With features such as audio recording, built-in keyboard, scribble, and voice dictation, the best notes apps for Apple Watch let you write and save ideas the very moment they strike.
Now you can come up with a grocery list, write and get reminders for upcoming events, check completed tasks, and create checklists without reaching out for your iPhone.
At this time, the best apps you can use to take notes on your Apple Watch are Microsoft OneNote, Cheatsheet, Google Keep, SnipNotes, Zoho Notebook, Noted, and Notes for Apple Watch.
1. Microsoft OneNote
Price: Free, Offers in-app purchases
Microsoft OneNote lets you write and view your discoveries and thoughts without a premium subscription.
To use Microsoft OneNote for notetaking, tap the plus button and choose whether you want to scribble, dictate, or type your notes.
As an Apple Watch productivity app, Microsoft OneNote allows you to:
- Track important tasks, events, schedules, and ideas directly on your wrist.
- Assign colors to your notes to make it easy to recall what you added and why you did so.
- View recently added notes, including the title and the date on which you added them.
2. Cheatsheet
Price: Free, Offers in-app purchases
Cheatsheet helps you remember the tiniest details and smallest tasks that aren’t as easy to remember.
From a design standpoint, Cheatsheet stands out for being simple, and easy to navigate. Instead of colors, Cheatsheet gives you access to over 200 beautiful icons you can use to categorize your notes based on meaning and intentions.
Scrolling to find your cheats on the small smartwatch screen can be tedious, especially if you have a long list of notes. Cheatsheet fixes this issue with the search feature and Siri digital assistance, which you can use to access specific notes from an extensive list.
3. Google Keep: Notes and List
Google Keep on Apple Watch features ten of your most recent notes and lists on the main screen, each presented as a card.
Even on the small screen of your Apple Watch, Google Keep allows you to:
- Read up to eight short paragraphs or six long paragraphs of text notes.
- Use Apple Watch’s built-in microphone, drawing text, and emoji to write down your ideas the moment they strike.
- Convert notes into to-do lists by adding checkboxes to them when writing and easily check off items.
- Add images to a Google Keep note, although with a syncing delay of up to 5 minutes on your Apple Watch.
While you can use the Google Keep pin feature on your Apple Watch, it has no effect on the arrangement of notes on the watch. And if you no longer want to see a note on any of your devices, simply long press on it and tap the archive option.
4. SnipNotes Notebook
SnipNotes is another easy-to-use app that lets you create, edit, and delete notes on the go.
The interactivity is smooth and flawless. You tap “view note” to scroll through a list of notes you’ve create and “create note” for new entries.
Like Cheatsheet, SnipNotes uses icons to help you differentiate between categories. For example, the cart icon represents a grocery list. And once you’ve purchased an item, tap the checkbox to indicate completion.
As you write in SnipNotes, it auto-recognizes your wordings and suggests ideas that match your input. The autosuggestion is a nifty feature that saves you a lot of time when taking notes.
5. Zoho Notebook
While Zoho Notebook is by a well-known brand, its watchOS version of the app doesn’t have such a huge user base. Still, I recommend you get it for professional note taking, especially if you’re a business owner.
Zoho Notebook lets you compose notes packed with texts and rich media such as images, emoji, and audio clips.
Some of the top productivity features in Zoho Notebook include files, bookmarks, to-do lists, spotlights, and notes search with Siri. Plus, you can add its complication on the watch face for quick access.
6. Noted
Don’t let brilliant ideas evaporate from your mind as easily as they come. Use Noted on your Apple Watch to capture them the moment they strike.
Noted lets you take notes and capture ideas in audio form. Launch the app, tap start recording, and capture what you have in mind. Noted then transfers your audio notes automatically to your iPhone, where you can transcribe them if you wish.
In Noted, you swipe left to see a list of all your recording and tap a record to playback directly on your Apple Watch.
7. Notes for Apple Watch
Price: Free, Offers in-app purchases
I use Notes for Apple Watch by Kpaw to write and save short texts on the go. While this app doesn’t have rich and advanced formatting features, at least it automatically syncs all my notes to my iPhone.
To use Notes for Apple Watch, open the app and tap the notes icon. You get four options to input your text. You can swipe-write, dictate words, use the FlickType keyboard, or scribble items or ideas. You can even add emoji as you write to express unwritten emotions based on how you feel.
For ease of use, Notes for Apple Watch allows you to:
- Organize your notes by categories, such as meeting agendas, groceries, and ideas for easy access.
- Use the color feature to assign an identifier to your notes, so you know what is what whenever you want access.
- Manage your entries online or offline even without your iPhone nearby.
