Inkdrop vs Notesnook

Inkdrop

• Developers keeping technical notes in Markdown
• People who want encrypted sync across desktop and mobile
• Giving coding agents access to notes through MCP

Notesnook

• People who want notes the provider cannot read
• Unlimited notes across many devices on a free plan
• Users who want open source clients and sync server
• Students and educators, who can get Pro for $19.99 a year

Inkdrop

• There is no free plan; when the 30-day trial ends without payment the account is deactivated and local notes become read-only.
• Cancelling means deleting the account, which permanently removes the notes and images stored on Inkdrop's server.
• The built-in AI features need your own API key for Anthropic or an OpenAI-compatible provider.
• The editor is plain-text Markdown with no rich-text mode, and only images can be attached to notes.

Notesnook

• The free plan allows 50 MB of attachment uploads a month and 10 MB per file, and caps notebooks and tags at 50 each.
• Paid tiers mainly raise storage and limits: Essential gives 1 GB a month, Pro 10 GB and Believer 25 GB.
• Prices on notesnook.com are localized by country and shown with tax; the dollar prices here come from the US App Store listing.
• The 5-year plan is prepaid and does not include the 14-day trial.

Inkdrop

Markdown editor

Plain-text Markdown editing with slash commands, a floating format toolbar, code-block autocompletion and link pasting that fetches the page title.

Rendering for technical notes

The preview renders syntax-highlighted code blocks, Mermaid diagrams and KaTeX math for inline and block equations.

Notebooks, statuses and tags

Notebooks nest inside one another, and each note can carry tags and a status of active, on hold, completed or dropped that the note list filters by.

End-to-end encrypted sync

Sync between devices is end-to-end encrypted and notes stay available offline. A self-run CouchDB-compatible server can be used instead of Inkdrop's.

MCP server and AI assistant

An MCP server lets agents such as Claude Code search and read notes. The inline assistant and next edit suggestions run on an API key you supply.

Keyboard control and plugins

A command palette, per-context keymaps and a Vim plugin cover keyboard use, and plugins are written against a TypeScript API.

Notesnook

End-to-end encryption

Everything is encrypted on the device with XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Argon2 before it syncs, so the servers hold only data they cannot read.

Rich editor

The editor handles tables, task lists, outlines, code blocks, maths formulas, images and file attachments, with Markdown support.

Vault and app lock

The app can require a fingerprint, PIN or password to open, and a vault puts selected notes behind a second password.

Linked notes

Notes link to one another, and each note lists both the notes it points to and the notes that reference it.

Web clipper and published notes

An open source clipper for Chrome and Firefox saves pages or selections into notes. A single note can be published as a web page, optionally behind a password.

Reminders and Inbox API

Reminders can be set on any note and fire from the device. An inbox API lets Zapier, IFTTT or your own script add notes, encrypted with your key.

Inkdrop

• Basic$8.31

  per month, billed annually ($99.80); $9.98 billed monthly

  The only plan, with everything included: cloud sync, an unlimited number of notes and 30 GB of storage.

Notesnook

• Free$0

  Unlimited notes and devices, 50 MB of attachment storage a month, 10 MB file size, 50 notebooks, 50 tags and 100 versions per note.

• Essential$1.99

  per month, or $19.99 per year (US App Store prices)

  1 GB of storage a month, 100 MB file size, 500 notebooks and tags, 50 active reminders and 1,000 versions per note.

• Pro$6.99

  per month, or $69.99 per year (US App Store prices)

  10 GB of storage a month, 1 GB file size and unlimited notebooks, tags, colors and reminders. Also sold as a prepaid 5-year plan.

• Believer$8.99

  per month, or $89.99 per year (US App Store prices)

  25 GB of storage a month and 5 GB file size, with every limit removed. Also sold as a prepaid 5-year plan.

Inkdrop

• Annual discount

  About 17% less with annual billing

  Annual billing is $99.80 a year, shown as $8.31 a month, against $9.98 a month on monthly billing, which totals $119.76 over a year.

Notesnook

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  The pricing page labels yearly billing as 2 months free. On the US App Store, Essential is $19.99 a year against $1.99 a month, and Pro is $69.99 against $6.99.

• Education

  Pro for $19.99 a year for students and educators

  Students and educators can apply with an EDU email address or an official document to get Notesnook Pro for 19.99 USD per year. It lasts one year and can be reclaimed.

• Other savings

  Prepaid 5-year plans for Pro and Believer

  Pro and Believer can be paid for five years at a time, at a lower monthly rate than the standard yearly price shown on the pricing page.