Joplin vs RemNote
Joplin
joplinapp.org
RemNote
remnote.comSide by side
| Figure | Joplin | RemNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €2.39/mo | $8/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 7 |
| Spec score · Note-taking apps | 9.3 (#7) | 9.1 (#13) |
| Spec score · Notes apps | 9.1 (#5) | 8.5 (#24) |
| Education discount | Students and teachers can receive a 50% discount for one year, renewable while in education. | RemNote offers a 25% education discount for the Pro plan. |
| Free plan | Yes | Free plan includes unlimited notes and flashcards, unlimited synced devices, 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards, and 1 handwritten document. |
| Note sharing | Joplin Cloud lets users share notes and collaborate with friends, family or colleagues. | The supplied text mentions shared flashcards and group licenses for classrooms and educational institutions. |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,Chrome extension,API | RemNote offers desktop apps plus mobile apps for iOS and Android. |
Plans
Joplin
- Basic€2.99 a month
- Basic€28.69 a year
- Pro€5.99 a month
- Pro€57.48 a year
- Pro 100 GB€9.99 a month
- Pro 100 GB€95.88 a year
- Teams€7.99 a month
- Teams€80.28 a year
- Joplin Server BusinessPrice not published
- Joplin Server BusinessPriced on request
RemNote
- FreeFree
- Pro$8 a month
- Pro$96 a year
- Pro with AI$18 a month
- Pro with AI$216 a year
- Life-Long LearnerPrice not published
- Life-Long LearnerPriced on request
In their own words
Joplin
Joplin is an open-source note-taking app with offline access and support for notes containing images, videos, PDFs and audio. It runs on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, with a Chrome extension and API also listed. A web clipper for Chrome and Firefox saves pages or screenshots as notes. Notes can sync through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, S3, WebDAV or a local filesystem. Joplin uses end-to-end encryption, and shared notebooks can be set to editable or read-only. Basic costs €2.99 a month, with 2 GB of storage and a 10 MB limit per note or attachment. Pro costs €5.99 a month for 30 GB and a 200 MB per-note or attachment limit; Pro 100 GB costs €9.99 a month. Teams costs €7.99 a month per user, with a minimum of two users, and includes 50 GB of storage. Plans include a 14-day free trial. Students and teachers can receive a 50% discount for one year, renewable while in education.
RemNote
RemNote is a learning and note-taking app that turns notes, PDFs, and other sources into AI-generated flashcards, quizzes, and summaries. Its study tools include spaced repetition, practice quizzes, and card formats such as question-and-answer, fill-in-the-blank, lists, clusters, and image occlusion. Users can annotate PDFs and slides with highlights, drawings, and shapes, and source citations are available. Notes and flashcards remain accessible offline and sync when connectivity returns. RemNote offers desktop apps and mobile apps for iOS and Android. The free plan includes unlimited notes and flashcards and synced devices, plus 20 daily file uploads up to 8MB each and 250 monthly AI credits. It also limits free users to three annotated PDFs, five image occlusion cards, and one handwritten document. Pro is listed at $8 a month, and Pro with AI at $18 a month. RemNote was founded in 2020.