Screenshots: Five Android note-taking apps you never heard of

Introduction

When you’re on the go, you need to\r\nbe able to quickly jot down notes before they slip away into the ether.\r\nOtherwise, you’ll most likely forget every brilliant idea you’ve ever had.\r\nThankfully, there are more note-taking apps than you could possibly imagine\r\nusing. But which ones should you be using? How about the\r\nones you’ve never heard of?

That’s right; there are so many\r\nnote-taking apps available in the Google Play Store, you’ve probably heard of\r\nonly a small portion of them. Some of those unheard-of apps are actually quite\r\ngood. And so here we are, ready to unveil a few note-taking apps ready to serve\r\nyou… whether you know of them or not.

Note: This gallery is also available as an article.

Note Everything

Note Everything allows you to\r\nquickly send memos, create folders, search–all in the free version. There is\r\nalso a pro version that adds photo notes, checklist notes, gallery notes,\r\nreminders, encryption. It lets you add notes to the status bar and do a full\r\nbackup to an SD card. The Note Everything Pro add-on will set you back $3.99\r\nUSD. It’s worth every penny.

Squid (formerly Papyrus)

Other premium add-ons include Tool\r\nPack ($2.99), which adds tools like highlighters, a \u201ctrue\u201d eraser, a sharp tool\r\n(to draw lines, rectangles, etc.), and a text tool and Cloud Backup ($2.99),\r\nwhich allows you to back up your notes and export them to the cloud as PDFs.\r\nNote: Cloud Backup supports only Dropbox and Box at the moment.

SealNote Secure Encrypted Note

SealNote offers features such as\r\nAutosave, secure window content (to prevent screenshots from being taken when\r\nnotes are open), password timeout, and backup/restore. You can also add your\r\ncredit cards (and other cards) into the app and secure them away–although if\r\nyou’re as paranoid as I am, you probably won’t opt to use this feature. If you\r\nlong press a note (from within the main window), you can archive notes, as\r\nwell. To get to your archive notes, swipe right from the left edge and tap\r\nArchive.

My Notes - Notepad

My Notes allows you to add an app\r\nlock (to secure your notes away). If you happen to be a power user, you’ll\r\nenjoy the built-in grouping and sort-by feature that makes finding your notes\r\neven easier—or you can use the included search feature. My Notes allows you to\r\ncreate folders and tag important notes with stars for quick access from the sidebar.

SomNote

You can use the free version or\r\npurchase the in-app SomNote Premium ($3.99/month USD), which gives you 30 GB of\r\nextra storage (you get 1 GB with the free account). You’ll also get premium\r\nthemes, attached file size up to 100 MB, attached file restoration, and the\r\nremoval of ads.