GeniusNotes vs Notezilla: a simpler Notezilla alternative

At a glance

The same job in both apps: a note for Excel

This is the difference that matters most day to day, so here it is step by step.

GeniusNotes

1. Open Excel.
2. Press Alt+N and type.
3. Done: the note shows whenever Excel is active and hides everywhere else.

Total: about 1 second.

Notezilla

1. Open Excel.
2. Create a note: press Ctrl+Shift+U (or click the Notezilla tray icon) and type.
3. Attach it to Excel: with the note active over Excel, press Ctrl+Shift+W. Or open the note’s menu, choose Stick to Window, select Excel from the list and click OK.
4. Keep it on top: click the pin icon (📌) in the note’s toolbar, top right.

Total: about 7 seconds.

Where Notezilla wins

• Reminders, checklists and memoboards.
• Your notes on your phone, with the paid sync plan.
• It attaches to more than apps: documents, web pages and folders too.
• Years of polish and plenty of documentation.

Where GeniusNotes wins

• No setup per note. The app you are in is the app the note belongs to.
• Notes hide by themselves, so the screen never fills up with notes about other programs.
• Dock to the screen edge as small folder tabs.
• A free always-on-top calculator is built in.
• A lower one-time price, and a free version with no time limit.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Notezilla if you want reminders, phone sync and memoboards, and you don’t mind learning a bigger app.

Pick GeniusNotes if you mostly want the right note in front of you in the right program, without setting anything up.