What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about note-taking apps for students — measured weekly across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-14 · 48 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 48 AI answers · Window: Jul 17, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (24 answers)
Samples by engine: GEMINI 16 (last run Jul 25, 2026) · PERPLEXITY 16 (last run Jul 25, 2026) · CHATGPT 8 (last run Jul 28, 2026) · CLAUDE 8 (last run Jul 25, 2026) · GROK 0 (last run Jul 9, 2026 — stalest)
How these numbers are made: sampling design · prompt provenance · what counts as a mention · what we cannot see
On the record: This ranking is frozen as a dated snapshot every day. View this category's history to see what entered and left the ranking and when, or read what the engines actually said on a given day.
Across 48 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, OneNote is recommended most often — appearing in 81.3% of recommendations, followed by Notion (58.3%) and Goodnotes (56.3%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OneNote onenote.com | 81.3% 95% CI 68.1–89.8% 39 mentions · avg pos 3.2 first pick 38.5% | — | GEMINI 81.3%CHATGPT 75%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 75% | Claim |
| 2 | Notion notion.so | 58.3% 95% CI 44.3–71.2% 28 mentions · avg pos 4.1 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 68.8%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 62.5%PERPLEXITY 50% | Claim |
| 3 | Goodnotes goodnotes.com | 56.3% 95% CI 42.3–69.3% 27 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 43.8%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 62.5%PERPLEXITY 68.8% | Claim |
| 4 | Microsoft OneNote | 47.9% 95% CI 34.5–61.7% 23 mentions · avg pos 2.8 first pick 43.5% | — | GEMINI 68.8%CHATGPT 37.5%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 31.3% | Claim |
| 5 | Obsidian obsidian.md | 41.7% 95% CI 28.8–55.7% 20 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 31.3%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 62.5%PERPLEXITY 37.5% | Claim |
| 6 | Apple Notes | 37.5% 95% CI 25.2–51.6% 18 mentions · avg pos 5.1 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 43.8%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 31.3% | Claim |
| 7 | Notability notability.com | 35.4% 95% CI 23.4–49.6% 17 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 5.9% | — | GEMINI 43.8%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 37.5% | Claim |
| 8 | Evernote evernote.com | 35.4% 95% CI 23.4–49.6% 17 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 68.8%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 9 | Google Keep keep.google.com | 29.2% 95% CI 18.2–43.2% 14 mentions · avg pos 5.1 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 10 | Anki | 22.9% 95% CI 13.3–36.5% 11 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 9.1% | — | GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 18.8% | Claim |
| 11 | Simplenote simplenote.com | 20.8% 95% CI 11.7–34.3% 10 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 30% | — | GEMINI 18.8%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 12 | RemNote remnote.com | 18.8% 95% CI 10.2–31.9% 9 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 25%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 13 | Joplin joplinapp.org | 18.8% 95% CI 10.2–31.9% 9 mentions · avg pos 5.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 18.8%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 18.8% | Claim |
| 14 | Atlas atlasworkspace.ai | 16.7% 95% CI 8.7–29.6% 8 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 12.5%PERPLEXITY 25% | Claim |
| 15 | Drawboard PDF drawboard.com | 14.6% 95% CI 7.2–27.2% 7 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%PERPLEXITY 31.3% | Claim |
| 16 | Microsoft microsoft.com | 10.4% 95% CI 4.5–22.2% 5 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 40% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 25%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 17 | OneDrive onedrive.live.com | 8.3% 95% CI 3.3–19.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 2.5 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 25% | Claim |
| 18 | Bear bear.app | 8.3% 95% CI 3.3–19.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 19 | GoodNotes 6 | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 18.8% | Claim |
| 20 | Laxu AI laxuai.com | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 21 | Zapier AI zapier.com | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 12.5%PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 22 | Nebo | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 12.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Quizlet quizlet.com | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 24 | Zoho zoho.com | 6.3% 95% CI 2.1–16.8% 3 mentions · avg pos 14.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 12.5%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Mochi | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 26 | UpNote | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 12.5%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 27 | Apple Podcasts Connect apple.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 28 | PCMag pcmag.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 29 | Notebook LM notebooklm.google.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 30 | CollaNote | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 12.5% | Claim |
| 31 | Samsung Notes | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 32 | Space | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions · avg pos 16.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3%CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 33 | Google Play Console play.google.com | 4.2% 95% CI 1.2–14% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 12.5% | Claim |
| 34 | StudyGlen studyglen.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
| 35 | FocusWriter gottcode.org | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 36 | Krisp krisp.ai | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 37 | Noteshelf noteshelf.net | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Otter otter.ai | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Luma | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 40 | Noji Flashcards | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 41 | Voovo | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 42 | Kyoku Flashcards | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 43 | FreeNotes | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 44 | Notelyn | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 45 | Notelyn AI | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 46 | Brainscape brainscape.com | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 6.3% | Claim |
| 47 | AFFiNE affine.pro | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions · avg pos 33 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 12.5% | Claim |
| 48 | Notta Scheduler notta.ai | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 6.3% | Claim |
| 49 | SpeakNotes | 2.1% 95% CI 0.4–10.9% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 12.5% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 48 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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