AI Rank leaderboard
Best note taking app — according to AI
We asked AI assistants 6 questions a real buyer would ask about note taking apps — “what's the best?”, “what would you recommend for a small business?”, “what's a good affordable option?” — and counted which products the AI actually named. This is what the models recommend today (last checked July 13, 2026).
| # | Product | AI answers mentioning it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notion“For most people right now, I'd recommend Notion for its all-in-one flexibility (notes, databases, wikis, project management)” | 6/6 |
| 2 | Obsidian“Obsidian if you prefer local, private, private markdown files with powerful linking” | 5/6 |
| 3 | Apple Notes“Apple Notes (free, built-in, excellent sync)” | 4/6 |
| 4 | Microsoft OneNote“Microsoft OneNote (great for handwriting/drawing, free) are hard to beat” | 4/6 |
| 5 | Bear“Bear (beautiful, markdown, Apple-only) is excellent” | 3/6 |
| 6 | Evernote“Evernote – Ideal for cross-platform clipping and organizing web articles, PDFs, and images” | 3/6 |
| 7 | GoodNotes“GoodNotes (iPad) remains the top choice” | 2/6 |
| 8 | Coda“Notion or Coda are best” | 1/6 |
| 9 | Google Keep“Google Keep are completely free and great for quick notes” | 1/6 |
Methodology & honesty notes
Counts come from asking an AI model 6 standardized buyer questions and extracting the products it names — model knowledge, not live web search, and small samples move week to week. Treat position as directional, not a verdict. Not sponsored; no product can pay to appear here.
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