Samsung Notes alternative
As of 19 Oct 2026, 8 Android apps can take over from Samsung Notes. Typed notes and lists can stay. Start with Notesnook.
Encrypted notes that sync across your devices
A finished notes app with colour, editors and encrypted sync across phone, tablet and computer.
Hand-checked 22 Oct 2026.
The things people use Samsung Notes for, and which alternatives do them today. Hand-checked against each maker's own pages.
| Feature | Samsung Notes | Notesnook | NotallyX | Saber | Easy Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checklists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Handwriting | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — |
| Sync across devices | Samsung account | Encrypted | — | Optional | — |
| Lock or vault | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works without an account | Samsung account | Optional | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Source: each maker's website, read by a person on 22 Oct 2026. "—" means not offered, as far as the maker says.
8 notes apps that can hold your next list. Sort by any column.
| App ▼ | What it does | Price | Updated ▼ | Min Android ▼ | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SaberAdil Hanney |
A handwriting notebook for phone and tablet | Free | 31 Aug 2026 | Android 7.0+ | website |
QuillpadQuillpad |
Markdown notes that sync with Nextcloud Notes | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 7.0+ | website |
ObsidianObsidian |
Linked Markdown notes in a local vault | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | website |
NotallyXPhilKes |
Colour cards, checklists, reminders and widgets, no account | Free | 14 Oct 2026 | Android 7.0+ | website |
Fossify NotesFossify |
Quick notes and checklists with a widget | Free | 3 Feb 2026 | Android 8.0+ | website |
Easy NotesKin |
A Markdown notes app with a locked vault | Free | 18 May 2026 | Android 8.0+ | website |
Notes in Samsung Notes stay there until you export them. The new app starts with its own notes.
Pick one from the table. Keep Samsung Notes for now.
Samsung Notes can export a note as a file. Or type the ones you still use.
Widgets and folders should land. Open Samsung Notes again if you want the old stack.
Start with Notesnook if you want encrypted sync on any Android. Saber if you write by hand. NotallyX if you want colour cards and no account.
Not by themselves. Samsung Notes can export a note as a file. Or leave them and start clean.
Yes. Open Samsung Notes. Notes already there stay there.
Saber is a handwriting notebook with optional sync. Notesnook, NotallyX and Easy Notes are typed notes.
Not for NotallyX, Saber or Easy Notes. Notesnook needs one only if you want sync.
