Face off: Evernote vs Google Keep

After a leak early this week, Google Keep, Google’s note-taking app, finally makes an official entry. With this app, Google is believed to have invaded the note-taking space and is directly competing with the popular and reigning Evernote app. As soon as it was launched, the Keep app started making headlines as Google’s answer to Evernote. Google earlier had the Notebook app (which was scrapped in 2011) and it still allows making Notes, but this is the first app that completely focuses on creating notes, notebooks or checklists and managing them. To know if it really is an Evernote-killer, here’s a faceoff of these two note-taking apps.CompatibilityCurrently, the Google Keep is accessible only by Android devices running on Ice Cream Sandwich and above. But to take complete advantage of the app, one will require Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean). On the other hand, Evernote is available for Android devices running Android 1.6 and above. So, in case you are an iOS user or using an Android device running older versions of the OS, this app is not for you. Now, as per reports, most devices are still running on Ice Cream Sandwich or lower versions of Android, means most Android users may not be able to even access it.  Considering it's a Google product, we expected it to be compatible with most Android devices.  Evernote has been around for a while and works well with Android, BlackBerry, iOS and Windows Phone; it also has a web client for Windows and Mac. Obviously, we can't expect the same support for Google Keep, given that it has just been launched, but maybe this may change with time.InterfaceGoogle Keep has a simple and neat user interface. It is without any bells and whistles and shows its limited yet sufficient options in a one-page view. A small row of icons for notes, checklists, voice input and snapshots take minimal space. Once you create notes, they appear on the homepage and you can choose from Snippet or List form for displaying the notes. The Snippet form also gives you a choice between single-column and multi-column views. All the notes and checklists you create populate the space below these rows of icons. In addition, you can add colour to your notes, making them look like colourful sticky notes. Click here for full story