Note Pad Apps on Android

We reviewed some of the Android Apps available on Play Store for adding notes.

The below list does not rank the apps in any order.

Today Mobile devices have made it easy to add and carry notes. Even they can help as a good reminder for some task that you scheduled for a day. Having a nice notes app in your mobile can improve your productivity.

We reviewed some of the free Note Editor/Note Pad Apps on Play Store and came up with the below list, keeping in consideration user reviews and ratings for the respective app:

1. ColorNote Notepad Notes To do (by Notes)

Price:

This app is free and without ads.

Pros:

a. The app size is small. (About an MB)

b. It is a very simple notepad in which you can add notes and ToDo Lists.

c. You can create a widget for a Note/ToDo List and keep it on your home screen. Even the Notes/ToDo lists can be pinned to the notification bar to keep them handy. Also, these can be set as reminders in your calendar.

d. You can add different coloured notes for categorising them. 

e. Notes can be password protected.

f. Notes can be backed up/synched online (with Google/Facebook sign in) as well as offline.

g. Different views are supported including List/Grid View. Different sorting options are present

h. Global search can be used to search for text in Notes/ToDo List.

i. Notes can be easily shared via SMS/email/Twitter.

Video:

We could not find any official video for the app. It should not be even needed because the app has a very good interactive tutorial.

Some helpful review comments on play store:

This is the best note system I've ever used! Easy simple productive tool. I've used it to keep records of health history, wrote a novel, kept website addresses, shopping notes, receipts, grocery lists, anything you can copy and paste can be included here, you can even lock some of your notes with a password, or keep all your passwords recorded behind one simple password, keep organized with colored notes, and share. I love it! If your phone breaks, no worries... It's backed up! There are no drawbacks here!

I am very forgetful, and I tell everyone if it's not on my calendar it's not happening. This app makes it so easy to make a quick note or list that I can pin to my homescreen so I can keep up with it! The calendar is so much easier to use than Google or some of the other apps. It is pinned to my homescreen and it sends notifications for each event. If I could change anything, I would make it sync with Google or Facebook so I could keep up with events I forget to put on my calendar.

2. Notepad (by PowerAPP)

Price:

This app is free and contains ad.

Pros:

a. The app can be used to create multiple kinds of notes including: Voice Notes, Video Notes, Reminders, Todo List, Photo Notes, Text Notes.

b. Photo Notes also support editing such as: Drawing can be added in a Photo Note, Text can be added with Photo Note, etc. Also, edited pictures can be saved separately.

c. Various editing for background colours/text colours can be done.

d. Password Protection is supported.

e. Backup/Import and Export of data is supported including Automatic Periodic Backups.

f. Notes can be searched easily and also can be added to different folders for categorisation.

Video:

Some helpful review comments on play store:

I don't know about all those things. All I know is that it works great for me! I lost it for a while and panic. I thought I paid for this at one point but if not where do I send the check?

2mb lightweight app Honestly just need to keep self notes, and no need to be fancy. Gave it stars for lightest notepad app here.

I cannot transfer notes from one phone to the next after backing up the files on SD card. It crashes every single time even after reinstalling. I have very important info in those notes.The app is flawless other than this issue. Please help me fix it and I will give 5 stars.