How many times do you need to keep the important notes with you? The crucial part is you cannot carry a notebook every single time.

To solve the above problem, you can go digital by managing all your notes on your mobile device.

Lots of apps are available in the market to keep your notes organized, structured, and well-managed. Google Keep and Evernote are the two best possible apps that you can access right away.

In this article, I’ll cover all the aspects of Google Keep and Evernote so you can easily decide which app is the best fit for you.

User Interface

Both Google Keep and Evernote have an intuitive interface with their own unique way of presentation.

Google Keep’s interface resembles as if you are using sticky notes on your device. To categorize each note, you can change their color or use the default white color cards (or notes).

Like YouTube, Google gives you the choice of enabling the dark theme here also. Besides the dark theme, you can customize your view with the two available options: Grid view and List view.

On the other hand, Evernote has a symmetrical list view format with the title and a short summary of your note can be seen as a preview.

Ease of Use

To take notes when you are in a hurry, you couldn’t find any simpler way than Google Keep. You have to sign-in (using existing Gmail id) and start writing your stuff by clicking on “Take a Note.”

Once you have created your note, you can change the title, color, and type afterward with ease.

Creating a note in Evernote is also somewhat easy as you have to first create your account and then sign-in to start making notes. Click on “New Note” on the left panel, and start writing. Your note will be saved automatically.

Using Evernote, you can create multiple types of notes like:

• Blank Note
• Meeting Note
• To-Do
• Weekly Planner
• Project Plan
• Lecture Notes
• Essay Outline
• Meal Planner
• Daily Reflection

Reminders

Reminders may not be important to you if you only want to collect notes. But, in case, if you want to use your note-taking app as a to-do list also then the feature of reminder becomes very crucial.

As Keep supports all G suite apps, so when you save a time-specific note, it automatically appears on your Google Calendar. You can set dates and times, or a more generalized time like morning, afternoon, or evening which can be customized further.

You can even set a location-based reminder that will pop up when you arrive at that particular location.

In Evernote, setting a reminder is pretty simple. You have to select a date and time while creating a note, and Evernote will automatically notify you through an email or notification on your mobile app.

Sort and Search

If you have saved a lot of notes then it becomes important to search them smoothly. Both Google Keep and Evernote have a quick search feature so that you don’t have to search for your previous notes manually.

Google Keep’s dashboard gets cluttered when you save a large number of notes in it. Nevertheless, color-coding and category (business, personal, work, etc.) help you to scan your notes with ease.

You can even create or add labels to your notes to further categorize them. To create a label, click on “Edit labels” in the left navigation menu.

Like Google Keep’s labels, Evernote has its own version known as Notebooks, and they act like folders for your notes. For further categorization, Evernote lets you add tags to the notes.

You have to add a list of tags at the bottom while creating your notes. Later, you can filter the notes based on the provided tags.

Integrations

When you use online note-taking apps then you want the app to be compatible with other devices and integrate with tools as well. A note-taking app can be considered great if it can fit into your existing work process seamlessly.

Google Keep supports all other Google apps. You can find the shortcut for Google Keep in Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Calendar and Google Slides. But Google Keep integration lags when you use third-party apps.

For instance, while using Google Docs, you can use Keep’s data (which opens on the right sidebar) without leaving the working window of your desktop. You have to drag and drop items from Keep into Docs or the rest G Suite.

When it comes to Evernote, you get a wide range of integrations such as Gmail, Outlook Mail, Salesforce, Google Drive, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. To use the available integrations, you will have to install the add-ons/plug-ins.

Storage

If you are looking to use your note-taking app to a greater extent then you have to consider the storage limit before you start using the app. Both Google Keep and Evernote have their own storage limits.

Google Keep’s storage comes under the overall storage of your Google account. Google provides 15 GB of free storage but the total space is shared among all other Google apps — Gmail, Google Photos, Keep, and Drive.

On the other hand, Evernote provides storage of 60 MB/month in its free plan. If you need more storage, then you can upgrade your plan to Premium or Business as they have 10 GB and 20 GB of storage per month respectively.

Pricing

Like many other Google applications, Google Keep is also free-to-use irrespective of what features or for how many days you use it.

Unlike Keep, Evernote comes with a subscription plan. Although it has a basic plan, which you can use for free, it comes with certain limitations like you will be able to sync only two devices at a time.

To sync unlimited devices, you will have to upgrade your plan to Premium or Business. Here, you can check all other features and facilities provided by Evernote in the paid plan.

Final Thoughts

If you want to store information (small size), then you should opt Google Keep and if you are looking to keep information (large size) for a longer period of time that you can take for reference in the future, then you should go for Evernote.

Apart from choosing a single note-taking app, you can use both Google Keep and Evernote depending on the need of your situation.