Logseq vs RemNote

Logseq

• People who think in outlines and want their notes as plain-text files
• Students and researchers who annotate PDFs and manage sources in Zotero
• Users who prefer open-source software licensed under AGPL-3.0

RemNote

• Students who want notes and flashcards in one app
• Exam preparation built on spaced repetition
• Studying from PDFs and lecture slides

Logseq

• Sync is not part of the free app: Logseq Sync is in beta and limited to active Open Collective contributors paying $5 or $15 per month.
• Logseq 2.0, the database version, is still in beta, and its release notes advise backing up data before testing it.
• The mobile app for the database version is in alpha on iOS only, with Android listed as coming soon.

RemNote

• The Free plan allows only a few uses of each Pro feature: 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards, 1 handwritten document and 1 exam.
• AI credits reset each month and do not carry over, and the frontier models in the AI tutor need the Pro with AI plan.
• The Life-Long Learner license covers Pro server features, such as larger uploads and AI credits, for 5 years rather than for life.
• Subscriptions bought in the iOS or Android app cannot use discounts, and the App Store lists Pro Monthly at $14.99.

Logseq

Outliner on local files

Notes are nested bullet blocks saved as plain-text Markdown or Org-mode files on your device.

References, backlinks and knowledge graph

Pages and blocks can be referenced or embedded anywhere else, with backlinks and a graph showing how pages connect.

Journals, tasks and queries

A journals page collects dated entries, tasks and to-dos sit inside the outline, and queries pull matching blocks into one place.

Whiteboards

A spatial canvas where blocks from your notes sit next to shapes, drawings, website embeds and connectors.

PDF highlights and flashcards

Highlight PDFs inside the app, bring in references through the Zotero integration and review notes as spaced-repetition cards.

Logseq Sync and the DB version

Logseq Sync (beta) encrypts and syncs up to 10 graphs for backers. Logseq 2.0, a database-based version with real-time collaboration sync, is in beta.

RemNote

Flashcards inside notes

Cards are written in the same outline as the notes, in types that include question and answer, fill in the blank, lists and image occlusion.

Spaced repetition and exam scheduler

Cards come back for review on a spaced schedule. The exam scheduler sets a daily practice plan around an exam date; the Free plan allows 1 exam.

PDF and slide annotation

Upload PDFs and slides and mark them up with highlights, drawings and shapes next to your notes. Free accounts can annotate 3 documents.

Handwritten notes

Write by hand on a tablet, add sketches and convert handwriting to text. The Free plan includes 1 handwritten document.

AI study tools

Generates flashcards, quizzes and summaries from notes and PDFs, explains cards and answers questions in a tutor chat, all metered in monthly AI credits.

Offline mode and sync

The desktop and mobile apps keep working without a connection and sync when back online. Every plan syncs an unlimited number of devices.

Logseq

• Free$0

  The full app with local graphs. No commercial license is required for personal or company use.

• Backers$5

  per month, as an Open Collective contribution

  Monthly donation that gives access to Logseq Sync (beta) for up to 10 graphs, plus early access to insider builds.

• Sponsors$15

  per month, as an Open Collective contribution

  A larger monthly donation with the same Logseq Sync access and early access to insider builds.

RemNote

• Free$0

  Unlimited notes, flashcards and synced devices, plus a few uses of each Pro feature: 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards and 250 AI credits a month.

• Pro$8

  per month, billed yearly ($96); $10 billed monthly

  Unlimited PDF annotation, image occlusion, tables, exam scheduling and handwritten notes, with 1,000 AI credits a month.

• Pro with AI$18

  per month, billed yearly ($216); $20 billed monthly

  Everything in Pro with 20,000 AI credits a month, covering AI flashcards and quizzes from PDFs, the lecture recorder and AI grading.

• Life-Long Learner$395

  one-time purchase

  Local Pro features for life, with Pro server features and 1,000 AI credits a month included for the first 5 years.

Logseq

No public discounts listed.

RemNote

• Annual discount

  Save 20% on Pro with yearly billing

  Pro costs $10 a month when billed monthly or $96 when billed yearly, which works out to $8 a month.

• Education

  25% off Pro for students, faculty and staff

  People at an academic institution get 25% off Pro subscriptions, applied when the account uses an institutional email. It excludes Life-Long Learner, AI credits and app-store subscriptions.

• Lifetime license

  Life-Long Learner one-time license

  A single $395 payment gives local Pro features for life, plus Pro server features and 1,000 AI credits a month for 5 years.