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Privacy Friendly Notes vs Play NotePad: catalog facts
Privacy Friendly Notes	Play NotePad
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Text, checklist, audio and sketch notes in one app Minimal permissions	Text notes, drawings, photos and audio recordings in one app Available on both F-Droid and Google Play
Android only No sync between devices mentioned	Android only No desktop or web version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
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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