# Notes

> Take note of almost anything

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1110145109](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1110145109)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1110145109`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Apple
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (644,103 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2016-05-23
- **Size:** 5.77 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notes/id1110145109)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww)

## Description

Notes lets you capture quick thoughts or long notes with rich attachments, including checklists, images, web links, scanned documents, handwriting, and sketches. With iCloud, your notes stay synced across all your devices.

Key features include attachments, audio recording and transcription, built-in document scanning, secure locked notes, rich text formatting, tables, and Apple Pencil sketching. Organize with folders, tags, and Smart Folders, link notes, and collaborate on shared notes or folders. Quick Note access, Apple Watch support, and region-specific availability are also available.

## Rankings

- #646 — Overall
- #1 — note
- #7 — notebook
- #11 — wiki
- #21 — google keep
- #61 — folders

## Review summary

Notes is widely loved for its simplicity and versatility—easy to use, and a central place for quick notes, lists, ideas, recipes, and reminders, with strong search and hands-free note creation via Siri. However, users report reliability and performance problems, especially with large numbers of notes, including crashes, lag, and occasional data loss during copy/paste. Locked notes also raise security concerns due to the lack of a password recovery option. Battery drain is noted on some devices. Overall, a strong core app, but reliability and some features could improve.

### Pros

- Easy, simple, fast to use
- Highly versatile for notes, lists, recipes, ideas
- Great for quick notes and to-dos with checklists
- Siri voice note creation on the go
- Strong search to locate notes quickly

### Cons

- Performance problems: crashes and lag when you have many notes
- Locked notes lack a password recovery option

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1110145109)