Best Secure Notes Apps in 2026
28 secure notes apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
28ranked
22free plans on this page
$1.99/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
| # | App | Score | From | Free plan | Paid from | Encryption model | Offline access | Open source | File attachments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joplin | 9.7 | €2.99/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 2 |  Notesnook | 9.6 | $1.99/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 3 | PrivacyNotes | 9.5 | Free | Yes | — | end_to_end | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 4 | Cryptee | 9.4 | €3/mo | Yes | — | end_to_end | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 5 | Anytype | 9.3 | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes | No | — | View |
| 6 |  Turtl | 9.2 | $3/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 7 | Dash | 9.2 | $4/mo | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 8 |  SilentNotes | 8.6 | Free | Yes | — | end_to_end | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 9 |  Nolio | 8.5 | Free | Yes | — | local | — | Yes | — | View |
| 10 |  VaultNote | 8.5 | Free | Yes | — | end_to_end | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 11 |  Snug | 8.3 | Free | Yes | — | local | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 12 |  Notyra | 8.2 | Free | Yes | — | end_to_end | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 13 |  NULVEX | 8.0 | Free | Yes | — | end_to_end | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 14 |  SecNotes | 7.5 | Free | Yes | — | local | — | — | Yes | View |
| 15 |  Cipher Notes | 7.4 | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 16 |  ZeroNote | 6.9 | Free | Yes | — | local | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 17 |  NoteSR | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 18 |  Lockpad | 6.6 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | View |
| 19 |  LocalNotes | 6.4 | — | No | — | local | — | Yes | — | View |
| 20 |  Paste | 6.3 | Free | Yes | — | end_to_end | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 21 |  Safe Notes | 6.3 | Free | Yes | — | local | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 22 | Binderus | 6.2 | Free | Yes | — | local | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 23 |  Snoq | 6.2 | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 24 |  OpenVLT | 6.0 | — | — | — | end_to_end | — | Yes | Yes | View |
| 25 |  MadNotes | 5.9 | Free | Yes | — | privacy_focused_sync | Yes | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which secure notes app is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Joplin is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 9.7. Notesnook is second and PrivacyNotes third.
How many of these have a free plan?
22 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Notesnook has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1.99/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.
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