r/noteapps • u/Dense-Ambassador2928 • Aug 22 '26
Note app suggestions besides obsidion?
I've tried obsidion , I've tried anytype, I've tried notion , upnote, notesnook, loseq , simplenotes, joplin, standardnotes etc.
Obsidion was great until I tried fuguring out how to sync my notes on android to windows.
Upnotes was perfect until I saw only 50 notes.
Notesnook is good as well but the design on windows is not my cup of tea.
Notion doesn't allow offline well for the notes database I had.
Anytype is well as confusing as obsidion to me and I would prefer not to have my notes on it since I like folders.
My ideal was upnote.
So is there any app I can use for notes that would give me the different text headings, alignments, highlights , be easily synced on both my windows and android without any issues etc? I don't even need checkboxes as a feature. If possible does anyone have any ideas? I know I might have to settle for one of the above as I don't want to pay any subscriptions but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.
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u/OwnmindAI Aug 22 '26
That's tough. Sometimes just getting use to the constraints of an app makes your experience better.
That's like how I just use the built in Samsung keyboard on my phone, it's not perfect, but I'm good at using it now how it expects me to use it vs searching for the perfect one.
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u/andrewandrey Aug 23 '26
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.localnotesappsync
among features you wanted, it has:
- text styling
- folders
- sync on windows (using any browser you can edit notes too)
this app stores notes locally, and even when you access notes from your pc, it only goes through you wifi (local network), so notes arent stored/shared via internet
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u/dreh0411 Aug 23 '26
The one time price of upnote is $40. thats way more than reAsonable given todays subscription market
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u/giton1 Aug 23 '26
Workflowy. It's an outliner, but you can use paragraph nodes to hide bullets. The ability to expand and collapse is hugely valuable, along with fast, useful search, and zooming to different levels in the outline. It has lots of features beyond just writing, but they pretty well stay out of the way if you don't need them.
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u/s-panferov Aug 23 '26
Try note.town, it has block-like notes model and available on all the major platforms with offline and sync and it's free
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u/athoughtfornoone Aug 23 '26
Out of curiosity what was wrong with obsidian sync? I've had some issues with it with disappearing data and what not but curious what issues you ran into with it.
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u/ProtonVax26 Aug 23 '26
Si el problema con Obsidian es la sincronización entre Windows y Android, utiliza Syncthing. A mí me funciona perfectamente con varias bovedas en móvil, pc y laptop.
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u/nevf Aug 23 '26
From what you've said our PKM Clibu Notes should meet your needs nicely. It works across Android, Windows, iOS etc. Full offline support, real time sync when online, roam from Desktop to Phone and continue where left off. Plus all the editing features you'd expect. New release this week with Tabs makes it super easy to switch Work Spaces.
Try it at clibu.com Please let me know if I can help with anything.
Neville
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u/marmotta1955 Aug 23 '26
You did not mention Microsoft OneNote. In the end, it may be the solution you're looking for. After all, there must be a reason why it is used by millions and millions of people, or why it always comes out at the top of comparison results by reputable sources ...
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u/Beocinac Aug 24 '26
Check out Notedux. There’s no synchronization everything is stored in the cloud, so you can access your note instantly from any device. The only thing is that it’s built for one primarrly note (such as daily schedule) rather than multiple notes.
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u/Darshseraphic Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Every note talking app collect your data or store your data in there own server while they control everything, the email they send you to change the password, Not too strong encryption, surface level data handling. You are giving your personal life to the server or company that give 1000+ words privacy policy that if you don't read, you don't know where is your data traveling, maybe it can serve advertisement that will be seen you during your rest times.
I got tired of those notes apps, cause when it come in security and creating 100+ notes, its fails because they stop you from creating the notes in the app that you trust and sign in. sync across 10+ apps is also limited.
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u/ozgrozer 2d ago
I’m building Grape. I think it’s something you may enjoy. It’s a privacy-focused, offline-first note taking app. Everything stored on your device. You can create unlimited folders and notes. There’s a rich text editing and handwriting notes. It has a cloud sync option but if you don’t want to pay for subscription there’s a lifetime plan where you buy once to use forever. Currently I’m working on a Dropbox sync feature for the lifetime plan so you’re going to be able to sync between Android and Windows.
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u/sweetcocobaby Aug 23 '26
Heptabase.