Android NotesHub Super fast, local first, supports Markdown, audio recordings, inline images, linking of notes, Kanban, Excalidraw, and GitHub sync.
Markdown One Jotter Fast, good looking and a lot of functionality including linking of notes, Markdown support, calendar view, inline audio recording, images, sketching, and themes
Markdown SilverBullet An open-source, fast, WYSIWYG, and free Progressive Web App (PWA) that supports Markdown, templates, queries, and cross-device synchronization. Incredible!
Markdown Ruslin Fairly basic open-source app that is local first, fast, and supports Markdown including tables, folders, and 4 themes. A key feature is synchronization with Joplin Cloud.
Android RetroNote Free, and fast, supports Markdown, multi-level tags, Google fonts, linking of notes, and a graph view, and it's completely Web-based so there's no app to install
Android PureWriter Very fast, supports Markdown for input and output, also exports to text, PDF or image, and supports backups to WebDAV, OneDrive, Google Cloud, or Alibaba Cloud Disk.
Markdown Paper If you subscribe to Dropbox and need a quick and clean note-taking app with Markdown support, then Paper could be for you.
Android Evernote Nice design, Markdown for input, inline tasks, templates, attachments, PDF viewer, audio recording, sketches, offline access to notes, and an endless amount of features. Not cheap and has a lot of baggage.
Android myReach Definitely worth checking out, a ton of functionality, great support, apps for different platforms, and a useful AI tool to summarize your notes or help you write, but no Markdown input.
Android Nuclino Nuclino is really fast, beautifully designed, supports Markdown for input and output, has amazing version history, tables, an API, and has oodles of integrations. Great for teams.
Markdown Coda Well designed from a UI perspective and has WYSIWYG editing using Markdown syntax but a significantly limited companion to their Web app.
Android ImapNotes3 ImapNotes3 is open-source, free, fast, with no ads, and supports WYSIWYG editing including tables and checklists, exporting to HTML, collapsable sections, tags, and 19 font colours.
Android TagSpaces Add descriptions and colours to files and folders, geo-tag and bookmark files, save searches, Kanban, photo gallery, and Map view of files.
Android Inkdrop Github-flavoured Markdown, status per note, end-to-end encryption, revision history, and over 100 plugins! This is amazing for an app costing only USD 4.99 a month
Android Effie A minimalist native writing app with support for Markdown, mind-mapping, oodles of fonts, and sync across devices. No Web app and not local-first.
Android RemNote A great tool for tracking your thoughts and learnings in bullet form with the ability to nest thoughts and tag them and create flashcards. Android UI is a bit jittery.
Android Amplenote A daily journal with Jots (short notes) or detailed, linked notes using Markdown with embedded tasks that can be viewed in a calendar. Amazing!
Android Quillpad A fork of Quillnote, this one is also an open-source, free, fast note-taking app with support for Markdown, images, and Nextcloud sync!
Android Simplenote Really good if you're looking for an Open-Source, fast, multi-platform, note-taking app that supports Markdown, has bi-directional sync, linking of notes, and a very cool change history.
Android Drafting This app is incredible, launches really fast and you can start typing right away. It is local first, low-cost, supports Markdown and has a custom toolbar.
Diary Diary by Bill Farmer Diary is another great open-source app by retiree Bill Farmer. It has a ton of functionality including Markdown support, advanced features like tables and text highlighting, and best of all it's fast and free!
Android Writeily Open-source, local-first Markdown note-taking app that is no longer being maintained unfortunately.
Android Notes by Bill Farmer and 1K subs! Notes is a fast, local-first, free, open-source note-taking app that supports Markdown!
Android MarkNote MarkNote is a local-first, open-source, Markdown app with a ton of functionality and all for free. You can back up and restore your files, synchronize them with OneDrive, and export them to PDF, HTML, or an image.
Android Epsilon Notes Epsilon Notes is incredible, landing at the top of all of the apps that I've reviewed. It's well worth CAD 6.49, supports Markdown, and SD card access, local text files, and AES encryption
