Google Keep vs WeNote

Google Keep

• Quick notes, shopping lists and reminders on a phone or smartwatch
• People who already work in Google Docs and other Google apps
• Households sharing lists that update in real time

WeNote

• Phone users who want notes and to-do lists with reminders in one app
• Shopping lists and sticky-note widgets on an Android home screen
• People who want a notes app that works without an account

Google Keep

• Keep allows up to 50 labels, and labels, colors and pins on a shared note are visible only to you.
• No desktop app is listed: Keep runs in a browser, as a Chrome extension and as Android, Wear OS, iPhone and iPad apps.
• Creating lists with Gemini in Keep requires a Google AI plan or a Pixel device.
• Workspace Business editions are capped at 300 users; larger organizations need Enterprise pricing from Google sales.

WeNote

• Android and iPhone only: the FAQ says there is no Windows version, and no web app is offered.
• Android and iOS do not sync with each other. iOS supports iCloud sync only, and moving from Android is a one-time transfer through an emailed backup file.
• The calendar is separate from Google Calendar and does not sync with it.
• WeNote Cloud is a $5 a month subscription that the one-time Combo purchase does not include.

Google Keep

Notes, lists, photos, drawings and audio

A note can be text, a checklist, a photo, a drawing or an audio recording. Voice memos are transcribed automatically, and text inside images is picked up by search.

Labels, colors and pins

Notes are organized with up to 50 labels, color codes and pins. Search filters by color and by attributes such as lists, audio notes with reminders or shared notes.

Time and location reminders

A reminder brings a note back at a set time or on arrival at a place, such as a grocery list that appears at the store.

Shared notes

Several people can edit the same note or list at once, with checked-off items showing up in real time. Notes can also be shared with a Google family group.

Keep inside Google Docs and Slides

A side panel in Docs and Slides lists Keep notes, which can be dragged into the document. Highlighted text or images can be saved back to Keep.

Chrome extension and offline use

The Chrome extension saves URLs, text and images to Keep and lets you add labels. Notes can be updated offline, and changes sync once you reconnect.

WeNote

Notes, to-do lists and shopping lists

A note holds free text of any length or a checklist. Checklist items are reordered by dragging, struck through with a tap, and moved to the bottom once done.

Labels and colors

Notes are organized with labels shown as tabs that you swipe between, and with note colors. Unlimited custom colors are a paid extra.

Reminders and calendar

Reminders can be one-time or repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, and notes can be placed on a calendar that can also show public holidays for 250 countries.

Pictures, drawings and voice

Pictures, drawings, handwriting and voice recordings can be attached to a note, alongside the text.

Note lock

Individual notes and to-do lists, or the whole app, can be locked with a PIN, pattern or password, with fingerprint unlock where the device supports it.

Sync and backup

On Android, notes sync to WeNote Cloud or to a hidden Google Drive app folder. On iOS they sync through iCloud, sold as an in-app purchase. Local backups export as a zip file.

Google Keep

• Personal Google Account$0

  Keep on the web, in the free Android and iOS apps and as a Chrome extension, with labels, reminders and shared notes.

• Business Starter$7

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible)

  Google Workspace for up to 300 users with 30 GB pooled storage per user. Keep shared notes come with every Workspace plan.

• Business Standard$14

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible)

  Google Workspace with 2 TB pooled storage per user.

• Business Plus$22

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible)

  Google Workspace with 5 TB pooled storage per user.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For companies with more than 300 users; priced through Google sales and resellers.

WeNote

• WeNote$0

  The core app with ads: notes, to-do lists, reminders, the calendar, note lock and local backup. Which extras are paid differs between Android and iOS.

• In-app purchases (Google Play)$0.99 - $39.99

  per item; the billing basis is not shown

  Premium features sold singly or as the one-time Combo, which covers almost all of them and is bought once per Google account.

• In-app purchases (App Store)$2.99 - $49.99

  per item; the billing basis is not shown

  The US listing shows Premium at four prices from $2.99 to $49.99, Combo at $34.99, iCloud sync at $14.99 and single features at $2.99 to $7.99.

• WeNote Cloud$5

  per month

  15 GB of cloud storage for syncing notes and attachments, on servers in Germany. Subscribed to inside the app and not part of Combo.

Google Keep

• Annual discount

  Lower Workspace rate with a 1-year commitment

  Business Starter costs $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan versus $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22.

• Nonprofit

  Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0

  Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment.

• By country

  Lower price shown to buyers in India

  On October 9, 2026 the Workspace pricing page showed Starter at ₹270 per user a month on a 1-year commitment to a visitor in India, against $7 in the US list. Google says prices and discounts can vary by country.

WeNote

• Other savings

  Combo bundle costs less than separate items

  The FAQ says the one-time Combo purchase is up to 50% cheaper than buying the premium features one by one, and that it will take in almost all future premium features.