Mimiri Notes vs Standard Notes

Mimiri Notes

• Confidential notes and credentials the provider cannot read
• Families or small teams sharing a branch of private notes
• People who want an account without giving an email address

Standard Notes

• Private notes that the provider cannot read
• Keeping sensitive records and documents alongside notes
• People who want open source apps and the option to self-host
• Small groups: Professional can be shared with up to 5 accounts

Mimiri Notes

• The free tier is capped at 100 MB, 2,000 notes and 1 MB per note; the largest paid tier stops at 5 GB and 50,000 notes.
• A forgotten password cannot be reset, and the notes cannot be recovered without it.
• Self-hosting is possible, but the vendor says it realistically requires software engineering skills for now.
• The vendor does not issue refunds, and a subscription cannot be shared across accounts.

Standard Notes

• The free plan is limited to plain-text notes; Markdown, rich text, spreadsheets and folders need Productivity at $90 per year.
• The pricing page lists yearly prices only, and there is no free trial; refunds are offered within 14 days (Productivity) or 90 days (Professional).
• Encrypted file storage comes only with Professional, and files cannot be viewed or downloaded after a subscription expires.
• When a subscription lapses, notes in the paid editors become read-only until switched back to plain text.

Mimiri Notes

End-to-end encryption

Everything is encrypted with AES-GCM-256 on the device before it is sent or written to storage, and the password never leaves the device.

Encrypted sharing

A single note or a whole branch can be shared with another user by username and a one-time code. Changes inside the shared branch sync between participants automatically.

Note tree

Notes nest without limit and any note can hold both content and sub-notes, so there are no separate folders. A search narrows the tree to find a note.

Sync and offline access

Notes sync across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and a web client. Each device keeps a local copy, so notes can be read and edited offline and sync later.

Unlimited version history

Every change creates a history entry that can be viewed and restored, on every plan. Deleted notes go to a Recycle Bin first.

Password hiding and app lock

Text marked as a password is hidden on screen and copied with a tap. The app hides itself from screen-sharing programs and can lock with a PIN when left unused.

Standard Notes

End-to-end encryption

Notes, tags and other data are encrypted on the device with XChaCha20-Poly1305 before syncing, so the server stores only data it cannot read.

Note types

A note is plain text on the free plan. A subscription adds Super notes for Markdown, rich text, checklists and code, plus spreadsheets and an authenticator for 2FA codes.

Sync and offline access

Notes sync across unlimited devices on the web, desktop and mobile, and an offline copy stays available without an internet connection.

Revision history and backups

Daily encrypted email backups come with every plan. Note history covers the current session on the free plan, 1 year on Productivity and is unlimited on Professional.

Encrypted file storage

Professional includes 100 GB of encrypted storage for photos, videos and documents, with no file size limit (tested up to 2 GB) and offline file access.

Web Clipper and folders

Paid plans add a Chrome and Firefox extension that clips a full page, an article or a selection into a note, and nested folders built from tags.

Mimiri Notes

• Free$0

  100 MB of storage, up to 2,000 notes and 1 MB per note, with encryption, sharing, sync, offline access and version history.

• Mimiri Tier 1$1.20

  per month, or $12 per year

  1 GB of storage, up to 10,000 notes and 10 MB per note, with the same features as Free.

• Mimiri Tier 2$2.40

  per month, or $24 per year

  2 GB of storage, up to 20,000 notes and 10 MB per note.

• Mimiri Tier 3$5.50

  per month, or $60 per year

  5 GB of storage, up to 50,000 notes and 10 MB per note.

Standard Notes

• StandardFree

  Plain-text notes with end-to-end encryption, unlimited device sync, offline access, tags and daily encrypted email backups.

• Productivity$90

  per year

  Adds the Super note type for Markdown and rich text, spreadsheets, Daily Notebooks, folders, the Web Clipper, an authenticator and 1-year revision history.

• Professional$120

  per year

  Adds 100 GB of encrypted file storage, subscription sharing with up to 5 accounts, maximum revision history and hardware security key support.

Mimiri Notes

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing costs less than paying monthly

  Tier 1 is $12 a year against $14.40 for twelve monthly payments, Tier 2 is $24 against $28.80, and Tier 3 is $60 against $66.

Standard Notes

• Education

  30% student discount

  Students get 30% off any plan, except offline subscriptions, by emailing the support team from a student email address.

• Other savings

  Help for people who cannot afford a plan

  Standard Notes invites anyone facing economic difficulty to email support with their circumstances so a plan that works for them can be arranged.

• Other savings

  Discounted offline subscription for self-hosting

  Offline subscriptions, which unlock the paid features on a self-hosted server, are sold at what the vendor calls a steep discount from the hosted plans.