Who AI recommends for note-taking app.

Updated 9 October 2026Google AI Overview on 10 October 2026 added

We ask AI assistants which note-taking app they’d recommend, with live web search on. Here’s who they name.

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Who gets recommended.

Products named for note-taking app, by share of 80 answers
#	Product	Share of answers	DR	vs last month	Avg. position
1	ObsidianDR 79obsidian.md	81% 65/80 answers —	DR 79	—	#2.3
2	Microsoft OneNoteDR 94microsoft.com	63% 50/80 answers —	DR 94	—	#3.3
3	NotionDR 82notion.com	61% 49/80 answers —	DR 82	—	#1.6
4	JoplinDR 70joplinapp.org	43% 34/80 answers —	DR 70	—	#4.2
5	LogseqDR 61logseq.com	29% 23/80 answers —	DR 61	—	#2.6
6	EvernoteDR 91evernote.com	28% 22/80 answers —	DR 91	—	#5.2
7	GoodnotesDR 75goodnotes.com	25% 20/80 answers —	DR 75	—	#3.5
8	NotabilityDR 70notability.com	23% 18/80 answers —	DR 70	—	#4.8
9	Apple NotesDR 93apple.com	21% 17/80 answers —	DR 93	—	#4.4
10	AppFlowyDR 36appflowy.io	20% 16/80 answers —	DR 36	—	#3.3
11	Google KeepDR 77keep.google.com	20% 16/80 answers —	DR 77	—	#6.4
12	AnytypeDR 61anytype.io	18% 14/80 answers —	DR 61	—	#3.4
13	ConfluenceDR 90atlassian.com	16% 13/80 answers —	DR 90	—	#2.1
14	SliteDR 70slite.com	16% 13/80 answers —	DR 70	—	#3.5
15	TyporaDR 66typora.io	15% 12/80 answers —	DR 66	—	#4.3
16	ZettlrDR 52zettlr.com	13% 10/80 answers —	DR 52	—	#4.1
17	iA WriterDR 75ia.net	13% 10/80 answers —	DR 75	—	#4.9
18	GuruDR 74getguru.com	13% 10/80 answers —	DR 74	—	#5
19	RemNoteDR 64remnote.com	11% 9/80 answers —	DR 64	—	#4.3
20	AFFiNEDR 58affine.pro	10% 8/80 answers —	DR 58	—	#4.8
21	NuclinoDR 70nuclino.com	9% 7/80 answers —	DR 70	—	#5.6
22	TettraDR 65tettra.com	8% 6/80 answers —	DR 65	—	#5.8
23	NotableDR 42notable.app	8% 6/80 answers —	DR 42	—	#6.3
24	CapacitiesDR 44capacities.io	6% 5/80 answers —	DR 44	—	#4.4
25	CodaDR 79coda.io	5% 4/80 answers —	DR 79	—	#4
26	MarkTextDR 29marktext.app	5% 4/80 answers —	DR 29	—	#4.3
27	ClickUpDR 83clickup.com	5% 4/80 answers —	DR 83	—	#4.8
28	Standard NotesDR 71standardnotes.com	5% 4/80 answers —	DR 71	—	#5.5
29	Atlassian ConfluenceDR 90atlassian.com	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 90	—	#2
30	SlabDR 63slab.com	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 63	—	#4.3
31	SiYuanDR 54b3log.org	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 54	—	#5
32	CraftDR 73craft.do	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 73	—	#6
33	BearDR 68bear.app	4% 3/80 answers —	DR 68	—	#6.3
34	Flexnotemyflexnote.com	4% 3/80 answers —	—	—	#7
35	GoodNotes 6DR 75goodnotes.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 75	—	#2
36	Document360DR 74document360.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 74	—	#4.5
37	Roam ResearchDR 70roamresearch.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 70	—	#5.5
38	Dropbox PaperDR 93dropbox.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 93	—	#6
38	TiddlyWikiDR 72tiddlywiki.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 72	—	#6
40	Google DocsDR 95docs.google.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 95	—	#6.5
41	NotesnookDR 40notesnook.com	3% 2/80 answers —	DR 40	—	#7
42	Atlassian	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#3
43	Jira	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#4
43	Markor	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#4
45	AtlasDR 4atlasworkspace.ai	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 4	—	#5
45	ClickUp DocsDR 83clickup.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 83	—	#5
45	Visual Studio CodeDR 88code.visualstudio.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 88	—	#5
48	TanaDR 45tana.inc	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 45	—	#6
48	QOwnNotesDR 34qownnotes.org	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 34	—	#6
48	XtilesDR 40xtiles.app	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 40	—	#6
51	Microsoft	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#7
51	Browsidiannoteloom.cc	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#7
51	Boost NoteDR 58boostnote.io	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 58	—	#7
54	SilverBulletnoteloom.cc	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#8
55	Google WorkspaceDR 91workspace.google.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 91	—	#9
55	Markdown Studionoteloom.cc	1% 1/80 answers —	—	—	#9
57	Microsoft SharePointDR 94microsoft.com	1% 1/80 answers —	DR 94	—	#10

Prompt by prompt.

Each prompt, the engines whose answers named its most mentioned product, and how many of the planned answers came back. Open a prompt for its own ranking, sources, searches and every answer.

Every prompt, the product its answers named most, and how many answers came back
#	Prompt	Named the leader	Most mentioned	Answers
1	Notion 16/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	Notion16/16	16/16
2	Notion 16/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	Notion16/16	16/16
3	Notion 16/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	Notion16/16	16/16
4	Obsidian 16/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	Obsidian16/16	16/16
5	Obsidian 16/16	ChatGPT named itClaude named itPerplexity named itGemini named itGrok named itAI Overview named it	Obsidian16/16	16/16

Recommendations by engine.

Each cell is the share of that engine’s answers naming the product. Engines differ, and this is where it shows.

Share of each engine’s answers naming each product; open a cell for its answers
Product	ChatGPTChatGPT	ClaudeClaude	PerplexityPerplexity	GeminiGemini	GrokGrok	AI OverviewAI Overview
Obsidian
Microsoft OneNote
Notion
Joplin
Logseq
Evernote
Goodnotes
Notability
Apple Notes
AppFlowy
Google Keep
Anytype
Confluence
Slite
Typora

Where the answers looked.

Sites the answers cited, by the share of answers citing each one.

1storyflow.so
33%26/80
2atlasworkspace.ai
25%20/80
3myflexnote.com
24%19/80
4zapier.com
20%16/80
5clickup.com
15%12/80
6dupple.com
15%12/80
7goodnotes.com
15%12/80
8itechguides.com
15%12/80
9reddit.com
15%12/80
10toolfinder.com
14%11/80
11toolradar.com
14%11/80
12ariv.one
13%10/80

In their own words.

Lines from the answers that name the product, word for word, with the engine and the day it answered.

What the engines say about

“What is the best note-taking app?”
1. Obsidian — https://obsidian.md — Local-first Markdown notes, extensive plugin ecosystem and graph view for building a personal knowledge base. ([obsidian.md](https://obsidian.md/roadmap/?utm_source=openai))
ChatGPT9 Oct 2026
“What is the best note-taking app?”
2. Obsidian, https://obsidian.md —
Claude9 Oct 2026
“What is the best note-taking app?”
4. Obsidian — [obsidian.md](https://obsidian.md) — Best for interconnected knowledge bases, local-first storage, and powerful Markdown customization.
Perplexity9 Oct 2026
“What is the best note-taking app?”
2. Obsidian — [obsidian.md](https://obsidian.md)
Gemini9 Oct 2026
“What is the best note-taking app?”
3. Obsidian
Grok9 Oct 2026
“What is the best note-taking app?”
- Best for Power Users & "Second Brain": Obsidian uses local Markdown files with bi-directional links (free for personal use), while Notion combines wikis, tasks, and team collaboration.[[1]](https://zapier.com/blog/best-note-taking-apps/)
AI Overview10 Oct 2026

How this was measured.

Measured on 9 October 2026.
5 buyer questions, on ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok and AI Overview.
Asked more than once.
Each question went to each engine several times (Google AI Overview once), so the tables show rates, not one list.
Gaps stay gaps.
An answer that failed is left out of every count, never read as one that named nobody.
Every answer is here.
Quoted word for word, and in the CSV and JSON.

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