Craft vs Microsoft OneNote
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Craft is the better app overall, scoring 8.6 to 8.1. Craft wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Microsoft OneNote on 1.
Writers and Apple users who want beautiful notes and docs with little effort
Students and tablet users who take handwritten or mixed-media notes
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Craft | Microsoft OneNote |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Productivity & Notes | Productivity & Notes |
| Category rank | #7 of 10 | #9 of 10 |
| Developer | Craft Docs Ltd | Microsoft |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | — | ✓ |
| Mac | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Strengths and weaknesses
Craft
- Beautiful documents with almost no formatting work
- Fast, native apps on Mac, iPhone and iPad
- Easy sharing of polished pages on the web
- Database and team features trail Notion
- Best experience is limited to Apple devices
Craft makes writing and organizing notes feel good. Pages nest inside each other as cards, documents look polished with no effort, and you can share any doc as a clean web page. Daily notes, tasks, whiteboards and an AI assistant round it out, and the native apps work offline. It is strongest on Apple devices. The catch: databases and team features are lighter than Notion, and the best features need a subscription.
Full Craft review
Microsoft OneNote
- Free on every major platform
- Excellent handwriting and stylus support
- Works well with Microsoft 365 and Teams
- Sync can be slow and occasionally conflicts
- Interface and organization feel dated
Microsoft OneNote works like a digital binder: notebooks, sections and pages where you can type, draw, paste and handwrite anywhere on the canvas. Pen support is excellent, it can search text inside images, and it is free on every major platform. Copilot features come with Microsoft 365. The downsides are a dated feel, occasional sync conflicts, and freeform pages that get messy. Ideal for students and pen-and-tablet users.
Full Microsoft OneNote review
