Upnote is a note-taking app. It’s similar to iAwriter, Drafts, and Standard Notes.
It is also a ToDo list if you want to use that feature.
If you want to sync across all devices, then you have to sign up and then UpNote stores your notes on a Google Firebase server.
If you don’t sign up then your notes will remain local to your device
The mention of Google makes me wonder how much they would be able to snoop on my notes. Apparently the notes are encrypted, soare my concerns assuaged and will I get this note-taking app? There are times when price versus everything else wins. And in this case the lifetime (yes, lifetime) price is $24.99. Will it let me down? Is it truly secure? Etc.
As of 27 March 2026 I see the price is now $39.99 Lifetime.
BlockNotes
BlockNotes is made by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. It is free to use and app stores your notes locally (on your machine) as simple HTML files.
Blocknotes never connects to the internet. It’s completely offline and private. Files are stored natively, so you can use another service to sync them across devices (such as iCloud). It’s open source.
On iPhone, there’s a a native iOS app.
That’s how I am using it. I downloaded the Mac OS app and the same on my phone – and it syncs via iCloud.
What is not to like?
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