Is there a good app for organize notes in notebooks?
Lacks Features: 28 apps already serve this, and 27 data points mined from real user reviews across 4 sources show where they fall short. Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature.
Data refreshed September 7, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to organize notes in notebooks, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| note sharing | missing-feature | 2 | no permite compartir notas |
| custom note ordering | missing-feature | 2 | Sarebbe bello poter ordinare le note come si vuole |
| note list for a notebook group | missing-feature | 1 | нельзя выбрать список заметок группы блокнотов - только каждый блокнот отдельно |
| per-notebook sort order | missing-feature | 1 | нельзя для каждого блокнота использовать свой тип сортировки |
| note labeling display | ux | 1 | Wish they would labeled the notes as the flow by |
| no way to categorize notes | missing-feature | 1 | All of the notes are all mixed but it will be better if we can catagorize |
| note categories | missing-feature | 1 | Please add Password & Catagery system in app |
| weaker handwriting adjustment and organization vs Goodnotes | ux | 1 | it was much better at adjusting handwriting, convenient erasing, and better organization |
| defaults to recent notes instead of notebooks | ux | 1 | this strength is overlooked by defaulting to the “recent notes” view when opening the app |
| lagging while taking notes | performance | 1 | the app keep lagging for me even though I restarted my iPad Air (M4) |
| note lock | missing-feature | 1 | no lock is there so anyone can see your notes |
| alphabetical note sorting | missing-feature | 1 | Just wish my list could be alphabetized in stead of being chronological |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notebooks: Write and Organize | 4.7 | 1,056 | $17.99 |
| Evernote - Note Organizer | 3.5 | 1,849,128 | Free |
| NotesHub: Notes, Kanban Boards | 4.7 | 38 | $4.99 |
| Notability: AI Notes & Planner | 4.8 | 455,997 | Free |
| Notes - Professional | 4.4 | 40 | $2.99 |
| Evernote: AI Notes & Notebook | 4.4 | 77,594 | Free |
| Journal | 4.8 | 320,117 | Free |
| Note list - Notes & Reminders | 4.6 | 8,365 | Free |
Should you build it?
Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature. Opportunity here scores 57 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
6 attempts, 5 dead and none above 4 stars; an abandoned field of trivial note apps with no viable open-source option.
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| KevCui/pynote | stale | 4 | Python |
| fersonull/noteddd | active | 3 | TypeScript |
| rzlco666/catatan | stale | 3 | PHP |
| Akman/znotes | stale | 2 | JavaScript |
| apurv3011/whiteBoard | stale | 2 | JavaScript |
| Hamza-Bek/Task-It | stale | 2 | C# |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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