CountNote
Note App to Track Word Count
Free · In-App Purchases
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Over 10 Years of Trust
3 Million Downloads & Counting!
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Top-rated in the note app category
Build a writing habit that lasts
Your word count becomes your motivation.
Graphs, calendars, goals, and rankings—
Everything supports your daily writing.
CountNote: The writing app that fuels your routine.
■ Turn Your Words Into Motivation
・Count characters, words, and lines in real-time
・Visualize your progress with graphs and calendars
・Set weekly, monthly, or yearly writing goals
・Boost your writing habits with motivation and insights
■ Organize Your Notes Effortlessly
・Organize notes with folders and colors for better clarity
・Use tags to categorize your notes and manage them across multiple tags
・Pin important notes, lock editing, and add passwords
・Quick actions: copy, duplicate, PDF export, and text-to-speech
■ Safe and Reliable
・Auto-save and version history to protect your work
・Deleted notes are stored for 30 days
・Cloud backup and multi-device sync supported
■ Fully Customizable
・Choose your theme, font, and layout
・Set custom counting rules and save templates
・iOS 14+ widget support for quick access
■ Go Premium for More Power
・Ad-free experience
・Create unlimited folders and tags
・Create multiple workspaces for different projects
・Lock and organize your important notes
・Google Cloud backup and auto-save
・Seamless export and import for data transfer
・View historical writing stats
・Stay motivated with progress tracking
・Writing Assist makes undo, cursor movement, and symbol input smooth
Not just another note app—
CountNote helps you build a writing habit.
Perfect for:
Note | Memo | Report | University report | Manuscript | Paper | Assignment | Essay | Writing | Novel | Draft
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
*Top-rated note app in Japan’s App Store “note” category (March 2025, Miraku survey)
more Added "Condition Search" as a premium feature.
You can narrow down notes by number of days, date range, or character count, and search for matching notes all at once.
You can open notes directly from the search results, and also delete matching notes in bulk.
61.0 1 day ago
Fixed an issue where weekly and monthly statistics were not displayed when the smartphone calendar setting was set to the Japanese calendar.
60.6 6 days ago
Fixed an issue where titles were not included in search results in the Memo tab
60.5 5 Apr
Added a new “Custom Items” feature to Writing Assist.
You can register emojis and your favorite symbols, then quickly access them from above the keyboard.
60.4 29 Mar
Improved an issue where title search did not work in the Notes tab of the Search screen.
60.3 26 Mar
Fixed an issue on iPad where the app could crash on launch.
60.2 26 Mar
Improved usability of the tag feature.
• Made it easier to create tags when none are registered.
• Added a “Link memos” button for tags with no associations.
• You can now delete multiple tags at once from the tag list.
• You can now delete tags with a swipe gesture in the tag list.
60.1 24 Mar
Added tag feature
You can now organize your memos by adding tags.
You can assign multiple tags to a single memo.
[How to use]
• Long press on a memo / folder memo list, or select “…” in the input screen to open the tag selection screen.
• You can open the tag search screen from the tag icon at the top right of the search tab.
• You can create new tags from the add button on the tag selection screen or tag search screen.
• You can reorder tags, associate tags, and delete tags from the edit button.
In addition to assigning tags from memos,
you can also associate tags with multiple memos or folder memos from the tag side.
This makes it easier to find and organize your memos.
*With the Premium plan, the number of tags you can create increases from 5 to unlimited.
60.0 22 Mar
Fixed an issue where the app could become unstable after switching workspaces.
Also made minor improvements.
59.6 15 Mar
Minor fixes to the statistics screen. Improved behavior when deleting or moving items.
59.4 9 Mar
You can now choose the cursor behavior on the memo input screen from three options.
The default is set to
“Show at the previous cursor position”
to balance reading and writing.
If you prefer focusing on writing,
please select
“Start typing at the previous cursor position.”
You can change this setting from:
Settings > Button Actions > Behavior when editing a memo
■ Available options
• Show at the beginning
• Start typing at the previous cursor position
• Show at the previous cursor position
59.3 5 Mar
On iOS 26 or later, under the following specific conditions, there were cases where the character count on the editing screen became hidden due to system layout limitations (a restriction on the number of display components).
• iPhone 12 mini / iPhone 13 mini (small models with a notch)
• iPhone 12 Pro / iPhone 13 Pro (when Display Zoom is enabled)
For affected devices, the “Hide Keyboard” button has been moved to the “…” menu to ensure that the character count is displayed correctly.
59.2 24 Feb
We’ve added the ability to remember the cursor position when editing a memo.
With this change, a new setting called “Editing Behavior” has been added.
• Show cursor at the beginning
• Show cursor at the previous position
To make it easier to continue writing, the default setting is “Show cursor at the previous position.”
If you prefer the previous behavior, please select “Show cursor at the beginning.”
We have optimized internal processing for list and search views to improve display performance.
Fixed an issue with restoring items from Recently Deleted.
If, due to a past issue, some memos were not restored to the correct folder, they may now be automatically restored to the first folder.
Other minor fixes and improvements have been made.
59.0 21 Feb
Minor fixes have been made.
58.9 19 Feb
Fixed an issue where folder memos were not saved correctly under certain conditions.
Increased the number of items displayed in search results.
58.8 17 Feb
The following updates have been made:
• Fixed minor issues
• Improved overall stability
In version 58.3, we delivered the largest performance improvement in the 12 years since development began.
After updating, a “Data Optimization” process will run on the first launch.
Once completed, the app will run more smoothly and comfortably.
Depending on the amount of data and device performance, optimization may take some time.
The “Data Optimization” dialog displays the total number of items and the number being processed.
The process is performed safely, and even if it stops midway, it will resume from where it left off the next time the app is launched (the total count shown will decrease as processing progresses).
【Main Improvements】
• Enhanced the data rebuild process, including displaying the number of items processed
• Redesigned the input screen to improve responsiveness, especially during long text entry
• Significantly reduced processing load by optimizing the data management structure
• Improved the speed of screen transitions, search, and display processing
• Optimized workspace switching for faster and smoother transitions
Users with a large amount of stored data will especially notice the improvements.
【Other Improvements】
• Added a “Completely Exit App” button to the Settings screen
• Improved modal visibility
• Improved the positioning of the operation menu on list screens
• Improved some navigation displays
• Improved the initial guidance display for the Writing Assist feature
58.7 14 Feb
• Fixed behavior issues with the count display on the memo input screen when using certain IMEs
• Improved the stability of auto-save for folder memos
In version 58.5, we fixed an issue on some devices where scrolling did not work properly on the memo input screen.
In version 58.3, we delivered the largest performance improvement in the 12 years since development began.
After updating, a “Data Optimization” process will run on the first launch.
Once completed, the app will run more smoothly and comfortably.
Depending on the amount of data and device performance, optimization may take some time.
The “Data Optimization” dialog displays the total number of items and the number being processed.
The process is performed safely, and even if it stops midway, it will resume from where it left off the next time the app is launched (the total count shown will decrease as processing progresses).
【Main Improvements】
• Enhanced the data rebuild process, including displaying the number of items processed
• Redesigned the input screen to improve responsiveness, especially during long text entry
• Significantly reduced processing load by optimizing the data management structure
• Improved the speed of screen transitions, search, and display processing
• Optimized workspace switching for faster and smoother transitions
Users with a large amount of stored data will especially notice the improvements.
【Other Improvements】
• Added a “Completely Exit App” button to the Settings screen
• Improved modal visibility
• Improved the positioning of the operation menu on list screens
• Improved some navigation displays
• Improved the initial guidance display for the Writing Assist feature
58.6 13 Feb
An issue where scrolling did not work properly on the memo input screen on some devices has been fixed.
After obtaining a reproducible device and identifying the cause, this update resolves the issue.
In version 58.3, we have implemented the largest performance improvement in the 12-year history of the app.
After updating, a “Data Optimization” process will run on the first launch.
Once completed, the app will run more smoothly.
• Depending on the amount of stored data and your device performance, the optimization may take some time.
The “Data Optimization” dialog displays the total number of items and the number processed.
The process is safe, and even if the app closes unexpectedly, it will resume from where it left off on the next launch (the total count displayed will decrease as processing progresses).
Main Improvements
• Improved the data rebuilding process by displaying execution counts
• Redesigned the input screen for better responsiveness, especially when entering long texts
• Significantly reduced processing load through optimization of the data structure
• Improved performance of screen transitions, search, and display processing
• Optimized workspace switching performance
• Users with a large amount of stored data will especially notice the improvements.
Other Improvements
• Added a “Completely Exit App” button in Settings
• Improved modal visibility
• Adjusted the position of operation menus in list screens
• Improved certain navigation displays
• Improved the initial guidance display for the Writing Assist feature
58.5 11 Feb
In this update, the following changes have been made:
• Improved scrolling behavior on the input screen
• Enhanced the data rebuild process, including displaying the number of items being processed
• Added a “Completely Exit App” button at the bottom of the Settings screen
In the previous version, the following updates were introduced.
This was the largest performance improvement in the 12 years since development began.
After updating, a “Data Optimization” process will run on the first launch.
Once completed, the app will run much faster and more smoothly.
The following improvements were made:
• Redesigned the input screen to greatly improve typing speed, especially noticeable when entering long text
• Improved UI layouts that were causing sluggish performance
• Revised the data management structure to significantly reduce calculation frequency, greatly improving screen transition responsiveness
• Reduced processing load by handling only the necessary information on each screen
• Minimized unnecessary screen loading for smoother operation
• Improved overall performance by optimizing display and search processing
• Optimized workspace switching to improve speed and smoothness during transitions
Users with a large number of memos or folders will especially notice these improvements.
Additional improvements include:
• Improved modal visibility
• Improved the display of some navigation elements
• Improved the positioning of the operation menu on list screens
• Fixed an issue where the operation menu on list screens could appear misaligned
• Improved the initial guidance display for the Writing Assist feature
58.4 11 Feb
This update includes a wide range of improvements that significantly enhance the overall quality of the app.
It represents the largest performance improvement in the 12 years since development began.
We carefully reviewed every detail and focused on improving quality.
After this update, a “Data Optimization” process will run on the first launch.
Once completed, the app will feel much faster and smoother.
The following improvements have been made:
• Redesigned the input screen to greatly improve typing speed, especially noticeable when entering long text.
• Reduced unnecessary processing by handling only the required information on each screen.
• Minimized redundant screen loading to achieve smoother performance.
• Improved overall speed by optimizing display and search processing.
• Improved UI layouts that were causing sluggish behavior.
• Reviewed the data management structure and significantly reduced the frequency of calculation processing.
This greatly improved screen transition responsiveness and reduced app load.
• Optimized workspace switching to improve processing speed and smoothness during transitions.
Users with a large number of memos or folders will especially notice the performance improvements.
Additional updates include:
• Improved modal visibility.
• Improved the display of some navigation elements.
• Fixed an issue where the operation menu on list screens could appear misaligned.
• Improved the initial guidance display for the Writing Assist feature.
58.3 10 Feb
Improved the scrolling behavior and navigation display in the search tab.
58.2 4 Feb
Improved display performance on the folder list screen.
Updated internal libraries.
58.1 27 Jan
The following issues have been fixed:
• Layout issues when folder names are long
• Layout issues with the character count display during text selection on the input screen
• Improved behavior when canceling a search
58.0 25 Jan
Fixed issues with the search feature and changed how memo title input is handled.
57.0 25 Jan
Added "Condition Search" as a premium feature.
You can narrow down notes by number of days, date range, or character count, and search for matching notes all at once.
You can open notes directly from the search results, and also delete matching notes in bulk.
more Version 61.0 1 day ago
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