Reviews of Light Notes

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List of user reviews and ratings for Light Notes

Total ratings

3.87 (Rating count: 1,159)

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Review summary

Light Notes is praised for its clean, fast, and lightweight interface and has longtime fans who value its simplicity and quick formats. However, many reviews complain about intrusive ads, unreliable backup/restore across versions and devices, and missing organizational features like folders, manual sorting, and text formatting. Overall, it suits users wanting a minimal, fast notes app but struggles with ads and data-management capabilities.

Pros

Simple, clean and lightweight UI that opens instantly.
Quick and easy to use with nice note formats.
Long-time favorite with ultralight memory usage and fast access.
Very good and steady performance, reliable for years.

Cons

Intrusive, frequent ads disrupt usage and even affect saving in some cases; multiple reviews complain about ads and the push to paid versions.
Backup and restore are unreliable across updates/devices; backups may not restore or fail during restoration.
Lack of organization features: no folders, manual sorting, text formatting, or grouping/tags for notes.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.90

All time rating average: 3.87

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37% (13)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-11-21	Ja*****	like it. simple, clean.
like it. simple, clean.
2024-12-10	Pa*****	Cannot export
Cannot export
2024-08-01	Je*****	Good but a bit confused on the backup abilities
Good but a bit confused on the backup abilities
2024-03-23	Mb*****	Good 👍
Good 👍
2023-05-15	Ar*****	Quick and easy to use. Really nice formats. :)
Quick and easy to use. Really nice formats. :)
2023-04-13	Ab*****	I hope Developer is still alive since it shows being developed from Ukraine, and Dnipro river especially. As for features, for now it needs folders, manual sorting, and text formatting.
I hope Developer is still alive since it shows being developed from Ukraine, and Dnipro river especially. As for features, for now it needs folders, manual sorting, and text formatting.
2023-02-01	An*****	I did backup but it is not restored, I tried a lot, I am using this app since 4 years, it is good for me but it does not give backup, please help
I did backup but it is not restored, I tried a lot, I am using this app since 4 years, it is good for me but it does not give backup, please help
2022-11-14	sa*****	Very good
Very good
2022-08-30	pu*****	Best Notes app. Blindly Install & use!
Best Notes app. Blindly Install & use!
2022-01-06	Ma*****	Malwarebytes identified this app as an infection. I don't know if that's an error, but Light Notes has stored 9MB of user data - I found out during a routine cache clean - before I've ever used the app as far as I remember (forgot I'd installed it ages ago). I and many IT professionals, have great trust in Malwarebytes; I don't know this app or developer. User data deleted first, then uninstalled!
Malwarebytes identified this app as an infection. I don't know if that's an error, but Light Notes has stored 9MB of user data - I found out during a routine cache clean - before I've ever used the app as far as I remember (forgot I'd installed it ages ago). I and many IT professionals, have great trust in Malwarebytes; I don't know this app or developer. User data deleted first, then uninstalled!