Joplin vs Twos
Joplin
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| Figure | Joplin | Twos |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €2.39/mo | $3.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 10 | 4 |
| Spec score · Note-taking apps | 9.3 (#7) | 9.0 (#19) |
| Free plan | Yes | The Free plan includes unlimited things, lists, and to-dos, plus 20 AI chat messages per month. |
| Integrations | Joplin Cloud,Nextcloud,S3,WebDAV,Dropbox,OneDrive,Local filesystem | Apple Calendar,Google Calendar,Apple Reminders,Email,Text messages,WhatsApp,Slack,Discord,X,Bluesky,Raycast,Readwise,Kindle,Apple Books,Libby,Kobo,Zapier,API,ChatGPT,MCP,Chrome extension |
| Note sharing | Joplin Cloud lets users share notes and collaborate with friends, family or colleagues. | Yes |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,Chrome extension,API | web,windows,macos,linux,ios,android,chrome_extension,api |
| Real-time collaboration | Yes | Yes |
| Sync services | Notes can synchronize through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox and OneDrive. | Twos describes two-way Apple and Google Calendar sync and Apple Reminders sync, which are available on iPhone and iPad. |
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
Twos
- FreeFree
- Twos Plus$4.99 a month
- Twos Plus$39.99 a year
- Plus Lifetime$199, paid once
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.
Twos
Twos brings notes, to-dos, reminders, events, lists and links into one place. Items added appear in Today, and unfinished items roll over to tomorrow; users can search saved items or ask Twos about what they have written. It works offline and supports note sharing and real-time collaboration across web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, with a Chrome extension and API. Connections include calendars, reminders, messaging services, social platforms, reading apps, Zapier, ChatGPT and MCP. Authorized ChatGPT and MCP connections can read and write Twos items. Twos describes two-way Apple and Google Calendar sync and Apple Reminders sync on iPhone and iPad, and offers one-time imports from services including Apple Notes, Google Keep, Notion, Evernote, Todoist, Google Tasks and Obsidian. Plus adds templates, archive, week view, customization, multiple accounts, a focus timer and unlimited AI chat. The free plan includes unlimited things, lists and to-dos, plus 20 AI chats per month; Twos Plus costs $4.99 a month and offers a 7-day trial.