# ruff: Notes, Lists & Drafts

Android app · by Third Culture Apps · Productivity

Topics: Note-taking

ruff: Notes, Lists & Drafts has 152,884 installs (+0.2% in 30 days), rated 4.3 from 852 ratings, \#5,225 of 178,689 in Productivity.

## Figures

- Installs: 152,884
- Rating: 4.3 · 852 ratings
- Price: Free
- In-app purchases: yes
- 7-day growth in installs: +83 (+0.1%) (+206 over 17.3 days)
- 30-day growth in installs: +352 (+0.2%)
- Rank: #152,394 of 2,832,023 Android listings with an install count (down 2,811 since 2026-10-25)
- Rank: #5,225 of 178,689 in Productivity

## Reviews

- Ratings by stars: 5★ 65% · 4★ 19% · 3★ 6% · 2★ 3% · 1★ 8% (826 ratings)

## Description

🏆 Winner of Google’s Material Design Award  
💎 Google Play Best Apps of the Year (Hidden Gem)  
  
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ruff is a single sheet of text, designed for writing on the go and optimised for moving your text with ease. Your progress is automatically saved and restored between sessions.  
  
What you’re reading and writing is your active entry. Replace it with quick notes, drafts, lists or anything you want close at hand.  
  
KEEP WRITING, WITHOUT THE CLUTTER  
  
Want to keep what you’ve written but start fresh? Easy — swipe left to stash it.  
Tap or pull up the stash bar at the bottom to revisit everything you’ve set aside. Each item is kept as a separate entry, ready to read, copy, edit, share or bring back.  
  
Don’t care to keep your current text? Just as easy — pull from the top.  
  
MOVE YOUR WORDS WITH EASE  
  
Use the floating action button to copy or share your active entry.  
ruff doesn’t want or need to replace your text editor, notes app or to-do list. It’s the ideal springboard for all your writing on the go — a pleasure to write in and effortless to move your writing out.  
  
MAKE RUFF YOURS  
  
Swipe right to open the app menu, then go to Settings. From there, you can customise plenty of things, including when the Toolbar and Status Bar are shown and what appears on each.  
  
THROW YOUR PUP A BONE 🦴  
  
Upgrade to ruff+, either with a subscription or a lifetime purchase, to unleash:  
  
• Unlimited stashing instead of five items  
• Multiple Spaces, so you can easily hop between different ideas, projects and parts of your life  
• The full widget, with all your text instead of just a preview  
• Interactive checkboxes you can tick directly from your home screen  
  
Perhaps most importantly, upgrading makes both members of the ruff team very happy:  
  
☑ A hard-working pup  
☑ Their indie developer owner  
  
WOOF! 🐕  
  
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“Ruff’s straightforward brand identity empowers the app’s note-taking users to quickly capture their thoughts in any style. Prioritizing function and clarity, Ruff’s consistent use of typography, shape, and color create an inviting themed experience.” — Google Design

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Source: https://storetally.com/android/ruff.ruff  
As of 2026-11-07, from the StoreTally census.