There are several apps on Android that you can use for quickly jolting down some notes. There is the default Memo app along with a flurry of “high-end” full featured note taking apps in Android. We have Google Keep, Evernote, Any Do and what not. But these apps have multiple features which you might not require if all you want is to quickly take a note. And “” focuses on this functionality only. In the review, I’ll mainly compare it to default Memo app as Yet Another Notepad functions similar to it.

As the name suggests, Y.A.N. (Yet Another Notepad) is a simple note taking app which has a look of Windows’ default note app Notepad. I remember in last decade many people used to carry a small spiral notepad for quick notes. Y.A.N. logo reminds me of the same. And in fact it functions similarly.  You take a quick note, you label it with a subject and it is auto saved. You can share it using a number of social sharing options like Facebook and Dropbox.

It also provides you widget option so that you can quickly access the notes on the home screen. You can increase or decrease the size of the text in the note as well, a feature default Memo app misses.

Hits:

• Simple, light weight
• Auto saves
• Ability to put label for easy recognition
• Increase, decrease size of text
• Home screen widgets

Misses:

It would be better if we can see the ability to pin lock the note from privacy point of view. Memo has this feature which I find quite useful at times. It would be also better if it can provide auto-sync option with Dropbox or Dropbox alternative like Google Drive.

Verdict:

Yet Another Notepad does what it says i.e it takes notes and nothing else. It is light weight, does not look fancy and does not provide fancy features. If you are not happy with Memo and want to replace it with a simple note taking app, you must give Yet Another Notepad a try. Forgot to mention, it is absolutely free.