Goodnotes vs TheBrain

Goodnotes is a note-taking app from Goodnotes, a company founded in 2011 and based in London. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, with offline access, note sharing, and real-time collaboration. Listed integrations include Google Calendar, Google Drive, ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Outlook, and Apple Calendar. The Free plan costs nothing and includes three notebooks, three text documents, three whiteboards, three folders, 100 MB of storage, and a 5 MB import limit. Essential costs $11.99 a year and includes 5 GB of storage and unlimited files, with a 7-day free trial. Pro costs $35.99 a year and includes unlimited files, also with a 7-day trial. Teams costs $120 a year and adds collaboration, SAML SSO, domain control, consolidated billing, and user and admin management. AI Pass is a $9.99 a month add-on with approximately 6,300 additional AI credits per month; availability varies by region and eligible plan. Enterprise and Special Edition have no listed prices.

TheBrain organizes notes, files, links, projects, and AI in a visual network of connected thoughts. Its views include Card View, Mind Map, and Tree View, with graph navigation and backlinks for following relationships. Cerebro AI can create content, search and summarize a brain, suggest links, and converse using its knowledge. Windows, Mac, and Linux users can keep brains on their devices without cloud sync; the software is also available for iOS, Android, and the web. The Free App costs nothing and allows unlimited thoughts, links, and brains, but cloud sync is limited to 1,000 thoughts and 100 MB of synced attachment storage, with limited daily AI. Pro Service costs $15 a month, billed $180 / year, and adds unlimited private sync, 30 GB online storage, Cerebro AI, and one-on-one support. TeamBrain costs $25 a month, billed $299 per person / year; Max Service costs $40 a month, billed $479 / year. A local API supports scripts and external tools.