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EReflect Notes vs Screenpipe
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Reflect Notes if…
- you work on iOS
- you're in its core audience: writers, researchers
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Choose Screenpipe if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Windows, Linux
- you're in its core audience: knowledge workers, developers building ai agents
Side by side
Feature Reflect Notes Screenpipe
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price—$21/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retentionAudio file deleted once transcription completes and syncs to noteLocal data stays until you delete it; server-side data deleted within 30 days of disconnect
Security and complianceGDPRSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
Updates, last 90 days—8
Local Markdown files—
Backlinks & graph—
AI Q&A over notes—
End-to-end encryption—
Web clipper—
PlatformsmacOS, iOSmacOS, Windows, Linux, API
CategoryNotes & KnowledgePersonal Assistants
CompanyReflect App LLCNegentropy Labs, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded—2024
Part of——
Key features
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
S Screenpipe
- Screen capture via accessibility data with OCR fallback
- Audio and meeting transcription
- Search and recall through past screen history
- Local database, REST API and MCP server
- Exclude apps, windows or URLs from capture
- On-device redaction of sensitive fields
- Workflow discovery across apps
- Integrations with Slack, Notion and GitHub
Plans and prices
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Reflect Notes
MacFree
iPhone & iPadLocal pricing on the App Store
Screenpipe
Free$0
Basic$21/mo or $250/yr billed annually
Business$42/seat/mo or $500/seat/yr billed annually
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
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
Screenpipe
- Free plan for one device with local capture
- Raw history stays local by default
- Source-available code on GitHub
- Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux
- Free plan limited to one device
- Shared team context only on Enterprise
- No mobile apps listed
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