What ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity cite for note-taking apps
October 2026: we asked 3 buyer questions 3 times on each engine and collected 36 answers with 235 cited sources. The share is how many answers cited a site at least once; the range shows how much it could move from run to run.
Most cited sites
| # | Site | Kind | Share of answers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zapier.com | Reviews and best-of lists | 58% (42%–73%) |
| 2 | clickup.com | Other sites | 50% (35%–66%) |
| 3 | thedigitalprojectmanager.com | Other sites | 47% (32%–63%) |
| 4 | goodnotes.com | Other sites | 33% (20%–50%) |
| 5 | atlasworkspace.ai | Other sites | 25% (14%–41%) |
| 6 | primetechinsights.com | Other sites | 25% (14%–41%) |
| 7 | toolradar.com | Other sites | 25% (14%–41%) |
| 8 | storyflow.so | Other sites | 22% (12%–38%) |
| 9 | digitaltrends.com | Other sites | 19% (10%–35%) |
| 10 | dupple.com | Other sites | 19% (10%–35%) |
| 11 | riseguide.com | Other sites | 19% (10%–35%) |
| 12 | myflexnote.com | Other sites | 17% (8%–32%) |
| 13 | omnicanvasnotes.com | Other sites | 17% (8%–32%) |
| 14 | pcmag.com | Reviews and best-of lists | 17% (8%–32%) |
| 15 | toolfinder.com | Other sites | 17% (8%–32%) |
Where the citations come from
- Other sites86%
- Reviews and best-of lists13%
- Communities and forums0%
Brands named
Share of answers naming each brand. Brands outside our list are not counted here.
- OneNote97%
- Apple Notes89%
- Obsidian89%
- Notion78%
- Google Keep72%
- Joplin33%
- Evernote25%
- Standard Notes8%
- Logseq6%
Each engine reads different sites
ChatGPT
9 answers
- appstested.com22%
- itechguides.com22%
- zapier.com22%
- clickup.com11%
- digitaltrends.com11%
Claude
9 answers
- clickup.com89%
- atlasworkspace.ai67%
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com67%
- toolradar.com67%
- primetechinsights.com56%
Gemini
9 answers
- riseguide.com67%
- goodnotes.com56%
- storyflow.so56%
- thedigitalprojectmanager.com56%
- zapier.com56%
Perplexity
9 answers
- clickup.com100%
- zapier.com100%
- digitaltrends.com67%
- goodnotes.com67%
- pcmag.com67%
What to do with this
- Be on the sites the engines read: zapier.com, pcmag.com. Claim your profile, ask happy customers for reviews, and answer real questions where you can help. Never buy reviews or votes.
- Publish the pages these answers quote: a clear comparison page, pricing, and who you are for.
- Make sure the crawlers behind these engines can reach your site at all.
Questions asked
- What is the best note-taking app for phone in 2026?
- Which app should I use to organize notes and ideas?
- Is there a free note-taking app that is actually good?
Answers come from each engine's official API with web search on, one plain question per call. AI answers vary run to run, so treat small differences as noise. Data: JSON (CC BY 4.0, credit GetPicked). Full method