--- title: "Apple Notes vs Goodnotes: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Apple Notes or Goodnotes more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Note taking apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-notes-vs-goodnotes" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apple Notes vs Goodnotes: Which is searched more? Is Apple Notes or Goodnotes more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Note taking apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Apple Notes and Goodnotes - **Competitive set**: Note taking apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apple Notes Share of Search**: 1.6% - **Goodnotes Share of Search**: 14.4% ## Is Apple Notes or Goodnotes more popular in search? - In September 2026, Goodnotes had more branded searches than Apple Notes among note taking apps worldwide. Goodnotes had about 673,000 branded searches, while Apple Notes had 74,000. Goodnotes made up 14.4% of all note taking app searches we track, and Apple Notes accounted for 1.6%. - Goodnotes was ahead of Apple Notes in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple Notes’ share of searches among note taking apps worldwide held steady at 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Goodnotes’ share of searches among note taking apps worldwide moved from 11.9% to 14.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 673K. ## Top note taking apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Apple Notes was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Goodnotes was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Apple Notes was listed before Goodnotes in three out of four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OneNote | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Notion | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apple Notes | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Obsidian | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Google Keep | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Goodnotes | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Evernote | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bear | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Roam Research | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about note taking apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which note taking app should I use?": 1. Apple Notes, 2. OneNote, 3. Notion, 4. Obsidian, 5. Google Keep - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best note taking apps?": 1. Notion, 2. Obsidian, 3. OneNote, 4. Apple Notes, 5. Google Keep, 6. Evernote - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best note taking app for class notes?": 1. OneNote, 2. Goodnotes, 3. Notion - Searched Google, AI Overview "note taking app": 1. OneNote, 2. Apple Notes, 3. Google Keep, 4. Notion, 5. Obsidian, 6. Evernote, 7. Goodnotes - Searched Google, AI Overview "note app": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Bear and Roam Research. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for note taking apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Goodnotes gained share of searches among note taking apps worldwide, from 11.8% to 14.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Apple Notes estimated searches | Apple Notes Share of Search | Apple Notes rank | Goodnotes estimated searches | Goodnotes Share of Search | Goodnotes rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 1.6% | 7 | 550K | 11.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 1.8% | 7 | 450K | 10.9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 74K | 2.3% | 7 | 368K | 11.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 1.7% | 7 | 450K | 10.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 1.8% | 7 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 74K | 1.8% | 7 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 74K | 1.8% | 7 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | May 2026 | 74K | 2% | 7 | 368K | 10% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 1.7% | 7 | 301K | 8.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 2% | 7 | 301K | 9.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 1.9% | 7 | 450K | 11.8% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 1.6% | 7 | 673K | 14.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple Notes’ and Goodnotes’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Apple Notes**: Measured on the search term “apple notes”. - **Goodnotes**: Measured on the search term “goodnotes”. - [Apple Notes profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-notes) - [Goodnotes profile](/demand/global-en/brands/goodnotes) - [All note taking apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/note-taking-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Apple Notes or Goodnotes more popular in search? In September 2026, Goodnotes had more branded searches than Apple Notes among note taking apps worldwide. Goodnotes had about 673,000 branded searches, while Apple Notes had 74,000. Goodnotes made up 14.4% of all note taking app searches we track, and Apple Notes accounted for 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apple Notes vs Goodnotes: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-notes-vs-goodnotes This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-notes-vs-goodnotes. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.