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NEvernote vs Reflect Notes
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Evernote if…
- you work on Web, Android, Windows
- you're in its core audience: students, knowledge workers
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Choose Reflect Notes if…
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you're in its core audience: writers, researchers
Side by side
Feature Evernote Reflect Notes
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$14.99/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Audio file deleted once transcription completes and syncs to note
Security and complianceISO 27001, GDPRGDPR
Local Markdown files—
Backlinks & graph—
Meeting transcription—
AI Q&A over notes
MCP connector—
End-to-end encryption—
Web clipper
Shared workspaces—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, ChromemacOS, iOS
CategoryNotes & KnowledgeNotes & Knowledge
CompanyBending Spoons US Inc.Reflect App LLC
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part ofBending Spoons—
Key features
E Evernote
- Notebooks, spaces and tags for organizing notes
- Tasks and built-in calendar with external calendar sync
- Web Clipper for Chrome, Firefox and Safari
- AI Assistant, semantic search and AI Transcribe
- Document scanning and offline notes
- Real-time collaboration with comments and task assignment
- Integrations with Gmail, Google Drive, Outlook and Slack
- MCP connection to external AI tools
R Reflect Notes
- Daily notes with backlinked, networked notes
- Local Markdown files in a folder you choose
- Sync via iCloud Drive or Git
- Web clips and audio memo capture
- Search across past notes
- AI answers linked to source notes, using your own API key
- AI summaries, grammar fixes, custom prompts and transcription
- Import notes from Reflect Classic
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Evernote
FreeFree
Starter$14.99/mo
Advanced$24.99/mo
FlexiblePer seat
UnlimitedCustom
Reflect Notes
MacFree
iPhone & iPadLocal pricing on the App Store
Strengths and limitations
Evernote
- Free plan available
- Apps for web, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android
- Paid plans come with a 7-day free trial, and Enterprise gets 14 days
- Eligible college students get 40% off a year of Advanced
- Free plan is limited to 50 notes, 1 notebook and 1 device
- Starter syncs on only 3 devices
- AI Cleanup is mobile only
Reflect Notes
- Mac app is free with no subscription
- Open source, with code on GitHub
- Notes stored as local Markdown files
- AI requests go directly to your own provider
- No Windows, Android or web app listed
- iPhone and iPad app needs a paid subscription
- AI features need your own API key, and provider charges are billed separately
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