Amplenote vs Evernote

Amplenote

• People who want notes, to-dos and a calendar in one app
• Turning meeting notes into prioritized, scheduled tasks
• Users who want a free plan that syncs across all their devices

Evernote

• People who save web pages, scans and documents and need to search across them
• Keeping notes, tasks and calendar events in a single app
• Teams that want shared notes with central administration and single sign-on

Amplenote

• Prices here come from the US App Store listing; the vendor's own pricing page could not be read, and web checkout prices may differ.
• Two-way calendar sync and the native desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux need Pro or higher; the free plan uses the web app or a PWA.
• Publishing notes and password-encrypted Vault Notes are part of the Unlimited plan and above.
• The App Store also lists a separate Ample Agent Pro purchase at $7.99 a month.

Evernote

• The Free plan is limited to 50 notes, 1 notebook and sync on a single device.
• Starter is capped at 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 5 GB of storage and 3 synced devices.
• There is no Linux app; the desktop apps are for Mac and Windows only.
• In-note encryption is offered only in the Mac and Windows apps, and AI Cleanup only on mobile.

Amplenote

Jots, Notes, Tasks and Calendar

Four connected modes take an idea from a quick jot to a note, a task and a slot on the calendar. All four are available on the free plan.

Tasks inside notes

To-dos live in the notes they come from, can recur at flexible intervals or stay hidden until later, and can be marked urgent or important.

Calendar sync

Pro and higher plans connect Google, Outlook or Apple calendars, either importing events only or also publishing scheduled tasks back to them.

Bidirectional links and tags

Notes link to each other in both directions, and nested tags form a hierarchy that can be browsed like folders.

Vault Notes and publishing

On the Unlimited plan, notes can be encrypted with a password that is never sent to the servers, or published to the web as pages.

Offline use on any device

Mobile apps keep working offline in new or cached notes and sync later. Computers use the web app, an installable PWA or the desktop app on Pro.

Evernote

Web Clipper and document scanning

A browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Safari saves web pages into notes, and paper documents can be scanned in alongside them.

Advanced and semantic search

Search supports Boolean, geographic and filtered queries, and semantic search surfaces related notes based on their content.

Tasks and calendar

Tasks take due dates, reminders and assignees. Google and Microsoft calendars can be connected: 1 on the Free plan and 5 on paid plans.

AI Assistant

A chat assistant searches, organizes and enriches notes, with monthly and per-chat usage limits. AI Edit writes, summarizes, tidies and translates notes.

AI Transcribe

Records meetings and conversations, then produces a transcript and summary inside a note.

Collaboration and MCP

Shared notes support real-time editing, comments and task assignment. An MCP connector lets Claude, ChatGPT and other compatible AI tools use your notes.

Amplenote

• Personal$0

  The free plan: sync across unlimited devices and access to Jots, Notes, Tasks and Calendar.

• Pro$7.99

  per month, or $69.99 per year, on the US App Store

  Adds two-way sync with Google, Outlook or Apple calendars, the sidebar Peek Viewer, tag sharing and the native desktop app.

• Unlimited$11.99

  per month, or $119.99 per year, on the US App Store

  Adds publishing notes to the web, Vault Notes encrypted with your own password and appearance customization.

• Founder$24.99

  per month, or $239.99 per year, on the US App Store

  Adds early access to new features and 10 times the votes on the supporter feature board.

Evernote

• Free$0

  50 notes, 1 notebook, 1 GB of storage and sync on 1 device.

• Starter$99

  per year ($14.99 if billed monthly)

  1,000 notes, 20 notebooks, 10 spaces, 5 GB of storage, 5 external calendars and sync across 3 devices.

• Advanced$249.99

  per year ($24.99 if billed monthly)

  Unlimited notes, notebooks, spaces, storage and synced devices, subject to safeguard limits against abuse.

• Enterprise (Flexible, Unlimited)Custom

  Team plans with centralized account administration, user activity logs and single sign-on. Pricing is by quote.

Amplenote

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing costs 17% to 27% less

  At US App Store prices, a year of Pro is $69.99 against $95.88 paid monthly, Unlimited is $119.99 against $143.88, and Founder is $239.99 against $299.88.

Evernote

• Education

  40% off Evernote Advanced for students

  Eligible college students who are not already paying subscribers get 40% off a one-year Evernote Advanced subscription, with student status verified through UNiDAYS.