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Privacy Friendly Notes vs Another notes app: catalog facts
Privacy Friendly Notes	Another notes app
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Android	Android
Text, checklist, audio and sketch notes in one app Minimal permissions	Text and checklist notes Labels, archive and recycle bin
Android only No sync between devices mentioned	Android only Deliberately basic feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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