratings
- 19.0 MB download
- 3 years on Google Play
Take notes, create to-do lists, lock ideas, and customize with Notepad.
- 22M installs in total
- 4.3 from 161.7K ratings
- 44.1 MB download
- 3 years on Google Play
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Questions about note taking apps
What is the most popular note taking app for Android?
Google Keep - Notes and lists, with 39M installs in the last 30 days. Microsoft OneNote: Save Notes and Notability: AI & PDF Notes come next.
How many people install a note taking app?
The 30 apps here were installed 46M times in the last 30 days.
What is the best rated note taking app?
Daily Notes - Notepad: 5.0 stars from 1,236 ratings.
Which note taking app is growing fastest?
Notepad - Notebook and Notes: 24× installs vs the 30 days before.
What is the newest note taking app on this list?
Daily Notes - Notepad, on Google Play for 3 months.
What is the smallest note taking app?
ColorNote Notepad Notes, a 5.8 MB download.
Is there a note taking app without ads?
Yes, 14 of the 30 apps here don't show ads, including Google Keep - Notes and lists, Microsoft OneNote: Save Notes and Notability: AI & PDF Notes.
Is there a free note taking app?
Yes, all 30 apps here are free to install.