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Which notes apps keep earlier versions of a note?

Checked 27 October 2026. Facts about other products come from their own pages, linked at the foot.

Short answer: Notaito keeps 90 days of earlier versions of every note, on every device, on the free plan. Evernote's note history works on Mac, Windows and the web but not its phone apps. Google Keep lets you download a text file of previous versions on the web. Apple's Notes guides describe no version history at all.

A bin protects you when you delete a note. It does nothing when you overwrite one, and overwriting is how most notes are really lost: a paste in the wrong place, an old copy syncing over a new one, an edit you regret an hour later. Version history is the feature that covers that. Here is what four notes apps say they keep, from their own help pages, as of 27 October 2026.

App	What it keeps	Where it works	Can you restore?
Notaito	Earlier versions of every note, for 90 days, on the free plan.	Every device, including the phone, because it is a web app.	Yes. Restore a version or copy text from it. Ctrl+Z also undoes the last action.
Google Keep	Previous versions of a note. Pictures are not included, and the help page does not say how far back it goes.	On the web only. On Android, Google says to use keep.google.com on a computer.	You can download a text file of previous versions. The help page does not describe restoring one.
Evernote	Note history. The help page does not say how long versions are kept or which plan includes it.	Mac, Windows and the web. Not the iOS or Android apps.	Yes, it restores older versions of a note.
Apple Notes	No earlier wordings of a note. Apple's guides describe only Recently Deleted, which keeps a deleted note for 30 days.	iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro, and iCloud.com in a browser.	You can recover a deleted note. Apple documents no way to restore an earlier wording of one.

What to look for

Restore, not just view. A list of old versions you cannot go back to is a log, not a safety net.
Your phone too. Many edits happen on the phone. A history that only works on a computer does not cover them.
How long. A week is enough for a typo. Losing a note you only miss a month later needs longer.
Pictures. Check whether images are part of the history or only the text.

How Notaito does it

Every note has a clock button that opens its earlier versions. Each version shows when it was saved, with Restore and Copy. Versions are kept for 90 days, on the free plan as well as paid ones, and old ones are tidied away daily so they do not pile up for ever.

Two devices editing the same note is the other common way to lose work. Notaito joins the two edits when it can, and keeps the other wording as a copy rather than dropping it.

It is not a replacement for a backup. Notaito can export your whole notebook as a zip, with Markdown, your pictures and a backup file, and import it again. Do that now and then.

Questions people ask

Does Google Keep have version history?

Yes, on the web. You can download a text file of previous versions of a note. Pictures are not included.

Does Evernote have version history?

Note history works on Mac, Windows and the web, not on the iOS or Android apps. Evernote's help page does not state how long versions are kept or which plan includes it.

Does Apple Notes have version history?

Apple's Notes guides describe no version history for a note. Deleted notes can be recovered from Recently Deleted for 30 days.

Does Notaito keep earlier versions of my notes?

Yes. Every note keeps its earlier versions for 90 days, on the free plan too, and you can restore one or copy from it.

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Keep reading

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