FlickApple Notes is a notebook. Flick is a one-tap inbox.
Sharing a link to Apple Notes works, but it often ends up in a long note you never reopen. Flick sends each save to your inbox as its own email with a title you can search.
- Free for everyone
- No ads, no password
- Android, iPhone and desktop
The short answer
- Use Apple Notes for writing, checklists, scans and sketches.
- Use Flick for links, recipes, videos and places you want to come back to.
- Flick also works on Android and Windows, so it follows you off Apple devices.
Flick and Apple Notes, side by side
| Flick | Apple Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get backA flick is smarter than a link | Clear titleThe gistRecipe cardsPlacesEvent invitesVideo key pointsReminders | Just the link |
| Best at | Saving links to find later | Writing, lists, scans |
| Where saves live | Your inbox, Slack or Discord | Inside Notes |
| Saving from Share | One tap, nothing opens | Pick a note, then save |
| Clear, searchable title | Written for you | Often the page title |
| Platforms | iPhone, Android, any computer | Apple devices and iCloud.com |
| Price | Free | Free with an Apple ID |
When Apple Notes is the better pick. Apple Notes is the better choice for longer writing, checklists, scanned documents, sketches and locked private notes, especially if you only use Apple devices.
Checked November 2026. Features vary by plan and change over time; if something here is out of date, email privacy@flickto.me and we'll fix it.
How to start
Open flickto.me in Safari
Tap Add to iPhone. Flick walks you through adding its Shortcut to the Share sheet.
Sign in with your email
Enter the 6-digit code we send.
Share, then Flick
From Safari, Photos, YouTube or any app.
Questions
Is Flick an App Store app?
No. On iPhone, Flick uses Apple's own Shortcuts app to appear in the Share sheet, so there's nothing to download from the App Store.
Can I keep using Notes?
Of course. Many people keep Notes for writing and use Flick for the links they'd otherwise lose.
Keep reading
Save it where you'll actually see it
Share once. It's in your inbox, Slack or Discord with a title you can search.
